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Driveway Paving Peterborough: Driveways, Parking Lots, Repair and Resurfacing
Quick answer: For driveway paving Peterborough homeowners can rely on, Harwick Paving installs, replaces and widens asphalt driveways in the city and the townships around it, and handles parking lot paving, asphalt repair and asphalt resurfacing. All of our asphalt work comes with a 1-Year Workmanship and Material Guarantee, and we were voted Platinum for Paving and Driveways at the 2026 CommunityVotes Kawarthas Awards. Every job is quoted on site, free and with no obligation: call 705-341-4113.
Contents
- Why Peterborough customers choose Harwick Paving
- Driveway paving Peterborough: city lots, curbs and sidewalks
- Widening a driveway: curb cuts and zoning
- Parking lot paving in Peterborough
- Asphalt repair in Peterborough
- Asphalt resurfacing in Peterborough
- What changes the price in Peterborough
- Getting a quote in Peterborough
- FAQ
Why Peterborough customers choose Harwick Paving
In the city of Peterborough, a driveway usually comes with a curb, often a sidewalk, and a neighbour a few metres away on each side. That leaves little room for error at the edges, and it means the paperwork can matter as much as the paving. Two things back the work before any asphalt goes down.
A 1-year workmanship and material guarantee on every asphalt project. If part of your driveway or lot fails because of how we installed it, we come back and fix it at no cost to you. If a material we used turns out to be defective, we repair or replace it, and the full terms are on our guarantee page.
Platinum at the 2026 CommunityVotes Kawarthas Awards. We were voted Platinum in the Paving and Driveways category in 2026, after Gold in 2025. The awards are decided by community votes, so they reflect what customers in the region think of the work.
Driveway paving Peterborough: city lots, curbs and sidewalks
On a city lot, a driveway has a fixed point at each end: the curb or sidewalk at the street, and the garage floor at the other. The new surface has to meet both at the right height and pitch water toward the street. Getting those levels right is most of the skill on an in-town driveway.
The base matters just as much as it does anywhere. An old city driveway may have been patched or overlaid more than once, so we check what is under it before deciding whether it can be paved over or has to come out.
We pave new driveways, replace driveways that have failed, and pave over old surfaces where the base is still sound. We also pave properties in the townships around the city, where driveways are longer and there is usually no curb at all.
Widening a driveway: curb cuts and zoning
In Peterborough, two rules come before the asphalt when you widen a driveway: the curb cut permit and the zoning width limit. Plan both before you book a paving date. If the wider driveway needs a wider opening in the curb, the City has to cut it, and its zoning by-law caps how wide the driveway can be.
The curb cut permit
The City of Peterborough issues curb cut permits, and every curb cut needs a site inspection before approval. The cut itself is done by the City’s contractor: property owners and the contractors they hire are not permitted to alter City curbs, sidewalks or gutters. The City lists a minimum charge of $325 plus HST for 10 feet or less, and $31 per foot plus HST beyond that.
The City also notes that any sidewalk change, tree removal or utility relocation the cut needs is charged to the applicant. It gives a typical turnaround of two to three weeks after approval. We schedule the paving after the curb is cut, so the new driveway meets the finished curb.
The width limit
The City’s zoning by-law parking rules set a maximum driveway width for a house lot that depends on the lot’s width at the street. On a lot with 9 to 20 metres of frontage, for example, the driveway can be 6 metres wide at the street line. Read the table for your own lot, or ask the City, before you settle on a width.
Outside the city
Outside the city, the road decides who issues the permit. Selwyn Township, for example, issues entrance permits for its own roads and lists the County roads it does not maintain, so check who owns your road before you apply. Our guide to driveway aprons covers the strip where a driveway meets the road.
Parking lot paving in Peterborough
In the city, a parking lot usually sits between buildings, curbs and catch basins, with traffic that cannot stop for a week. It needs a thicker asphalt layer and a deeper base than a driveway, and grading that sends water to the drains rather than toward the building.
We pave and resurface lots for businesses and other properties in Peterborough, and take industrial work such as yards, loading areas and access roads. Whether a lot needs a rebuild, an overlay or targeted repairs depends on what is underneath, and on a busy lot we can work in phases so part of the lot stays open. Our guide to parking lot paving compares the options.
