The parking lot is a crucial space for any business. Your customers need access to it to visit your business, and if it is too difficult to travel through, they may stop visiting you altogether. Damages like cracks and potholes can occur in any parking lot, no matter how well-cared-for it is. What matters is how quickly and successfully you repair the damages. One of the damages you should look out for is parking lot sinkholes. Sinkholes don’t always need to be large; a sinkhole of any size is dangerous to cars and pedestrians. Read below to learn how sinkholes happen and why it is necessary to repair them as soon as possible. (more…)
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The Importance of Spotting and Repairing Parking Lot Sinkholes
Thursday, January 30th, 2020Sinkholes: How They Happen and How PTG Repairs Them
Thursday, April 19th, 2018Sinkholes are more common than you may think, especially after a heavy rainstorm or flash flood. A sinkhole is essentially a hole in the ground that has been formed through the process of erosion and the drainage of water. While some sinkholes are small and manageable to fix, other sinkholes can be extremely dangerous and cause trees, parked cars, or even buildings to collapse. Continue reading to learn more about how sinkholes happen, and how PTG can help repair any sinkholes in your parking lot or sidewalks. (more…)
What Are Sinkholes and Why Do They Appear?
Friday, February 10th, 2017During heavy rainstorms, you’ve probably noticed that sinkholes form across Maryland, particularly in our roadways. Sometimes, floods will cause entire roads to collapse. Here is a video where you can see a road completely falling apart due to heavy rainfall. Have you ever wondered what causes these catastrophes, and why sinkholes appear? Since sinkholes are becoming a real problem, let’s take a look at why they happen in the first place.