Think Outside the Lines with These Finishing Touches for Your Parking Lot Is your parking lot just a place where cars and trucks come and go? Or could it be something more? If you’re planning a parking lot paving project, why not consider it an opportunity to add unique value for visitors. From pretty to practical, here are five ways to add finishing touches for your customers, employees and community to enjoy. 1. Trees With proper planning, trees can enhance the aesthetics of any lot while providing cooling shade. Plus, placing them in below-grade landscape islands can play a key role in stor ..read more

Make a Pit Stop: Get Aggregates and Other Raw Materials from Wolf Paving A Quick Look Behind the Scenes at Our Aggregate Pits Wolf Paving customers aren’t limited to organizations that need blacktop installed around Milwaukee and Madison, or the paving contractors who buy our asphalt mixes. Did you know we also serve people and businesses – including concrete companies, farms and others – that need a variety of raw materials? Sand / fine aggregates  Gravel / coarse aggregates  Base material Crushed concrete  Wolf Paving Aggregate Pit Locations Organizations can drop off materi ..read more

Many people don’t realize it, but asphalt is among the world’s most recycling-friendly materials. With three asphalt manufacturing plants where we accept and process recycled blacktop and other materials, Wolf Paving makes lots of asphalt recycling happen throughout the Milwaukee and Madison areas. Here’s a quick look at 5 key facts behind our efforts. 1. We recycle 100% of the asphalt we remove from job sites.  Typically, our crews mill the material down to small grains at the site. Then we haul the asphalt back to our 3 asphalt production plants in Sun Prairie, Oconomowoc and Menomonee ..read more

Having everyday personal care items on hand gives people in need a sense of agency and independence. That’s why Wolf Paving was grateful for the opportunity to help pack backpacks with toiletries as a recent volunteer project for United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County. Members of our team packed 100 bags with items including toothbrush and toothpaste, shampoo, body wash, deodorant, lotion, tissues, wipes and more. The packed bags went to Eras Senior Network, which engages and supports seniors, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers in leading meaningful lives; and La Ca ..read more

Here’s another reason you can be assured of getting the right, high-quality asphalt mix for your project when you choose Wolf Paving:  Both of our asphalt plants, in Oconomowoc and Sun Prairie, WI, have earned NAPA 2020 Diamond Achievement Commendations. Our industry peers in the National Asphalt Pavement Association pick Diamond Achievement Commendation winners for excellence in: Appearance Environmental compliance Safety Community outreach Wolf Paving’s asphalt plants are the key to providing custom asphalt mixes that meet your specific paving needs. As a result, we can deliver soluti ..read more

A bottle of shampoo, a toothbrush and a new pair of socks might not seem like much. But when you’re living through tough times, simple things can make all the difference. That’s why, when Wolf Paving team members recently packed backpacks with personal care items for women, men and teens in need around Milwaukee and Madison, we brought as much care to the volunteer work as we do to any paving project. Working with United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County, we packed 120 backpacks, each with about $20 worth of various personal care items. These packs went to four worthy organization ..read more

Advancing technology plays an important role in everyday life. From phones and televisions, to kitchen appliances and vehicles — we all use technology and often seek out the latest and greatest models. However, when it comes to the asphalt paving industry, you likely don't think about how new technology plays a role in the repair and installation process of asphalt paving. But while you get excited about the latest tablet to hit the market, we get excited about new grading and slope technology and the advancement in asphalt mixes. Take a look below at our infographic, highlighting&nb ..read more

Contractors in the Wisconsin area have long-known that Wolf Paving is among the best sources for asphalt in the state, and one of the reasons for that is our extensive line of custom asphalt mixes. We have over 75 years of experience in asphalt mixing, and much of that has gone into ensuring we have the right mix for every occasion. In fact, we have over twenty different custom mixes that we produce ourselves, at our own plants. The raw materials come from our own digs or from recycled materials we've recovered and processed ourselves. Having our own asphalt production plants brings plen ..read more

One question we often hear at Wolf Paving has to do with driveway replacement: “Should I lay new asphalt over an old concrete driveway?” This is an excellent question, and many homeowners and business owners are asking it. When it comes down to it we recommend asphalt driveways over concrete for three main reasons: It has faster installation  It has better resistance to weather It is more cost-effective However, if there's an existing concrete driveway, this presents new challenges. If the question is "CAN I lay asphalt over concrete?" then the answer is "Yes." This ..read more

Your asphalt is going to see a lot of use; and regular maintenance will help it last longer, make your property safer and worth more. Regularly inspecting your asphalt and identifying and repairing cracks, divots, and rutting can greatly extend your pavement's useful life. When asphalt driveways, roads, parking lots and trails are properly maintained, they have a useful life between 15 and 20 years. When they are not properly maintained, the surface will start to deteriorate within 3 to 5 years visibly. The challenges your asphalt will face will vary on your location, weather, the subbase unde ..read more