Parking Lot Paving Contractors in Spokane, WA

We handle new construction, full-depth reconstruction, overlays, drainage fixes, ADA upgrades and complete restriping, so one contractor can take your lot from worn-out to ready.

Parking Lot Paving Layout: Stall Design, ADA Compliance and Traffic Flow

A parking lot has to work for cars and for people on foot. We lay out stall widths and depths, drive-aisle widths, turning radii for delivery trucks, accessible stalls with access aisles, curb ramps and crosswalk locations before the first load of asphalt arrives. Accessible stalls and routes must hold slopes of no more than 2 percent in any direction, which is tight enough that sloppy grading is a compliance problem as well as a drainage one.

Parking Lot Paving Equipment: Pavers, Rollers and Compaction Parameters

Large lots are paved with a self-propelled asphalt paver that sets mat thickness through a floating screed. Behind it, a vibratory steel-drum roller handles breakdown compaction, a pneumatic-tire roller kneads the mat to seal the surface, and a finish roller removes marks. Timing matters: mix has to be compacted while it is still hot enough to densify, which is why plant coordination, truck spacing and roller patterns are planned before paving starts.

Parking Lot Paving Drainage: Grading & Drainage to Eliminate Ponding

Birdbaths, those shallow ponds that linger after rain, freeze into ice sheets in winter and speed up pavement breakdown. We shoot grades, correct low spots with leveling courses or localized reconstruction, and set slopes toward inlets so water leaves the lot. In a freeze-thaw climate, drainage is not an add-on; it is the cheapest insurance you can buy.

Parking Lot Paving Striping: Stalls, Arrows, Fire Lanes and ADA Symbols

Fresh striping finishes the project and keeps the lot safe. We layout stalls to your design, restore fire lanes, add directional arrows and stop bars, and mark accessible stalls with the required symbols and signage coordination.

Parking Lot Paving Options: Reconstruction, Overlay or Repair

Not every lot needs to be torn out. When the base is sound and the surface is oxidized or cracked, a milled-and-overlaid surface can restore the lot for far less than reconstruction. When alligator cracking or pumping indicates base failure, local or full-depth reconstruction is the honest fix. Our estimates break these options out so your board, owner or tenants can compare real numbers. See our asphalt resurfacing and asphalt repair pages for how each approach works.

Parking Lot Paving Process: Step-by-Step Construction Sequence

1. Condition survey and layout planWe map distress, drainage and stall layout and recommend repair, overlay or reconstruction.
2. Mill, remove or prepare existing pavementFailed asphalt is removed or milled to profile depth and the area is cleaned.
3. Subgrade correction and base compactionSoft spots are replaced and crushed rock is compacted to a firm base.
4. Grade verificationSlopes are checked so water drains to inlets and ADA slopes are met.
5. Tack coat and hot-mix placementA tack coat bonds new asphalt to the surface and the paver places mix to thickness.
6. Rolling and joint finishingRollers compact the mat and joints are tightened to resist water intrusion.
7. Striping and reopeningStalls and markings are applied and the lot is reopened to traffic once safe.

Parking Lots Service Areas: Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Cheney and Airway Heights

We provide parking lots throughout Spokane County. Choose your location to see local conditions, soils and paving considerations for your area.

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