Young's Excavating & Paving Completes Parking Lot Resurfacing for Summit Title in Bedford, NH

Young's Excavating & Paving LLC, a family-owned contractor based in Penacook, New Hampshire, has completed parking lot repairs and resurfacing for Summit Title Services at 120 Bedford Center Road in Bedford. The project, finished in May 2026, covered approximately 10,075 square feet and involved rebuilding two settled areas before applying a full asphalt overlay.

The need for the repairs became evident when two areas of pavement, each roughly four feet by three feet, had visibly dropped. According to the company, such isolated sinking typically indicates a problem beneath the surface. Water is the common culprit, seeping into the base through cracks and joints, reducing its load-bearing capacity, and then freezing and thawing cycles cause the saturated material to shift. Simply overlaying new asphalt over these areas would mask the issue without addressing its root cause, likely leading to recurrence.

To ensure a durable fix, Young's saw-cut and removed the damaged asphalt at both locations, then paved the repaired areas with three inches of new asphalt before the surrounding lot received its overlay. This sequence allowed the base to be properly rebuilt before the surface was applied, preventing future settlement.

The remainder of the lot received a comprehensive overlay process: cleaning and preparation, transitional milling at lock-in points, a tack coat, a base layer of asphalt, and a two-inch wearing course. Transitional milling grinds down existing pavement where new asphalt meets it, ensuring a smooth tie-in without raised lips. The wearing course, the top layer exposed to traffic and weather, sits on the base layer, with both laid as part of the same paving operation.

Summit Title Services, a title company with offices across New Hampshire, agreed to be identified in connection with the project. The full project record, including repair sequence and photographs, is published at Parking Lot Repairs and Resurfacing at Summit Title Services in Bedford, NH.

By handling both excavation and paving, Young's ensures that the base, grade, and finished surface are managed by a single contractor, avoiding the coordination issues that can arise when multiple contractors work to separate scopes. This integrated approach is particularly beneficial for commercial properties, where decisions about the base and surface are interdependent.

Young's Excavating & Paving LLC operates from 37 Washington Street in Penacook and serves six New Hampshire counties: Merrimack, Hillsborough, Rockingham, Strafford, Cheshire, and Belknap. Bedford is located in Hillsborough County. The company offers a range of services including commercial and residential paving, parking lot construction and resurfacing, excavation, grading, drainage, site preparation, backfilling, shouldering, sealcoating, and stamped asphalt. Further details on their commercial paving and excavation projects are available on their website. The company's federal carrier registration is USDOT 2821639.