Asphalt Paving in Mount Vernon, VA

Asphalt paving in Mount Vernon happens on land that was once part of George and Martha Washington's estate. The Mount Vernon CDP sits on the Atlantic Coastal Plain on the north bank of the Potomac, with Dogue Creek running through its western part and Little Hunting Creek forming its eastern border. The 2020 census counted 12,914 residents and 4,771 housing units. Since 2010 the census has defined Mount Vernon as the area south of Route 1; the area north of it is Woodlawn.

Coastal Plain ground

The Coastal Plain soils here are sands and clays rather than the rock of the Piedmont farther west. Fairfax County material quoted in local reporting places the county's marine clay mainly in the Coastal Plain east of I-95, and USGS work describes landsliding as a common problem in eastern Fairfax County. On sloped lots toward the creeks and the river, a driveway needs a deep, well-compacted base and drainage that keeps water from saturating the ground beneath it.

Visitors and roads

Mount Vernon draws more than a million tourists a year, and the George Washington Memorial Parkway carries much of that traffic. Homes near the main roads see more wear at the apron than at the house. Most residential streets are VDOT-maintained, and changes to an entrance follow VDOT's private entrance rules.

Wooded lots

Many homes sit on wooded lots with long or curving driveways. Shade, leaves and roots all work against asphalt: damp surfaces, clogged edges and heaved sections. We clear edges, rebuild root-damaged sections where safe for the tree and finish with a clean shoulder that drains.

Services in Mount Vernon

• Driveway replacement and new installs
• Long and curved driveway resurfacing
• Edge, root and drainage repairs
• Crack sealing and sealcoating
• Church and small business lots

Gristmill and estate traffic

The George Washington Gristmill and Distillery and the Mount Vernon Estate draw steady visitor traffic on the roads around them. Homes near those routes see more wear at the apron. We rebuild aprons to full depth when they are breaking up and tie them neatly into the rest of the driveway.

Gum Springs

The Gum Springs community, established by enslaved and formerly enslaved people from the estate and surrounding area, has older homes and churches whose lots often need careful repair rather than wholesale replacement.

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