A-Pak Paving Resurfaces Our Asphalt Driveway

Total cost: $2,600
A-Pak Paving, based out of Haymarket, VA resurfaced the asphalt driveway of our home located in Sterling, VA on April 18, 2015. The crew seemed well organized, the equipment in good condition and the work was performed fairly quickly and efficiently. I was especially impressed by the crew's attention to detail, their machinery operating skills and their manual labor strength and endurance on this hot and humid day. They were also careful not to damage our siding and the plantings along our driveway. We are very pleased with the results! That said, this being our first experience with asphalt paving, what do you think of the job done by A-Pak Paving?
One of the best comments:
I recently watched you're video about the installation and sealcoating of you're asphalt driveway. Just thought I'd reach out to you with some friendly input. I've been in the asphalt pavement business for over 10 years so I've got a bit of knowledge. Firstly the reason the asphalt is so coarse is because it appears to be a material referred to as 3TS. A lot of contractors will use this mix because it saves them money. Normally for a new driveway installation or a dig out and repave you would start with a compacted and finely graded stone base and then you would use an asphalt binder for the initial base on top of the stone. The binder is an asphalt comprised of larger stones and ends up being extremely coarse, this layer should be applied at a minimum of 2". After the binder is laid and compacted with a roller then the final layer of extremely fine asphalt should be applied on top of it at 1 1/2 to 2" and then rolled again. Instead of doing this a lot of contractors opt to install 3TS asphalt which is a mix of large and small stone which they do for 2 reasons. First instead of having to do 2 steps they can do one step using the same material for the whole job and second because instead of giving you a 4" driveway they can normally cheat the homeowner and lay down 2-3" of blacktop and line their pockets. As for the sealcoating of the driveway the best tip I can give you is to squeegee the sealcoat on in a giant U shape to ensure even coverage and to make sure you let sealer flow over the sides of the driveway because the first spots to usually give out are the unsealed edges. Hope this helps!

[@FrostyThundertrod]

I am a asphalt worker from Michigan, There is many problems with this work, 1. The but joint at the road is to narrow making the bump up over the curb to high. 2. no tack was applied to the old asphalt, with out the tack the new asphalt and old asphalt will move differently and the new surface will end up peeling up. 3. The mix used has to large aggregate in it judging by the video, it is probably a binder mix , not a surface mix 4. The mix appears to be cold meaning it wont bind together has well.

[@sanantoniotonight5569]

Bingo on all counts!

[@jamesrosenkranz9850]

Not to mention how long it seemed to take before they rolled it..

[@outragedgamer1288]

I pave over here in ny and i am damn near in tears watching this. It is so bad

[@BadBadgerTrollAccount172]

Also looks like a lip at the garage, nothing like rain on the garage floor!

[@lomparti]

Homeowner probably went with the cheapest bid. Also the fact they’re doing asphalt work in sneakers is a dead giveaway these guys are a joke.

[@kanifuker721]

I thought the crew from Deliverance had come to lay your driveway.

[@mathersdavis]

Always good to see a man put in some honest money in his pocket the hard way

[@whatsmyname1288]

Satisfaction to watch, hell in real life. I worked with driveways by us with Billy.

[@Nexxon22]

My brother and I are pretty big pavers and idk but I like watching these

[@shaneo33t]

They have a bobcat and pull it up by hand

[@stevevlietstra629]

I'm shocked they didn't shovel from the truck into the paver lol. They made a day of it I guess

[@kuntry7278]

+Steve Vlietstra i wondered why they didn't do it in 2 pulls instead of making the noob shovel in 2 foot all the way down the drive. also why not use bobcst to pick up old asphalt, its what we do. also why not dump truck directly into hopper. thats what it is designed for

[@rudyishoggin]

+Kuntry72 or pull a half a pass then a full

[@asyraf296]

yeahh, I can't brain it...

[@smokingbluedream]

What a bunch of dildos

[@daandemeyer1708]

Let's work in construction wearing puma's make a video and put it online.

