Pimentel Paving Inc.

06/24/2026

As a general engineering contractor for more than 30 years, Pimentel Paving has completed hundreds of paving projects, including streets, public roads, playgrounds, recreation areas, crosswalks, driveways, private roads, and parking lots.

Our work spans a wide range of public, residential and commercial environments all across the North San Francisco Bay Area. While the North Bay is our home, we do also work throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area, delivering quality paving solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of each project. Our commitment to excellence ensures that every job is done to the highest standards, no matter the location or scope.

Our services include:
Base rock and surface paving
Demolition and surface removal
Redesigns to improve drainage
Culvert and ditch installation
Seal coats and asphalt repairs
Asphalt stamping
Streetbond® color coating

Call our office and talk to Carolyn to line up your next paving project!
📞 Sonoma County: 707-588-8402
📞 Napa County: 707-226-1139
📞 Marin County: 415-491-4912

https://pimentelpaving.com/

06/17/2026

Chip seal paving fits naturally into the rural landscape of a winery, as you can see from this recent job we did for a Healdsburg winery done with gold chip seal.

For long private roads, vineyard access lanes, and rural driveways, chip seal offers a practical alternative to traditional asphalt while complementing the natural character of wine country properties. The textured surface blends beautifully with vineyards, oak-covered hillsides, and rustic winery settings — a softer more natural look than black asphalt.

It’s also a smart long-term solution for many large rural properties because chip seal helps protect the road surface, improves traction, reduces dust, and extends pavement life at a lower cost than full asphalt paving.

At Pimentel Paving, we’ve spent decades helping North Bay property owners choose paving solutions that work with the landscape — not against it.

Call Carolyn in our office for a quote.
📞 Sonoma County: 707-588-8402
📞 Napa County: 707-226-1139
📞 Marin County: 415-491-4912
https://pimentelpaving.com/

06/12/2026

Seniors fall prey to scams all the time, help your friends and family become educated in CSLB laws and knowledge of a potential scam. This happens all the time, especially to our trusting parents, it breaks my heart when I get these phone calls from a senior who has been scammed!

Join us for a FREE Senior Scam Stopper seminar on June 13 in San Leandro and learn practical tips to protect yourself from fraud. CSLB partners with state departments, boards and bureaus, law enforcement agencies, and government officials to help seniors stay informed and safe.

Learn more at cslb.ca.gov/seniors

06/12/2026

This just happened to us, a person on marketplace advertising OUR PICTURES, and he was not licensed! Unfortunately they get away with it on marketplace bc FB does not check licenses

Want to report illegal advertising? Visit cslb.ca.gov and search ‘Report Illegal Advertising’ to get started. If you need more help, email us at [email protected].

06/12/2026

Door knockers: this is common, “I am in the area and if you pave today,for cash and no contract, you will save money”. Time and time again, we get phone calls from people who fall for this scam. Not only do they end up with a half ass job but then they find out they would have paid the same (sometimes less) contracting with someone like us who follows the law and write out a contract you have for record. Make sure on your contract it states the depth or inches of asphalt installed.

Don’t risk your project on a handshake deal.
Written contracts protect homeowners — and they’re required by law.
Check a contractor’s license before you hire. Visit cslb.ca.gov to find a licensed contractor in your area.

06/10/2026

Sonoma, Napa & Marin County Paving

All across our North Bay service area, we work with both traditional asphalt paving and practical asphalt alternatives like chip seal and Terra Pave. We’ve paved literally hundreds of rural roads, ranch and winery private roads, residential driveways and commercial parking lots over the last 30+ years in business at Pimentel Paving.

Our experienced crew can help you choose the right surface for your property and conditions, whatever your need is for a residential or commercial property:
• New roads, driveways and parking lots
• Asphalt repair and resurfacing
• Chip seal or Terra Pave asphalt alternatives

Hire a professional for your paving project!
📞 Sonoma County: 707-588-8402
📞 Napa County: 707-226-1139
📞 Marin County: 415-491-4912

https://pimentelpaving.com/

06/03/2026

Before & After: Calistoga Private Road Chip Seal

These shots were taken before and after we constructed a private road for a customer on undeveloped land in Calistoga in the Napa Valley.

