Staples is a Highway 10 rail and farming town where driveways, school and church lots, and long county-road frontages all have to survive deep Todd County frost and a relentless freeze-thaw cycle. We build and maintain asphalt engineered for those conditions — and give you an honest answer on whether to pave, repair, or simply seal.
Get a Free Estimate →From in-town driveways near Dower Lake to farm drives stretching off the county roads and commercial lots along Highway 10, Staples asphalt has one job: shed water and survive the frost. When the base is right and the surface stays sealed, a driveway here lasts decades. When it isn't, it fails the first spring. We have spent more than 30 years making sure it's the former.
We are a 4th-generation paving operation, which means an owner on site, a straight recommendation about whether to pave, overlay, or just seal and repair, and pavement built to ride out the freeze-thaw cycle. No upsells, no vanishing crews — just durable asphalt and honest advice.
A full range of residential and commercial asphalt services, all engineered for Todd County's 50-inch frost depth and long winters.
New driveway installation and full-depth replacement for Staples homes and rural properties. Minnesota-spec base preparation with PG 58-34 binder, proper crown and grading, and drainage built into every project.
Parking lot paving, overlay, and reconstruction for Staples businesses, schools, and churches. ADA-compliant layouts, engineered drainage, and heavy-duty mix designs for Todd County traffic.
Polymer-modified asphalt emulsion sealcoating for Staples driveways and lots. Two-coat squeegee application with silica sand additive. Coal tar-free and compliant statewide. Learn more about our sealing process →
Hot-pour rubberized crack sealing (ASTM D6690) stops water infiltration and freeze-thaw expansion. Infrared patching for localized failures — the most cost-effective maintenance for Todd County asphalt. See our repair services →
Premium results come from doing the unglamorous steps right. Here is exactly how we build a driveway in Staples that lasts.
We measure on site, check drainage and soil, and tell you honestly whether you need new pavement, an overlay, or just maintenance.
The base is everything in frost country. We excavate, install and compact a proper Class 5 aggregate base, and build in crown and slope so water sheds away.
Hot-mix asphalt with PG 58-34 binder, laid at the correct thickness and rolled to full density for a tight, durable mat.
After a proper cure, we sealcoat and set you up on a simple crack-fill and re-seal cycle that can double the life of the surface.
Staples mixes in-town driveways, institutional parking lots, and long rural farm drives — each with different traffic but the same enemy: water and frost. Correct construction and regular sealcoating are what keep oxidation and freeze-thaw damage from taking hold.
We use polymer-modified asphalt emulsion sealcoating — never coal tar, which is banned in Minneapolis and St. Paul and increasingly restricted statewide. Our products are formulated for Minnesota's extreme temperature swings, flexing with freeze-thaw cycles instead of cracking. Every job includes surface prep, crack filling, two-coat squeegee application, and a 24–48 hour cure inspection.
We're proud to serve properties throughout the Staples area, including neighborhoods and rural roads near these well-known local landmarks:
Our Staples service area covers Todd County and the surrounding region. We also pave and sealcoat in nearby communities:
Straight answers from our team on the questions Staples homeowners ask most:
Which surface makes sense for a long rural or farm driveway — cost, durability, and freeze-thaw performance compared.
How plow blades, salt, and freeze-thaw wreck driveways — and the simple steps that prevent it.
What actually drives paving cost — size, thickness, base, drainage, and tear-out.
Residential driveway paving in Staples typically runs $3–$6 per square foot depending on size, base preparation, drainage, and site access. Long rural driveways are priced per project after an on-site measurement. We provide free, no-obligation estimates.
The Staples paving season runs May through September. New asphalt should cure 30–90 days before its first sealcoat, and sealcoating needs surface temperatures above 50°F with no rain in the 24-hour forecast. Book by July for best availability.
Yes — long private driveways and farm access roads around Staples and Todd County are a core part of our work. We engineer proper base depth, crown, and drainage for remote rural sites.
Staples sees deep frost and dozens of freeze-thaw cycles each year. Sealcoating locks out the water that drives cracking and raveling, and our polymer-modified emulsion flexes with temperature swings instead of cracking like coal tar.
Yes. We pave, overlay, sealcoat, crack-fill, and re-stripe parking lots for businesses, schools, and municipal properties throughout Todd County, with ADA-compliant layouts.
We serve Staples and surrounding communities including Motley, Verndale, Pillager, Aldrich, and Little Falls, plus the wider central Minnesota and Brainerd Lakes region.
