Paving company?

8gv · 04-08-2026, 10:14 AM

My driveway needs paving.

Have you any recommendations for a paving company that YOU HAVE USED?

I am in Laconia.

Thanks!

ishoot308 · 04-08-2026, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8gv

My driveway needs paving.

Have you any recommendations for a paving company that YOU HAVE USED?

I am in Laconia.

Thanks!

I have used both Porter and GMI...Had a better experience with Porter.

Dan

DRH · 04-08-2026, 11:19 AM

Clairmont Paving (David Clairmont) in Gilmanton has put in four driveways for me over the years. All have been excellent. Family business, good honest people. Phone number is 603-267-6534. I'd call soon, though, as he gets booked for the year pretty early.

codeman671 · 04-08-2026, 11:37 AM

I have a large, complex driveway that we had done a few years ago by Cooper Paving out of Dover. They had no problem coming up to Gilford to do it and the lead time was shorter than everyone up here.

And the price...Considerably better than everyone I talked to in the area. By 20-40% on average. I reached out to all of the major players up here.

VitaBene · 04-08-2026, 01:16 PM

Porter did our 10000 square foot driveway 5 years ago and it is holding up well!

TomC · 04-08-2026, 02:16 PM

A couple of years ago, I had a driveway put in at my new construction. I got bids from Porter, GMI, and Bryant. What surprised me was how incredibly close the bids all were to the others. I am talking to within well less than 0.5%. Now maybe they all use an estimator application based on square footage so they come out close. But I was left wondering about price collusion to be honest... I went with GMI based on schedule and it came out OK.

Slickcraft · 04-08-2026, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DRH

Clairmont Paving (David Clairmont) in Gilmanton has put in four driveways for me over the years. All have been excellent. Family business, good honest people. Phone number is 603-267-6534. I'd call soon, though, as he gets booked for the year pretty early.

I 2nd Clairmont Paving. David did an excellent job paving on our 600' gravel driveway in West Alton.

GMI had looked and said that two old galvanized culverts were fine. When David replaced then with plastic, the old culverts were a pile of scrap rust. I had asked GMI about the many rocks at surface level, the reply was that the grader would have no problem digging them out. David's midsize excavator had to work at getting the rocks out. GMI estimated that one 14 yard truck load of gravel would be enough to properly grade the drive prior to paving. It actually took 140 yards.

Alan

Asloren1 · 04-09-2026, 09:03 AM

Check out Bryant Paving in Meredith

8gv · 04-09-2026, 10:00 PM

Thank you for the recommendations.

sky's · 04-10-2026, 12:31 PM

i like Sunday paving.

ishoot308 · 04-10-2026, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sky's

i like Sunday paving.

Less traffic??

Dan

04-08-2026, 10:14 AM	#1
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,191 Thanks: 63 Thanked 764 Times in 497 Posts	Paving company? My driveway needs paving. Have you any recommendations for a paving company that YOU HAVE USED? I am in Laconia. Thanks!

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DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith Posts: 1,698 Thanks: 1,211 Thanked 678 Times in 180 Posts	Clairmont Paving Clairmont Paving (David Clairmont) in Gilmanton has put in four driveways for me over the years. All have been excellent. Family business, good honest people. Phone number is 603-267-6534. I'd call soon, though, as he gets booked for the year pretty early. __________________ DRH

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04-08-2026, 11:37 AM	#4
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,603 Thanks: 223 Thanked 856 Times in 519 Posts	I have a large, complex driveway that we had done a few years ago by Cooper Paving out of Dover. They had no problem coming up to Gilford to do it and the lead time was shorter than everyone up here. And the price...Considerably better than everyone I talked to in the area. By 20-40% on average. I reached out to all of the major players up here.

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VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,644 Thanks: 1,718 Thanked 1,662 Times in 861 Posts	Porter did our 10000 square foot driveway 5 years ago and it is holding up well!

04-08-2026, 02:16 PM	#6
TomC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 816 Thanks: 42 Thanked 185 Times in 116 Posts	A couple of years ago, I had a driveway put in at my new construction. I got bids from Porter, GMI, and Bryant. What surprised me was how incredibly close the bids all were to the others. I am talking to within well less than 0.5%. Now maybe they all use an estimator application based on square footage so they come out close. But I was left wondering about price collusion to be honest... I went with GMI based on schedule and it came out OK.

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Asloren1 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 19 Thanks: 18 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Check out Bryant Paving in Meredith

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8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,191 Thanks: 63 Thanked 764 Times in 497 Posts	Thank you for the recommendations.

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sky's Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 295 Thanks: 78 Thanked 85 Times in 59 Posts	i like Sunday paving.