GEORGE A. PICKERING ASPHALT PAVING INC
Paving & Driveways in Canton, MA · ★ 4.7 Google rating
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- Address
- 340 Pine St Unit 1, Canton, MA 02021
- Phone
- (781) 828-4316
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About GEORGE A. PICKERING ASPHALT PAVING INC
GEORGE A. PICKERING ASPHALT PAVING INC is a Paving & Driveways contractor based in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at 340 Pine St Unit 1, Canton, MA 02021. It has a Google rating of 4.7 out of 5. Its website is linked above. A listing here is not a license or insurance check, so verify both directly before hiring.
Service area
Based in Canton, GEORGE A. PICKERING ASPHALT PAVING INC is within a short drive of Stoughton (2 mi), Sharon (4 mi), Avon (4 mi), Norwood (5 mi), Randolph (5 mi) and Walpole (6 mi). Most Massachusetts paving & driveways contractors work a 25-mile radius, so homeowners in those towns can reasonably ask for a quote.
Hiring a Paving & Driveways contractor in Canton
Massachusetts has no statewide paving license, but residential pavers must hold a Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registration, plus a Construction Supervisor License for structural work. In Canton, a new or widened driveway needs a curb-cut/driveway permit from the DPW, and any work in the public way requires a street-opening permit. Lots near the Neponset, the Reservoir, or Pequit Brook may draw Conservation Commission review under the Wetlands Protection Act for added impervious surface. A reputable contractor pulls the permits and schedules inspections as part of the job.
Canton sits in the Boston metro-south band, so paving runs above central and western MA but under the city core. A typical asphalt driveway install runs about $4,500–$12,000 depending on size, slope, and tear-out versus overlay. Sealcoating is usually $250–$700, concrete roughly $8–$18 per square foot, and permeable pavers higher. On Canton's lots near the Blue Hills, the cost drivers are slope and the drainage and sub-base work needed over wet, clay-heavy soils — frost heave on an underbuilt base is the main reason driveways fail early.
Massachusetts requires a written contract and a Home Improvement Contractor registration for most residential paving & driveways work; ask for the registration number and check it before paying a deposit.
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