[@SinnerSince1962]

It looks pretty porous to me. But so did mine when it was laid. I wasn't happy with my edges as they looked a little ragged, but I can see the same thing in this video. Compaction while hot is the key.

[@2guyskayaking249]

If done right your supposed to use a rake to tap the edges as you go, then whack the edges, when done right you get a consistent straight edge

[@DavidWvu]

I was in the asphalt business for 35 years. They actually did a great job with the edges the way they compacted it. Once the dirt birm was raked back up to the edges it will look awesome.

[@carloseufragio5131]

Que bello sería que en Honduras los gobernantes pasados y presentes apoyaran la juventud así , no habría inmigración. Felicidades por ese gran trabajo jóvenes de donde sean

[@smug8567]

Way too much work. Here is the highlight of my day: I got up drank coffee, read the newspaper, stood up too fast and almost passed out.

[@mrswolls]

Lmao

[@sloppyprick4474]

lazy prick

[@bryanjones5779]

Lamont said this happened to Fred Sanford from sandford and son

[@smug8567]

@@bryanjones5779 Classic!

[@willgaukler8979]

... ah the sound of an experienced leader... better get up a bit slower tho ...

[@YetSoAsByFire]

Did they tell you that all of the damage that the older asphalt had, that they paved over, will soon make its way through the new layer?

[@JD-kg3mx]

Right mate! The only way to do the right job is a total tear out and to replace with stone, binder and top.

[@UncleDonDon]

I wasn't there, but it looks like cold mix. Always use tack! Way too much coarse aggregate in that mix.

[@dennislaws5187]

Great looking finished product, but I too noticed large stone in mix and lack of tack.

[@johnprentice2546]

I work in the industry and i think the methods employed were very labour intensive. An excavator could do the job of digging out and compacting some areas also a vib plate would have been handie.

[@jamalwoods9649]

*handy

[@johnprentice2546]

@@jamalwoods9649 predictive spelling or mabey i was a bit pissed.😆🍻

[@Modelo646]

@@jamalwoods9649 I hate these typo corector people.

[@imissme8313]

Right lmao they had a whole skid loader … why not use the forks to get under the old and lift it up and just use the bucket to scoop it all up they just wasted so much time and enegergy

[@Modelo646]

@@imissme8313 working that way will damage compacted ground under the asphalt and it will ad more work to redo it.

[@coltc413]

These boys earned there money today that's for sure. Nice job.

[@sheenagoldsmith3748]

What a good job you are doing today and tomorrow at work

[@RyanJohn93]

This kills me to watch. I work in highway maintenance on a main trunk road through Scotland doing all types of roadworks and especially resurfacing.. can't believe how bad they did this.

[@sanantoniotonight5569]

Indeed. What a ripoff!

[@monicabarker3871]

The bobcat.should have.had a teeth bucket

[@randallwingett]

I recorded this video, with the knowledge of A-Pak Paving, simply to document this fascinating and noisy process, to practice my video skills, and to share a new video with my growing KZbin audience. After we sold our Hidden Hollows property, there hasn't been much going on worthy of of such an effort. That said, I am amazed by the number of views and comments on this video, and somewhat concerned over the quality of A-Pak's asphalt re-surfacing work. At the very least, I will post a follow-up video so you can see how well our new driveway is holding up...or not...that is if we are still here. Thank you for watching my videos, and Happy Holidays!

[@Rick_Dunaway]

+Randall Wingett I enjoyed the video, thank you sir!

[@poida84]

+Randall Wingett thanks for the video that randomly popped up on my what to watch :D i enjoyed it watched it all too

[@jlbelshan]

+Randall Wingett thanks for posting this. Nicely shot. Looking forward to a follow-up some time in the future, and I hope it holds up for you. Hopefully it will turn out that it doesn't need to be built to highway standards in order to handle driveway traffic for a long time.

