Asphalt Paving & Maintenance in Lakewood
When you need an asphalt contractor in Lakewood, you want someone who knows the area, shows up when they say they will, and gives you a straight answer on what your pavement actually needs. That’s what Lakewood property owners have gotten from Enright Asphalt for over 30 years. Locally owned, BBB Accredited with an A+ rating, and accountable to a reputation built entirely in this market.
Whether you’re managing a commercial property along Colfax or a retail center near Belmar, or you’re replacing a driveway in Green Mountain or Eiber, you’ll get an honest assessment and a crew that builds it right.
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Why Lakewood Property Owners Choose Enright
Family Owned, Personally Accountable: Enright isn’t a brand name, it’s our last name. Every job we do in Lakewood either builds or hurts that name. When your name is on the work, you make sure it holds up.
30 Years of Front Range Experience: That means you get a contractor who has seen what Lakewood’s freeze-thaw cycles, clay-heavy soils along the foothills, and intense Front Range UV do to asphalt over time and accounts for all of it from day one.
BBB Accredited with an A+ Rating: Straight quotes, no bait and switch, and base prep that doesn’t get skipped to protect a margin. That’s how the rating gets maintained.
Asphalt Services in Boulder
Parking Lot Paving
Lakewood’s commercial corridors take a beating. Retail centers near Belmar, office parks along Wadsworth, apartment complexes throughout Green Mountain, these lots handle heavy daily traffic on pavement that’s constantly cycling through freezes and thaws. We handle full parking lot installations and replacements, including proper subgrade preparation, correct asphalt depth for your traffic load, and ADA-compliant layout.
For lots that don’t need a full replacement, we also handle milling and overlay work to restore the surface without the cost of starting over. See our parking lot paving page for more on what’s involved.
Parking Lot Sealcoating
Lakewood sits at roughly 5,500 feet. UV intensity at elevation oxidizes asphalt faster than most property owners expect, and the freeze-thaw cycle through winter does the rest. A parking lot that should last 25 years starts showing real deterioration at 15 if it’s not protected.
We apply commercial-grade sealcoating and handle crack sealing before the sealant goes down, so you’re protecting the surface, not covering up existing damage. Done right and done on schedule, it’s the most cost-effective maintenance call you can make.
Asphalt Repair
Lakewood’s freeze-thaw cycles turn small cracks into big problems fast. Water gets in, freezes, expands, and what was a surface crack becomes a pothole or a base failure. Not every repair is the same situation.
Surface cracks with a solid base underneath get treated differently than damage that’s compromised the foundation. We assess what’s actually wrong first, then recommend the right fix, whether that’s crack filling, infrared patching, or full-depth repair. Getting the diagnosis right is what separates a repair that holds from one that fails again in six months.
Parking Lot Striping
Fresh striping does more for a property’s first impression than most owners realize. We handle new lot layouts and restriping in Lakewood, including ADA-compliant stalls, fire lanes, and directional markings. Restriping is also one of the fastest ways to get more usable capacity out of a lot you already have.
We regularly pair striping with sealcoating for property managers who want both done in one visit. It saves scheduling headaches and keeps the lot closed for the shortest window possible.
Driveway Paving
Lakewood driveways have specific challenges. The soils in neighborhoods closer to the foothills, like Applewood and Green Mountain, shift more than the clay-heavy ground you find farther east. Drainage slopes matter. Base depth matters. A contractor without local experience won’t account for any of that.
We handle full driveway replacements, new installs, and extensions. Base conditions get assessed first, and we build accordingly. You get a driveway done right the first time.
Driveway Sealcoating
At Lakewood’s elevation, UV breaks down residential asphalt faster than most homeowners expect. Add in the winter freeze-thaw cycle and a driveway that’s never been sealed will show its age fast.
We handle driveway sealcoating including crack filling before the sealant goes down. Seal every two to three years and your driveway lasts significantly longer than one that goes without. It’s basically insurance against premature replacement.
Commercial Properties We Serve in in Lakewood
We’ve paved everything from single-tenant storefronts to multi-acre commercial campuses around Lakewood.
HOAs & Communities
Aging shared roads and entry drives on a fixed reserve budget.
Property Managers
Multiple buildings and tenants who notice the lot first.
Retail & Shopping Centers
High-traffic lots where first impressions bring customers back.
Warehouse & Distribution
Heavy trucks and constant turning that punish pavement daily.
Medical &
Senior Facilities
Aging shared roads and entry drives on a fixed reserve budget.
Churches &
Religious Facilities
Lots that sit quiet, then fill to capacity in a few hours.
Offices &
Business Parks
Aging shared roads and entry drives on a fixed reserve budget.
Schools &
Municipal Sites
Aging shared roads and entry drives on a fixed reserve budget.
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What to Expect on Your Lakewood Paving Project
Free on-site assessment in Lakewood
We walk your Lakewood property and pinpoint what's failing: freeze-thaw cracking, drainage issues, base condition. No charge, no obligation.
Detailed proposal
You get a written scope with clear pricing, materials, and timeline built for Colorado conditions. No vague line items, no surprise charges.
Scheduling
We lock in dates around your tenants, Front Range weather windows, and traffic, and phase larger jobs so the lot never fully shuts down.
