Ocean Pines paving contractor
Yes, we pave all over Ocean Pines
Ocean Pines was laid out as a planned community starting in the late 1960s, on the mainland side of the water across from the coast, and it grew section by section from there. That history shows up in the driveways. A street built in the 1970s, a street built in the 1990s and a street built last decade all have surfaces at completely different stages of their life, sometimes within a few hundred feet of each other.
The layout adds its own wrinkle. The roads curve, the lots are wooded, and a lot of drives are short with a tight turn in off a bending street. That is a different job from a straight run out in the county, and it is worth planning before the truck shows up. The third generation paving contractor that does it has been working the Shore for three generations.
What makes an Ocean Pines job different
Trees and water, in that order. Ocean Pines is a wooded community and mature trees sit close to a lot of driveways, which means roots under the surface and leaf litter on top of it. Roots lift and crack asphalt from below, and damp shade keeps a surface from ever drying out properly, so the same drive ages faster on the north side than the south. We look for both before we quote anything.
Then there is the ground itself. This is flat coastal plain sitting between the bay and the ocean, and the water table is close to the surface. Some lots drain well and some hold wet for days, and you cannot tell which is which by standing on the grass. So we dig, we look at what comes out, and we set the falls so the water leaves the drive rather than sitting in a low spot and working its way into the base over a winter.
What we handle here
What we build in Ocean Pines
Driveway Paving
The usual Ocean Pines call is a home from the 1970s, 80s or 90s whose original drive has been patched a few times and is now past it. We take the old surface out, fix the base where roots and water got to it, and lay new asphalt with a crown so rain runs off instead of standing. Our driveway paving in Ocean Pines is built for the lot it sits on, trees and all.
Sealcoating
Sun, salt air off the bay and a wooded lot that never quite dries out all shorten the life of an asphalt surface. A seal coat puts the protection back, keeps the drive black and stops water finding its way into the small cracks. On a community this size we are often sealing several drives on the same street in the same visit, which keeps the trip efficient.
Asphalt Repair
Root lift, a sunken corner and two potholes do not always mean a new driveway. Where the rest of the surface is sound we cut the failed areas out square, dig down to ground that holds, rebuild the base and blend the patch in. Our asphalt repair work starts with an honest look at whether repairing is worth your money at all.
Parking Lot Paving
Ocean Pines is not just houses. There are community buildings, offices, churches and small commercial sites around and just outside it, and those lots carry delivery trucks and steady turning traffic. We build the lanes and entrances deeper than the stalls, set the falls so nothing ponds, and phase the work so the site keeps running.
Why Ocean Pines calls us
Why Ocean Pines owners call Robert and Son
Because we are a Shore family business and we are still going to be here next year. Robert and Son Paving is in its third generation, run out of Federalsburg, and Bob was born and raised on the Eastern Shore. When you call, you get the man whose name is on the truck, and he is the one who comes out and measures the job.
We are licensed in Maryland under MHIC #74385, we have been BBB A plus accredited since 2018, and all of our work carries a two year warranty. Estimates are free and we work Monday through Saturday, seven in the morning to seven at night. If your drive only needs sealing or a couple of repairs, we will say so rather than sell you a new one.
Where you will see us around Ocean Pines
MD 589, Racetrack Road, is the spine of the whole area and our way in and out, running between US 50 to the south and US 113 to the north. From there we work the sections off it, on the wooded residential streets and around the community buildings, and on the commercial property sitting out where those roads meet.
We are also on the ground just beyond the community, on the farms and older properties between here and Berlin, where the lanes get long and the drainage matters more. When winter turns, the same trucks come back this way for snow removal on commercial lots.
Where we work
Driveways and lots we lay in Ocean Pines
We cover Ocean Pines and the Worcester County ground around it, and we are on the same trip most times for our customers in Berlin just down the road and for the work we have in Salisbury west along US 50.
Ask a paving contractor
Straight answers about asphalt paving on the Eastern Shore
Do you really come to Ocean Pines from Federalsburg?
We do. It is a run south east on MD 313 and then east on US 50 onto MD 589, and there is no travel charge to come out, look at your driveway and give you a free written estimate.
Tree roots have lifted my Ocean Pines driveway, can that be fixed?
Usually. We cut out the lifted area, deal with what is under it and rebuild the base before patching. A root that is still growing will come back, so we talk that through honestly before you spend anything.
How often should an Ocean Pines driveway be sealed?
Every few years for most drives, and sooner on a shaded wooded lot that stays damp. Sealing too often wastes money and sealing too rarely lets water into the surface, so we look at yours and tell you where it stands.
Can you work on a short driveway with a tight turn in?
Yes, and most Ocean Pines drives are exactly that. We check the access first and bring smaller equipment where a bending street or a narrow entrance calls for it, so nothing gets torn up getting in and out.
Do you do several driveways on the same street?
Often, and it is worth asking your neighbours. Doing a few drives on one visit keeps our setup time down, and that is the part of a small job that costs the most. Ask us and we will price it that way.
Are you licensed to work in Worcester County?
Yes. We hold Maryland Home Improvement Commission licence number 74385, we have been BBB A plus accredited since 2018, and every job we finish carries a two year warranty on all the work.