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Parking lot Paving in Montlake, WA
School Caution Lights
Parking lots function best when they satisfy the needs of their users, such as:
Schools need blinking yellow caution signs to slow vehicles speed, greater number of speed bumps, school bus lanes strengthen to handle the extra weight, and excellent security surveillance.
Hospitals and medical parks need a greater number of handicap spaces.
Banks and Fast Food restaurants require strengthen drive through lanes.
Home improvement stores require truck delivery lanes.
Client focused parking encourages your targeted users easy access of your services. Seattle WA Paving has experience building many different industry parking lots- experienced employees are one of our strengths. We know of many design options to increase the safety of pedestrians across all types of parking lots. One method locates parking slots perpendicular to the building to guard against the occasional driver that confuses the gas pedal for the break and will crash through pedestrians as they hit the store. Pavement striping is another option that can be used to alert drivers of pedestrian crossings and there are many other options available.Many buildings also have bollards crafted (the big cement filled balls placed outside Target store entrances).
All Paving clients should seek at least three paving companies that will provide on-site consultations followed up with written detailed quotes. Comparisons of detailed quotes are very helpful to check not only prices but the companies guarantees. If you have one that is way out of line with the others, ask why but stay skeptical. You have to figure most companies will face the same expenses if they are operating within the industries regulations- check credentials.
Schools need blinking yellow caution signs to slow vehicles speed, greater number of speed bumps, school bus lanes strengthen to handle the extra weight, and excellent security surveillance.
Hospitals and medical parks need a greater number of handicap spaces.
Banks and Fast Food restaurants require strengthen drive through lanes.
Home improvement stores require truck delivery lanes.
Client focused parking encourages your targeted users easy access of your services. Seattle WA Paving has experience building many different industry parking lots- experienced employees are one of our strengths. We know of many design options to increase the safety of pedestrians across all types of parking lots. One method locates parking slots perpendicular to the building to guard against the occasional driver that confuses the gas pedal for the break and will crash through pedestrians as they hit the store. Pavement striping is another option that can be used to alert drivers of pedestrian crossings and there are many other options available.Many buildings also have bollards crafted (the big cement filled balls placed outside Target store entrances).
All Paving clients should seek at least three paving companies that will provide on-site consultations followed up with written detailed quotes. Comparisons of detailed quotes are very helpful to check not only prices but the companies guarantees. If you have one that is way out of line with the others, ask why but stay skeptical. You have to figure most companies will face the same expenses if they are operating within the industries regulations- check credentials.
Parking lot repair
Nobody wants to park their car in a lot that looks like a wreak. Many are afraid of ruining their cars alignment, getting a flat tire, and scraping up the undercarriage as they bottom out on the pavement upheavals. Older people, especially, will find a competitor with a good parking lot so they don’t have to cross crumbling pavement and risk a fall. Mothers with children don’t want to try and push a stroller or grocery cart across broken pavement.
Asphalt will crack in patterns that suggest what is causing the pavement to fail. Some common ones are:
Alligator Cracking
A series of interconnected oblong shapes that looks like the skin of an alligator is call alligator cracking.This indicates the tough gravel base under the pavement has fail due to water that has seeped under the pavement and caused erosion, the pavement has been subjected to a too heavy of a load for its design, or the asphalt has aged to a brittle stage of decay. The repair for alligator cracking is a full removal of broken pavement, repair of subbase, and patching with asphalt.
Block Cracking
Block cracking are rectangles connected by cracks. This indicates the asphalt mix may have been too dry at placement or the combination mix of aggregate, sand, and binder was mixed with an improperly low amount of binder. The suggested repair is surface treatment (asphalt emulsion slurry) or thin overlay.
Depressions (Birdbaths)
Asphalt birdbaths are small depressions that hold water when it rains which causes a faster erosion. This indicates a slight settlement of the lower pavement layers due to improper compaction during construction. The suggested repair is an overlay with a thin surface patch.
