After the snow of winter has finally melted, mud follows. This year as part of your spring home maintenance, consider paving driveways, walkways and parking lots.

When considering paving, select a contractor known for high-quality work and that has an established reputation in the community. Hayes Paving has been in the Saratoga community for 12 years, is family-owned and operated, and was built under the fundamental principals of “quality” and “honesty.” Hayes offers its customers services such as high quality driveways, stamped asphalt and seal coating. They offer free estimates and have a large fleet of state-of-the-art equipment to service any job.

Paving can increase the aesthetics and value of your property and it provides homeowners with an easy-to-clean durable surface that helps keep the dust and dirt out of your home. Brian Hayes of Hayes Paving expresses that the “largest benefits to paving are getting rid of the mud in the spring,” and that “it’s much easier to keep things clean and the dust down.” In addition to springtime benefits, a paved area makes a great place to wash the car or let the kids play on in the summer and in the winter it also helps make snow and ice removal easier. A properly constructed and maintained asphalt driveway or parking lot can achieve a life span of more than 25 years. The paving cost is very affordable compared to that of other pavement choices, and the long-term benefits for your home or business are priceless.

As an alternative to standard black asphalt, Hayes Paving also offers StreetPrint stamped asphalt. Stamped asphalt is an economical and aesthetic alternative to standard asphalt concrete, pavers, brick or patterned concrete. StreetPrint is a patented technology and application process that produces realistic-looking brick, slate, stone and other design effects directly onto an asphalt base. The process involves imprinting and coloring standard asphalt concrete. While the asphalt is warm and pliable, templates are placed on the surface and pressed into the asphalt using standard compaction equipment.

The templates are then removed and the process is repeated over the entire surface. Color can be topically applied as a finishing coat. This process gives customers the beauty of hand-placed decorative products, but also adds the benefits of a continuous surface which inhibits both weed growth and shifting problems associated with freeze/thaw cycles and vehicle movements. A testament to Hayes Paving’s expertise and attention to detail can be found along the StreetPrint walkways in Congress Park in Saratoga Springs.

Hayes Paving also offers seal coating, which is commonly used for protecting a surface from weather and aging. Seal coating may be used for parking lots, walkways, and driveways, and results in a smooth and attractive surface that protects the pavement. Age and weather produce cracks and openings in an asphalt surface and seal coating can seal these cracks and reduce damage from water, oil, salt and frost. Seal coating can reduce normal deterioration of the paved area and the driveway's life span can be extended.

Hayes Paving’s reputation speaks for itself. In addition to working with builders in the Capital Region such as Marini Brothers, Bonacio Construction and The Michaels Group, Hayes Paving works on numerous residential homes as well and averages 1,200 driveways a year. Not only is Hayes Paving a business that serves the community, they are part of the community. They offer many charities donations, free gift certificates and offer their services to many community-based organizations in need. As Hayes Paving continues to look towards the future, Brian Hayes states

“We plan to grow all of our services at a pace that allows us to professionally cater to our customers.”

For more information on the services that Hayes Paving offers or for a free estimate, please call 583-6300 or visit their webpage at www.hayespaving.com