Abstract: A screed extension is selectively connected to opposing sides of a paving screed used to lay a blacktop over large surfaces to create a wedge notch joint for merging with an adjacent swath of blacktop. The screed extension includes a positionable base plate that can be oriented at a selective depth relative to the screed. The base plate is connected to linear actuators through a gear box corresponding to opposing sides of the base plate to position the corresponding side of the base plate at a selected height to orient the base plate in a sloped configuration to form the wedge notch joint along a side of a course of blacktop. The base plate supports a vibration unit providing compaction to the wedge notch joint as the course of blacktop is being deposited, thus providing a dense joint between adjacent swaths of a course of blacktop.