Parking Lot Maintenance 101
Keeping an eye on your parking lot for these four things will help keep the exterior of your facility in good shape. When doing an inspection, ask yourself if you… Got Trash? The last thing you want visitors and employees of your facility to have to do is to wade through a ton of garbage […]
Why Do You Need Parking Lot Signs?
Parking lot signs do more than notify people of the name of your business. Signs designate reserved parking areas and spots, notify drivers of handicap spaces and provide directional notations for drivers and pedestrians alike. Types of Parking Lot Signs Most parking lots have many standard type signs such as stop signs and handicapped parking signs. […]
Got Speed Bumps and Humps?
Parking lot speed bumps and humps are key components in a parking lot area, driveway or roadway where traffic speeds need to be controlled, or calmed. Traffic calming measures improve the safety of a roadway by physically calming or slowing down the speed of the vehicles by implementing raised sections into the asphalt. These widely […]
Asphalt Repairs Help You Maintain Occupancy
As a facilities manager, you understand how critical it is to attract new tenants and perhaps what’s even more important is to keep existing tenants satisfied so that high occupancy rates are maintained. A beautiful asphalt parking lot surface may not be what a new tenant comes looking for, but one in poor repair will […]
How to Choose: Asphalt Overlay or Complete Asphalt Replacement?
When your parking lot needs repair, it’s obvious. However, what’s not always obvious to the layperson is understanding what type of asphalt repair is necessary. Do you just need a small asphalt patch, an asphalt overlay, or does the entire parking lot need to be replaced? To find out, you can contact your local, Florida […]
Florida Accessibility Code – Are You Up To Snuff?
Aside from keeping your facilities parking lot looking pristine, another important aspect of parking lot maintenance is keeping your parking lot up to par with Florida accessibility code. Not only is this extremely important to ensure all individuals have a safe and easy way to enter and exit your facility, but by ensuring that everything […]
Everything You Wanted to Know About Commercial Paving
What is asphalt? Asphalt is a mixture of aggregates, binder and filler, used for constructing and maintaining surfaces such as: parking areas, roads, playgrounds and sport areas, and other commercial paving. Some of the types of aggregates that are used to make asphalt include: crushed rock, gravel, slags or sand. Most commonly, bitumen is used […]
The Benefits of Thermoplastic Signage
When it comes to the signage present in at a commercial property the ideal signage would not only properly direct vehicle, bike and pedestrian traffic, but also enhance safety, be long-lasting, and cost-effective. With thermoplastic signage all of these are a possibility. Thermoplastic is a hot-applied road-marking compound that is used to create highly reflective […]
What Property Managers Should Know About Sealcoating Benefits
If the property that you are managing has a parking lot, it is your responsibility to keep it, your property’s first and last impression, looking pristine. When it comes to parking lots, many assume that it will never look as good as when it was freshly paved and the parking lot stall lines have been […]