Asphalt Paving
Hot mix asphalt paving from the ground up for homes, ranches and businesses: the site graded for drainage, the base put down and compacted, then hot mix laid with our own LeeBoy pavers and rolled while it is hot.
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Caldwell sits where Highway 21 and Highway 36 cross, in the middle of Burleson County. Highway 21 follows the Old San Antonio Road, and the town was laid out parallel to it. Around the courthouse square the lots are small and the driveways are short. Out on the highway frontage the pavement belongs to businesses, and it takes truck traffic all week. Past the city limits it turns into ranch and farm country in a hurry. The 77836 ZIP covers more than 400 square miles. Two out of three people in it live outside the city. The town is growing too. The Census counted just under 4,000 people here in 2020, and its 2024 estimate is about 4,800.
JEJ Asphalt & Concrete Recovery is an asphalt paving contractor based in North Zulch. We come over on Highway 21, about 46 miles through Bryan. In Caldwell we build asphalt driveways and commercial parking lots, and we pave ranch roads. We also chip seal, sealcoat, crack fill, patch and stripe. Homes, ranches, churches and businesses get the same order of work. We grade for drainage, build the base, then lay hot mix with our own LeeBoy pavers. Call or text (979) 595-5944 and we will come look at the job and give you a free estimate.
Tell us about the driveway, lot or road. We come out, look at the site and give you a written estimate.
The NRCS soil map puts the middle of Caldwell on Benchley loam. That is roughly a foot of loam sitting on heavy clay. Below that first foot the clay content runs 37 to 45 percent, and water moves through it slowly. In a dry spell the soil description records cracks about half an inch wide. They reach a foot down or more.
Drive a few miles and the ground changes. West and northwest of town the maps show Padina fine sand, deep and well drained. South toward Somerville it is Kurten fine sandy loam over the same kind of swelling clay. East toward the Brazos River it is Weswood silty clay loam, old river bottom ground. Three different subgrades in one county, and each one wants its own amount of base.
Burleson County averages about 37 inches of rain a year, with July highs near 95. Clay swells when it is wet and shrinks when it dries. Pavement on top of it moves with the clay. So we grade for drainage first, then build and compact the base before any asphalt goes down. On this ground the base and the water decide how long a driveway lasts.
Most paving around Caldwell happens past the city limit sign. Burleson County holds about 17,600 people over 659 square miles, roughly 27 per square mile. That means long driveways off county roads, gates set back from the pavement, and turnarounds sized for a trailer. Cattle trailers, feed trucks and hay loads use the same drive as the family car.
We pave those drives in hot mix asphalt with our own LeeBoy pavers, rolled with a double steel drum roller. When the job is a half mile of ranch road, chip seal often suits it better than hot mix. County and TxDOT crews call that same work seal coat. It is not the black sealer people put on a driveway. Either way it starts underneath, with graded road base compacted so water leaves the drive.
Rebuilds are steady work out here. A drive that potholes every spring usually has water under it, not just a worn surface. We cut out the failed areas, rebuild the base and patch with hot mix. Where the base is still sound, an overlay does it. Every job starts with a free estimate, and we give a 3-year written warranty on new asphalt we install.
Caldwell's commercial pavement sits in two places. There is the courthouse square and the blocks around it, where lots are small, old and tight to the curb. Then there is the frontage along Highway 21 and Highway 36. Shops, churches, motels, offices, feed stores and equipment yards keep their lots out there.
Trucks are what break a small-town lot. Delivery trucks, trailers and dumpsters sit in the same spots every week. Those areas need a heavier section than the car stalls. We plan the work in phases with you so the business keeps operating. Water that stands by a door gets fixed in the grading, not covered with a thin patch.
After the asphalt comes the paint. Stall and fire lane striping goes down, plus arrows and stop bars. Accessible spaces and access aisles are marked to the Texas Accessibility Standards. Restriping a lot counts as an alteration under the 2010 ADA Standards. That means the accessible spaces have to meet current rules when the lot is repainted. Crack filling and sealcoating later keep water out of the base you paid for.
