Southeast Laramie County on WYO 214

Paving Contractors in Carpenter, WY

A small farm community founded when 146,000 acres opened to settlers.

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Rural Paving in Southeast Laramie County

Paving contractors in Carpenter mostly work on farms and acreages. Carpenter is an unincorporated community in southeastern Laramie County, east of Cheyenne along Wyoming Highway 214, at about 5,440 feet. The town proper is tiny, about 0.23 square miles with 94 residents at the 2010 census, but it serves a wide farming area with long drives, shop yards and equipment pads.

Founded by a land company

Carpenter formed in 1907 with about 15 residents and was named for James R. Carpenter, president and general manager of the Federal Land Company, which opened about 146,000 acres to settlers. Carpenter later served as a Wyoming district judge. The town was a stop on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy line that ran from Hereford, Colorado, through Arcola and Campstool to Cheyenne; that line is now gone.

Long drives

Many properties around Carpenter have drives of several hundred feet. A common plan is hot-mix asphalt near the house, shop and turnaround, and compacted recycled asphalt or gravel for the long run to the road. Angi lists millings at about $3 to $8 per square foot installed, and HomeGuide lists hot-mix driveways at $5 to $12 or more.

Heavy farm traffic

Grain trucks, livestock trailers and machinery need strong pavement. HomeGuide recommends 3 to 4 inches of asphalt over 8 to 10 inches of base for heavier vehicles. Where trucks turn off WYO 214 or a county road, the first stretch of the drive takes the most stress and gets the heaviest build.

Drainage and culverts

Where a drive crosses a ditch or a low spot that carries water, a culvert keeps the drive from washing out. Angi lists driveway culverts at $1,500 to $5,000. Where a drive meets a state highway or county road, the controlling agency may set access standards, and we confirm them before work at the road.

School and community

Carpenter Elementary, run by Laramie County School District 2, serves kindergarten through sixth grade, and the community has had a post office since 1907. Community lots need periodic patching, sealing and striping.

Scheduling

We group work east of Cheyenne inside the warm season and include haul distance in the written estimate.

What owners here usually ask for

Most Carpenter-area jobs are drive paving at the house and shop, equipment pads, culvert crossings and millings surfaces on long drives.

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Carpenter Background

Named for a land developer. Carpenter was named for James R. Carpenter, president of the Federal Land Company, which opened about 146,000 acres to settlers.
Rail stop. Carpenter was a stop on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy line from Hereford, Colorado to Cheyenne; the line is now defunct.
Small community. Carpenter is an unincorporated community of about 0.23 square miles along WYO 214, at about 5,440 feet, with 94 residents in 2010.

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Carpenter Questions

Should I pave my whole farm drive?

Many owners pave near the house and shop and use millings or gravel for the long run.

Do I need a culvert where my drive crosses the ditch?

Usually, if water flows there. Angi lists driveway culverts at $1,500 to $5,000.

Can you build for grain trucks?

Yes. The road end and turnarounds get the heaviest base and asphalt.

Who sets access rules on WYO 214?

The state controls state highway access. We confirm current requirements before work at the road.

Do you come out to Carpenter?

Yes, and we include haul distance in the estimate.

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