[@alexmac8567]

Hi Randall

[@auroragios]

+Randall Wingett Informative video

[@lisab3396]

On observation, I have a few thoughts and concerns. 1) The original asphalt at the top end looked somewhat level with the garage floor. 2) These guys cut out/remove about three feet across the top and then fill in with new asphalt to the floor level. 3) They add what appears to be 2" to 4" of fresh asphalt to the entire driveway and thus raising the asphalt at the top peek to be higher than the garage floor. That would seem to cause a grade/slope towards the garage and thus with heavy rains could cause water to pool at the garage door or even leak into the garage. 4) I did not see the contractor heat up to prepare for the new asphalt to bind to and neither did I see them use a hot asphalt liquid binder. With those thoughts and observations, I would suspect that the new asphalt will begin cracking and breaking away within a relatively very short time.

[@rowdystanley2174]

Cheap prick shouldve payed for it then 👍

[@lomparti]

Looks like homeowner went with the cheapest bid.

[@blktop]

i do asphalt videos too! :)

[@justinmillsap9932]

Roll/vibrate those hand joints you raked almost immediately just pinching them in, don’t step those in. Turn the burners on and let it heat up before taking off, the screed finally got hot 3/4 of the way through the driveway and tightened up the mat, no tack could make it slip where they turn into the driveway. We all do it a little differently though, finish looked good.

[@mukbangreversed]

can we get an update on this? i mean is it still strong? or is there a video about it? let me check

[@stanmack6171]

0:53 that guy grabbed a monster piece 0:58 he looked like he needed some medical attention. I was happy to see him up and going again.

[@steveb491]

Stan Mack lmfao! Completely missed this. Too funny

[@gerzinc]

Да они еле ноги волочит

[@chrishayes5755]

guy looks a bit malnourished. I think they're paying him in weed.

[@NorthernAviation]

I'm not sure what my life has become to be watching this

[@Automedon2]

+Fergus Allan I was thinking the exact same thing. I need to read books or something.

[@19Dad84bod]

Hahaha took words right out of my mouth

[@Boobtube.]

+Fergus Allan me 3, why did I just watch this? I wonder why they took the lightest guy on the crew and gave him the "shoe tamper" job. Should that not go to the heaviest guy?

[@freqnlodown]

+Fergus Allan It's a slow decline. Just embrace it.

[@SaucySoviet]

+Fergus Allan I was watching people in singapore play 8 ball pool and ended up here to conclude the night... 2:25am... How I ended here I know not..

[@QuikszilvA]

At first I thought it was a new style of paving . Than after re reading the title about 347 times I realized A-Pak was the name of the company

[@sawsansharafi844]

ذض

[@danielnakic1815]

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[@danielnakic1815]

Poo

[@danielnakic1815]

Lll

[@michaelbush5621]

I use to run the little paver and also the big high way paver i sure do miss that hot hard work .tack care men have a good day be safe

[@commonsense3482]

Was surprised more of the original surface not removed and that there was now border edging added

[@mrgmac777]

First off, the driveway wasn't in bad shape and could have easily been repaired to look like new and for much cheaper. Secondly, when putting new asphalt over old asphalt, you have to use tack coat for adhesion. Otherwise, the top layer can slip and cause cracking. Without tack coat, there is a good chance the new asphalt will fail and rather quickly. I know, at least where I am it is required on all driveway overlays and the same in most areas. Also, they should have used a plate compactor along the seam at the garage, where the roller can't get. A 90lb guy in fancy metal shoes isn't going to get the job done. That area will be a concern over time. There are a lot of other little things they did wrong and took shortcuts on. If I was the homeowner, I would be demanding to know why they didn't use tack coat and look for some kind of guarantee or refund, before the inevitable happens.

[@richstewart3799]

You must be from California ur a real critical person get a life

[@kingdave294]

finally a critic comment with some sense. thanks

[@MboilsUkt99]

Yes Tac coat should be used but its a straight driveway and doubt any large vehicles will be turning on it so I'm sure it'll be fine and won't break up.

[@jerrygsvt]

They didn’t tack coat over the existing driveway. That’s going to peel up and crack in no time.

[@jakeoz4521]

Looked like it wasnt even hot.. that's a crap job

[@EyezLikaFox̌]

They didnt even put any type of processed stone down on the sides where they widened it!

