When norfolk property owners search for asphalt paving in Norfolk, Virginia, the results are mostly franchise sealers and seasonal contractors. J. Worden & Sons is the alternative: a Class A asphalt contractor headquartered in Chester, Virginia, that has been pouring mat across the Hampton Roads market for fifty years under continuous family ownership. New driveways, parking lots, and overlays installed by a Class A contractor with 50 years of in-house crews.

Asphalt is a structural system, not a surface. Every job starts with the subgrade — proof-rolled, compacted, and graded for positive drainage before a single ton of mix arrives. Skip that step and the prettiest mat in the world will alligator inside three winters.

We run our own paver, our own rollers, and our own dump fleet. That means a single foreman owns the work from grade to final pass — no sub-of-a-sub. Mat temperatures are checked at the screed, behind the breakdown roller, and at finish, because compaction window in Virginia summer is unforgiving.

For driveways we typically install 2 to 2.5 inches of compacted SM-9.5A surface mix over a properly prepared 6-inch CR-6 stone base. For commercial work we engineer the section to traffic — heavy delivery zones get 3 to 4 inches of binder under the surface course. Either way, density is non-negotiable.

Edges are hand-raked and tamped, joints are tack-coated and tied, and the surface is broomed clean before traffic. Cure for 24 to 48 hours, sealcoat at the 6-to-12 month mark, and the mat will outlive the loan on the building.

Every Norfolk project is engineered to the soil, drainage, and traffic conditions of the property. Hampton Roads has its own subgrade story — a mix of clay, sandy loam, and historic fill that punishes generic spec sheets. We test the section, design the mat, and document the proposal so you know exactly what is going under the surface and exactly what it will cost.

We are the same crew, with the same trucks and the same foremen, that has been pouring driveways and parking lots from Richmond to the Hampton Roads peninsula since 1984. Pavement Magazine named us a Top 75 Contractor in four separate categories. Houzz has awarded us Best of Service multiple years running. Our Google Business Profile holds strong ratings across 87 verified reviews.

If you are evaluating asphalt paving in Norfolk, ask the bidders three questions: Are you a Class A licensed contractor? Will the same crew that bid the job pour the job? And what is the engineered section, lift by lift, that you intend to install? J. Worden & Sons answers all three in writing on every estimate.