Commercial Asphalt Paving
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Commercial Paving Contractor
- VA Commercial Paving has experience building many industry parking lots for all types of businesses. We know of many design options to increase safety of pedestrians crossing the lot. One method locates parking slots perpendicular to the building to guard against the rare driver that confuses the gas pedal for the break and runs through pedestrians as they crash into the store. Pavement stripping at pedestrian crossings are another option for alerting drivers to slow down. Many Buildings also have bollards crafted like the big red balls outside of Target which will stop runaway cars before they hit the store.
- Paving clients should seek, at least three, paving companies that will provide on-site consultations followed with written detailed price quotes. Comparisons of detailed quotes are very helpful to check not only costs but the companies guarantee. If you have one that is way out of line with the others, ask why but stay skeptical. Companies that offer the same services incur roughly the same expenses- if they are operating within the industries protocol and regulations.
We can handle large and small jobs alike
Commercial Paving Company
- Commercial Paving Companies offer services to build repair and replace asphalt parking lots or roads so necessary to commercial businesses, such as apartment complexes, industrial parks, medical parks, schools and universities, HOA communities, businesses, public and private roads, malls/strip malls and churches. When asphalt pavement is laid, decay begins in response to effects of UV-rays, weathering and stress from use or abuse. VA Commercial Paving offers services to retard the decay with periodic sealcoating, pothole and crack repair or resurfacing a broadly damage pavement. Engaging an experienced asphalt contractor will help a business keeps its costs to a minimum and repairs will be made quickly and professionally.
Resurfacing a Parking Lot
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Grading for Water Runoff
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Pothole in Parking Lot
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Compacting Asphalt Layer
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Painting Application
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Medical Office Parking Lot
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Parking Lot Paving Companies
- Maintenance for parking lots is a worthy service offered by most parking lot companies. VA Commercial Paving will, at your request, perform an on-site parking lot evaluation for free with no commitments.
- Parking lots face many challenges, such as petroleum spills of gasoline, oil or fluids leaking from parked cars that dissolve the adhesive binding the aggregate particles together causing the Asphalt to soften leading to a depression or rut. Regular inspection of the parking lot to find and clean these spills will keep damage to a minimum.
- Oxidation of the Asphalt starts as soon as laid down, and over time will cause Asphalt to become brittle which is noted by the changing of its color from deep black to grey. The rate of Oxidation depends on exposure, sunny areas will oxidize quicker. Oxidation over time will stiffen the Asphalt, reducing its load bearing capability, resulting in many cracks. Once the Asphalt has stiffened considerably the rate of oxidation quickens to the point of complete failure. Maintenance of seal coating the Asphalt every 2 years from installation will greatly reduce the rate of Oxidation by as much as 75% helping to give a life span of 20 to 30 year.
Commercial Paving Services
Parking lot repair of potholes, cracks, depressions…
- When Asphalt cracks in a pattern, it gives an indication of what is causing it to fail.
- Alligator cracking in a deteriorating Asphalt parking lot is an indication of a surface unable to bear the traffic load it was designed for. It could be the pavement is very old and brittle, improper water drainage has damaged the base (sub-grade) or a too heavy load has traversed or rested on the pavement, such as heavy trucks- trash trucks can weigh as much as 2,000 cars and are the leading cause of parking lot damage.
- Edge cracking are crescent shaped cracks near the edge of the lot signifying drainage problems, and lack of supportive sub-base along the edge.
- Pot Holes small bowl-shaped depressions in the pavement surface that have traveled through the asphalt layer to the sub-base. They have sharp edges and vertical sides near the top of the hole. They are the result of water infiltration, and usually the end result of untreated alligator cracking as it becomes more severe. The cracks create small chunks of pavement that dislodge as vehicles drive over them leaving behind an ever-deepening hole. These Pot Holes require the damage asphalt to be removed then repaired with a patch.
New parking lot installation- its design and build
- Layout and Design for a parking lot should be quidded by the goal to provide a safe environment for the public in which they can drive, park and walk in relative safety to their buildings destination. 20% of all insurance claims filed have their beginnings in a parking lot- safety is first in thought. The next important consideration is to maximize the parking slots without causing frustration or anger on behalf of its users.
- Parking lots need to be designed to carry traffic loads equivalent to what might be expected. Shopping centers, medical centers, office buildings and light industrial might be at a lighter load than a home improvement center or a bus depot. However, it should be understood that most, if not all, are subject to some heavy truck traffic, such as garbage trucks and delivery trucks. Thus, it would be a good decision to build truck lanes (a stronger pavement) to handle these heavy vehicles where they use the pavement.
Resurfacing or Renewal
- When your failing parking lot has patches and crack repairs too numerous to be attempted, a great option would be a process called Resurfacing or an Overlay. Resurfacing a parking lot costs a fraction of total replacement obviously attracting consideration from many property owners/managers Since the resulting parking lot looks completely new and the cracks that were covered up won’t return for a long time (estimated lifespan is 8 to 15 years) it seems to be a wining situation. However, areas that now puddle because of subbase or foundation problems will again puddle unless the foundation is repaired.
- What exactly is a Resurfacing or Overlay?
- Basically, resurfacing repairs troubled asphalt pavement by adding 1 or 2 layers of 2-inch-deep compacted asphalt overtop the old pavement. There are certain preparations for constructing an overlay and, as with any project, the amount of time and effort spent in preparation will be the basis for how well the finished parking will look and how long it will last.
