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As the days get longer and the temperatures begin to rise, it's clear that summer has finally arrived. With the shift in seasons comes the perfect opportunity to tackle commercial asphalt paving projects. At Total Asphalt Paving, we are eager to share why summer is the best time to invest in our services for your commercial asphalt parking lot or commercial asphalt driveway.

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Did you know that Total Asphalt Paving, Inc. has a sister company, Fresh Look Sealcoating?  Fresh Look provides commercial and residential asphalt maintenance to businesses and residents throughout Southeast Michigan.

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You can Enter to Win A FREE Driveway!  Return a signed contract and have your driveway paved between now and July 31, 2023, and you will be entered into a drawing to receive a refund for your driveway up to $2500*!

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Asphalt has grown in popularity for residential driveways because of its numerous benefits over concrete. Things like cost effectiveness, ease of repair, aesthetics, and faster installation stick out among the reasons why people choose to have their home’s driveway paved with asphalt. Read through some of these benefits to see why asphalt is the best residential driveway material.

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When looking to pave a new parking lot at your business or repave your old one, your mind might contemplate whether to go with concrete or asphalt. Paving your commercial parking lot with asphalt is a better choice for a variety of reasons. Let’s look through the benefits of an asphalt parking lot and why it’s a better choice than concrete.

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Even though asphalt is the best driveway material for standing up to the wear and tear of winter elements, it can still show some of the effects if you don’t take care of it correctly. To get the full useful lifespan out of your asphalt driveway and to keep it looking nice, follow our tips for maintaining it throughout the winter so it can come out clean and ready in the spring.

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If you run a business, you know the importance of making the most of your budget. You want to invest in things with the highest payoff, and you want to spend the least you reasonably can on maintaining your property while still keeping the place in nice shape. Unless you have an asphalt parking lot or driveway, you’re spending more than you need to on pavement maintenance. No other paving material can stand up to harsh Michigan winters as asphalt does. The cost and the benefits of asphalt paving for your business are unmatched.

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The worst time of year for driveways is coming up, winter. In Michigan, winters are especially tough on your driveway. The freezing and melting ice works its way under your driveway, expands, and cracks the pavement repeatedly. It makes small cracks and potholes into larger ones, and then by the time spring rolls around you’ll find a beaten-up driveway once it thaws out. If you want to avoid the trouble of fixing lots of damage to your driveway, follow these tips for protecting it this winter.

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For 40 years, we have been proudly serving Oakland County, Macomb County, and the surrounding communities with all of their residential and commercial asphalt needs. Total Asphalt was started in 1982 by father and son Don and Ben Daveluy. They combined over 40 years of experience when they started the company, so they knew how to grow it into the success it would become. From the moment we began paving, we’ve known at least one thing to be sure – if you provide good, quality work to your customers, your company will grow. So, that’s what we’ve done and that’s how we’ve stuck around for the past four decades! We had a pretty good year in 2021, so we’d like to celebrate some of our accomplishments as we head into our fifth decade in business.

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It’s no secret that roads in Michigan take a beating during the winter months. It’s why we’re always plagued with seemingly never-ending construction once the weather gets nice again. If you want to protect your roads before the salt, snow, and ice tear them up this winter, Total Asphalt Paving has a solution for you. We offer asphalt road paving that can prepare your roads to withstand the elements and come out looking fresh in the spring.

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Replace your driveway with a new asphalt driveway from Total Asphalt Paving. Summer is the perfect time to replace your driveway for a number of reasons, and we still have some availability before the cold weather hits.

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If you’re looking to get a commercial parking lot installed or repave your current one, summer is the perfect time of year to do it. The team at Total Asphalt Paving has the expertise you need to pave a level, clean and lasting parking lot at your business.

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If your residential driveway is old and beaten up, there is no better time than now to get it replaced! In terms of asphalt driveway installations, this kind of weather is perfect for asphalt to set. With summer rolling in, the visitors will start rolling in too. Make sure that you have a driveway you can be proud of them to pull into.

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Now that seems winter is finally thawing out you can assess the damage to your parking lot. Ice and snow have likely taken a bit of a toll on your commercial asphalt. Though asphalt is more durable and resistant to ice damage than concrete, the mixture of salt and freezing water that we get in Michigan tend to chip away at any pavement at least a little bit. Here’s why spring is the best time to get your money’s worth from new asphalt on your commercial parking lot.

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You may not think there is much difference between driveway paving materials aside from cost, but there are important benefits that only certain materials can offer you. One of the best materials to use in paving your home’s driveway is asphalt, for plenty of reasons beyond just affordability.

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​​​​​​​Your parking lot may not be the first part of your business’s appearance that you think of, but it still shows customers something about your business. A clean, level, fresh-looking asphalt parking lot shows customers that you have things together, while a beaten-up one doesn’t send the same message. There are differing opinions on when you should have parking lot maintenance performed, but really it can be beneficial any time of year. Some people prefer to wait until spring when the snow and ice have melted, and others feel that they need their asphalt repaired right away before the winter weather makes the damage any worse.

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If your driveway has seen better days, then you have an easy opportunity to increase your home’s value! A cracked, eroded, and oil-stained driveway takes a lot away from the appearance of your home. The professionals at Total Asphalt Paving want to freshen up your driveway so that it does justice to the rest of your property. There are plenty of benefits to a new driveway that you may not be aware of.

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It’s always important to put your best foot forward as a business and making a good first impression with your customers often has as much to do with your building’s appearance as it does with your quality of customer service.

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If you would like to be one of our first paving projects in 2022, then give us a call today at (586) 752-9060 or fill out an online contact form to get in touch. We can give you more information, an estimate, or schedule an appointment for you!

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The Winter season is hard on asphalt because due to the ice and snow on the ground. A new driveway is especially vulnerable. You should protect your driveway through maintenance.

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