30 Mar

Signs You Need to Upgrade Your Parking Area

Signs You Need to Upgrade Your Parking Area

If you have a business of any kind, you probably have a parking lot or parking area for your employees and customers. When you are running your business, you might not think too often about the parking area that your workers and clients are using. This area is an important part of your business location, and should be kept in good condition for a variety of reasons.

Upgrade Your Parking Area

Cracks and Trip Hazards

Cracks in the parking lot pavement can lead to trip hazards, especially after the cold winter months wreak havoc on the existing cracks and turn them into craters. If someone is injured walking across your parking lot, you can be held liable for their injuries. In order to protect your employees, customers, and your business, it is important that your area is completely safe. Cracks or holes should be repaired at minimum, although a lot of cracks and holes usually requires replacement of the asphalt.

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15 Mar

Why You Should Repair Your Driveway This Spring

Why You Should Repair Your Driveway This Spring

Spring is a great time of year for a number of construction projects, and repairing or replacing your driveway is no exception. Your driveway needs to be in top condition, especially when the heat of summer and the cold of next winter come to pass. Extreme temperatures can greatly affect the concrete or asphalt of your driveway, and repairing during the spring months is generally recommended.

Why You Should Repair Your Driveway This Spring

When You Need Repair or Replacement

The winter months are hard on a driveway. If you started with any mild cracks in your driveway, chances are after the precipitation and cold weather of the winter months those cracks have become large crevices. As water seeps into the concrete or asphalt and freezes, it expands, causing the driveway to buckle and cracks to become quite large.

In some cases, your driveway can be fixed from such cracks. If the cracks have become holes and the structure of the driveway is compromised, you may need a replacement. Fixing or replacing your driveway during the spring months offers the best weather for the job.

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