Asphalt Calculator
Calculate the exact tonnage of hot-mix asphalt (blacktop) required to pave your driveway, parking lot, or road.
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Paving Expert Tips
1
Standard Thickness
For residential driveways over a solid crushed stone base, 2 to 3 inches of compacted asphalt is standard. For commercial parking lots or heavy truck traffic, use 3 to 4 inches.
2
Compaction Density
Standard Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) weighs approximately 145 pounds per cubic foot (or roughly 2,322 kg per cubic meter) once it is heavily compacted by a steamroller.
3
The Over-order Rule
Ground surfaces are rarely perfectly flat. Small dips in your gravel base will consume extra asphalt. We automatically add a 5% margin to prevent running short while paving.