[@danvetor1365]

Yup! Right over the old cracks and everything. Surprised they put this on KZbin!

[@dilbertleadbetter8481]

I have seen it done several times. They waited way to long to heavy roll it. Poorly done over all. Also why did you get billy bob's back yard paving to do this. They looked and acted so unprofessional.

[@jakeoz4521]

@@dilbertleadbetter8481 it was the definition "fly by night" crew wasn't it. So much they did half assed at best. I wouldn't let anyone video anything like that, let alone post it . 🤣

[@MrOpaulo]

Coming at you from London Ontario Canada, Great looking ethics and quality

[@kierenhudson6331]

In the uk we install concrete edging to give the tarmac/ashfault a neat edged finish. You should do same in America.

[@Modelo646]

It is not specific to a country. The customer is given a choice an benefits of what they want to do.

[@lilmidgey6927]

im trying to figure out what message is youtube sending me could it be my future?

[@elsareis]

❤

[@rrrohan2288]

for a moment i thought that guy was going to compact the whole thing with those boot things lol

[@segundorivas1]

LOL

[@urilgal]

Ithink it was more to smooth the surface ratter than compacting XD

[@OMARRIOO]

rrrohan2288 same lol i felt bad

[@naumanafzal4450]

Marc Couillard I did

[@Mj-hr7wv]

rrrohan2288 thats exactly what I was thinking too

[@Littlervrentals]

Looks Great! Nice to see people still take pride in there work!

[@michaelhershberger50]

Thats the worst job ever u have no clue

[@stevesteve4383]

They used the old asphalt for the base after removing bad spots thats fine and standard operating procedure unless the homeowner wanted to pay for a complete tear out and start from scratch not necessary on that one! I did not see any tac coat applied to help bond the hot asphalt to the base however maybe they did . Nice job men!

[@surge2official]

Been paving for a while and never once have i seen anyone use those shoes lol

[@billywright8606]

They used expensive equipment to do the basic part laying the drive and didn’t use a compactor plate lol they could have laid that so much better then used the hand rammer at the end when it was cold lol 😂

[@guymiller7795]

Only very seasoned experts use them

[@billywright8606]

@@guymiller7795 always salt and pepper your experts 🤣

[@BuddelTitan]

At first I thought that cannot be good, but it ends in perfection 😎👍

[@jojolbugisi7576]

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[@95roadie]

Nowhere near perfection. Homeowner would’ve been better off leaving it alone.

[@blktop]

Hey, I do seal coating time lapse videos, check em out tell me what you think :) thanks

[@kalkanmods685]

5:08 What a good way to put the left over goods

[@Modelo646]

Weird shape.

[@mopar574]

Good teamwork guys! I love the smell of fresh asphalt in the morning.

[@blktop]

i do asphalt videos too! :)

[@macsloan58]

I love that the guy who looks as if he is the elder statesman on the crew grabs hold of the slabs being torn up and tosses them into the bucket.

[@rreyes6064]

If you’re a non construction worker don’t be commenting thinking like you know it all. This is a hard job and if you dont see that you are just ignorant. These workers were obviously working hard to get the driveway done. And for people saying that the driveway didn’t come out good, you dont know good work from bad.

[@norbertdx]

Doesn't your comment kind of contradict? I mean when the customer gets burned is the first thing said is do your research? Well maybe some of these commenters had an experience and may know what their talking. As for them working hard in te heat as you say, so what it comes with the job!

[@rreyes6064]

norbertdx - Yeah okay, maybe they had a bad experience but that does not mean they know what they’re talking about based off that one experience. You cant criticize a job if it isn’t yours, you dont know how it was wanted, and you dont know how the job is supposed yo be done.

[@karmadump]

I've been a heavy equipment operator for 22 years and worked in asphalt for the last 7 of them. Kevin in the description is mostly on target. They did pretty nice job. It is nice to have 2 layers if you can, but you can get away with one in a small private driveway like yours. It is not going to see a lot of truck traffic, you aren't going to park a tank on it. It is fine. You can't tell how long they waited between the 2 layers at the end. If it wasn't at least a few hours, you really didn't get 2 layers. It's going to cool together as one layer which is not what you want but it's fine for a private driveway. I would have liked to see them put some tack down on the part they didn't tare out so the new stuff sticks to it a little better. The size of the roller was fine for the job, I would have like to have heard his vibrators coming on for at least one pass all the way across for better compaction.

