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Serving Tulare, CA and surrounding areas. (559) 837-6833
Mainstay Tulare Asphalt Paving is an asphalt paving contractor serving Clovis with drainage solutions, driveway paving, sealcoating, and parking lot maintenance, and we are a licensed California contractor who works throughout Fresno County and understands exactly what Clovis homes and commercial properties need to hold up.
Many Clovis subdivision lots are flat with clay-heavy soils that drain slowly, creating standing water after winter rains that pooling near driveways and foundations. Our drainage solutions redirect that water away from your structure before it infiltrates the base and causes pavement failure. Solving the drainage problem first makes every other paving investment last significantly longer.
A large share of Clovis homes were built between the 1980s and 2000s, and the concrete driveways from that era are now old enough to show significant cracking and settling. We replace worn driveways with properly prepared asphalt or concrete, accounting for the clay soil movement that caused the original surface to fail. Families who moved to Clovis for the schools tend to stay long-term, and a well-built driveway is a lasting investment.
Clovis summers push past 100 degrees Fahrenheit for extended periods, and the intense direct sun on flat valley lots bakes unprotected asphalt faster than most homeowners realize. Sealcoating every three to five years keeps the binder from oxidizing, maintains surface flexibility, and significantly slows the cracking and raveling that force expensive repairs. It is the most straightforward maintenance step for any Clovis driveway or parking lot.
Clovis driveways and parking lots crack for the same reason every year - the clay soil expands in winter and shrinks back in summer, and that movement opens gaps in the pavement. Sealing those cracks before the wet season keeps water from reaching the sub-base, which is how small maintenance becomes a big repair. Early crack sealing is by far the cheapest way to protect an existing paved surface in the Clovis climate.
Commercial corridors along Shaw Avenue, Herndon Avenue, and Clovis Avenue have large parking lots that take a beating from the summer heat and daily traffic. Scheduled maintenance - sealcoating, crack sealing, and pothole repair on a regular cycle - extends the life of these surfaces and keeps businesses from facing the much larger cost of full replacement. We build maintenance plans scaled to lot size and annual traffic load.
Potholes on Clovis properties form most often after winter rains when water gets through surface cracks and softens the clay base below. Letting them grow means a simple patch becomes a section replacement. We fill potholes with material that bonds correctly to the surrounding asphalt and holds through the next summer heat cycle without reopening at the edges.
Clovis has been one of the faster-growing cities in the San Joaquin Valley for decades, and most of its housing stock was built between the 1980s and the 2000s. Those homes - typically stucco exteriors, tile roofs, concrete driveways, and block-wall backyard fencing - are now old enough that the original surfaces need real attention. A 25-year-old concrete driveway on a flat lot with clay-heavy soil has been through hundreds of expand-and-shrink cycles. Cracks that started small are now large enough to let water reach the base, and the surface as a whole has often oxidized past the point where simple patching solves the problem.
The climate drives a lot of this. Clovis sees very hot, very dry summers with temperatures above 100 degrees for extended stretches, followed by a cooler, wetter winter season when most of the year's rain falls. Low humidity through the summer dries out wood fences, exterior caulk, and asphalt binders faster than in coastal California. Then the winter rains arrive and the clay soils swell, putting lateral stress on anything anchored in the ground. A paving contractor who does not account for both sides of that cycle in their base preparation and material selection will produce work that fails ahead of schedule here.
Our crew works throughout Clovis regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect asphalt paving work here. Clovis is a family-oriented community that attracts long-term homeowners - people who care about their properties and want work done right the first time. We work on homes throughout the city, from older neighborhoods near Old Town Clovis along Clovis Avenue to newer subdivisions in the northern and eastern parts of the city. State Route 168 runs through Clovis and connects to Fresno to the west, and we move between the two cities regularly. Shaw Avenue and Herndon Avenue are the main commercial corridors, and we are familiar with the mix of parking lots and commercial properties along both roads. For permit-related questions, the City of Clovis handles those reviews, and we work within their process.
Because Clovis borders Fresno directly to the west, we often serve customers in both cities on the same day. Our home base in Tulare means we run jobs throughout the San Joaquin Valley regularly, so Clovis is well within our normal crew routes. We know the roads, the neighborhoods, and the conditions throughout this part of Fresno County.
Reach us by phone or through the online form and we respond within one business day. A few quick questions about your property and what you need lets us prepare for the site visit efficiently.
We visit your Clovis property, assess the surface and base conditions, check drainage, and give you a written estimate at no cost. We explain what is causing the problem and what we recommend before you commit to anything.
We agree on a date that works for your schedule and confirm it ahead of time. Most residential jobs do not require you to be home once we have walked the property together, and we keep you informed throughout.
We walk through the completed work with you and give you specific care instructions. In Clovis summers, new asphalt benefits from a full 48-hour cure before vehicles are parked on it, and we explain why that matters for the long-term performance of the surface.
We serve all of Clovis and the surrounding Fresno County area. Written estimates are free and there is no pressure to decide on the day we visit.
(559) 837-6833Clovis is a city in Fresno County with a population of around 120,000, sitting about six to seven miles northeast of downtown Fresno. The city has a strong identity as a family-friendly community, drawing homeowners who tend to invest in their properties and stay long-term. Much of its growth happened from the 1980s onward, and the newer northern and eastern neighborhoods are characterized by single-family tract homes with stucco exteriors, tile roofs, and concrete driveways. Old Town Clovis, centered along Clovis Avenue, preserves the feel of the original frontier town - restored storefronts from the early 1900s, local shops, and older homes on tree-lined streets nearby. The city is also home to the Clovis Rodeo, one of the longest-running rodeos in California, held every spring since 1914.
Most of Clovis falls within the Clovis Unified School District, which draws families from the broader Fresno area. That reputation for schools, combined with relatively newer housing stock and a suburban feel, has made Clovis one of the more stable residential markets in the Central Valley. State Route 168 connects Clovis to Fresno to the west and the Sierra Nevada foothills to the east. Shaw Avenue and Herndon Avenue carry most of the city's commercial traffic and are lined with shopping centers and strip malls whose parking lots see heavy daily use. We serve Clovis properties from the older streets near the historic core all the way out to the newer developments along the eastern edge of the city, and we work regularly in neighboring Fresno as well.
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Learn MoreThe longer cracked and worn surfaces sit, the more they cost to repair. Call us or submit the form and we will respond within one business day with a free written estimate.