Asphalt Paving in Chevy Chase, MD
Family-owned driveway paving, sealcoating, and repair for Chevy Chase homeowners since 1988.
Driveway Paving Across Chevy Chase’s Historic Communities
Chevy Chase isn’t one place. It’s a collection of distinct municipalities that share a name, a zip code, and a streetscape along Connecticut Avenue — but are governed entirely separately and have their own distinct identities. The Town of Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase Village, Chevy Chase Section Three, Chevy Chase Section Five, Martin’s Additions, and Somerset all sit within what most people call “Chevy Chase,” alongside the DC neighborhood of the same name just across Western Avenue. Each has its own government, its own character, and its own streets. What they share is the history that created them all.
That history starts in 1725, when Colonel Joseph Belt received a 560-acre land grant from Charles Calvert, the 5th Baron Baltimore, and named it “Cheivy Chace” — after a medieval British ballad about a border raid between England and Scotland. The land remained farmland for 150 years. Then in the 1880s, Senator Francis G. Newlands of Nevada and his partner William Stewart quietly began buying up thousands of acres along the route that would become Connecticut Avenue. In 1890 they founded the Chevy Chase Land Company, extended Connecticut Avenue north into Maryland, and built a $1.5 million electric railway to connect the new suburb to Washington. They built houses for $3,000 and up and banned commerce from the residential neighborhoods. Many of those early homes were designed by architect Leon E. Dessez, who also designed the Admiral’s House on Observatory Circle in Washington — now the official residence of the Vice President of the United States.
Chevy Chase became the summer destination for Washington’s political and business elite almost immediately. The Chevy Chase Club and the Columbia Country Club — two of the most prestigious private clubs in the DC area — have anchored the community for generations. Vice President Spiro Agnew lived in the Kenwood neighborhood. Former Vice President Al Gore lived in Chevy Chase. The Corby Mansion at Chevy Chase Circle — built in 1893 by Newlands himself as his personal residence — went on to host every U.S. president from Grover Cleveland through George W. Bush.
The homes here reflect all of that history — mostly built between the 1890s and the 1940s, on tree-lined streets with mature canopy, large lots, and driveways that carry decades of freeze-thaw cycles underneath them.
We’ve been paving in Chevy Chase since 1988 and are based in Gaithersburg, about 25 minutes north on Connecticut Avenue.
What We Do in Chevy Chase
Driveway Paving and Replacement
Chevy Chase’s residential streets were built in an era of large lots and mature trees, and the driveways that serve them reflect that. The root systems from trees that have been growing since the 1920s and 1930s run under many of the driveways in the historic sections. We remove the old surface, rebuild the base, and pave new — with the care for site conditions that a dense, historic neighborhood demands.
Driveway Widening and Extensions
Some Chevy Chase properties have room for a second parking area, a wider approach, or an extension that doesn’t currently exist. Building new from the ground up means starting with a properly compacted base — not just asphalt over dirt — so the new section performs as well as the rest of the driveway.
Sealcoating
The 1920s and 1930s homes in Chevy Chase’s historic sections were built under the same canopy that still lines those streets today — mature oaks and maples that have been shading these driveways for 80 to 100 years. That shade holds moisture on the surface longer than the sun can dry it, which is what wears through the binder from the top down. A regular sealcoating schedule is what slows that cycle down on driveways that were already old before most of the county was developed.
Crack Filling and Patching
Root pressure from mature hardwoods, clay soil, and freeze-thaw cycling converge on Chevy Chase driveways built in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. We fill with heated rubberized sealant where the damage is still at the surface and cut out and rebuild where the base has shifted underneath.
Resurfacing and Overlay
When the base is still viable but the surface has cracked and worn through, a resurface extends the driveway’s life without the disruption of a full tear-out. We mill the transitions, tack coat the existing surface, and machine-lay fresh asphalt.
Culvert Pipe Replacement
Some of Chevy Chase’s oldest properties have drainage pipes under their driveways that have been in the ground since the original development. When those pipes fail the driveway above collapses. Montgomery County requires a permit for culvert work. We handle the full job — excavation, pipe, base rebuild, and repaving.
New Driveway and Parking Area for Somerset Stoneworks on Aspen Street
Town of Chevy Chase, MD — Completed November 2025
What We Found
Somerset Stoneworks is a stone contractor operating in the Chevy Chase area. Their property on Aspen Street in the Town of Chevy Chase had an existing driveway that needed to be replaced — 530 square feet of old asphalt removed and rebuilt from the ground up. The property also had an old retaining wall on the right side of the driveway that was limiting the usable space. The client wanted it gone and a new wall built in its place to create an additional parking area to the right of the main driveway approach — space that didn’t exist before.