[@jeremyd86]

you are completely dead on... and with out the tack that resurface isn't going to last

[@themonkeyhand]

I noticed they need to stay off for 5 days, I remember driving on freshly surfaced country roads growing up, are those made differently to allow immediate use?

[@karmadump]

No. What they mean is don't park on it for 5 days. An asphalt roller works like a rolling pin. Spreading and stretching the asphalt into place. Driving your car on it has a similar but much lesser effect on it. You aren't helping much but as long as it has cooled and been compacted enough that you don't sink in it, you aren't hurting it. Parking is every different. You aren't smoothing and stretching, you are sitting in one spot smashing it. You can ruin that smooth surface and maybe leave indentations where your tires were

[@technost8]

I agree tack and a bit more compaction bit non the less looks good

[@karmadump]

and to be completely fair to them Herminio, he may have just not filmed that part or maybe cut it when he edited because he didn't know it was any different than the static rolling

[@mickberry9991]

it is strange as to how relaxing this was just to watch

[@francescotriches3941]

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[@spookerr]

Just had mine done. Very similar to yours except I double wided it from single 2 car lane to a double wide onto virgin lawn, enough for 4 cars total if needed. my driveway is also is lil rough. But still not as rough as yours. I would say 20% less rough. My total cost was $2200.

[@blktop]

i do asphalt videos too! :)

[@MrOpaulo]

finished result is above average I would hire this company

[@GabeJGentry]

This is like my 50th time watching this and I still enjoy it as much as the first

[@randallwingett]

Lol! I had no idea how popular this video would become when I recorded it. Thank you for your comment and for watching my video again!

[@cetuspa]

Haven't seen footwork like that since Michael Jackson !!! 5:18

[@Reapez-nv5ds]

please someone meme that

[@kyledewar2117]

Lol so good

[@waynejarman8978]

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[@الهيبهبنتشيوخ-ط4ث]

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[@chriswhite7976]

😂😂😂

[@Absaalookemensch]

Excellent work, great attention to detail, very good price. Thanks for sharing and giving the company a well done. Asphalt is a combination of 3 sizes small rocks with pitch, an unusable remnant of oil processing. All asphalt will shrink. You can apply a surface coating after a couple years to make it nice and black again and minimize shrinking and cracking. Asphalt that is removed is recycled into new asphalt, unlike concrete.

[@dweebsmasher]

double steel finally makes an appearance at 5:40. this was so interesting to watch considering i'm in the industry. I was wondering what the hell i was watching for the first 5 minutes though.

[@ekimcon8829]

That was painful to watch. They did way more hand work then necessary. And why did that guy compact it with his feet. They did it all the hard way

[@СтаниславАксенов-й1й]

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[@imwithstoopid4443]

@@СтаниславАксенов-й1й "o" In full aggrement.

[@tysexy5482]

Over the many years I have watched this video seen every single second and I don’t even know why there doing this I don’t even have a house but I can say from the first time I saw this video like when I was 12 or something to now I’ve changed alot

[@ExcavatoratWork]

I love watching such machines working.

[@mhansome1]

The Men? Kidding, don't get riled.

[@nicolecarre2577]

W. Scf

[@nicolecarre2577]

🎉11

[@nicolecarre2577]

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[@nicolecarre2577]

%a😊

[@king_hunter9434]

for some reason this entertains me

[@o-o6355]

22 million people agree

[@Drockaggie25]

That driveway was just fine...

[@janpristach3073]

Yea… to was ˇ”just fine” but now it is fantastic!

[@Drockaggie25]

@@janpristach3073 Honestly I don't remember this video but.. Yeah the driveway looked like it had about 10+ years on it.

