Bettendorf's 1960s ranches near the river and the big subdivisions that rolled north from the 1990s through the 2000s put whole streets of driveways into the same age at the same time, and that means overlay season for all of them together.
Davenport Asphalt Paving has been serving Bettendorf homeowners and property managers since 2011. We know the freeze-thaw cycles that crack your driveway every winter, the clay subgrade that holds water and pushes up from below, and the HOA standards that govern what material and width you can install. We show up in a local truck with local plates, we measure your job on site, we give you a written estimate with tonnage and thickness specs, and we do the work when the weather allows, which in Iowa means roughly April through November.
Asphalt Paving in Bettendorf (52722)
Bettendorf sits on deep loess over heavy glacial till clay. That subgrade holds water after the 38 inches of rain this region averages every year, and it heaves and settles through dozens of freeze-thaw cycles every winter. Your driveway cracks. Potholes pop. Garage aprons sink and hold water against the foundation. Snowplow edges chip and crumble from December through March. Edges fail first because they hang over the subgrade without support, and the road salt accelerates the break. By the time a driveway is fifteen to twenty years old, the surface is failing in patches, and by twenty-five to thirty years, extensive alligator cracking means the base has broken down and an overlay will not hold without full-depth replacement.
We handle driveway paving and replacement, pothole and patch repair, resurfacing and overlay, milling and removal, parking lot construction and repair, gravel and recycled-asphalt driveways, tar and chip, private road and HOA paving, and driveway extensions and aprons. We work with the slope and drainage of your lot, we coordinate with HOA architectural standards when they apply, and we help you navigate local permitting. Our crews are fully insured with general liability and workers' compensation coverage.
Our services in Bettendorf
- Asphalt Driveway Paving & Installation in Bettendorf · New hot-mix driveways built on compacted crushed limestone road stone with a…
- Driveway Repair in Bettendorf · Full-depth patches key into sound asphalt instead of skin patches that peel by…
- Pothole Repair & Asphalt Patching in Bettendorf · Potholes cut square then tack-coated and filled with compacted hot mix.
- Asphalt Resurfacing & Overlay in Bettendorf · A new 1.5-2 inch compacted surface course goes over a structurally sound…
- Asphalt Milling & Removal in Bettendorf · Mill-and-pave; full-depth reclamation or complete tear-out with haul-away.
- Driveway Replacement in Bettendorf · When alligator cracking runs section to section the base underneath is gone and…
- Parking Lot Paving & Construction in Bettendorf · New parking lots and expansions for retail; HOA; church…
- Parking Lot Repair & Resurfacing in Bettendorf · Potholes; failed sections; catch basin rebuilds and full overlays for…
- Recycled Asphalt & Millings Driveways in Bettendorf · Compacted asphalt millings make a solid budget-smart surface for long drives…
- Tar & Chip Driveways in Bettendorf · Tar and chip is the same seal coat Iowa counties lay on back roads.
- Gravel Driveway Installation & Grading in Bettendorf · New gravel drives built in proper lifts of crushed limestone road stone over…
- Private Road & HOA Paving in Bettendorf · Private lanes; HOA streets; townhome complexes and apartment drives paved and…
- Driveway Extensions, Widening & Aprons in Bettendorf · Add a parking pad for the third car or the boat…
- Sports Court & Path Paving in Bettendorf · Backyard courts and paths get paved dead-flat with tight-tolerance surface…
How a Job Works in Bettendorf
Call us at (563) 200-7510 or send a message with photos and your address. We schedule a free on-site visit to measure, look at the base, check the grade and drainage, and talk through what will work and what will last. If your driveway is patched and cracking in multiple places, resurfacing or replacement makes more sense than throwing money at another patch. If the base is sound and the surface is just worn, an overlay buys you fifteen to twenty more years. We give you a written estimate with square footage, tonnage, thickness, and a price.
When we're ready to work, we stage the crew and equipment early in the morning. We mill out the old asphalt if you're resurfacing or replacing, we prep and proof-roll the base, we set up for good drainage, and we lay new hot mix. In Bettendorf, that means working around tight lot access in older neighborhoods and around HOA approvals and sometimes around utility locates if you're doing a full-depth job or an extension. We clean up at the end of every day, haul off the old material, and walk the finished driveway with you before we leave.
A new driveway in Bettendorf runs from $6 per square foot for a basic installation, which means roughly $2,400 to $3,600 for a typical 400-to-600-square-foot residential drive. Resurfacing an existing drive costs from $4 per square foot, or roughly $1,600 to $2,400 for the same area. A pothole or small patch repair starts at $450. A full driveway replacement, when the base is gone, runs from $7 per square foot. Parking lot work is priced on site and quoted by the job. The real cost drivers are square footage, the condition of the base, how thick we need to build, site access for the paver and roller, and whether you need grading or drainage work. We'll give you an honest assessment of whether your driveway is worth repairing, resurfacing, or replacing. Call (563) 200-7510 for a free estimate.
✅ Written Estimates & Tonnage Specs, fully insured for work in Bettendorf and nearby areas.
