Asphalt Paving in Mount Prospect, IL

Asphalt paving in Mount Prospect tends to involve some of the oldest driveways in the northwest suburbs. Census estimates put the median year built here at 1969, a few years older than Arlington Heights next door, with about 21 percent of homes from the 1950s, 26 percent from the 1960s and 24 percent from the 1970s. The village grew from 4,009 residents in 1950 to 52,634 in 1980, then leveled off; it counted 56,852 in 2020.

Driveways at fifty-plus years

A driveway first paved in the 1950s or 60s has usually been through several overlays and many patches. The base underneath has had decades to settle unevenly, especially at the apron and along the edges. If yours shows ruts, a sunken end at the street or a surface that now sits above the garage slab, full replacement is usually the better investment.

Village permit rules

Mount Prospect's flatwork permit supplement from Community Development requires a signed application, the contractor's proposal and a plat of survey. It allows one driveway and curb cut per lot, with a minimum width of 8 feet, and it calls for a pre-pour inspection before paving and a final inspection after. The village asks that inspections be scheduled before 3 p.m., and a missed call can cost the permit deposit. We plan around those steps.

Front-yard and walk rules

The same supplement keeps patios out of front yards and sets a 15-foot rear setback for them. It allows front walks and steps up to 8 feet wide and service walks of 3 feet. If you are reworking the driveway and front walk together, those limits shape the layout.

Drainage on flat lots

Mount Prospect is flat, so water does not always know where to go. We set the driveway grade so runoff heads to the street or yard, not toward the garage or a neighbor's lot.

Commercial and condo lots

Downtown businesses, churches, schools and condo buildings need lots that stay safe through winter. We phase patching, crack sealing, sealcoating and striping to keep them in use.

Overlay height and the garage

In neighborhoods this age, it is common to find a driveway that has been overlaid two or three times. Each layer adds height, and eventually the blacktop sits above the garage floor and the public sidewalk, so water runs toward the house and snowblowers catch the lip. When we replace these driveways, we remove the layers down to the base and reset the grade so the surface meets the garage slab and the walk flush.

Coordinating with the walk

Because the village's rules cover front walks and steps as well as driveways, it often makes sense to plan both together. We lay out the driveway first and leave clean edges where a walk will tie in.

Downtown and the train line

With about one in five homes built in the 1950s, Mount Prospect has many driveways that have been in place for close to seventy years. Where a driveway runs close to the house or to a detached garage, we plan equipment carefully and grade so water stays off foundations.

Free estimates

After a visit to look at the base and the drainage, you get an itemized estimate in writing. Call (224) 524-1410 or

Get a Free Estimate

.