G & S Construction.

The work centers on asphalt: resurfacing a tired driveway, patching and repairing a broken surface, keeping a small parking lot in shape. With a crew that small, the owner is on the job rather than managing it from an office, and the business runs on referrals and repeat customers rather than advertising. It travels about 25 miles from Spokane, which takes in Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Mead, Cheney and Airway Heights. G & S holds a Washington registration only. That shape suits a homeowner or small property owner with a paving or repair job who wants to deal directly with the people doing it. Someone planning structural framing or a large commercial concrete pour is looking for a different kind of contractor, since the state's classes for this business point to asphalt and nothing else. Before paving starts, get the scope in writing: the area in square footage or dimensions, whether the old surface is being removed or overlaid, how much base prep and grading is included, and the finished thickness. Ask who hauls away broken asphalt and debris, and how edges along lawns and walks will be left. Agree on how changes get priced if soft spots turn up once the old surface is off. Ask what the workmanship guarantee covers, how long new asphalt should stay off-limits to vehicles, and when sealcoating makes sense after Spokane's freeze-thaw winters.