Mass West Construction

Massachusetts licenses no paving trade, but your contractor must be HIC-registered, with a Construction Supervisor License for structural work. In Granby, the DPW/Highway Department issues driveway and curb-cut permits, and a street-opening permit is required for road cuts. Lots near a pond, brook, or wetland may need a Conservation Commission filing before adding impervious area. On older rural lots, contractors also account for shared drainage and the steep grades on parcels near the Holyoke Range. Your paver typically manages the approvals.

Granby is in western MA's Pioneer Valley, where paving labor runs below eastern MA and the Boston metro. A standard asphalt driveway replacement typically runs about $4,500–$10,500; sealcoating $250–$650; concrete roughly $8–$17 per square foot; permeable pavers higher. The chief cost driver in Granby is base condition — older driveways laid over clay or marginal gravel heave in the region's freeze-thaw cycle, so a durable job usually means excavating and rebuilding the sub-base with drainage rather than a thin overlay.

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.

More on permits, costs, rebates and common questions, plus every other paving & driveways contractor serving the town, on the Paving & Driveways in Granby page.