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The average maintenance and repair timeline for your asphalt parking lot
Properly maintaining a parking area is elaborate work requiring a substantial amount of your time, consideration and finances on a continual basis. Our team at A1 Professional Asphalt & Sealing has put together this guide for commercial property owners and...
What commercial property managers need to know about their parking lot
An orderly and well maintained parking lot can attract customers, enhance safety and help protect businesses against legal liability. How a parking lot performs will depend largely on how it is installed and maintained. It is important for commercial property managers...
A guide to preparing for a new commercial parking lot
Like any other construction project, creating a new commercial parking lot requires adequate preparation and planning. A quality commercial parking lot is fundamental to the success of a brick-and-mortar operation. But how do you ensure your parking lot is well...
Parking lot puddles — potential causes and solutions
Do puddles form on your commercial parking lot? Standing water can be an indicator of potentially serious structural issues. To help manage your parking lot puddle problem, here's a helpful guide on the possible causes and solutions. Potential causes of puddles on...
7 common types of asphalt cracking and how to repair them
Asphalt is one of the best surfacing materials for sidewalks, driveways, parking lots and roads. However, just like with other materials, asphalt surfaces are bound to deteriorate in a variety of ways over time. There are many reasons your asphalt can suffer from...
What you need to know about potholes
We've all encountered potholes in commercial parking lots, and it's never a pleasant experience. Hitting potholes can result in wheel and tire damage, exhaust and engine issues and even suspension problems. Addressing potholes early enough can help you prevent these...
How regular parking lot maintenance prevents accidents
Your customers are guests on your property, so it's important to ensure that they and your employees have a safe and easy time while there. Legal liability increases tremendously for commercial-property owners when parking lots fall behind on regular maintenance and...
The effects of weather on asphalt and concrete parking lots
The Midwest region experiences all four seasons, meaning it has hot, humid summers as well as snowy, cold winters. Tornadoes, floods, blizzards, droughts and other severe weather events also happen here. And Midwest weather patterns often change drastically in a short...
What is asphalt milling?
Asphalt milling is a method for repaving a smooth asphalt surface without demolishing and repaving the entire asphalt base. Prior to the 1970s, the equipment for asphalt milling didn't exist, and repaving a road or parking lot meant a total replacement of the surface...
Signs your asphalt requires a fresh sealcoat
Protecting your blacktop is essential to preserve its life span, and key to that is knowing when it's time to have it professionally sealcoated. There are several signs, and they are easy enough to spot — if you know what to look for. Vegetation breaking through Grass...