Straight answers,
before you ask.

It depends on three things: the size of the area, the condition of the ground under it, and the surface you choose. A driveway overlay costs far less than a full tear-out; recycled millings cost a fraction of hot mix over long distances. That's why we quote from a free site visit instead of guessing over the phone. We measure, check the base, and hand you a written number that holds.

Hot mix is new asphalt, laid hot and rolled into a smooth, jet-black, structural surface. It's the premium option. Millings are reclaimed asphalt, ground up and re-compacted; in the Florida heat the old binder re-activates and locks the surface together. Millings cost much less and are ideal for long rural drives, farm lanes, and yards. Hot mix wins for smoothness, steep grades, and heavy daily traffic. When it's close, we quote both and let you pick.

For most North Central Florida properties, clearly yes. Gravel migrates. It ruts, washboards, scatters into the grass, and needs topping up every few years. Compacted millings bind into a firm, low-dust surface that sheds rain and stays where we put it. The price difference is modest; the maintenance difference is night and day.

Every two to three years, starting no sooner than six months after new asphalt goes down (fresh pavement needs to release oils first). Florida's UV is brutal on unsealed asphalt: it grays, turns brittle, and starts cracking years early. On the cycle, a surface that would last 12–15 years can serve 25 or more. It's the cheapest maintenance in the industry relative to what it saves.

Fresh asphalt: stay off it for 24 hours, then drive gently and avoid sharp steering-in-place turns for the first couple of weeks while it fully hardens, especially in summer heat. Sealcoat: 24 to 48 hours before vehicle traffic, depending on humidity and temperature. We cone and tape every job and give you exact timing before we leave.

Yes, and it's standard practice rather than a special request. We phase lots in sections so customers always have parking, and we schedule night and early-morning work for sealcoating and striping when daytime closures aren't an option. Hotels, restaurants, and clinics have stayed fully open through our projects.

We're based in downtown Gainesville and cover 70+ communities across North Central Florida, from Ocala horse country to Lake City and from Chiefland east to Palatka and the Clay County suburbs. See the Service Areas page for the full list. Close but not listed? Call anyway; the routes flex.

Because our failure mode isn't freezing, it's washout. Every afternoon storm pours water through open cracks, and that water carves out the sandy base underneath. The asphalt is left bridging a void, and traffic collapses it into a pothole. Sealing a crack costs pennies per foot; rebuilding a washed-out section costs hundreds. Early beats cheap, and early IS cheap.

Both, genuinely. The same crew that repaves a hotel lot will sealcoat a single driveway, and the small jobs get the same written estimate and the same standard. A lot of our commercial customers found us through their own driveway first.

Yes. We're a Florida LLC (Armour Sealcoating and Asphalt LLC), licensed and insured, and we're happy to provide documentation with any commercial bid.