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Thursday, January 16th, 2020
Learn why and when you should restripe your facility’s parking lot.
Business owners may underestimate the maintenance and upkeep required to keep their business running smoothly and remaining attractive to customers. Besides the obvious factors that are necessary for maintaining a business such as rent, employee wages, taxes, and inventory, taking care to maintain your business’s parking lot is just as essential. Understanding the reasons why striping your parking lot is important, as well as when to restripe your facility’s parking lot, will help you maintain this critical part of a well-run business. (more…)
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2016
No two parking lots are exactly the same. Traffic changes are crucial, because they determine how thick the asphalt will be.
There are many different steps to the process of asphalt installation. PTG Enterprises has the most efficient one, and follows guidelines that will lay your asphalt correctly. To help you out, we’re writing our process down so our customers will be able to see clearly just how we do things.
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Thursday, April 21st, 2016
Whether you choose a concrete parking lot or an asphalt parking lot, when you choose PTG Enterprises we can ensure it will be built to last.
When it comes time for paving a new concrete or asphalt parking lot, or repaving an old one, there is a lot to consider. The debate is hot in regards to whether concrete or asphalt parking lots are better. When it comes to knowing the pros and cons of each when considering their strength, cost, longevity, and specific strengths, it can be difficult to know which is truly the better choice for your paving needs. PTG Enterprises is here to teach you more about both paving options, and help you discover which will deliver better results for your specific project. (more…)
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Friday, January 4th, 2013
January is here and we have already had our first snow sighting. This is great for the kids, but a headache for business owners, like you. Snowfall means a disruption to your normal business. And in today’s economy, you cannot afford to lose a day of income.
But here are a few things to keep in mind this winter season:
- Safety is Important: Ignoring snow removal could be more costly than paying a commercial snow removal company. For starters, ignoring snow removal means a disruption to your business, a disruption you most likely cannot afford as a small business owner. Secondly, if you ignore snow removal and a customer slips and injures themselves on your property, you could be in for some trouble. If this happens, you could be held liable. So don’t ignore snow removal.
- Professionals are Professionals for a Reason: We understand that commercial snow removal can be expensive, but trying to tackle the job yourself could be damaging to your asphalt parking lot, which could cost you even more money! It is probably best to leave this job to the professionals. They have the knowledge and equipment to get the job done right without damaging your parking lot.
Still, if damage does occur to your asphalt parking lot, don’t panic; pick up the phone and call PTG Enterprises. The asphalt experts here have managed hundreds of pavement repair projects and have the experience you need.
If you have any further questions, please contact PTG Enterprises aka My Pavement Guy today by calling 410-636-8777, or click here today!
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Friday, November 16th, 2012
When it comes to running a successful business, image is everything. And believe it or not, your parking lot plays a big role in your customer or client’s perception of your business. After all, the parking lot is the first experience that many clients will have with your company. And remember, you only get one chance to make a good first impression.
So don’t let your asphalt parking lot give your clients the wrong idea about your business. Contact PTG Enterprises, your Baltimore asphalt contractor, and ask how we can rehabilitate your parking lot.
- Asphalt Patching: A common asphalt repair technique, patching is used to commonly correct potholes and large cracks. Patching consists of filling the affected areas with hot or cold asphalt mix.
- Asphalt Replacement: When damage is more severe, removal and replacement may be your best option. This procedure involves the removal and replacement of the deteriorated area.
- Asphalt Resurfacing: In more severe cases, overlaying, also known as resurfacing, involves the complete re-paving of your asphalt surface.
- And more!
What asphalt maintenance procedure makes the most sense for you? Well, the only way to truly know is to contact PTG Enterprises. We will meet with you and perform a site visit to inspect your asphalt surface. We will determine the best course of action and provide you with a thorough, detailed estimate and proposal written in an easy to understand format.
Then, if you decide to hire PTG, we will show up as scheduled, perform the project as contracted, and leave you, the client, feeling satisfied!
If you have any further questions, please contact PTG Enterprises aka My Pavement Guy today by calling 410-636-8777, or click here today! The asphalt experts here have managed hundreds of Maryland, DC, and Virginia pavement projects and have the experience you need.
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Friday, May 11th, 2012
Cracking and asphalt do not mix.
When left untreated, cracks allow water to penetrate deep down into asphalt, softening the stone base. This can lead to alligator cracking / spider webbing, pot holes, and other forms of pavement degradation. The final result: premature failure of your asphalt parking lot / pavement surface and the costly replacement of that surface.
