When it comes to asphalt parking lots, there are a few things that can cause damage. The biggest problem for asphalt parking lot damage is water. Water can be incredibly destructive when it comes to asphalt surfaces. It is important that you are protecting your asphalt parking lot from any damage caused by water. Andersen Asphalt & Striping is here to share some things that property owners can do to ensure their parking lot isn’t susceptible to damaged caused by water.
Tops Ways to Prevent Water Damage in Asphalt Parking Lots
When you think about the ways that water has changed the landscape of the world that we live in throughout centuries of time, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to find out that it can change and cause damage to your asphalt parking lot. Here are our top 3 tips to help you avoid water damage to your asphalt parking lot.
– Maintain a Drainage System: There is no way around it, your parking lot is going to come in contact with water at some point. This might not happen as often in some areas as other, but it will certainly happen. When it does, it is essential that you have a proper drainage system in place to guide the water away from the parking lot surface. This drainage system needs to be properly maintained so that it stays free from any blockages that could inhibit the water from flowing freely away from the parking lot surface.
– Keep a Slope of 1%: Part of keeping water draining properly from the asphalt parking lot is to maintain the right slope to keep water from pooling on the surface. Your parking lot needs to have a slope of 1% to keep water flowing toward the drainage system. If you don’t have a slope in your parking lot of at least 1%, it is going to require an enormous amount of work to keep the water from pooling and causing problems.
– Apply Sealcoat: The same concept as getting your vehicle waxed after you get it washed, your asphalt needs protection like that as well. It gets the protection it needs from sealcoat services. Asphalt sealcoat provides a barrier between your asphalt surface and the water that it comes in contact with. Rather than seeping into the parking lot surface, it will bead up and won’t penetrate the asphalt. Routine application is going to be determined by a few factors including the amount of traffic in the parking lot, chemicals or gas the parking lot is exposed to, and the amount of sun exposure to the parking lot surface.
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If it is time to have your parking lot sealcoat applied, you can turn to Andersen Asphalt & Striping to take care of it for you. We will make sure your parking lot has the protection it needs to keep the water and the sun from causing damage. Call us today!
