Asphalt Paving in Hollywood, FL

Asphalt Paving in Hollywood can be a matter of catching up with age. Hollywood was incorporated on November 28, 1925, as one of Florida's early planned communities, and by 1960 it already counted more than 12,170 single-family homes. Lots of that age can carry driveways that have been patched, extended and resealed several times, and some still have gravel. An older home may sit at a grade set long before current drainage expectations, and a rebuild is a chance to correct how the driveway meets the garage, the house and the street.

Hollywood's code compliance guidance is specific about parking surfaces, which shapes what a replacement can look like. Off-street parking spaces are expected to be paved with asphalt, concrete or pavers and kept in good repair. Gravel driveways that existed before 1989 are allowed to remain, provided loose stone stays off the street side of the property line. Vehicles, boats and RVs are supposed to sit on a hard, improved surface rather than on the lawn.

Gravel to asphalt

If your home still has a grandfathered gravel driveway, converting it to asphalt removes the stray-stone problem and gives a firm surface for cars, trailers and trash carts. The job involves excavating loose material, compacting a proper base, setting a slope away from the house, and placing hot asphalt to a finished edge. We spell out each of those steps in the written quote.

Keep the swale green

The city treats the swale, sidewalk and curb in front of a home as the owner's responsibility to maintain, and its guidance states that asphalt, gravel or dirt are not permitted in the swale, which should hold grass or plantings instead. We lay out new pavement so it stops where it should and the apron meets the street in an approved way. Because rules and interpretations shift, check with the city's Engineering and Building staff for your parcel.

Options for aging asphalt

• Crack sealing and patching when damage is limited to a few areas
• An overlay or resurfacing when the base is still sound but the top has worn out
• Full removal and rebuild when the base has failed, roots have heaved it, or the slope is wrong
• Sealcoating afterward to slow UV damage from the South Florida sun

Boats and RVs

Hollywood allows one boat, RV or trailer per property, generally in the side or rear yard, and a unit up to 25 feet may sit on the front driveway when the rear is not accessible. A side pad or wider driveway for that purpose needs a thicker base than a typical car lane, and we size it for the load.

Because a 25-foot boat on a trailer is heavy at the tongue and the axles, the spots where those loads rest deserve extra compaction. We also look at the approach angle from the street so a long trailer can roll on without scraping the apron or dropping a wheel onto the grass.