It depends on whose road you are tying into. On a county road, Burleson County issues an access permit for a driveway on county right of way. There is no application fee. The form is filled out at the county 911 addressing office in the courthouse. Then the driveway location gets marked with white flags.
A Road and Bridge representative looks at the spot and sets the culvert diameter. The county policy calls for a culvert pipe at least 24 feet long. The driveway gets backfilled with TxDOT Item 247 Type A Grade 2 rock. Concrete cannot be placed closer than one foot to the road edge. You file the permit, and we build the driveway to what the county sets.
Highway 21 and Highway 36 are state highways. A driveway onto either one is a TxDOT permit instead. The Bryan District covers Burleson County. Inside the city limits, check with the city before anything starts in the right of way. Whoever owns the road writes the rules, and we build to them.
Communities and areas we serve around Caldwell: Downtown Caldwell and the courthouse square, The Highway 21 corridor, The Highway 36 corridor, Cooks Point, Chriesman, Deanville, Snook, Tunis, Lyons, Frenstat, Somerville, Birch.
Caldwell ZIP codes served: 77836.
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(979) 595-5944 Hot mix asphalt paving from the ground up for homes, ranches and businesses: the site graded for drainage, the base put down and compacted, then hot mix laid with our own LeeBoy pavers and rolled while it is hot.
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New asphalt driveways, gravel drives paved over and worn out drives replaced. We grade the site, build the base and lay hot mix with our own LeeBoy pavers.
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We build, replace and expand asphalt parking lots for businesses across the Brazos Valley. The work is planned in phases with you so the doors can stay open.
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We pave private roads, ranch roads and subdivision streets in hot mix asphalt or chip seal. The base, the crown and the ditches come first, so water leaves the road.
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Chip seal builds a tough rock surface for ranch roads, private roads and long rural driveways. We spray the emulsion, spread the rock and roll it in, course by course.
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Sealcoating for asphalt driveways and parking lots across the Brazos Valley. We blow the surface clean, fill the cracks, then put the sealer down.
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We fill asphalt cracks with hot rubber sealant on driveways, parking lots and private roads. The cracks are blown clean and dry before any sealant goes in, because that is what makes the fill hold.
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We repair potholes, sunken spots, crumbling edges and failed patches in asphalt driveways, parking lots and private roads. Bad pavement is saw cut out, the base rebuilt where it failed, then a hot mix patch is compacted in.
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We repair and maintain asphalt parking lots for businesses, churches, motels, shops and HOAs. Cracks get filled and failed spots patched, then the lot is sealcoated and restriped.
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They were professional, efficient, and delivered high-quality work. The team showed up on time, and left the area clean when they were done. You can tell they take pride in their work. Highly recommend them to anyone needing asphalt repair!
JEJ Concrete and Asphalt Recovery went above and beyond from start to finish. Professional, responsive, and they take real pride in their work. You can tell they know what they’re doing—the quality and attention to detail speaks for itself. They showed up when they said they would, got the job done efficiently, and left everything looking better than expected. It’s hard to find companies that still operate with this level of integrity and consistency. If you need concrete or asphalt work done right the first time, JEJ is the one to call. Highly recommend.
Great quality sealer jobs and customer service! Just an all around good company
If You’re needing someone to handle all of your driveways parking lots Or anything of that nature These people are here are the best of the best
Owner is respectful and polite. From the beginning to the end results we are very happy. So easy to work with and willing to adjust to changes also on time and reliable. The yard was nice and clean when they pulled out. Wow, what a difference it makes. Thanks guys!
Awesome experience. Very responsive. On time and on budget.
A few of the questions we hear most around Caldwell. If yours is not here, call and ask.
Tell us what needs paving, sealing, patching or striping, and we will come out and look at it. Call or text (979) 595-5944, or send the form with the details of the job.
Tell us about the driveway, lot or road. We come out, look at the site and give you a written estimate.