Commercial Parking Lots in Baytown, TX

Commercial parking lots in Baytown take a different kind of beating than a home driveway. Delivery trucks, garbage trucks and work pickups turn on the same spots every day, and a lot that covers a large flat area has to move a lot of rain to its inlets. When that water sits in low spots or seeps into the base through open cracks, the lot ruts, potholes and breaks up at the dumpster pad and entrances first.

Thickness for the traffic you have

Cost guides note that commercial lots typically need 4 inches of asphalt or more, compared with 2 to 3 inches for a home. The base under it matters as much. Truck lanes, dumpster areas and loading zones need a thicker section than car-only stalls, and we price them separately so you are not paying heavy-duty rates for the whole lot.

New lot, overlay or reconstruction

• New lots and expansions: grading, stone base, asphalt and striping on bare ground or an old gravel lot
• Overlay: new asphalt over a lot that is worn but still well supported, often after milling the edges so drainage stays right
• Partial reconstruction: failed areas cut out and rebuilt, with the rest of the lot overlaid or sealed
• Full reconstruction: when the base has failed across most of the lot

Drainage is the design

On flat ground near the bay, a fraction of a percent of slope decides whether water reaches the inlet or sits in a parking stall for two days. We check where water stands after rain, the height of inlets and curbs, and how the lot ties into the street. Where a lot drains onto a ditch or a state highway, the city, county or TxDOT may have a say in changes at the entrance.

Keeping you open

We can pave in sections, work nights or weekends where practical, and keep at least one entrance open. For churches, we schedule around services. Each phase is striped before it reopens.

After paving

New asphalt should cure before the first sealcoat. After that, a seal every few years, crack sealing and fresh striping keep the lot looking cared for. Restriping must follow the 2010 ADA Standards for accessible spaces, which we lay out with you.