[@reneclaasen6706]

Waste of time and money

[@instantinople3796]

@@Drockaggie25 yeah waste of time and money

[@ThePerpetualStudent]

Can someone educate me as to why one would asphalt their driveway and not use concrete, stone, or pavers?

[@mikek21216]

its preference based on pros and cons. asphalt is cheaper for one but requires more maintenance. Concrete will probably last longer depending on where you live. places that are cold, snowy with lots of salt will probably steer you away from concrete because of ice and temperate changes

[@dirtytom5738]

+mikek21216 yea it has alot to do with weather like in nj everyone has asphalt bc salt and snow eat concrete right up i had to replace my walkway early this year bc of it

[@jaozrastad.o4207]

It takes a lot of baby steps to become a master at laying asphalt

[@geedubb-q1u]

I didn’t know Puma made Safety runners. I gotta check them out.

[@calinvasile4695]

that driveway didn t look to bad....whit some sealing in 30 minutes you get a very cheap nice looking driveway(no noise,no dust,not ruining half of your green spot) ...but some people have money...

[@Clamen]

Im only 21 but i was laughing when i seen them removing it by hand when they have a bobcat lmao

[@abelincoln332]

Maybe that is how they lift weights, save money not going to the gym! LOL

[@moist5717]

When you SAW them removing it by hand. What does your age have to do with laughing at their extra work?

[@DeffectiveMirrors]

So how does this form together, is it just all the pebbles compressed together?

[@bababooey1266]

Rob Baez skinny boy pressed it down with his drunk crackhead dance ... it all good

[@dubez3784]

so a few more thoughts . they did not put emulsion on any joints or the driveway itself considering its an overlay . they waited way too long to put the roller on , you need to pave it in a way that you can get the roller on fast so you can get proper compaction ( pull it in 2 passes , not 1 pass and do 18" by hand ) and 1 more thing is when they did roll I couldn't hear if he was running the vibes or not , with a roller that small you need to vide both ways during the breakdown process then roll it static during the back roll process. just a few observations from a 21 year vet and an owner of my own paving company ( not one like this either , I have 32 employees, 3 pavers , 2.5 crews and do over 13 mill per year in revenue )

[@markusbierkant5995]

ween the 2 layers at the end. If it wasn't at least a few hours, you really didn't get 2 layers. It's going to cool together as one layer which is not what you want but it's fine for a private driveway. I would have liked to see them put some tack down on the part they didn't tare out so the new stuff sticks to it a little better. The size of the roller was fine for the job, I would have like to have heard his vibrators coming on for at least one pass all the way across for better compaction. 45 ^#

[@bg147]

Great job. Yet, I am surprised there isn't a better way to pat down asphalt than having a skinny guy with big shoes jump around on it.

[@KuopassaTv]

+bg147 Odd how there weren't people around with more suitable BMI for that part.

[@epistte]

+bg147 Plate compactor.

[@rpeace05ify]

Realistically they should have had a vibratory plate and a paver that has feed screws and removable wing caps instead of guys with shovels and pack pads on their boots. Shirtless and unprofessional is the way to go if u want a cheap driveway. If u want it right someone comes in with a skid steer with a milling head on it and they use tac between the old driveway and the new surface not guys with picks banging and smashing and wasting time and money

[@gijsyo]

+bg147 A fat guy with big shoes?

[@SamS-mt2bx]

When he started this job, (the skinny guy) he was fat. :P

[@mouaxiong8618]

We need Andrew camarata to do this

[@lawncare6294]

Heck yeah

[@lewisgaming1399]

Moua Xiong would do well but he has a lot of diggers and not any machines for this kind of driveway but he would get around it and do it another way

[@zaptor1514]

The old asphalt was less than an inch thick near the garage door in particular and likely was sold as being four inches thick all over. A common way contractors cheat their customers.