Pavement markings and signage
- Parking Lot Striping- Maintenance of parking lot striping is important to the safety of its users. The bold striping tells motorists where to park, pedestrian crossings, where to stop... Contact us when the markings began to fade and will repair them: 20% of all personal injury lawsuits have their beginnings in parking lots.
- Signage is used to control behavior in a parking lot, such as handicap parking, pregnant women parking, employee of the month parking and no parking fire lanes. These signs should be spelled right and easy to understand- an experienced commercial paving company will get it done right the first time.
Grading
- Water management is a necessity for all Parking lots. They are a large landscape of flat pavement that naturally, during a hard rain, shed a lot of water which must be guided away from the pavement to a drainage field or sewer. It is important to send the water to proper drainage rather than letting it infiltrate the subgrade soil of the parking lot or flood neighboring stores or homes. Water in the subbase of a parking lot, weakens the pavement to eventually cause a pothole. Drainage problems are a major cause of early parking lot failures.
- VA Commercial Paving has an expert crew to handle the project’s site grading (land contouring and tree removal). Crew leaders often check progress of the team to safeguard against errors.
Sealcoating for maintenance
- Asphalt Seal Coating Specialist- Professionally sealcoating your asphalt parking lot will fill surface cracks and reduce exposure to UV rays increasing the pavements lifespan. Also, at the same time, repelling oil and gas spills (kind of a waterproofing). A VA Commercial Paving inspector can advise what type of sealcoat will preform the best for your particular parking lot.
- Periodic applications of sealant to a parking lot can help to extend, even double, the projected lifespan of the parking lot.
Asphalt/Blacktop road repair
- The asphalt road construction is a process with multiple steps. Design should take into consideration expected traffic load on the road, usage of the road, texture of the underlying soil and the ravishes of expected climate. These considerations will decide if the soil needs to be altered, drainage to sewers, running side ditch or basin and the asphalt mixture. Our goal is to build a strong, long-lasting pavement that is designed in such a way that distributes the strains of traffic loading throughout the pavement in a way that localizes any distress to the surface.
- For Asphalt pavement with cracks at the surface repairs can be a quick process to mill off the surface and replace it with a new asphalt layer. However, if cracks happen at the bottom of pavement, the full depth of the pavement has to be replaced- a much more lengthy and costly process.
Why Choose us?
We are a multi-generational asphalt paving company, established by a 3rd generation blacktop paver with decades of experience building, repairing, resurfacing asphalt roads and parking lots. We do follow our competitors to make sure we are offering the most affordable (yet strictly built to code) pavement services in the marketplace. Most importantly, the few occasions there was a problem we returned and fixed it- no worries over our commitment.
Fully Licensed and Insured
We are licensed, bonded and insured in the state of VA. Being licensed requires the passing of one or more tests, proof of formal training or so many years of on-the-job experience. The tests mostly cover safety requirements, and constructions laws. Being Bonded requires the company to have secured funds, in case of a lawsuit, to pay for damages that have been ordered by a court of law. Being insured requires a worker who is injured on the job must apply to the paving company for compensation not a commercial owner's insurance.
Third generation, family owned roofing company
This business was started by my grandfather who taught my father and I learned the trade from both of them. Next, my children will be taught the craft. To keep the company thriving over several generations, our reputation is critical.
This business was started by my grandfather who taught my father and I learned the trade from both of them. Next, my children will be taught the craft. To keep the company thriving over several generations, our reputation is critical.
Experience Matters
Asphalt Paving is NOT a trade that is taught in school but on the job site. It takes time to prefect the craft as any hands-on trade does. We have over 50 years of experience and have to solve upcoming problems that a new paver would not know how to handle. For example, handling proper drainage, considering trees/plants that could be a future issue, improperly mixed asphalt identification. An issue like this could ruin your investment so it's best to prevent the issue in the first place.
Asphalt Paving is NOT a trade that is taught in school but on the job site. It takes time to prefect the craft as any hands-on trade does. We have over 50 years of experience and have to solve upcoming problems that a new paver would not know how to handle. For example, handling proper drainage, considering trees/plants that could be a future issue, improperly mixed asphalt identification. An issue like this could ruin your investment so it's best to prevent the issue in the first place.
What our Clients Say
Here are a few of our past clients
I own a construction company and we regularly sub out work to VA Commercial Paving because they are always reliable and I don't have to check behind them. Any general contractor will let you know that finding the right subs is like pulling teeth (most of the time). I have NEVER had a problem with Jordan and his crews. Always quality work and always a great price. If you are looking for your own sub-contractor for large jobs or want to use them as your main then you can't go wrong.
Our experience with Jordan was flawless. His bid came in several thousand dollars lower than the two other bids that we received for our parking lot (which initially had me worried) but he did a perfect job and knocked it out quickly. Full disclosure here, I now have him as a client (I generate leads for small businesses). He never lets me down. Always takes care of the business I send him and always gets good reviews. I wish I could say that about all my clients!
I'm a general contractor that mostly does roofing work but I refer out Jordan all the time (I don't refer a lot of people because I'm not willing to put my name on the line for just anyone). I ALWAYS get positive feedback from the other contractors I refer him to or any of the owners I refer him to). It makes me feel good knowing that when I refer him because I am 100% confident he is going to do quality work.
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