A well striped and maintained parking area gives customers the impression that you take a great deal of pride in ownership.
There are two main reasons for parking lot striping: safety, and visual aesthetic. After all, your parking lot is one of the first things customers notice when visiting your facility or business, and a well-detailed parking lot directs people safely around the parking area. It’s probably an area we casually forget about, but its importance cannot be understated. A well striped and maintained parking area gives customers the impression that, you, the owner takes lots of pride in ownership. Consider your parking area an extension of your business; therefore, it requires just as much attention.
Striping your Parking Area
- Get the most of your space. A property owner wants to get the most cars possible into a parking lot to maintain cost-effectiveness. The right layout and striping can help meet this goal.
- Encourages steady traffic flow. Customers want parking lots that allow them to enter, park, and exit quickly and safely. Attractive and properly placed parking stalls, arrows, and handicapped-reserve signs help to efficiently direct travelers.
- Clearly outline designated parking. Before striping, it’s important to consider whether a parking lot needs designated parking spaces for disabled persons, customers, employees, visitors, or other individuals.
Parking Lot Maintenance
Keeping your parking lot clean of debris, including rocks, leaves, and dirt, will not only make it more attractive and safer for the cars and pedestrians using it, but it will also extend the life of your pavement. Dirt and debris can hamper drainage, leading to ponding and standing water on the surface of the asphalt. This causes the surface to break down over time and allow water into the sub-base, softening it, and creating a perfect environment for cracks and potholes. Sealcoating your pavement lot every few years covers a multitude of potential problems, slowing the natural breakdown of materials, and preventing water, debris, and other elements from steadily eroding away.
Need Help with Parking Lot Maintenance? PTG Enterprises Can Help!
If you want to protect your parking lot and ensure it has a long lifespan, choose PTG Enterprises for your sealcoating and asphalt needs. We offer commercial concrete, masonry, asphalt installation, repair, and paving throughout Baltimore, Harford, Anne Arundel, Howard, and P.G. Counties. If you are interested in hearing how we can help you, contact us online or give us a call at (410) 636-8777. For more tips and tricks, be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google+, and Flickr.
Tags: My Pavement Guy, Parking lot, restriping
