Asphalt Driveway Repair Long Island
Crack filling, pothole repair, milling and resurfacing from a family company that has worked on Long Island since 1928. We tell you which fix your driveway actually needs.
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Most asphalt driveway damage starts as a crack, and a crack is the cheapest thing on your driveway to fix. Water gets in, freezes, and pushes the edges apart a little more each winter. John McGowan & Sons repairs asphalt driveways across Nassau County and Suffolk County, and we start every job by working out how deep the problem really goes.
Repair, Resurface or Replace
Not every damaged driveway needs the same fix. Pavement preservation guides, like this pavement distress and preservation treatment chart from NCDOT, match each treatment to the condition of the surface. One rule applies everywhere: an overlay only lasts if the damage underneath is fixed first.
Crack sealing suits narrow cracks in an otherwise sound surface. Asphalt crack repair means cleaning the crack and filling it so water stays out. Pothole repair and asphalt patching suit failed areas, where we cut out the bad asphalt and replace it with hot mix asphalt. Driveway resurfacing, also called an asphalt overlay, suits widespread cracking on a solid base, with milling first where the surface needs it. Replacement suits sunken areas, standing water and a failed road base, where a new blacktop driveway costs less than repeated repairs.
Most driveway damage starts as a crack, and a crack is the cheapest thing on your driveway to fix.
Water gets into the crack, freezes, and pushes the edges apart a little more each winter. Waiting turns a sealing job into a patching job, and patching into a new driveway. John McGowan & Sons repairs asphalt driveways across Nassau County and Suffolk County, and we start every job by working out how deep the problem really goes.
Repair, resurface or replace
Not every damaged driveway needs the same fix. Pavement preservation guides from state transportation departments, like this pavement distress and preservation treatment chart from NCDOT, match each treatment to the condition of the surface. One rule applies everywhere: an overlay only lasts if the damage underneath is fixed first.
Why Choose McGowan 1928 for Parking Lot Striping in New York?
McGowan 1928 provides professional parking lot striping and pavement marking services for businesses, property managers, facility managers, HOAs, retail centers, and commercial properties across New York and Long Island. Since 1928, our experienced crews have helped clients maintain safer, more organized, and better-functioning paved surfaces.
Every project begins with an evaluation of the parking lot layout, traffic flow, pedestrian walkways, accessible stalls, fire lanes, loading zones, and daily operational needs. Professional striping equipment and durable traffic paint are used to create clean, visible markings with minimal disruption to customers, tenants, and employees.
Clients choose McGowan 1928 for:
- Carefully planned parking-lot layouts
- Clear parking spaces and directional markings
- ADA-compliant markings and access aisles
- Fire lanes, crosswalks, and no-parking zones
- Flexible scheduling around daily operations
- Coordination with asphalt repairs and sealcoating
- Complete parking-lot paving and maintenance solutions
McGowan can coordinate striping with commercial parking-lot paving, sealcoating, resurfacing, and asphalt maintenance to provide a complete solution for your property. Contact McGowan 1928 to request an evaluation and free estimate for parking lot striping in New York.
Why Long Island driveways crack
Long Island is hard on asphalt. A Stony Brook University climate scientist told CBS New York that Long Island sees more freeze and thaw days than New York City and even colder regions, because the island is surrounded by water.
Every cycle works water further into a crack. Add heavy delivery trucks, tree roots and drainage that sends runoff across the driveway instead of away from it, and a small crack becomes a pothole by spring.
That is why we look at where water goes before we quote the repair.
How a McGowan repair goes
- Walk the drivewayWe look at the cracks, the low spots, the edges and where water sits after rain.
- Give you a straight answerSeal, patch, resurface or replace. You get a detailed estimate, and it is free.
- Prepare the surfaceDamaged asphalt is cut out, cracks are cleaned, and the area is made ready so new material bonds.
- Repair and finishHot mix goes in, gets compacted, and is finished so water drains off instead of sitting.
Jim and his team removed our old driveway and installed a brand new one, and it looks fantastic.
David S., homeowner. Driveway removal and replacement.
Asphalt repair services
Price depends on how much surface is damaged, how deep the repair goes, the condition of the base, drainage, access and whether old asphalt has to be hauled away. That is why we measure and look before giving a number, and why the estimate is free.
Driveways that are more than asphalt
Many Long Island driveways combine asphalt with pavers, Belgium block or stone. If yours does, a repair has to respect both materials. The edge where asphalt meets a paver apron is often where water gets in.
McGowan is a paving and masonry company, so one crew can fix the asphalt, reset the apron and repair the edge, with no second contractor to coordinate. See our masonry and hardscaping work.