What We Did
We removed the existing asphalt driveway and hauled it away. We laid gravel as needed and power rolled. We laid 3 inches of base asphalt and power rolled with a 3- to 5-ton roller. We applied a tack coating so the two layers would bond as one structure. We machine-laid 2 inches of topping asphalt and power rolled to a smooth finish. All edges were banked at a 45-degree angle and the job site was cleaned before leaving. Somerset Stoneworks removed the old retaining wall on the right side and constructed a new wall to create the additional parking area — their work alongside ours. One-year workmanship warranty on the asphalt included.
The Result
A fully replaced driveway and a new parking area to the right — what was a narrow single approach is
now a proper two-space layout with a new wall defining the edge of the added parking.
Before — cracked narrow driveway, brick walls both sides, old right wall limiting space
During — old asphalt removed, gravel base prepped, new concrete wall going up on right
After — fresh asphalt, new concrete wall on right creating additional parking area, existing brick wall on left
Why Chevy Chase Driveways Are Different
Chevy Chase’s residential sections were developed between the 1890s and the 1940s, and most of the driveways in the historic sections of the Town and the Village reflect that age. The root systems from the mature oaks and maples that have lined these streets for 80 to 100 years run underneath many of them. The clay soil that sits beneath much of southern Montgomery County holds moisture and transmits freeze-thaw pressure from below every winter. The combination of root pressure, clay, and a surface that’s decades past its original lifespan creates a specific set of conditions that affects every driveway differently — which is why a crew that actually evaluates the base before recommending a repair is worth more here than one that shows up with a standard pitch.
Chevy Chase Neighborhoods and Landmarks
What most people call “Chevy Chase” is actually a cluster of separate municipalities along Connecticut Avenue. The Town of Chevy Chase — bounded by East-West Highway, Connecticut Avenue, Bradley Lane, and Wisconsin Avenue — is the largest, with about 1,032 homes and 3,000 residents. Chevy Chase Village, 720 homes on just under half a square mile, borders the DC line and is Maryland’s wealthiest municipality. Chevy Chase Section Three and Chevy Chase Section Five are smaller incorporated villages. Martin’s Additions and Somerset round out the Maryland side. Just across Western Avenue, the DC neighborhood of Chevy Chase shares the name and the Connecticut Avenue streetscape but is governed by DC.
Kenwood — just west of Wisconsin Avenue — is one of the most photographed neighborhoods in Montgomery County every spring, when its famous cherry trees bloom. The developers planted the trees before they built the first house in 1928. Vice President Spiro Agnew lived in Kenwood. The neighborhood’s Columbia Country Club and the Chevy Chase Club are two of the most prominent private clubs in the Washington area.
The Corby Mansion at Chevy Chase Circle — built in 1893 as the personal residence of Chevy Chase Land Company founder Francis Newlands and designed by architect Leon E. Dessez — is one of the most historically significant private homes in the DC area. It later prompted official inquiries about serving as the Vice President’s residence and went on to host every U.S. president from Grover Cleveland through George W. Bush.
Friendship Heights, immediately adjacent along Wisconsin Avenue, is one of the premier shopping corridors in the DC area. Chevy Chase Circle marks the Maryland-DC boundary at the top of Connecticut Avenue. Rock Creek Park borders the eastern edge of Chevy Chase, accessible from Beach Drive. Bethesda Chevy Chase High School and Chevy Chase Elementary serve the area.
Don’t see your section listed? We serve all of Chevy Chase. Call and we’ll come take a look.
Own or manage a commercial property in Chevy Chase? Visit our Montgomery County commercial page.
Why Chevy Chase Homeowners Call Us
Same owner, same crew since 1988. Jim Stanley founded this company, and his son Mike runs it today. Jim or Mike is on every single job — not a salesman, not a project manager you never see again after the estimate. Our crew has been with us for years. These are experienced guys who know what they’re doing, and we don’t rotate them out or sub the work to whoever’s available that week. You get the same faces from estimate to completion.
We own our equipment. Our trucks, our paver, our roller — all ours. Not rented by the day, not borrowed from another crew. We show up ready, every time.
Highest rated on Google with verified reviews from your Montgomery County neighbors. Not bought, not incentivized — real people who hired us and took the time to write about it. Look us up before you decide.
Google Guaranteed, MHIC licensed, fully insured. We passed Google’s background check and screening. MHIC #01-66672 means we’re licensed by the State of Maryland. Both are on the record.
We don’t push unnecessary work. Somerset Stoneworks brought us in alongside their own stone work — each trade doing what they do best. When a client needs asphalt built right to match high-end stone work, we’re the crew that delivers.
We know Chevy Chase. The mature canopy and the root pressure it creates. The 1920s and 1930s driveways hitting the end of their surface life. The clay soil and the freeze-thaw pressure that works through it every winter. We’ve been paving here since 1988 and we’re not going anywhere.