[@alexdubu9203]

It was just the top layer they ripped up there , you could see the bottom layer still, so was most likely just a recap done from the old asphalt settling

[@josephpeacock4849]

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[@kaisvarajahraja2855]

Super clean job done.thanks team work.👌👌🖒🖒🖒

[@markbooket6477]

The guy with the shoes is called "The hotstepper". That's where the song comes from. ( "Here Comes The Hotstepper". )

[@BertPle]

Allways respect for hard working people! +1

[@711yada]

One way to get excellent work: film the crew! Well done and a great idea!

[@reychelanne8345]

YadaYadaYada #.# zALPaa aa a

[@chadcardinal6146]

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[@kichikichi1812]

@@reychelanne8345 Is!?

[@denver3369]

Lol 😆, good point.

[@markgould9259]

I cannot believe what I have watched , The Caravan Club turned up and done your driveway

[@michaelhooks3644]

older dude in the grey wife beater has done more asphalt than any of the young bucks will ever do....congrats to the old heads out there still doin it!

[@josevaca9546]

Why does this have so many views?

[@tomcruise8780]

Son likes it, watches the whole thing

[@Janszy]

About 10 guys to do A 3 man job. Small 1.7t digger, scrap the bobcat less labour digger can rip out ashphalt and load straight onto truck... it's way too thick aswell, only need about 25-30mm thick. Don't even get me started on those flip flops.

[@6misery]

Please tell us what’s wrong with the FLIP FLOPS

[@butch8792]

@@6misery Its called a plate compactor and it does it four times faster and a better job

[@avelinovaz3174]

I have only seen guys use flip flops only on the edges where a roller or compactor can't get to. This is so comical the way they did this..omg...lol

[@kentjones9525]

39 years experience I saw no tack coat to bond the old to the new

[@stanisawkurowski5830]

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[@dieseldelany71]

It’s a driveway not a road

[@kamalalama-lama-ding-dong4452]

That's the only thing you have to say about this?

[@donaldbaker8025]

Driveway or road anytime you’re going new to old you need a bonding agent (tack/A1), but that’s guys are small and just starting I would assume with the lack of PPE, but I’ve seen much worse

[@bleppebleppsson1169]

Good job! Big up from Sweden, mates!

[@benjaminmaines8871]

Oh boy.... osha is fixing to have a blast with those guys

[@justinalvarado7351]

Very Impressive. I don't get why people a trashing on these guys. Awesome work, how is it holding up?

[@ali-zo7pr]

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[@thelifeofmatthewhubbard7605]

I wonder if the gentleman with the concrete saw has ever inquired about the wonders of SILICA DUST.

[@tstahler5420]

I bet Bobcat makes attachments that would've made that much easier.

[@hunterhorton3492]

I work with asphalt every day, should be tamped down where the blacktop meets the concrete at the garage and at the end too, and should've had a smaller roller fo on there to take out the lines and bumps left by the bomag roller

[@simonkim852]

I LOVE THE SMELL OF ASPHALT!

[@ThePlowGuys]

Great video. I video taped the excavation and back filling of our driveway and now this spring going to have it paved. I watched your video to get an idea of what to expect. Good job and thanks for sharing. Is the drive still in good shape? the reason I ask is because like you they will be paving over some old asphalt and I was wondering how that holds up. Thanks for sharing. -John

[@zoltarzoltar4199]

let me guess, these guys came knocking on your door

[@hawkstone60]

They were strongly recommended by Charlie Chaplin

[@jamesclifford5074]

No we didnt

[@Aaron-vd1bp]

Don't look union to me

[@mopar574]

Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways?

[@markschueller2795]

Thanks for sharing this with a few

[@epistte]

+Mark Schueller That is an old George Carlin line.

[@flamecranium7787]

why do we cook bacon, and bake cookies?

[@almasdacic9535]

Mo Par ss

[@Dreadwill]

Why is it called a building when it's already built? And why are they called apartments when they are not apart?

[@arthurkuntz1525]

I think instead of pick and shovel to get the old black top up a little fork lift would work once they get under black top it would save alot of backs

[@imissme8313]

And then use the bucket to scoop it up

[@probinsyanongdayonewzealan9050]

Very nice job we are using desame tools here in new zealand

[@pavingcompaniesinct3786]

You guys work your butts off. I guess you have to to make a living doing asphalt driveway paving all year round. I have a great deal of respect for those that do physical labor every day. Those work boot attachments your crew uses to get up close to the home and garage door apron look like they work pretty well for compaction. :-) Never saw those before.

