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The first step in repaving the driveway was breaking up the old asphalt.
6/7/15 9:40 AM
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We took care to preserve the center madallion that Austin had rebuilt.
6/7/15 9:41 AM
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Dorian Delgado. the owner of Apex Paving, did much of the demolition work himself.
6/7/15 9:42 AM
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The loose asphalt gets loaded on the dump truck and carted away.
6/7/15 9:48 AM
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The old pavement is broken up quickly.
6/7/15 9:51 AM
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It comes up in really big chunks.
6/7/15 9:52 AM
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This part goes fast.
6/7/15 9:57 AM
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Dorian handles the backhoe himself.
6/7/15 10:02 AM
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Chunks are dropped into the dump truck.
6/7/15 10:10 AM
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Chunks are dropped into the dump truck.
6/7/15 10:17 AM
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With two shovels operating, the upper part of the driveway nears demolition.
6/7/15 10:20 AM
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The upper driveway is stripped.
6/7/15 1:28 PM
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The lower driveway gets the same treatment.
6/7/15 1:28 PM
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That was FAST!
6/7/15 1:36 PM
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The spreader/paver is parked on the madallion. I had to fix one of it's hydraulic valves to keep the machine running.
6/8/15 3:13 PM
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More Item 4 base is added and spread.
6/8/15 3:15 PM
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More Item 4 base is added and spread. This will assure a more permanent pavement.
6/8/15 5:08 PM
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More Item 4 base is added and spread. This will assure a more permanent pavement.
6/8/15 5:10 PM
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The curbs need. This is done by hand.
6/8/15 5:19 PM
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The repaired curb looks good.
6/9/15 7:31 AM
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Ready for asphalt!
6/9/15 7:35 AM
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Dorian wanted to cut some of the concrete pavers making up the median to form a staighter boundry
6/12/15 8:56 AM
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Here comes the hot asphalt.
6/12/15 11:04 AM
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Near the house, the spreading is done by hand. The roller is parked in the garage.
6/12/15 11:06 AM
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The spreader/paver, now repaired by yours truly, does most of the spreading and roller goes to work.
6/12/15 1:03 PM
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This part is interesting.
6/12/15 1:10 PM
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The roller leaves the surface very smooth.
6/12/15 1:11 PM
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The process continues down the driveway.
6/12/15 3:51 PM
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In another day, we can drive on it. Job done!
6/12/15 3:52 PM
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