A Guide to Planning Effective Asphalt Maintenance

(A Parking Lot Maintenance Series Part 4)

The Four Parking Lot Maintenance Budget

When it comes to concrete and asphalt repair there are four distinct types of maintenance considerations. The Seen, the Unseen, Emergencies, and Code changes. In this blog we will discuss the differences in the different types of maintenance planning and how they should be used in creating, managing and building your asphalt parking lot maintenance budget. Read more below about these 4 specific considerations.

The Codes AKA | Ongoing Code Changes to Parking Lot Maintenance

Lastly there are code changes such as the ADA and MUTCD. These codes are constantly changing and can cost a property owner a lot of money if forced to deal with correcting them all at once. The ADA codes that need to be met alone can require some pretty serious expense if a business or property owner tries to do them all at once. To further aggravate the problem every year thousands of lawsuits are filed against property owners and business owners over many times frivolous ADA lawsuits. The lawsuits are filled to force you to comply all at once, or pay a settlement amount of X amount of dollars typically around ten thousand dollars. Business would be wise to create a budget plan to tackle the ADA a little bit at a time instead of waiting for a lawsuit or code enforcement agency from forcing you to tackle the whole thing at once. Some of the items that could be budgeted for over time in regards to ADA changes would include the following.

• Handicap Ramps
• Truncated Domes
• Handicap Sign and Poles
• Asphalt Grade and Fall
• Trip Hazards

About Empire Parking Lot Services

When it comes to asphalt repair and concrete repair no other contractor cares about you and your property the way Empire Parking Lot Services does. We give you more quality and value than any other asphalt contractor hands down. We always leave our customers happy and satisfied or we don’t leave at all. It imperative for us to do the best we can do on every asphalt contracting project that we take on. If you have an asphalt repair, concrete repair, seal coating, or parking lot striping project please give us a call. We would love to serve you today. Call us toll free at 877-760-2757 or check us out online at www.empirepls.com