[@negligenciavercomovaconcxn7540]

Popular de la empresa, la cual nos permite hacer publicidad ni poner enlaces. entiendo que no se si acuerdo. el que me ha dicho nada, no te lo mando a la gente que se llama la película, que se llama la película, que se llama la película

[@negligenciavercomovaconcxn7540]

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[@negligenciavercomovaconcxn7540]

Tolerar de las que

[@blktop]

i do asphalt videos too! :)

[@WolfeBane84]

I like how they have the skinniest dude on the crew doing the flat shoe tamp down part...

[@domingadelacruz3109]

Grhhd&d&d

[@lindseywendorf5731]

WolfeBane84 bhb

[@Molesy66]

Brilliant comment 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SouthwestRefuseVehiclesIreland]

A-Pak paving did a wonderful professional job on your driveway 👍👍

[@NathanCAY1010]

Can tell you this, them guys deserve a cooler full of cold beer for their hard work, i've work at quarries but dealing with asphalt is a different kind of heat

[@desligaopc8003]

Was it really necessary? The old driveway seems to be good for me.

[@04smallmj]

What was wrong with the old driveway?

[@legobricks0453]

No I’m jk idk

[@angelf9800]

Question How much will cost for a job like this for 120 feet long and 24 feet wide driveway

[@belcher2899]

Angel F about 25-35 grand

[@Paving-of9ic]

Cap 3200 grade and lay 4500 rip out gravel and base top 7500

[@Paving-of9ic]

Depending on price where you live price per ton of blacktop give or take 300-1000

[@djkingdwayne]

i thought they were paving with cold patch til i saw a puff of steam,helps to have a hotter material

[@elizasallahu7636]

,jwkfjah

[@TOOFERMAC53]

When I see people saw cutting concrete without a respirator I think to myself these are the guys that are keeping oncologist busy

[@user-gg9ph5xp3u]

MAC THE SLOVAC that would be asphalt but yea

[@danmedwed8120]

great video..really good looking job

[@GAKTomory]

So, you put a roller on it why? It was literally below 160 by that point, You got zero compaction out of that.

[@andrewwires6837]

I've seen a lot of laying asphalt in my life but those guys must be new a simple job who was way harder than it has to be the edges are decent but the material itself did not look good at all

[@mikehannahs]

I do asphalt work pretty much every day, that being said I do not see any reason at all to tear up a driveway like that, everything looked good from the start, they did a great job with it all though, knowing what I know and doing what I do I wouldn’t have tore it up like that

[@jn2655]

May I ask how long it takes for asphalt to dry, and how long after it has been laid it will continue to smell? And how far does the smell travel?

[@mikehannahs]

As far as set up and drying it depends on what asphalt is being used, if it’s cold mix it can take a few good months of curing time to really get hard to where when a person turns their wheels on it the asphalt doesn’t get damaged, the cold mix to me doesn’t really smell after it has been rolled, hot mix on the other hand sets up good and hard pretty quick, by the next day it should be completely solid, even after it gets rolled down it’s solid, as far as smell goes with hot mix I notice a slight smell for a day or two but nothing at all like when it’s being laid out, for driveways especially where turning is common I’d use hot mix asphalt if it were me if you plan on doing something like that

[@splashtowntx5733]

Lol you right they should of tear the whole drive way up and did it right not do it on top of the pre-existing drive way it’s dumb

[@reggieanderson885]

You do it every day huh?? They tore that part out so the driveway would be under the lip of the garage… if they had overlapped it would have been higher and caused the rain water to drain into the garage. Also, it keeps the paver from being close to the garage

[@ranat5526]

@3.43 Smoking on the Job, very professional!

[@norbertdx]

We were having our house jacked up and when they went on break one of the workers ask me as I was going to the store would I bring him a Bud back.

[@Wheeets]

Driveway came out top notch.