Local Asphalt Paving Contractor in Menifee CA - Work Done Right the First Time

Menifee is a city with a wider range of housing ages than most communities in the Inland Empire. Sun City, the oldest part of the city, has homes that date back to the early 1960s, and the driveways and concrete flatwork from that era are well past their useful life. Meanwhile, the city has continued adding new subdivisions through the 2010s and 2020s, meaning newly built homes are still settling into clay soils that will crack their driveways within the first decade if the base preparation was not done correctly. A contractor who treats every Menifee job the same will miss these differences.

The climate here is also one of the most demanding in the region for paved surfaces. Summer temperatures regularly exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit and have been recorded above 115 degrees, which is unusually high even by Inland Empire standards. That heat, combined with the seasonal freeze-thaw cycle the valley floor experiences in winter, means asphalt and concrete surfaces go through more stress per year than in most Southern California cities. Drainage planning is especially important here because the relatively flat valley floor does not naturally shed water, and poor grading leads to pooling that accelerates base failure. The City of Menifee has its own Public Works and Building and Safety departments that handle permits for grading and commercial paving work.

Menifee is a city of more than 100,000 residents in southwestern Riverside County, sitting in the Menifee Valley at roughly 1,400 feet above sea level along Interstate 215 - about 15 miles north of Temecula. It became an official city on October 1, 2008, making it one of the newer cities in the county, and it has continued growing rapidly since incorporation. The city includes several distinct communities with different housing ages and characters: Sun City, the oldest area, was developed starting in the early 1960s as one of California's first active adult retirement communities, built by developer Del Webb. Menifee Lakes, developed in the late 1980s and 1990s, features residential neighborhoods built around lakes and open space. Quail Valley and Romoland round out the city's geography, and newer subdivisions continue to go up on the city's edges. Bell Mountain, rising to about 1,850 feet, is the most visible natural landmark in the area.

The city is primarily residential and owner-occupied, with many residents commuting out on I-215 to jobs in Riverside, Murrieta, and Temecula. Commercial development has grown along Newport Road and Menifee Road as the population has expanded. Permit and building services are handled through the City of Menifee's Building and Safety Division. We also serve homeowners in adjacent Sun City, CA and Perris, CA to the north.