Commercial Asphalt Paving in Denver, CO
Asphalt paving for commercial property across Denver and the surrounding metro area: retail centers, office and medical parks, industrial yards, truck courts, apartment and HOA drives. Heavier sections, phased schedules and night work, so tenants keep trading while the lot gets rebuilt.
- Free written estimates
- Licensed and insured crews
- Hot-mix asphalt, compacted right
- Clean job sites
Commercial paving is a logistics problem as much as a construction one. The mix and the rollers are the same as on a driveway. What changes is the section design, the phasing, and the fact that a hundred people need to reach the front door while you are working. Asphalt Denver paves commercial property across Denver and the surrounding metro area for owners, asset managers and facilities teams.
Section design does most of the work. Passenger car areas are one thing. Trash truck routes, loading docks, drive-through lanes and semi turning areas need more asphalt over more base, and the estimate should say where each section changes. A lot built to one uniform depth fails first wherever the trucks turn.
We quote phased. That means the lot is split into work areas with a sequence, dates and access routes, so you can send that to tenants before the barricades go up rather than after.
What the work covers
- Full-depth reconstruction of failed lot areas over a new compacted base
- Mill and overlay across lots where the base is still sound
- Heavy-duty sections for dumpster pads, loading docks and truck routes
- New access drives, aprons and connections to public streets
- Grading, drainage correction and tie-ins to inlets, pans and curbs
- Concrete work where asphalt is the wrong answer, such as dumpster pads
- Phased staging plans, traffic control and after-hours work
- Striping, ADA layout and sealcoat scheduled once the mix has cured
When you need it
- Alligator cracking spreading through the drive aisles and truck routes
- Ruts and shoving where delivery vehicles brake, turn or park
- Water ponding in the middle of the lot or holding at the inlets
- Trip hazards, sunken sections or ADA route problems flagged in an inspection
- A capital plan that has the lot up for replacement this year or next
- A new pad site, expansion or change of use that needs more parking built
How the job is done
- 01
Walk the site with you
We look at the whole lot, not the worst corner: drainage, truck paths, where the base has gone, and which areas can be closed without shutting a tenant down.
- 02
Scope and phase
The estimate splits the lot into areas, gives each one a treatment and a depth, and sets a sequence with dates. You get a plan you can circulate to tenants.
- 03
Demolition and milling
Failed areas come out full depth. Sound areas get milled to grade so the new surface ties into existing curbs, pans and door thresholds at the right elevation.
- 04
Base and subgrade
Subgrade gets proof rolled, soft areas get excavated and replaced, and aggregate base is compacted in lifts. Truck routes and dock areas get the thicker section.
- 05
Pave and compact
Tack coat on every joint and vertical face, hot-mix placed in lifts by paver and rolled hot. Larger lots are poured in a sequence that keeps a route open through the site.
- 06
Reopen, then stripe
Areas reopen once the mat has cooled and hardened. Striping and ADA layout follow after cure, and sealcoat is scheduled six to twelve months out.
Commercial Asphalt Paving in Denver
Denver commercial lots carry a load that residential pavement never sees, and the climate here punishes any weak section. Trash trucks and delivery vehicles put their weight down in the same spots week after week, the ground freezes and thaws through winter, and any water reaching the base finds the weakness first. The failures we get called to are almost always at the dumpster pad, the dock apron or the entrance off the street.
The other Denver factor is subgrade. Expansive claystone runs under much of the Front Range, which the Colorado Geological Survey identifies as the costliest geologic hazard in Colorado, and it moves with moisture. On a commercial site that means the drainage design matters more than the top mat. Work in the public right-of-way, such as a new access drive or curb cut, needs a permit and a licensed contractor. In Denver that is a Department of Transportation and Infrastructure right-of-way permit, and each metro city runs its own process.
What it costs
Commercial work is quoted per square foot by section, then phased. As of 2026, HomeGuide puts asphalt lot construction at $3 to $7 per square foot, or roughly $900 to $2,500 per stall, with a 50 to 100 space lot in the $45,000 to $350,000 band depending on what is already there. Mill and overlay lands far lower, around $1 to $3 per square foot. Those are national figures. What moves your number is how much of the lot needs full depth versus overlay, and how much has to happen at night.
Why work with us
- Phased scopes with dates and access routes you can send to tenants
- Section depths called out by area instead of one blanket number
- Night and weekend pours to keep retail and medical sites operating
- Free written estimates, itemized by area and square footage
- Licensed and insured, with certificates of insurance issued before mobilization
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Areas we cover for commercial asphalt paving
Not listed? We cover Denver and the surrounding metro area. See every area we work in.
Commercial Asphalt Paving questions
Can you pave without closing the whole lot?
Almost always. We split the lot into phases and work one area at a time, keeping a route to the entrances open. Retail and medical sites often go at night or across a weekend. The phasing plan goes into the estimate, so you know the dates before you commit.
How thick should a commercial lot be?
Passenger car areas usually take three to four inches of asphalt over six or more inches of base. Drive aisles, dumpster approaches, dock aprons and truck turning areas want more, often in two lifts. A geotechnical report sets it where one exists. Where none does, we design to the traffic you describe.
What does a commercial asphalt company do that a driveway crew does not?
Sequencing, traffic control, ADA layout, tie-ins to inlets and pans, heavier sections for truck loads, and paperwork: certificates of insurance, phasing plans and permits for right-of-way work. The paving itself is the same craft. The coordination around it is the difference.
Do you work with property managers and HOAs?
Regularly. We can scope a lot for a board packet or a capital plan, show what each option costs across ten years, and quote the work in stages so it fits a budget cycle. Estimates are written and itemized, which makes them easier to put in front of owners.
How long does a commercial lot take?
A mill and overlay on a mid-size retail lot is often two to four working days per phase. Full-depth reconstruction takes longer because the base has to be rebuilt and compacted. Weather moves dates in Denver, so the schedule in your estimate carries a weather clause.
Do you handle permits?
For work in the public right-of-way, such as a new access drive or a curb cut, a permit is required and the contractor has to be licensed. We pull those and coordinate inspections. Work entirely on private property usually does not need one, though your city may still want a site plan review.
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