Commercial Construction & Contracting Resources

Demolishing a building or piece of infrastructure is a commitment. As the property owner, you probably have concerns about unforeseen circumstances that could result in litigation, personal injury, or worse. 

Eventually, you can no longer continue adding new asphalt overlays to a driving surface.

Editor's Note: This blog post was originally posted on November 8, 2017 and was updated on July 13th, 2018.

Sometimes parking lots and roads just can’t be paved any higher. Regular overlays in almost all cases add stability and years to the life of an asphalt lot. But that’s feasible only so many times.

There’s a lot that can go wrong with a parking lot - you've probably driven on parking lots with all of the issues listed below. You may have even paid for repairs caused by cavernous potholes. You also probably don't want your visitors to have the same bad experience.

Here are some of the most common parking lot paving issues that can turn your commercial parking lot into a minefield.

Thud-thud! “Wow, how deep was that pothole?” you ask yourself, cringing at the potentially expensive, long-term damage to your vehicle....and more importantly your asphalt lot. But what are potholes exactly, aside from a sometimes jarring experience, and how do they form?

You might not think much about it, but your commercial parking lot is absolutely part of your customer's first impression. In fact, your customer’s experience with your business doesn’t start in the store. It starts as soon as they drive into your parking lot!

The following article is being posted from MarionMade.com on August 31, 2017. You can access the original article here.