Tatum Asphalt

While we are a "young" company we have over 50 years combined paving experience behind us. Our goal is to continuously deliver a quality professional service at a competitive price. We recognize that each job site is unique and requires extra effort to complete it the right way. We are happy to walk you through the paving process, step by step, so we can complete the job right the first time. As our name suggests, we specialize in asphalt and all that goes with it, installation of new asphalt and repair of existing asphalt pavement.

Tatum Asphalt is locally owned by Billy Tatum and family operated. Our company has been serving the Central Coast of CA since 2012. With over 15 years of experience behind his belt and knowledge gained from working for another local grading and paving outfit Billy decided to make the leap to start out on his own. Billy obtained his contractors license in 2011. We took a year to research and prepare to open our doors. Tatum Asphalt was established in January of 2012 as a husband and wife operation.

Asphalt is made from 95% aggregate (stones, sand, and gravel) and held together by asphalt cement. The asphalt cement is heated, combined and mixed with the aggregate at a hot mix asphalt facility. The hot mix asphalt (AC) is then loaded into trucks for transport to the paving site to be installed. Asphalt is the sustainable material for building road pavements. It's smooth, vehicles consume less fuel and produce lower emissions also saving wear and tear on the vehicles; it's quiet, so expensive noise walls don't need to be constructed on the interstate roads; it's safe, providing excellent gripping power.