Parking Lot Paving in Greensboro, NC

Parking lot paving is a different job from a driveway. A lot takes garbage trucks, delivery vans and buses as well as cars, it collects water from roofs and neighboring land, and it usually has to stay at least partly open while the work happens. In Greensboro we pave and rebuild lots for churches, small offices, medical practices, shops, apartment communities and HOAs.

Heavier sections

HomeGuide's guidance calls for 4 inches or more of asphalt in commercial and heavy-wear areas, compared with 2 to 3 inches on a home driveway. Dumpster pads, entrance drives and fire lanes take the most punishment and often need a thicker section or a separate repair before the rest of the lot is resurfaced. We mark those areas on the plan so you can see where the money goes.

Drainage on clay

Most lot failures we see around the Triad trace back to water. A low spot that holds a puddle after every storm lets water soak into the clay beneath, and the asphalt there breaks up first. Before paving, we check the slope toward inlets and the property edge, and we raise low areas or adjust grades where we can.

Full-depth repair versus overlay

If most of the lot is sound, failed areas can be cut out and rebuilt to full depth, and then the whole surface gets a new overlay. If large areas have alligator cracking or rutting, a full reconstruction may cost less over time. We walk the lot and give you both options when both make sense.

Working around your hours

Large lots are done in sections so customers and staff can still park. For churches we plan around service times, and for businesses we schedule early mornings, evenings or weekends where possible. Each section needs time to cool before traffic returns.

Striping and accessible spaces

Once the asphalt is down, the lines go back on. According to the Department of Justice, restriping a lot means the accessible parking has to meet the 2010 ADA Standards, including the number of accessible and van-accessible spaces, the access aisles and signage. We lay out the striping plan before the paint goes down.

What we need from you

A site plan or aerial photo, the number of spaces, your busiest hours, and any past repairs you know about. For new construction, the engineer's pavement design governs and we pave to it.