Brown’s Construction and Asphalt Paving

09/22/2025

Give us a call for any driveway or parking lot needs! Specialize in rock and asphalt and have plenty of openings to get it done quick. We may not always be the cheapest, but we do the job right! 409-755-3165

06/17/2025

Give us a call for any driveway or parking lot needs! Specialize in rock and asphalt and have plenty of openings to get it done quick! 409-755-3165

05/30/2025

10/12/2023

A quick resedential job today and another happy customer! Customer wanted to widen her driveway and then overlay with more asphalt. We are proud to provide our services locally. Thank you for the work Mrs. Dorothy.

10/06/2023

Brown’s Construction has been servicing Hardin and Jefferson County for over 30 years! We specialize in building roads, driveways, and parking lots using material of your choice (Limestone, Crushed Concrete, Asphalt, etc..). If you are in need of a new driveway/parking lot or know someone who is, please give us a call at 409-755-3165 to get a free estimate!

11/11/2022

A little before and after. 3 days of work to go from base, to asphalt, to paint striping. Thanks to Williamson Construction for the work!

11/17/2020

A customer asked me how much it cost to do this job....
I answered him: $ 1500
He said: So expensive for this job?
I asked: How much do you think it would cost you?
He answers me: $ 800 maximum... That's a pretty simple job right? !"
- For $ 800 I invite you to do it yourself.
- But.... I don't know how to.
- For $800 I'll teach you how to. So besides saving you $700, you'll get the knowledge for the next time you want
- It seemed right to him and he agreed.
- But to get started: you need tools: A welder, grinder, chop saw, drill press, welding hood, gloves etc...
- But I don't have all these equipment and I can't buy all of these for one job.
- Well then for another $300 more I'll rent my stuff to you so you can do it.
- Okay, he says.
- Okay! Tuesday I'm waiting for you to start doing this work
- But I can't on Tuesday I only have time today.
- I'm sorry, but I'm only available Tuesday to teach you and lend you my stuff. Other days are busy with other customers.
- Okay! That means I'm going to have to sacrifice my Tuesday, give up my tasks.
- I forgot. To do your job yourself, you also have to pay for the nonproductive factors.
- That is? What is this?"
- Bureaucratic, tax, vat, security, insurance, fuel etc.
- Oh no!... But to accomplish these tasks, I'm going to spend more money and waste a lot of time!
- Do you have them? You can do it to me before?"
- Okay!
- I'll make you all the material you need. Truck loading is done Monday evening or Tuesday morning you'll have to come by 6 loading the truck. Don't forget to be on time to avoid traffic jams and be on time
- At 6??? Nope! Too early for me! I used to getting up later...
- You know, I've been thinking. Y ' all better get the job done. I'd rather pay you the $1500. If I had to, it wouldn't be perfect and it would cost me a lot more.

When you pay for a job, especially handcrafted, you pay not only for the material used, but also:
- Knowledge
- Experience
- Study
- Tools
- Services
- Time to go
- punctuality
- Accountability
- Professionalism
- Accuracy
- Guaranteed
- Patents
- Sacrifices
- Safety and security
- Payment of tax obligations

No one can denigrate other people's work by judging prices.
Only by knowing all the elements necessary for the production of a certain work can you estimate the actual cost.

I did not write this dialogue, but am sharing it to support craftsmen and entrepreneurs.

09/23/2020

Brown’s Construction has been servicing Hardin and Jefferson County for over 30 years! We specialize in building roads, driveways, and parking lots using material of your choice (Limestone, Crushed Concrete, Asphalt, etc..) We also do land clearing with dirt hauling and dirt spreading included! Give us a call at 409-755-3165 to get a free estimate!