Drive Up to Quality with Premium Asphalt Driveway Services

Your home deserves the best, and when it comes to driveway solutions, nothing beats the durability and elegance of asphalt. With more than 20 years of experience paving the way for homeowners, we’ve mastered the art of asphalt driveways – giving you the perfect balance of aesthetics and functionality.

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Fill In The Form Below Or Call Us Now On +61 3 9088 2095

    Asphalt

    ASPHALT INSTALLATION

    We can provide you with a prompt and efficient service and we always start and finish our jobs on time. We promise to deliver an exceptional standard of service and we have the tools and knowledge to meet any customer requirements, no matter how large or small the job may be. ​ We have worked alongside many companies being a family run business, we understand that each customer is unique with individual requirements. We offer free quotes and work closely with you from consultation to completion of work; ensuring your satisfaction at all times.

    Icon

    8k

    Projects Completed
    Icon

    40+

    Team Members
    Icon

    200+

    Satisfied Clients
    Asphalt

    What is Asphalt?

    Asphalt is one of the most highly used products in Australia for road, car park and driveway construction. Melbourne Asphalts & Bitumen uses hot mix asphalt for all our work as it has high durability for vehicle traffic, weather conditions and plant roots.
    Asphalt is a mixture of aggregate (gravel and sand) and bitumen binder, and when mixed together at a high temperature it forms hot mix asphalt. This is the type of asphalt that we choose to use on all our asphalt projects including car parks, hardstands and large driveways. Common misspellings: ashfelt, ash felt, ashfalt, ash falt, aspahlt, asp ahlt, ashpalt, ash palt, ashphelt, ash phelt, asphelt, as phelt, ashfault, ash fault, asphault, as phault or asp hault

    Benefits of Asphalt

    Asphalt not only offers superior resilience to ants, weeds and water, compared to other paving and construction materials, it’s also one of the most cost-effective solutions for both commercial and residential projects.

    Compared to paving materials like bricks, slabs or pavers, asphalt has more flexibility to shape to curves and corners, allowing for a tight seal with and kerbing and reducing the gaps where water and debris can penetrate. Bricks, slabs and pavers are also venerable to movement and shifting causing separation between each piece.

    Nk asphalt gravel pave red oxide

    Colours of Asphalt

    We supply asphalt for commercial and residential projects in three colours to give you the flexibility to create your asphalt project in a design that suits your home, business or landscaping. Our asphalt solutions are available in the following colours:

    • Standard granite asphalt is black initially, becoming grey
    • Gravel/laterite asphalt (no oxide) is almost black, becoming dark brown
    • 1% red oxide gravel/laterite asphalt is a dark red/maroon initially becoming a lighter red/brown as the gravel becomes more visible.

    Benefits of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)

    As mentioned previously, hot mix asphalt is a type of asphalt that is mixed when the bitumen binder is heated to high temperature, usually around 150-175 degrees Celsius. Hot mix asphalt is combined at this heat to increase its viscosity and flexibility, making it easier to pour and spread, as well as forcing any moisture in the mixture to evaporate. This improves hot mix asphalt’s durability and resistance to water, improving the lifetime of the asphalt.

    The flexibility of hot mix asphalt comes from its temperature but as soon as the asphalt begins to cool, it will become rigid and start to solidify. We’re lucky in Melbourne that our naturally warm climate allows us to use hot mix asphalt all year round, whereas some northern hemisphere countries are restricted to using hot mix asphalt only in the summer months.

    Due to hot mix asphalt’s level of durability, resistance to weeds and water, and its smooth surface, it is the most popular choice for Melbourne airport runways, freeways, roads and carparks. This is why Melbourne Asphalt’s & Bitumen chooses to use hot mix asphalt on all our projects from large residential driveways, to shopping centre carparks, government and council projects and hardstands.

    Nk asphalt transperth bus station resurface

    Asphalt or Bitumen

    “Should I use asphalt or bitumen?”, is a common question we receive at Melbourne Asphalts & Bitumen. It can be confusing to understand as some people use these terms interchangeably so it can appear that they are talking about two different materials.

    The answer to “should I use asphalt or bitumen”?

    Asphalt is commonly mistaken for bitumen, but bitumen is actually a component of the mixture that makes up asphalt. In particular, bitumen in the binder that sticks all the ingredients of the asphalt aggregate together. So, when you’re choosing between asphalt or bitumen for a road, driveway, carpark, or commercial project, the answer is asphalt.

    Here’s a detailed explanation of the differences in asphalt VS bitumen.

    Asphalt or Concrete Driveway

    Concrete is another common choice for carparks and driveways in Melbourne but it doesn’t offer the same resilience and value for money that asphalt can. If you’re choosing between asphalt or concrete driveway for your commercial or residential project, here are a few points to consider:

    Bassendean Driveway Perth

    GLARE

    Concrete can often reflect the sunlight off the surface due to the lighter colour, whereas asphalt is a low glare solution.

    COLOUR

    We supply asphalt in three colour options to suit your design and landscape. When colouring asphalt, the dye is mixed into the asphalt aggregate, staining both the gravel and the bitumen. Concrete is often painted the colour you desire, leaving it vulnerable to scratching and chipping.

    REPAIRS

    Damage is inevitable for asphalt or concrete, but repairs are far easier for asphalt due to the granular nature of the material. Concrete repairs may require excavating and removing an entire section, then pouring fresh concrete. Asphalt has a number of options for repairs, depending on the level of damage, but in general asphalt damage can be repaired by sweeping out the damaged area and resurfacing with new asphalt, reducing the need for machinery or labour to remove the concrete.

    Ask Us

    REQUEST A FREE QUOTE AND
    GET A 10% DISCOUNT NOW!

    Fill In The Form Below Or Call Us Now On 1300 607 098