Mike's grandfather did it. His father did it. He did it. His son Jesse runs the crew now, and with a fourth grandchild on the way, the family is looking at a fifth generation in asphalt. Brandon Noel spent two days with Driveways By Us in Virginia getting progressively less bad at operating a roller, and on the final pass Jesse looked at the mat and told him there were no lines in it. The advice that got him there came from Mike, and it was one word.
My Last Chance To Master Finish Rolling In Virginia | Watch FCP
A fifth-generation Virginia paving family on getting into asphalt, growing their own crew, and the one word of advice that fixed a first-timer's roller technique.
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