Paving in Charles Town, West Virginia

Charles Town is in Jefferson County, with a mix of historic properties and newer developments, and that mix shapes the paving work. A historic street may have a narrow apron, an older sidewalk, and drainage that was never designed for a wider drive. A new subdivision may have a standard curb cut and an HOA that cares what the drive looks like. Both still sit on clay-rich limestone-valley soil that holds water and heaves in a freeze.

Two kinds of apron

They are not the same permit question. Inside the city, or on a Jefferson County road outside it, the office to call is the City of Charles Town or Jefferson County, not Berkeley County. Check with them, and with your HOA, before a driveway apron is widened or rebuilt. On an older street, ask before assuming the apron can grow. On a newer street, ask what the covenants say about material and width.

The private drive behind that apron still needs a base. An overlay hides a sound surface. It does not fix clay pumping up through alligator cracks. Water should leave the pavement instead of standing against a stone foundation, which is common on the older houses. Driveway paving covers the rebuild. Sealcoating keeps it that way once the surface is sound: cracks filled, pavement dry, late summer or early fall, warm air while it cures.

Hardscape on the same lots

We also build patios and walks in Charles Town. A patio tight to an old house has to sit so roof water and driveway water are not the same puddle. Good landscaping and hardscaping keeps those apart. For commercial stalls and shared lots, see parking lots.

We also work in nearby Shepherdstown, where lots tend to be flatter, and in Ranson and the rest of our service area. Contact us with the address and let us know whether the house is on an older street or in a newer section. That tells us which apron question to ask first.