We’ve been told throughout our lives that we should never judge a book by its cover. By that reasoning, we shouldn’t judge a person, a home, or a business by its appearance. But, when you pull into the parking lot of a commercial property and it is aged and in dis-repair, you notice. Your first thought may not be that […]
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Commercial property owners and managers are no strangers to schedules. One thing that does seem to be overlooked though is scheduled maintenance services for their commercial paving assets like asphalt and concrete paved surfaces. It’s certainly not on the top of people’s priority lists until there is a problem. Just like anything else, asphalt and concrete do require routine maintenance […]
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Ah, the magnificent business park, a playground where professionals go to exercise their business plans and world changing ideas on a Monday thru Friday basis. A place that wouldn’t exist in a modern form if it weren’t for commercial paving. You might be thinking that business folk could probably survive with gravel parking lots and dirt walkways. I’m sure they […]
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When most people think of commercial paving, asphalt parking lots and concrete foundations and slabs probably come to mind. Is that extraordinary? Not really, blacktop parking lots are beyond common these days. So what about commercial paving could be considered extraordinary and not “seen it every day humdrum?” How about at the Olympics? The Summer Olympics are currently underway in […]
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Parking stops are the formed concrete or rubber obstructions in many parking lots that are placed at the head of each parking spot. Some people may not even know what I’m talking about due to the fact that many commercial properties don’t use them anymore, despite the fact that most commercial paving contractors will recommend them. Parking stops are traditionally […]
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When someone says innovation, most people will think about computers and electronics or NASA type stuff, not about new products and services provided by commercial paving contractors. It’s a shame because there is a lot of innovation happening in the commercial paving industry currently. One of the cooler new products out there today is that of porous asphalt. Porous asphalt […]
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We’re not talking about heaving chunks of concrete like the Incredible Hulk here. Unfortunately, the subject is a little less exciting than that and concerns heaving sidewalks in a commercial paving capacity. There are many different reasons that a slab of concrete can and will heave in inconvenient locations. Not that any location is convenient, it’s just that some of […]
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Your commercial paving contractor just finished laying down your new blacktop parking lot. Looks oddly pretty doesn’t it? It is nice and dark without years of abuse from the elements. The bright striping separating the parking spots and marking walkways are solid and vibrant. Your customers are surely going to notice it even if they don’t actually say anything about […]
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It’s finally summer and asphalt and concrete contractors are in full swing and working harder than ever. Leading asphalt and concrete contractors offer plenty of “warm weather” tips for you to remember during this hot season. When the temperature is 75 degrees, asphalt can heat up to 125 degrees. You can fry an egg on asphalt when it reaches 131 […]
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Here’s the scenario: You pull into a parking lot and the parking lot has a mess of cars parked here, there and everywhere. The reason? The lot striping is almost non-existent, it’s so weathered and worn. Trying to navigate into a parking spot when the stripes are so faded is a job in and of itself. For as silly as […]
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