And these conditions worsen as temperatures reach extreme highs and lows.
- Cracking and Winter Weather: Cracks left over the winter can grow quickly due to snow plowing and the freeze/thaw cycle.
- Cracking and Summer Weather: In warm and sunny climates, oxidation and humidity have a similar effect.
Asphalt Maintenance Options
- Asphalt Patching: Patching often doesn’t last and can cost several times what timely crack-sealing costs.
- Asphalt Crack Filling: Crack sealing can reduce pavement deterioration by restricting water penetration into underlying base and sub-base layers. As part of a preventative pavement maintenance program, crack sealing / crack filling extends the life of your pavement surface.
Benefits of Asphalt Crack Filling
- Economical Maintenance Technique: Crack sealing provides the most cost- effective use of dollars over time compared to other pavement maintenance techniques.
- Lock Moisture Out: Filling cracks with either a hot or cold rubberized crack filler helps prevent rain and moisture from flowing through the pavement and causing pavement or base/sub-base failure.
- Extend the Useful Life of Your Asphalt!
If you have any further questions about Asphalt Crack Filling / Asphalt Crack Sealing or have a project that you need completed, then contact PTG Enterprises aka My Pavement Guy today by calling 410-636-8777 or click here today! The asphalt experts here have managed hundreds of pavement projects and have the experience you need.
Give me the opportunity to impress you. I can be your one stop ‘Pavement Guy,’ for any pavement project regardless of size or scope.
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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
If you own a business or are a business manager, you knoe nothing looks worse than a worn down, cracked parking lot. It immediately gives your customers/clients the wrong first impression. And you only get one chance to make a good first impression.
Asphalt cracks form very slowly, sneaking up on you until that tiny crack becomes a major problem. Asphalt cracks slowly elongate and widen during weather changes such as freezing and thawing or intense periods of heat.
Dealing with Asphalt Cracks
Monitoring your parking lot carefully and catching these tiny cracks early enough will allow you to patch the problem before it gets any worse.
Asphalt crack sealing is the solution! But in order to get that professional look, you should use a professional asphalt contractor, like PTG Enterprises. They will be able to properly apply your sealcoat, ensuring your parking surface remains crack free for as long as possible.
What is Sealcoating?
Sealcoating is a preventative measure that helps safeguard a parking lot against the harsh effects of gas, oil, salt, weather conditions and oxidation. When applied properly, a sealcoat cures on your parking lot leaving a fresh black finish (protective layer).
How often should you sealcoat your parking lot?
A newly laid asphalt parking lot should be sealed within the first 12 months. Because of the ever-increasing costs of asphalt, many business owners now seal every other year, but the widely accepted time frame is every two years.
If you have any further questions about Asphalt Cracks Sealing, Sealcoating, or have a Sealcoating Project that you need completed, then contact PTG Enterprises aka My Pavement Guy today by calling 410-636-8777 or click here today! The asphalt experts here have managed hundreds of pavement projects and have the experience you need.
“There are many different sealcoating options available to property managers and owners today than there were when I started in the Industry,” said PTG Enterprises owner Patrick T. Gillen III. “This works to the advantage of the property and to the pavement. Now, depending on the current condition of the asphalt, I have the ability to recommend several different options depending on the condition of the lot, previous maintenance schedules and budgets.”
Give Patrick T. Gillen III and the rest of the asphalt experts at PTG Enterprises the opportunity to impress you.
“I can be your one stop ‘Pavement Guy,’ for any pavement project regardless of size or scope.”
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Friday, January 6th, 2012
Asphalt parking lot maintenance is important. But of all the precautions you can take to ensure your parking surface lasts for a long time, sealcoating is perhaps the most important. If applied properly and at the right time, sealcoating provides the following benefits:
Slows Oxidation and Water Penetration: Over exposure to oxygen will harden asphalt binders, resulting in brittle pavement prone to cracking. And cracking allows water to seep into the asphalt sub base, further weakening the entire parking surface. This leads to more cracks, potholes, and eventual total parking lot failure.
Sealcoats fill surface voids, reducing exposure to oxygen and water and prolonging pavement life.
Protects Pavement Against Ultraviolet Rays: The sun’s rays can break the links between carbon bonds and your asphalt. Sealcoat prevent ultraviolet rays from further damaging the asphalt pavement.
