Time to Repave? Check for These Signs in Your Parking Lot

Having a secure and clearly defined parking lot is a crucial part of maintaining a successful business. Potential customers will notice the status of your parking lot before they even step foot in your establishment, and preconceived notions can be made based on that aspect alone. If you’re unsure if it’s time to reinvest in your parking lot, consider these factors and how they can affect your lot. 

Age of the Lot

Think about when the asphalt paving was first poured in your lot. A new lot can generally withstand about 20-30 years without any type of reconditioning, but that also depends on various other factors. 

Vehicles Using the Lot

Though a lot of asphalt paving should hold up for a couple of decades, the amount of traffic and type of traffic can affect this lifespan. Having a steady influx of vehicles - especially larger sizes - in your parking lot adds to routine wear and tear.

Base Conditions 

The base of your parking lot should be sturdy and free of any damage. Some cracks and holes may just rest on the surface, leaving your base intact. But if you do spot any damage at this crucial layer, you should have some repaving or patchwork done. 

Needed Patchwork

While not all damage in your parking lot will affect the base, you still may want to consider having some patchwork done if your lot is inundated with deep cracks, gaping holes, or other issues. Customers will appreciate this effort, as all of these could potentially harm their vehicles. 

It can be tempting to skip the site preparation when you are looking to start an excavation project, but don’t skip it. Site preparation is crucial if you want to guarantee that the hard work you are putting into your project will last. Here are some reasons why site preparation is so important:

Clear Obstructions

Site preparation is a great way to reduce the amount of time spent clearing land later. It’s a good idea to check and see if the area of land you are planning to excavate has rocks or roots under the soil before you try and dig. Rocks will create issues because when there are a lot of rocks, they are almost impossible to work around. Roots are bad news because they create an obstruction that gets in the way of digging.

Reduce Damage

When the proper site preparation steps are not followed, you could run into some serious issues later in the excavation process. If the foundation or soil is not checked, you could find out that the place you are digging has unwanted obstructions beneath it.

Increase Lifespan

The perfect scenario is to take the appropriate amount of time to do site preparation, so you decrease the obstacles you face in the future. Removing all the rocks and checking if there are roots in the areas you plan to excavate will help your work last longer.

Contact our team at Kelly Burt Dozer Inc for more information about our site preparation services. We currently offer our services to College Station, Anderson, Somerville, Franklin, and Millican, TX.