One of the best ways to tell what your newly-paved driveway is going to look like is to look at some of the other driveways the company has already done. Loewen Paving is more than happy to point you to driveways we've paved, even if it was a few years ago. That's because driveway asphalt paving is supposed to last a good many years, not just a good few months. Paving Surrey, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs and Hope.
When paving material is first laid down, it has to be compacted (steamrolled). That's why, when you are told you are getting 2 1/2 inches, you need to know if that’s 2 1/2 inches BEFORE or AFTER it gets squashed down to 1 inch, which often isn't enough. Ask your estimator. The answer you get should be AFTER compaction.
The same rules apply for almost every industry. There are paving outfits that roam around, promising cheap paving. They can get their prices down low by cutting corners. Using less material, not clarifying what "After Compaction" really means, paying their employees less money and using older equipment. The results aren't always what their clients pay for, but the results may only be discovered after a long, wet winter.
Everybody loves to save a buck, but when it ends up costing more in repairs or redo's later, it isn't much fun anymore.