Protects Against Spills: Gas and oil spills can soften asphalt, making it more susceptible to other damage. Sealcoating reduces the depth to which oil or gas can penetrate.
Easy to Clean Pavement: Sealcoating results in a smooth, even texture allowing for much easier cleaning.
Increased Pavement Flexibility: Sealcoating keeps your parking lot black. This attracts more heat from the sun, which, in turn, makes your parking surface more pliable and increasingly able it is to withstand traffic volume changes without cracking.
Beauty: Well, this one is a given.
Cost Effective: It is far less expensive to sealcoat your parking lot every few years than it would be to overlay or completely replace your parking surface.
If you have any questions, contact an experienced asphalt company today – a company like PTG Enterprises. The asphalt experts here have managed hundreds of pavement sealcoat projects and have the experience you need. So contact PTG Enterprises aka My Pavement Guy today by calling 410-636-8777 or click here today!
There are many different options available to property managers and owners today than there were when I started in the Industry. This works to the advantage of the property and to the pavement. Now, depending on the current condition of the asphalt, I have the ability to recommend several different options depending on the condition of the lot, previous maintenance schedules and budgets. The cost of sealcoating is only pennies a square yard versus repairs and rehabilitation which can be as much as twenty times higher.
Give me the opportunity to impress you. I can be your one stop ‘Pavement Guy,’ for any pavement project regardless of size or scope.
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Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Although the weather is unseasonably warm for December, the odds are that it will not stay that way for very long. Winter is right around the corner. And in Maryland, that means one thing; snow is on the way.
While this is more than enough reason for school children to jump with joy, the thought of snow and thus snow removal is enough to give any business owner a headache. Not only is removing snow from your parking lot an expensive endeavor, it can also damage your asphalt, costing you even more money down the road!
Here are some things to keep in mind this winter:
1. Safety: Proper snow removal is not just recommended; it is required. The last thing you need is for a customer or client to slip and fall outside of your store/office, because you failed to properly clear the walkway and parking lot. If this happens, you could be held liable.
What’s worse, a snow removal bill or lawyer fees?
2. Quality: While you can try to tackle snow removal on your own, it is probably best to leave this job to the professionals. They have the knowledge and equipment to get the job done right. Plus, a professional plowing service is far less likely to damage your parking surface.
If damage still occurs to your asphalt parking lot, leaving it in desperate need of a little TLC, then contact an experienced asphalt company today – a company like PTG Enterprises. The asphalt experts here have managed hundreds of pavement repair projects and have the experience you need. So contact PTG Enterprises aka My Pavement Guy today by calling 410-636-8777 or click here today!
Give me the opportunity to impress you. I can be your one stop ‘Pavement Guy,’ for any pavement project regardless of size or scope.
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Friday, December 16th, 2011
Sealcoating is a crucial process in the preventative maintenance of any parking surface. There are many benefits to sealcoating, including:
Aesthetics: A fresh new sealcoat gives your asphalt a dark black color, greatly improving its appearance. Sealcoating will also make your asphalt look cleaner, as rain can more easily wash dirt and debris away.
Preservation: Sealcoating will preserve the resilience of your asphalt parking surface and will keep small cracks from becoming big structural problems.
Visibility: Sealcoating will make your traffic lines more visible.
UV Rays: The sun can greatly damage your asphalt surface. Sealcoating protects your parking lot from harsh UV rays.
Chemicals: Sealcoating will protect your parking lot from the effects of chemical spills, like gasoline or oil.
Waterproofing: Sealcoating locks moisture out. And, as we all know, moisture and asphalt do not mix…especially with winter right around the corner.
Save Money: Sealcoating costs pennies per square foot. Asphalt repairs cost dollars per square foot. You do the math.
So do the right thing for your parking lot and have it sealcoated every 2-7 years, or as needed. This will protect your asphalt surface and greatly minimize the need for constant maintenance and repairs.
If damage still occurs to your asphalt parking lot and it is in desperate need of a little TLC, contact an experienced asphalt company today – a company like PTG Enterprises. The asphalt experts here have managed hundreds of pavement repair projects and have the experience you need. So contact PTG Enterprises aka My Pavement Guy today by calling 410-636-8777 or click here today!
Give me the opportunity to impress you. I can be your one stop ‘Pavement Guy,’ for any pavement project regardless of size or scope.
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