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NpS (Pennsylvania)
Posts: 4,216

Posted:

Can anyone recommend a good resource for a board that is getting ready to repave streets? Need to start looking into it. Thanks.

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GenoS (Florida)
Posts: 4,276

Posted:

Also interested in this. We need to start looking at it, too. The only information I've found here has been very general and non-specific. A re-sealing job can extend the useful life of pavement letting you delay a more thorough and expensive complete re-paving project. But there are considerations that need to be taken into account - some of them subjective - when making the determination of whether re-sealing is desirable or even possible. I have seen estimates for full paving that range from $1 per square foot to $8 per square foot. Re-sealing is a fraction of the cost of a full re-paving project.

TimB4 (Tennessee)
Posts: 21,059

Posted:

Resealing, depending on the age of the asphalt, time between re-sealings and the sealing material used, may or may not actually extend the life of your roads. The one thing it does do is provide aesthetic value.

Milling and paving, when we last checked in 2012, were $12 to $15 a square yard.
Patching was $15 to $18 a square yard.

Seal coating, looked at this year, was 84 cents to $1.20 per square yard (median average being around $1 per square yard).

We sent request for bids based on:

1) Previous Contractors
2) recommendations from other HOAs
3) Internet search crossed referenced with BBB report and online reviews (from yelp, etc.)

We also did our own research to see what a textbook job might be so we could ask informed questions of the various contractors.

PitA
Posts: 311

Posted:

Get an opinion from a licensed Civil Engineer(ing Co.)

Ask THEM to write up specifications for what y'all actually need..

Y'all will never regret doing the above ~ y'all may regret NOT getting professional advice.

NpS (Pennsylvania)
Posts: 4,216

Posted:

Quote:

Posted By PitA on 06/21/2015 12:41 PM
Get an opinion from a licensed Civil Engineer(ing Co.)

Ask THEM to write up specifications for what y'all actually need..

Y'all will never regret doing the above ~ y'all may regret NOT getting professional advice.

Interesting. Wondering if others have used or are planning to use a civil engineer for jobs involving storm drains, curbs, milling, and paving. What are your experiences?

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TimB4 (Tennessee)
Posts: 21,059

Posted:

For milling and paving, we utilize the contractors expertise who, happen to use an engineer to do a core sample to establish the condition of the base of the road.

For storm water management, our County actually provides someone, upon request, to look over the area and give a report/suggestions. Ours even told us who's responsibility it was.

NpS (Pennsylvania)
Posts: 4,216

Posted:

Thanks T, P, G
All very helpful.
Other responses appreciated.

Sikubali jukumu. Read all posts at your own risk.

GenoS (Florida)
Posts: 4,276

Posted:

Tim, is the land flat that your roads are on?

TimB4 (Tennessee)
Posts: 21,059

Posted:

Pretty much. All the roads have some small incline in them but generally I'd say it was flat vs. hilly.

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