Sunnyvale sits in Dallas County along the eastern edge of the Dallas metro, close to Mesquite, Garland, Richardson and the city of Dallas itself. It's a smaller, more rural-feeling community than its neighbors, with a lot of larger residential lots, horse properties, and long driveways mixed in among newer development. Area Wide Paving serves Sunnyvale out of our Sulphur Springs base, roughly 60 miles to the northeast, and we regularly work this stretch of Northeast Texas for property owners, farm operators and businesses who need asphalt work done right.
Sunnyvale's mix of acreage properties, farm entrances and commercial pads along its main corridors means the paving needs vary from job to job. We handle asphalt paving and overlays for driveways and lots, pothole and pavement patching for wear and weather damage, sealcoating to protect surfaces from Texas heat and sun exposure, striping for commercial parking areas, and chip seal work suited to rural entrances and lower-traffic drives. Whether it's a long driveway leading back to a horse property or a parking lot for a small business near the town center, the approach is the same: grade it right, lay it right, and finish it so it holds up.
With around 8,486 residents, Sunnyvale has kept a lower-density, semi-rural character even as Dallas, Garland, Mesquite and Richardson have grown up close by. That means a lot of the paving work here isn't big commercial lots — it's driveways, farm entrances, and smaller private roads that still need to be built on a proper base and drained correctly. Clay-heavy soils common in this part of Dallas County can shift and heave if a surface isn't prepped properly, which is why base work and drainage planning matter as much as the asphalt itself, whether it's a new driveway or an overlay on an older surface.
We look at the site first — soil, slope, existing surface condition, and how the area is used, whether that's daily vehicle traffic, farm equipment, or customer parking. From there we scope the work, whether it's a full asphalt paving job, a patch-and-repair to extend the life of an existing lot, or a sealcoating and striping job to keep a commercial surface looking maintained and marked correctly. We're honest about what a surface needs versus what it doesn't, since overbuilding a rural driveway or underbuilding a commercial entrance both cause problems down the line.
If you're in Sunnyvale and need asphalt paving, an overlay, patching, sealcoating, striping, chip seal or driveway work done, call Area Wide Paving at (903) 885-6388 to talk through the project. You can also find more about our work at our home page, and our privacy policy is available if you'd like to review it.