J. Smart Contracting
Serves Townsend · 2.1 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
491 Main St, West Townsend, MA 01474
Paving & Driveways · Townsend, MA
Paving & Driveways in Townsend, Massachusetts
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Contractors serving Townsend
- CBF Landworks, Inc.Serves Townsend · 3.0 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
11 Townline Road, Groton, MA 01450
- Silva ExcavatingServes Townsend · 4.3 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
139 Townsend St, Pepperell, MA 01463
- JSP Tree SolutionsServes Townsend · 5.1 mi★★★★★4.5 rating
572 High Rock Rd, Fitchburg, MA 01420
- Serves Townsend · 6.1 mi
6 Pepperell Rd unit #477, West Groton, MA 01472
- Roots & Rocks Landscape ArtisansServes Townsend · 6.3 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
16 Maple Ave, Groton, MA 01450
- Lagasse CompaniesServes Townsend · 6.4 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
111 West Main Street, Groton, MA 01450
- Martinez Road Construction, IncServes Townsend · 7.6 mi★☆☆☆☆1.0 rating
158 Airport Rd, Fitchburg, MA 01420
- PCA Concrete & ConstructionServes Townsend · 8.0 mi★★★★★4.7 rating
31 Adams Ave, Groton, MA 01450
- Tandem Construction Co IncServes Townsend · 8.3 mi★★★☆☆3.1 rating
112 Leland Ave, Leominster, MA 01453
- City Line PavingServes Townsend · 8.6 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
3 Rosemary Ln, Ashburnham, MA 01430
- Powell Stone & GravelServes Townsend · 8.8 mi★★★★★4.6 rating
133 Leominster Shirley Rd, Lunenburg, MA 01462
- Dan's PavingServes Townsend · 9.2 mi★★★★☆4.1 rating
125 Temple St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
- Mr, J&A General Construction and RepairsServes Townsend · 9.6 mi★★★★★4.8 rating
23 Ridgewood Cir, Leominster, MA 01453
- MJ VACCA EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION,LlcServes Townsend · 10.0 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
56 Heron Way, Leominster, MA 01453
- JMP Construction Corporation of LeominsterServes Townsend · 10.1 mi★★★★☆4.4 rating
41 Salisbury St, Leominster, MA 01453
- Mr. Patch Asphalt & SealcoatingServes Townsend · 10.2 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
62 Webber St, Leominster, MA 01453
- Max13 Construction Inc.Serves Townsend · 10.3 mi★★★★★4.9 rating
21 Central Ct Unit 2, Leominster, MA 01453
- Three Seasons LandscapeServes Townsend · 11.3 mi★★★★★4.7 rating
264 Ayer Rd, Harvard, MA 01451
- Orion Design & LandscapeServes Townsend · 11.5 mi★★★★★4.9 rating
172 Birchcroft Rd, Leominster, MA 01453
- Stoneyard IncServes Townsend · 12.2 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
2 Spectacle Pond Rd, Littleton, MA 01460
- AG LandscapingServes Townsend · 12.5 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
15 Ernies Dr, Littleton, MA 01460
- Wachusett PavingServes Townsend · 13.4 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
60 Sargent Rd, Westminster, MA 01473
- Allstate Paving CoServes Townsend · 13.7 mi★★★☆☆3.4 rating
31 Bridge St, Westford, MA 01886
- Serves Townsend · 15.1 mi
141 Middlesex Rd, Tyngsborough, MA 01879
- LWJ Property Maintenance LLCServes Townsend · 15.1 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
852 George Hill Rd, Lancaster, MA 01523
- Powell Stone & GravelServes Townsend · 15.4 mi★★★★★4.7 rating
673 Spring St, Winchendon, MA 01475
- The Demolition ManServes Townsend · 15.7 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
104 Conant St, Gardner, MA 01440
- Lawn Barber, Inc.Serves Townsend · 15.7 mi★★★★★4.5 rating
1034 Massachusetts Ave, Boxborough, MA 01719
- Ideal BlockServes Townsend · 16.2 mi★★★★★4.8 rating
55 Powers Rd, Westford, MA 01886
- Sunshine Paving CorporationServes Townsend · 16.5 mi★★★☆☆3.0 rating
89 Meadowbrook Rd, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
- E&V MasonryServes Townsend · 16.9 mi★★★★★4.8 rating
617 Main St, Clinton, MA 01510
- David Monteiro Contracting Inc.Serves Townsend · 18.3 mi★★★★★4.9 rating
1 Century Mill Rd, Bolton, MA 01740
- David L. Sevigny IncServes Townsend · 18.6 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
62 Hale St, Winchendon, MA 01475
- Chelmsford Landscaping CoServes Townsend · 18.6 mi★★★★☆3.6 rating
1012 Westford St, Lowell, MA 01851
- Honeydo4you ContractorServes Townsend · 19.1 mi★★★★★4.9 rating
106 Stow St, Acton, MA 01720
- Massachusetts Broken Stone - Berlin Stone CoServes Townsend · 19.3 mi★★★★☆4.0 rating
332 Sawyer Hill Rd, Berlin, MA 01503
- CASSAL MASONRY & LANDSCAPE SUPPLY.Serves Townsend · 19.4 mi★★★★★4.9 rating
47 Golden Cove Rd Rear, Chelmsford, MA 01824
- Fresh landscape and masonryServes Townsend · 19.5 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
5 Manchester Dr, Hudson, MA 01749
- Reliable LandscapingServes Townsend · 19.7 mi★★★★☆4.4 rating
47 Wellington Rd, Templeton, MA 01468
- LZN ConstructionServes Townsend · 20.0 mi★★★★★4.8 rating
