Paving and pavement maintenance guides
Last updated: By The Pavement Desk
These guides answer the questions that come up between reading a listing and signing a bid. Every figure is either counted from this index's own Greater Toronto Area listing data or quoted from a named published source, and each guide says which. None of it is a quotation for your lot, and 13% HST sits on top unless a line says otherwise.
Which guide do you need?
How to turn a lot's square footage into a paving budget
Measure only the surface that will be paved, then multiply it by a published rate, such as the $3 to $6 per sq ft one Toronto contractor lists.
Seal coat and tack coat are different jobs
A tack coat is a thin layer of asphalt binder sprayed on old pavement so a new layer bonds to it; two municipal estimates list it at $0.55 and $1.36 per square metre.
Who paves a private road or condo lane
13 of the 376 companies in this index list roadway construction, against 181 for asphalt paving.
Paving contractor or property maintenance firm
Google Maps labels 145 companies in this index paving contractors, 99 asphalt contractors and 8 property maintenance firms.
Is sealcoating worth it for a commercial lot?
On a sound lot, usually yes: a sealcoat costs a fraction of the overlay it is meant to put off.
Writing a paving spec for a private lot
A private paving spec can borrow its structure from a municipal one.
A Three-Year Maintenance Plan for a GTA Lot
Three recurring lot items carry published GTA prices: sealcoating at $0.20 to $0.40 per square foot, hot rubberized crack sealing at $1 to $3 per linear foot and a water-based restripe at $4 to $9 per stall, all quoted by Zusashi Maintenance.
A spring walk of your lot after a GTA winter
Walk the lot in spring with a tape measure and a notepad.
Paving and striping in the right order
Striping comes after paving, because fresh asphalt carries no lines to follow.
What sits under a GTA parking lot
A commercial parking lot is built in layers: prepared subgrade, granular base, an asphalt binder course, then an asphalt surface course, with a tack coat bonding new asphalt to old.
The licence a Toronto paving contractor needs
Getting a City of Toronto Driveway Paving Contractor licence costs $495.12, and renewing it costs $293.14 a year.
Getting three real bids on asphalt paving
For standard commercial asphalt paving, Empire Paving lists a price of $3.00 to $6.00 per square foot.
Standing water on a parking lot after a storm
Among the nine categories in this index, site drainage is the smallest, with 7 of 376 companies.
How to shortlist a parking lot paving company
Of the 376 companies in this index, 92 fall under Parking lot paving, and 181 fall under the wider asphalt paving label.
Sealer chemistry questions to ask before booking
No record among this index's 376 entries contains a product name, an ingredient list, or a safety data sheet.
Sealing a whole lot or just the cracks
Zusashi Maintenance charges $1 to $3 per linear foot for crack sealing, separate from the per square foot sealcoat rate.
Questions to ask before booking a sealcoater
For a two-coat sealcoating application, Zusashi Maintenance lists a price of $0.20 to $0.40 per square foot.
Insurance to confirm before a paving crew starts
A repaving contractor must carry at least $2,000,000 in commercial general liability to meet the City of Toronto's own licence minimum.
Hiring a paving contractor: calling direct or using the form
Email addresses are absent from all 376 records, while 358 of them include a direct phone number.
Matching the repair method to the damage
Zusashi Maintenance publishes the three GTA asphalt repair rates shown on this site, quoted per pothole, per linear foot and per square foot.