What is under the asphalt
A driveway is only as strong as what it sits on. A properly built driveway starts with a compacted road base of stone, then one or more layers of hot mix asphalt on top. Commercial parking lots with heavy truck traffic follow the same layered logic on a bigger scale.
Driveway sealcoating protects the top of that system, but a sealcoat cannot hold up a failed base. When the base has settled, we handle driveway removal and asphalt removal, rebuild the base, and then pave. For a worn surface on a good base, milling and paving takes off the top layer and replaces it. Pothole repair and crack filler work belong to the same family of fixes, and all of them work best when the damaged area is cut back to solid material.
They do what they say and follow up well.
Dawn C., pothole repair on a private road.
Where we repair driveways
We work for homeowners across Nassau County and Suffolk County and throughout Long Island, from our base in Sea Cliff. We also repair commercial parking lots and shared private lanes for businesses and homeowner associations. Not sure we cover your street? Call and ask. It takes a minute, and if you are outside our area we will say so.
You can also see our Nassau County and Suffolk County service area pages, or browse the project gallery.
Driveway repair questions
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See Why So Many Choose McGowan 1928
John and Jim,
I am writing this letter to let you know that I am moving on in a pursuit of a new opportunity and I wanted to express my gratitude for your support during my time with Konica.
By depending on the services of McGowan we were able to streamline our local services for a reasonable cost and at a critical economic juncture we maintained momentum and continuity. Thank you so much for all the great projects we were involved in together from the concrete work, asphalt paving work, retaining walls, drainage projects and many others. I cannot thank you enough for your quality work and helpful advice.
If you ever need a recommendation please do not hesitate to use my name. When construction projects come up in my new position I will be sure to call McGowan first.
Commercial Project
John, I wanted to thank you for taking the time to meet with me last week. I truly appreciated your creative ideas on how to significantly reduce some of the maintenance costs associated with our plant in Glen Head, NY.
It is the choice of vendors like McGowan that helped Halm Industries become a world leader in envelope printing equipment. While Halm Industries pursued global presence and success, McGowan helped maintain our local plant’s infrastructure seamlessly. Please accept our gratitude for the 28 years of reliable, on time and always within budget projects and we look forward to your continued support.
We will provide the management team with your ideas to reduce maintenance costs and get in touch soon.
Steve Lyon
P.S. I also wanted you to know that the retaining wall and drainage project completely solved the problem with the floods.
Commercial Project
“Dear Jim, John, and Company,
Today, as we continue the tradition of one of the most respected funeral homes on Long Island, we wanted to extend our appreciation for your continued support.
Specifically, the latest renovation project completed by John McGowan & Sons entirely resolved potential tripping accidents on our property. We cannot thank you enough for the perfect recommendation in the choice of the stone — it truly complements our entire atmosphere.
And as always, thank you for getting it all done on time and at very reasonable rates.
It is time to have our parking lot sealed, so please give us a call when you can schedule this job.”
Commercial Parking Lot Project
“I’m the President of an HOA in Bohemia, NY and a retired Union General Labor Foreman in NYC and on Long Island. Over my 40+ year career, I’ve worked with many contractors — and hands down, John McGowan & Sons is one of the best I’ve had the pleasure to work with.
They handled our complex’s street replacement project with absolute professionalism. From James, John, Eileen, and Jessica to the extraordinary group of hardworking men they employ — their professionalism, knowledge, experience, and courteous manner truly stood out.
This company will get your project done in a timely fashion and on schedule, no matter what it takes — and that’s exactly what I experienced.
If you want a great company to handle your project, no matter how small or large, you definitely want JOHN McGOWAN & SONS to do it!!!!”
HOA Road Improvement Project
“J. McGowan just completed a beautiful improvement on our small private lane on the North Shore of Long Island. The shared private road was in poor disrepair, and with McGowan’s expertise and easy lead time, the job came out gorgeous. All resident neighbors were very happy with the result.
The office staff was always responsive and considerate, and the workers on the job were polite and kept the job site neat and clean. The pricing was also very good compared to other bids we received.
I highly recommend this paving contractor.”
HOA Road Improvement Project
“John and his team did a great job replacing our old retaining wall, stairs, extending our front porch, and repaving our driveway at our home on the North Shore of Long Island.
John McGowan & Sons were recommended by a friend in the neighborhood after seeing the beautiful work they had done at their home. A job that I thought would take weeks was done in just 10 days — start to finish.
When we thought there might be an issue with an old tree being in the way, John had someone take it down the same day so his crew could keep working. When we suspected a potential problem with the water main, he had his plumber there immediately to ensure no damage would occur. And when our outdoor light stopped working, his electrician showed up within the hour to reconnect it.