The above pavement failings are examples of pavement distress that we can repair quickly at the spot of damage without blocking off the entire parking lot. We also work during early evenings and weekends. Rainy weather in Seattle forces us to be very flexible.
Parking Lot Resurfacing
Cutting Out a Patch before a Resurface
Parking Lot Resurfacing (overlay) repairs an existing parking lot by paving a layer of 1.5 to 2 inches of asphalt on top of it. Just enough of the surface is removed to even out the bumps, and any areas in very poor condition will be repaired before the overlay. If distressed pavement is not corrected before the overlay, the problems will once again travel to the surface and show the underlying damage.
Resurfacing a parking lot less expensive than a full reconstruction, and is completed quickly. The attraction of paying less money to essentially have a new looking parking lot makes resurfacing a large parking lot is why we do a lot of these types of jobs- -it makes good business sense. Lifespan of an overlay is 8 to 15 years under proper maintenance.
Parking Lot Resurfacing (overlay) repairs an existing parking lot by paving a layer of 1.5 to 2 inches of asphalt on top of it. Just enough of the surface is removed to even out the bumps, and any areas in very poor condition will be repaired before the overlay. If distressed pavement is not corrected before the overlay, the problems will once again travel to the surface and show the underlying damage.
Resurfacing a parking lot less expensive than a full reconstruction, and is completed quickly. The attraction of paying less money to essentially have a new looking parking lot makes resurfacing a large parking lot is why we do a lot of these types of jobs- -it makes good business sense. Lifespan of an overlay is 8 to 15 years under proper maintenance.
Parking Lot Sealcoating
Asphalt pavement begins to grey as it erodes (molecules move to create tighter bonds with the stone in the asphalt mixture). This erosion starts as soon as its laid down. With the passing years, the pavement losses flexibility becomes stiffer and the once black color of pavement fades to light grey as the binder (black glue) wears away. Sealcoating the parking lot can reduce the rate of erosion down to a crawl. A asphalt parking lot will function well, depending on proper installation, for about10 to 15 years. However, if maintained by sealcoating every 2 to 3 years and repairing cracks, as soon as they appear, its lifespan can more than double. Warning! Once asphalt pavement has lost its flexibility (becomes brittle) it can’t be restored by sealcoating because broken pavement is not stable. With such a rainy climate, Seattle, WA Paving encourages the practice of periodic sealcoating as an inexpensive option to increase the lifespan of your asphalt parking lot.
Concrete paving in montlake, WA
Concrete Curbs Laid
Concrete curbing in a parking lot form the boarders of the asphalt lot showing drivers where not to park. The curbing shows up distinctly against the deep black of the pavement, and the concrete is a strong edge for the flexing asphalt allowing it to flex but not crumble. The curbing also helps with the compaction of the asphalt layers- it helps to contain it.
Concrete elements require less maintenance, are stronger and longer functioning. But, concrete is more expensive to build as parking lot pavement versus asphalt. However, many concrete elements, such as wheel stops are better to use because of its strength instead of asphalt to keep cars from driving over the edges of the parking slot- asphalt curbs would soon breakup.
Working with a single contractor to construct both concrete and asphalt elements in a parking lot will provide a better price and eliminates scheduling headaches associated with managing multiple contractors
Concrete elements require less maintenance, are stronger and longer functioning. But, concrete is more expensive to build as parking lot pavement versus asphalt. However, many concrete elements, such as wheel stops are better to use because of its strength instead of asphalt to keep cars from driving over the edges of the parking slot- asphalt curbs would soon breakup.
Working with a single contractor to construct both concrete and asphalt elements in a parking lot will provide a better price and eliminates scheduling headaches associated with managing multiple contractors
When you contact Seattle WA Paving, all you’ll hear from us is “WE CAN HANDLE THAT”. Give us a call, text or fill out the quote form, at the top right-hand corner of the page for a complimentary inspection, and we will shortly provide you with a written detailed project quote. Keep in mind that we are license, insured and bonded in the State of WA. We do not hire day laborers; all our employees are full time.