Oil, Gas & Fluid Leaks: How They Break Down Asphalt Faster Than Weather
Posted on December 19, 2025 by admin
Most people assume asphalt damage comes from weather alone — heat, cold, rain, and time. But one of the most aggressive threats to asphalt surfaces often comes from something much closer to home: vehicle fluids. Oil, gasoline, transmission fluid, and antifreeze all contain petroleum-based chemicals that actively weaken asphalt. When these fluids drip onto driveways or parking lots, they don’t...
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Asphalt in High-Traffic Residential Areas: How to Protect Your Driveway from Delivery Trucks, Movers, and Heavy Vehicles
Posted on November 29, 2025 by admin
Residential neighborhoods in Middle Tennessee have changed dramatically over the last decade. Between online shopping, furniture deliveries, moving trucks, contractor vans, and rideshare traffic, today’s driveways endure far more weight and stress than they were originally designed for. If your Nashville-area home sits in a busy subdivision, on a delivery route, or near new development, your driveway may be handling...
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Asphalt Inflation: How Rising Material Costs Affect Driveway and Parking Lot Budgets in 2025
Posted on November 11, 2025 by admin
If you’ve been thinking about paving a new driveway or resurfacing your business parking lot, you may have noticed that asphalt prices are higher than they used to be. Like many construction materials, asphalt and its components have experienced steady price increases over the past few years — and 2025 is no exception. At R&R Paving, we believe homeowners and...
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