They really went above and beyond to get the job done right, on time, and at the exact price quoted.
I highly recommend John McGowan & Sons to anyone looking for professional masonry work.”
Residential Project
“We recently had our driveway redone by McGowan & Sons, and the experience was excellent from start to finish. Jim and his team removed our old driveway and installed a brand new one — and it looks fantastic.
The whole process was smooth, quick, and professional. Jim kept us well informed at every step, which really made things easy. The crew was efficient, courteous, and clearly experienced.
The finished product is clean, polished, and exactly what we were hoping for. You can tell they take pride in doing a thorough job. We’re really happy with how it turned out and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend McGowan & Sons to anyone looking for quality driveway work.”
Residential Project
“Thought I would send you a thank you note for such a great job. The roads that you milled and paved came out great! I am getting rave reviews all around! All the homeowners are extremely satisfied.
And thanks for doing it at such reasonable rates. You made my job so much easier by giving personal attention to the homeowners.
We thank you for efficiently managing all your workflow and the traffic during renovation. I am definitely calling John McGowan & Sons for any outdoor construction or renovation work in the future.”
HOA Road Improvement Project
“Jim, I just wanted to take a minute to let you know how pleased we are with the new design layout and installation of the Belgium block curbs and the driveway. We love the expanded parking space!
Thank you for the personal attention and quality workmanship. This job is so impressively well done that it definitely improved the curb appeal and resale value of our property.”
Residential Project
“Hello John and Jimmy,
We thank you for the high-quality job done on the project for our tenants. All the residents are pleased with the upgrade to the roads that was recently done by John McGowan & Sons. Everybody really enjoys the new look, especially the Belgium block apron at the entrance to the street.
We had shopped around before choosing your company for the job, and I must say that we made the right choice. We were impressed with your daily updates on the project as it was finished within budget and on time!”
HOA Road Improvement Project
“John McGowan is a reliable, respectful company that performs impeccable, professional work. They are efficient, hardworking, and aim to please the customer.
J. McGowan’s work is top-notch, and I was also so pleased that at the completion of the work, everything was cleaned up and the masonry and driveway were perfect.
Communication between the company and their administrative office was honest, with all responses received in a very timely manner. His workers are friendly, courteous, and hardworking.
If you are thinking of using John McGowan — please do!!!! Thank you, John McGowan — we couldn’t be happier!!!”
Residential Project
“Very happy with the quality and professionalism. We will definitely do business again, and I highly recommend them!”
Positive: Responsiveness, Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism
Services: Asphalt paving & repair, Paving job site preparation
Commercial Parking Lot Project
“John McGowan & Sons did an outstanding job on our front walkway and patio. The team was always very timely and finished the job much earlier than we were initially quoted.
We were thrilled with their work, professionalism, and quality.”
Positive: Responsiveness, Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism
Services: Service not listed
Residential Project
“John McGowan did a great job in creating a beautiful driveway lined with Belgium blocks. Very professional. I was given a detailed estimate of the entire job.”
Positive: Professionalism
Services: Asphalt paving & repair
Residential Project
“We just had our driveway done — amazing job! Reliable, friendly, and timely. Would definitely recommend this company to anyone.”
Positive: Responsiveness, Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism, Value
Residential Project
“We worked with John McGowan & Sons to grade our backyard, put in a patio, and re-do the driveway. They were wonderful to work with, and the job came out better than expected. I highly recommend this company.”
Residential Project
“We had a great experience working with John McGowan & Sons for a complete repair of our rather long driveway. Jim McGowan went out of his way to keep us informed throughout the entire process, and his crew was very professional and great to work with.
The cost was also reasonable for their high-quality work.”
Residential Project
“This company just completed a pothole repair on our private road. They are a professional company that operates their business in a reliable and respectful manner. They do what they say and follow up well.
I would definitely use them again.”
HOA Road Improvement Project
“John McGowan & Sons did a great job for the Maidstone complex in Riverhead. We had 82 driveways and our community roads resurfaced.
Both Jim and John McGowan worked as a team to rapidly and successfully complete the project. A quality crew, quality materials, and attention to detail make this firm stand out.
Communication was done daily and helped prepare the community for the work ahead. They delivered what they promised.
A fine effort all around. Highly recommended.”
HOA Project
“Thank you again for such a great job on the driveway. You have an amazing staff. Mike was fantastic — he takes tremendous pride in the work he does.
Your staff was clean and neat. I would strongly recommend. Keep up the great work!”
Residential Project
“Very satisfied with the job from start to finish. The attention to detail and price point was unbeatable for a high-quality paving job.”
Residential Project