These are planning ranges, not quotes. Asphalt price moves with oil, and two surfaces of the same size can be far apart because of what is underneath them. The pages here explain which differences actually change the number.
Two quotes for the same driveway are only comparable if both say the compacted depth and whether the base is being rebuilt. A single total hides the difference between a resurface and a rebuild, and that is the difference that matters.
The cheaper answer is often the smaller job. Where the base is sound, repair or resurfacing does the same visible work for a fraction of replacement, and a contractor who does not raise that is quoting for themselves.
Lots are a different calculation again, priced from the loads they carry rather than the square footage, which is why a lot and a driveway of equal area are not equal money.
Itemised quote
How pricing works
How your Edmonton paving price is arrived at
Measure the area properly
Measured on site rather than from a map, because aprons, flares and the turn at the garage add area that satellite images flatten out.
Assess what is underneath
Soft spots and drainage are checked, because base work is the line that most often separates two quotes that look similar at the bottom.
Price the lines separately
Removal, base, depth, area and disposal each get their own figure, so the quote can be compared line against line rather than total against total.
Put it in writing
The written version is the one that counts. Anything agreed verbally on site is added to it before work is booked rather than remembered afterwards.
Cost pages
What different Edmonton paving jobs cost
Five pages of planning ranges and the reasoning behind them.
Because the base cannot be assessed from a description. A phone figure would be a guess, and the usual result is a revised price once a crew is already on site.
Almost always depth and base work. One quote may be a surface layer over the existing base and the other a full rebuild, and a single total will not show you which.
Not the rate so much as the availability. Late season books out and hot mix needs workable temperatures, so a job pushed too late becomes a spring job.
Yes, where the base is sound, because the expensive half of a paving job is everything that happens before the asphalt arrives. It is not an option on a failed base.
Removing the old surface and taking it away. It is listed separately because it changes with depth and area, and because asphalt is usually recycled rather than landfilled.
Payment terms are set out on the written quote before anything is booked. Anything agreed on site is added to that document rather than left as a conversation.
