Asphalt Driveway Paving in Arlington, MA
A clean, freshly paved driveway makes an immediate difference to your home’s curb appeal and value. Craig’s Landscaping paves residential driveways across Arlington with craftsmanship that lasts.
30+ Years of Local Experience
Paving driveways and building beautiful landscapes across Arlington since 1999
Residential Specialists
We focus on residential work with our asphalt paving — one-car driveways where quality and precision matter
Free Paving Estimates
We’ll assess your driveway and give you a clear, no obligation quote so you can make an informated decision
Your Driveway Is the First Thing People See
A cracked, patchy, or faded driveway doesn’t just look bad. It signals neglect. In a town like Arlington, where homeowners take pride in their properties, a worn driveway stands out for all the wrong reasons. It looks bad, affects curb appeal, and creates an awful first impressoin.
A fresh asphalt driveway changes that immediately. It gives your home a crisp, finished look, improves drainage (when properly graded), and is designed to handle New England’s freeze-thaw cycles for years.
Craig’s Landscaping specializes in paving residential driveways in Arlington. We work primarily on one-car residential driveways — the kind where precision and clean edges matter.
What's Included in Our Asphalt Driveway Paving Service
A quality asphalt driveway isn’t just laying blacktop — it’s everything that happens underneath and around it. Here’s our standard process:
Site Preparation
- Removal and disposal of existing driveway surface (asphalt or other material)
- Subbase grading and compaction for proper drainage and a stable foundation
- Edge preparation and forming for clean, defined borders
Asphalt Paving
- Hot-mix asphalt application at proper depth for residential driveways
- Machine compaction for a smooth, consistent surface
- Hand-finishing along edges, curbs, and garage aprons
- Proper grading for water runoff away from your home’s foundation
Cleanup & Finishing
- Full site cleanup — we haul away all debris from the old driveway
- Edge cleanup and any surrounding landscape touchup disturbed during the job
What to Expect: The Paving Process
For most homeowners, getting a driveway paved is a once-in-a-decade project. Here’s how it works with Craig’s Landscaping, from first call to finished surface:
1. Free On-Site Estimate
We visit your property to assess the existing driveway, measure the area, evaluate drainage, and discuss any specifics (garage apron, curb cuts, landscaping around the edges).
You’ll get a clear written estimate before anything moves forward.
2. Scheduling
We’ll work with you to find a day that works with your schedule. Typical lead time is 2-3 weeks out from estimate.
Paving is always weather dependent, but we’ll make sure to communicate with you if the weather changes plans.
3. Prep Day
Our crew arrives to remove the old driveway surface, grade and compact the base, and prepare the site for paving.
For most one-car residential driveways, this takes a few hours.
4. Paving Day
We lay and compact the asphalt, hand-finish edges, and grade the surface for proper drainage.
For a standard residential driveway in Arlington, paving is typically completed in 4-6 hours.
Note: Your paving crew leader will give you specific instructions to allow your driveway to cure. For a typical asphalty driveway paving, we ask that you keep vehicles off the new driveway for 3 days while the asphalt cures. Foot traffic is fine after 24 hours. Avoid sharp objects and heavy loads during the first 4 weeks.
Recent Driveway Paving Projects in Arlington
Why Arlington Homeowners Choose Craig's for Asphalt Driveway Paving
We specialize in residential work.
We’re not a commercial paving operation that does driveways on the side. Our asphalt work is focused on residential properties — primarily one-car driveways in Arlington. That means our crew knows exactly what a well-finished residential driveway looks like, and that’s what you get.
Clean work, clean property.
We take site cleanup seriously. Your property is left clean when we’re done — the old driveway material is hauled away, surrounding lawn and plantings are tidied up, and there’s nothing left behind but a new driveway.
30+ years of Arlington roots.
We’ve been working in this town for over 30 years. We know the neighborhoods, the typical lot layouts, and the drainage considerations that come up on residential properties here. That familiarity shortens the learning curve on every job.
The same crew that does your landscape work.
If you’re also working with us on your lawn, patio, or landscaping, your driveway is handled by the same team with the same quality standards. No handoffs, and no inconsistency between trades.
Driveway Paving: Primarily Serving Arlington, MA
Our asphalt paving services are focused in Arlington, MA — where we’ve built a reputation for clean residential landscaping and driveway work over more than three decades.
Arlington’s residential neighborhoods — with their established lots, mature landscaping, and mix of architectural styles — are exactly the context our paving work is designed for.
If you’re in Lexington, Winchester, or a neighboring town and want to know if we can help, give us a call at 781.643.3841 or send us a message. We’re happy to come out and see if we can help with your driveway paving project.