Planning a lot repair or rebuild in Peterborough? Call 705-341-4113 or send us the details, and we will look at the site and give you a free, no-obligation quote.
Asphalt repair in Peterborough
On a city driveway, damage tends to start where the asphalt meets something solid: the curb, the garage floor or a sidewalk. Water gets into that joint, freezes, and opens it a little more each winter. The repair has to fix the cause at that joint, not only the hole.
Asphalt repair in Peterborough, as we do it, covers:
- Potholes and broken patches, cut back to sound asphalt and rebuilt level with the surface around them
- Joints at the curb and garage, where the surface has dropped or pulled away from a fixed edge
- Failed sections that keep sinking because the base under them has gone soft
We do not sell crack filling as a stand-alone service. Our article on why asphalt driveways crack explains what each kind of crack says about the base underneath.
Asphalt resurfacing in Peterborough
Asphalt resurfacing in Peterborough lays a new top layer over an existing driveway or lot whose base is still sound. On a city driveway it has one extra constraint: the new layer raises the surface, so it has to be tapered where it meets the curb, the sidewalk and the garage.
When the base has failed, resurfacing is the wrong fix, because the new layer cracks along the old lines. We check the base before recommending it. Our guide to asphalt driveway resurfacing covers when it works.
What changes the price in Peterborough
Four things change the price of a Peterborough job: the size of the area, the base underneath, drainage, and whether the entrance changes. In the city, a changed entrance brings its own costs, because the curb cut is a City charge on top of the paving. We look at all four on site before giving you a number:
- The size of the area. A wider or longer driveway takes more base work and more asphalt.
- The existing base. An old city driveway may have been overlaid more than once, and then it can have to come out.
- Drainage. Water has to leave the surface toward the street or a drain, not toward the house.
- The entrance. A wider opening means a curb cut permit and the City’s charges, plus any sidewalk or tree work it needs.
We do not quote a flat price per square foot, because the same driveway can need very different work depending on those four things.
Getting a quote in Peterborough
If you are comparing paving companies in Peterborough, send us the address and the job, whether that is a new driveway, a replacement, a widening, a lot or a few problem spots. If you are widening, tell us the lot frontage and whether you have applied for the curb cut, so we can plan around it.
All of our asphalt work is backed by our 1-year workmanship and material guarantee.
Call 705-341-4113 or send us the details and we will get back to you.
Peterborough is part of our regular service area, along with Lindsay, Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, Omemee, Cannington, Woodville and Beaverton. If you are just outside the city and not sure whether you are in range, ask, and we will tell you straight.
FAQ
Do you pave driveways in Peterborough?
Yes, Peterborough is part of our regular service area, and we pave driveways on city lots and on properties in the townships around the city. We install, replace and widen asphalt driveways, and handle repair and resurfacing. Call 705-341-4113 with your address for a free, no-obligation quote.
Do I need a permit to widen my driveway in Peterborough?
If the wider driveway needs a wider opening in the curb, yes. The City of Peterborough issues a curb cut permit after a site inspection, and its own contractor cuts the curb, since owners may not alter City curbs or sidewalks. Check the zoning width limit for your lot before you apply.
How much does a curb cut cost in Peterborough?
The City of Peterborough lists a minimum charge of $325 plus HST for a cut of 10 feet or less, and $31 per foot plus HST beyond that. Any sidewalk change, tree removal or utility relocation the cut needs is also charged to the applicant. The paving is a separate price from us.
Do you pave parking lots in Peterborough?
Yes. We pave and resurface parking lots for businesses and other properties in Peterborough, and we take industrial work such as yards, loading areas and access roads. A city lot often has curbs, catch basins and neighbours on every side, so we plan grading and phasing on site before we quote.
How much does driveway paving cost in Peterborough?
There is no flat rate, because the size of the area, the base underneath, how water leaves the lot and how equipment gets in all change the work. A city driveway also carries permit and curb costs if the entrance changes. We price each job after looking at it, with no obligation.
When is the best time to pave or repair asphalt in Peterborough?
New paving goes down best in the warmer months, when asphalt compacts and cures well. Repairs are best done before the first hard frost, roughly September into early October, because freeze-thaw turns small openings into potholes over winter. If a curb cut is involved, allow two to three weeks for the City’s contractor first.