Professional execution
Our local Lakewood crews handle the work, whether it's parking lot paving or sealcoating, and keep the site clean and your access open.
Final walkthrough
We walk the finished job with you, confirm it meets scope, and answer any questions on care, curing, and getting through Colorado winters.
How Enright Diagnoses Pavement Failure in Lakewood
Lakewood pavement fails for six main reasons, and the fix only holds if you treat the right one. Asphalt that’s heaved from clay needs a different repair than asphalt lifted by an old tree root. A contractor who patches both the same way will watch both fail within a season. We figure out what caused the damage before we tell you how to fix it.
Clay Subgrade Heave
Root Cause: Â Lakewood sits on clay-rich soil left from old lake beds. This soil swells when it gets wet and shrinks when it dries out. The ground under your driveway or lot can lift and drop one to three inches every season.
ENRIGHT SOLUTION
Site-specific subgrade preparation with adequate base depth and drainage grading, calibrated to the soil profile we find on your property.
Aging Pavement Oxidation
Root Cause: Lakewood is one of the older Denver suburbs and many driveways and lots haven’t been resurfaced in 20+ years. UV light and time turn asphalt gray, brittle, and full of small cracks. Once oxidation sets in, water gets through and breaks the base apart.
ENRIGHT SOLUTION
We bring older driveways and lots back with a full sealcoat or, if the surface is past saving, a thin overlay over a properly prepared base. That extends the life of the slab for years
Magnesium Chloride Brine Corrosion
Root Cause: CDOT and the City of Lakewood spray magnesium chloride brine on US-6, Wadsworth, Colfax, and Kipling as the main de-icer. The brine sticks to tires and gets dragged onto your lot. It soaks deep into the asphalt binder and breaks it down.
ENRIGHT SOLUTION
Sealcoat every two to three years to block the brine and rebuild your surface protection. If your pavement already shows brine damage, we mill and overlay the affected areas, then finish with a full sealcoat.
Tree Root Lifting
Root Cause: Lakewood has mature trees in most older neighborhoods, and the roots run shallow looking for water. Roots push up under the asphalt and lift it from below. The surface cracks along the root line and creates trip hazards.
ENRIGHT SOLUTION
We cut out the lifted section, prune or grind the root back, and patch over a fresh base. For larger areas, we install a root barrier to stop future damage.
Spring Thaw Base Failure
Root Cause: The frost line in Lakewood runs about 36 inches deep. When it thaws from the top down in March and April, the base gets soaked and loses its strength for a few weeks. Cracks open up fast in that window.
ENRIGHT SOLUTION
We seal cracks in late spring once the sub-base firms back up. That keeps water out before the next freeze cycle hits and makes the damage worse.
Freeze-Thaw Alligator Cracking
Root Cause: Lakewood crosses 32°F more often than colder northern cities, which means more freeze-thaw cycles every year. Water seeps into unsealed cracks, freezes, expands about 9%, and slowly breaks the sub-base apart.
ENRIGHT SOLUTION
For small alligator-cracked sections, we do full-depth repair and rebuild the base underneath. For larger areas, we mill the surface and put down a fresh asphalt overlay.
What You Should Know About Paving in Lakewood
Lakewood’s soil conditions aren’t uniform. In the neighborhoods closer to Green Mountain and the hogback, you’re dealing with more rocky and decomposed granite material that drains well but shifts under load. In the older flatlands east of Wadsworth, you get more clay, which holds moisture and heaves when it freezes. A contractor who treats every Lakewood job the same is cutting corners, whether they know it or not.
Permits matter here. The City of Lakewood requires permits for driveway construction, most commercial paving projects, and any work in the public right-of-way. Paving materials must meet specific compaction standards, typically a minimum of 92% density. Commercial lots must also meet ADA accessibility requirements for stall dimensions, slopes, signage, and access aisles.
Lakewood also holds a Phase I MS4 stormwater permit, which means paving projects that increase impervious surface may trigger stormwater management requirements. We pull the permits your project requires and make sure everything is handled correctly before we break ground. For permit questions, the City of Lakewood Building and Safety Division is the right starting point.
Areas We Serve in Lakewood
We work throughout Lakewood, from residential driveways in Green Mountain, Eiber, and Applewood to commercial parking lots along Colfax, Wadsworth, and the Belmar district. We also do consistent work around the Bear Creek area and near the Colorado Mills corridor.
Get a Free Estimate
Ready to move forward on your Lakewood project? Call us at 720-637-4960 or fill out the form below. We’ll come take a look at your property and give you a straight answer on what you need and what you don’t. No pressure, no upsell, just an honest assessment from a contractor who’s worked this market for over 30 years.
Our Recent Projects in Lakewood
West Metro Fire Station #1
Crack sealing, sealcoating, and restriping for West Metro Fire Station #1 on West 14th Avenue in Lakewood. The scope covered 9,700 square feet, starting with crack sealing to keep water from working under the surface, followed by a fresh sealcoat to protect the asphalt through Colorado’s freeze-thaw cycles and finished with new line striping.
A fire station never closes, and trucks have to be able to roll out the bay doors the second a call comes in. We worked around the station’s response needs, kept the apron clear for active bays, and timed the sealcoat curing so crews always had a clear path out. The lot went back into full service with crisp, high-visibility markings and was ready for the next call.