Asphalt Paving in Apple Valley, CA

Asphalt paving in Apple Valley often means more square footage than a typical suburban job. Apple Valley is a town of 75,791 people (2020 census) spread over about 77 square miles, with many homes on large, ranch-style lots east of the Mojave River. Long driveways, circle drives, RV pads and gravel turnarounds are common, and a lot of them were laid decades ago as gravel or thin asphalt.

From apple orchards to ranchos

Apple Valley takes its name from the apple orchards planted in its early years. Fungal outbreaks, frost, heat and hail ended commercial apple production by 1946. Newton T. Bass then developed Apple Valley Ranchos, and the town grew into a community of ranch homes and horse properties. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans lived here from 1965 until their deaths, and the town calls State Route 18 the Happy Trails Highway inside its limits.

Owners who plan to stay

Apple Valley's homeownership rate was 65.5 percent in the 2020 census, compared with 55.9 percent statewide, out of 27,181 housing units. Owners on big lots tend to want a driveway built once, properly: compacted base, correct slope and enough thickness for trucks and trailers.

Weather

The town sits at about 2,917 feet. July averages a high of about 99 degrees and December a low of about 30, with records of 116 degrees in 2002 and minus 1 degree in 1949. February is the wettest month at only about 1.2 inches. Asphalt here faces the same heat and freeze cycles as Victorville, with more open ground for wind and sand.

Common jobs

• Gravel and decomposed granite drives converted to asphalt
• Circle drives and long approaches rebuilt with proper base
• RV and horse trailer pads
• Shopping center and church lots sealed and restriped
• Crack sealing and patching on older drives

Town permits

Apple Valley is an incorporated town, and work in its public right-of-way goes through the Town rather than the county. If your project includes the approach at the street, we check the Town's current requirements before scheduling.

Pricing a big-lot driveway

Apple Valley drives are often much larger than a tract driveway. At HomeGuide's $5 to $12 per square foot for standard asphalt, a 12 by 200 foot drive, 2,400 square feet, would run roughly $12,000 to $28,800. Reusing sound existing rock as base can bring the cost down; soft ground pushes it up. For long secondary stretches, recycled asphalt, which HomeGuide lists at $4 to $9 per square foot, is an option.

Wind and sand on open lots

Large lots on the east side of the Mojave River are exposed to wind. Sand piles against edges and scours unsealed surfaces. A crowned surface, compacted shoulders and a regular seal coat keep a long drive in good shape.

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