One of the biggest misconceptions about constructing a new private road is that it starts with asphalt. But paving is one of the final steps in a much bigger process.

On undeveloped rural property, road construction starts with planning the route carefully around terrain, drainage patterns, slopes, trees, and access requirements. From there, the site may need clearing, excavation, grading, soil stabilization, drainage systems, culverts, and proper base rock installation before any paving surface is applied.

And in the North Bay, drainage matters a lot. A beautiful road that doesn’t handle water correctly won’t stay beautiful for long.

Our goal isn’t just to create a road that looks good today, but to build one that performs well season after season with minimal maintenance issues.

At Pimentel Paving, we’ve worked on rural road construction projects throughout Sonoma, Napa, and Marin counties for decades. Every property is different, which is why experience with grading, drainage, and long-term road performance matters just as much as the final paving surface itself.

If you’re planning access to undeveloped land, we’re always happy to talk through the process and help you understand what’s involved in creating a road that serves your purpose and respects the landscape around it.

📞 Sonoma County: 707-588-8402
📞 Napa County: 707-226-1139
📞 Marin County: 415-491-4912

https://pimentelpaving.com/portfolio-items/chip-seal-private-road-calistoga-ca/

05/27/2026

One of the biggest advantages of chip seal paving is a big factor in hard economic times: it helps protect and extend the life of your driveway or private road.

Over time, sun, rain, traffic, and changing temperatures slowly break down pavement surfaces. Small cracks allow water to pe*****te below the surface, leading to erosion, potholes, edge failure, and costly repairs later on.

Chip seal works as a protective barrier that seals the surface against moisture while renewing traction and restoring the appearance of aging pavement. That’s one reason it’s been trusted for decades on rural roads and highways throughout the country.

For many North Bay properties, chip seal is a practical long-term maintenance solution that helps preserve existing pavement while blending beautifully into natural landscapes.

At Pimentel Paving, we’ve installed chip seal on all kinds of residential properties, from winding private roads and long rural driveways throughout Sonoma, Napa, and Marin counties.

If your driveway is beginning to show wear, now is a great time to talk about preventative paving options before small issues become major repairs.

📞 Sonoma County: 707-588-8402
📞 Napa County: 707-226-1139
📞 Marin County: 415-491-4912

https://pimentelpaving.com/asphalt-natural-alternatives/chip-seal-paving/

05/22/2026

It's flattery, really. Our work is that good. Someone pretending to be a licensed paving company used our chip seal project photos to get business on Facebook Marketplace. Watch out if you are hiring a paving contractor! Check out our post on How to Check Your Contractor Before You Hire Them here:

https://pimentelpaving.com/asphalt/how-to-check-your-paving-contractor/

05/20/2026

We recently read an article about the use of chip seal on Washington State highways. If chip seal is good enough for public highways, it’s probably good enough for your driveway or private road too. 😉

State transportation departments use chip seal because it works. It protects pavement from water intrusion, seals aging surfaces, improves skid resistance in wet weather, reduces glare for night driving, and helps extend the life of existing roads — all at a fraction of the cost of a full asphalt overlay.

Those same reasons are why chip seal has remained such a practical paving solution for rural roads, winding driveways, ranch properties, and private roads throughout the North Bay.
At Pimentel Paving, we’ve worked with chip seal for decades because it performs well in the kinds of landscapes and conditions we see every day across Sonoma, Napa, and Marin counties.

There’s something satisfying about using the same paving method trusted on state highways right at home on your own property.

Give us a call for advice and a free quote.

📞 Sonoma County: 707-588-8402
📞 Napa County: 707-226-1139
📞 Marin County: 415-491-4912

https://pimentelpaving.com/asphalt-natural-alternatives/chip-seal-paving/