22 Franklin St, Hudson, MA 01749
- Onyx CorporationServes Townsend · 20.2 mi★★★★☆4.3 rating
18 Wetherbee St, Acton, MA 01720
- Milinazzo Paving CorporationServes Townsend · 20.4 mi★★★★☆4.2 rating
2140 Bridge St, Dracut, MA 01826
- D & D Asphalt Paving IncServes Townsend · 21.2 mi★★★★★4.6 rating
190 Meadowcroft St, Lowell, MA 01852
- J & M Renovation IncServes Townsend · 21.4 mi★★★★★4.9 rating
76 Llewellyn St, Lowell, MA 01850
- Green Leaves LandscapeServes Townsend · 21.6 mi★★★★★4.8 rating
561 Main St, Hudson, MA 01749
- Paradise Group ConstructionServes Townsend · 21.9 mi★★★★★4.9 rating
300 Baker Ave, Concord, MA 01742
- Apple Tree ServicesServes Townsend · 21.9 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
300 Baker Ave, Concord, MA 01742
- Max13 Construction Inc.Serves Townsend · 21.9 mi★★★★★5.0 rating
300 Baker Ave suite 300 office 321, Concord, MA 01742
- Serves Townsend · 22.3 mi
71 Parmenter Rd, Hudson, MA 01749
Paving & Driveways in Townsend — what to know
Rebates & incentives
Mass Save covers heating and water-heating measures, not paving, so a driveway or sealcoating job carries no rebate. Townsend is served by Unitil — an investor-owned utility, not a municipal light plant — so it's not an MLP town, but that distinction is moot for paving, which Mass Save never funds regardless.
The local angle is permitting and durability. Townsend's DPW typically requires a driveway or curb-cut permit before a new or widened drive ties into a town road, with a street-opening permit for cuts into the public way. With the Squannacook and Nashua rivers and their wetlands in town, adding impervious surface near water can trigger Conservation Commission review under the Wetlands Protection Act. Building a base deep enough to resist hard northern frost is the main practical concern.
Permits in Townsend
Massachusetts has no paving license, but a residential contractor must be a registered Home Improvement Contractor (HIC), with a Construction Supervisor License for structural work. In Townsend, file a driveway or curb-cut permit with the DPW before connecting to a town road, and a street-opening permit if the public pavement is cut. Properties near the Squannacook or Nashua rivers and their wetlands may require Conservation Commission review under the Wetlands Protection Act before adding impervious surface within the 100-foot buffer.
Typical project cost
Townsend is in north-central Massachusetts near the New Hampshire line, where labor runs well below Boston metro but cold winters demand more base work. A typical asphalt driveway install runs roughly $4,000–$11,500, with long rural drives and deep frost bases landing higher. Sealcoating is usually $250–$650. Concrete runs about $8–$17 per square foot. Base depth for frost, driveway length, and drainage on the area's mixed soils are the main cost drivers.
About Townsend homes
Townsend is a Middlesex County town of about 9,070 people across roughly 3,528 housing units, with homes averaging around 50 years old. It sits in the northwest corner of the county against the New Hampshire line near Pepperell, Lunenburg, and Ashby, with a rural, wooded character and three village centers.
That rural northern setting brings cold winters and long driveways on big lots, so local paving runs to sizable asphalt installs, regrading drives that rut and wash, and base rebuilds after freeze-thaw cracking. The Squannacook and Nashua rivers and their wetlands cross town, making drainage and conservation review recurring factors near the water.
Common questions — Paving & Driveways in Townsend
- Does Townsend's Unitil service affect a paving rebate?
- No. Townsend is on Unitil, an investor-owned utility, but Mass Save never covers paving anyway, so there's no driveway rebate either way. The utility only matters for heating and water-heating incentives.
- Why does my driveway heave so hard each winter?
- Townsend's cold northern winters drive deep frost, so water in the sub-base freezes, expands, and lifts the asphalt. A thicker, well-drained base built below the frost line is what stops the heaving from recurring.
- Do I need a permit to pave my driveway in Townsend?
- Resurfacing the existing drive usually doesn't, but a new or widened driveway meeting a town road needs a driveway or curb-cut permit from the Townsend DPW, plus a street-opening permit if the road is cut.
- I'm near the Squannacook River — are there extra rules?
- Possibly. Adding impervious surface near the Squannacook or Nashua rivers and their wetlands may require Conservation Commission review under the Wetlands Protection Act. Check with the town before expanding a drive within the buffer.
- How long should an asphalt driveway last in Townsend?
- With a properly built, well-drained base, 15 to 20 years is realistic, with sealcoating every 2 to 3 years. The deep frost here makes base depth and drainage the deciding factors in that lifespan.