A Guide to Planning Effective Asphalt Maintenance

(A Parking Lot Maintenance Series Part 2)

The Four Parking Lot Maintenance Budget

When it comes to asphalt parking lot maintenance there are four distinct types of maintenance considerations. The seen, the unseen, the emergency damage, 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 Unseen AKA |Preventative Parking Lot Maintenance

When it comes to parking lot maintenance one of the best ways to save money is Preventative Parking Lot Maintenance.  People often neglect preventative parking lot maintenance because they react to damage and problems, instead of heading them off before they become physical problems.  In short, they are reactive vs. proactive when looking at their asphalt and concrete parking lot maintenance needs.  Below is a small list of preventive parking lot maintenance needs.

• Sealcoating:  To protect asphalt from breaking down faster. Asphalt Seal Coating is the best way to protect large asphalt failures.
• Asphalt Patching: To deter or slow further damage from occurring. When you have a pothole or damaged area of asphalt treat it before it becomes a larger issue. In this way asphalt patching can be seen as well as an unseen maintenance need.
• Crack Filling: To minimize greater damage later.  Crack filling can greatly slow down larger failure issues on your parking lot.
• Bollard Installation: Bollards can be installed to avoid a lot of damage to sensitive areas of your parking lot.  Think walls, pedestrian walk ways, tel-co boxes, planters, and so on. Pro active can save thousands of future dollars.
• Wheel Stops: Many property owners don’t realize how much money in property damages can be saved just by installing a $30.00 wheel stop. Use them to protect sprinklers, walkways, walls etc. The added benefit of wheel stops is they can also save lives.  It’s much harder for a vehicle to jump a wheel stop than it is a zero curb. Wheel stops can also protect handicap signs so that they don’t need to be replaced every time someone taps them.
• Concrete Maintenance: Many things can be done with concrete maintenance to prevent further expenses down the road. From coatings to crack sealing many concrete repairs can be minimized for penny’s today in order to save you thousands tomorrow.
• Catch Basin Maintenance and Adjustments: Catch basins also known as storm basins are primarily used to ground control and direct water runoff and act as a on-site junction for your drainage infrastructure.  They are typically constructed with a sump pump below the pipes invert. The sump pump collects large sediment and loose debris entering the catch basin through the grate entrance. The collected material is typically removed by hand or by the use of a  drainage truck.

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 will.  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 is absolutely imperative for us to do the best we can do on every asphalt and concrete contracting project that we take on. If you have an asphalt repair, concrete repair, seal coating, or parking lot maintenance project that we can assist you with than 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