Parking lot accessibility is extremely important when you’re building or redesigning a parking lot. You need to meet or exceed all the rules and regulations the Americans with Disabilities Act stipulates. Beyond just meeting the laws, though, meeting ADA standards is a good way to ensure your parking lot...
At DC Construction Services, we’ve written a few blog posts weighing the comparative merits of asphalt and concrete. You can read a broader overview of that debate here. In this post, however, we will be looking at a specific issue—environmental impact. When considering a paving project, which is the...
Multi-use trails have become an essential part of urban living. Here in Indianapolis, we have the popular Monon Rail Trail, which intersects the city and stretches all the way to Westfield in the north. These facilities allow easy public access to green spaces and promote physical activity and alternative...
Your commercial parking lot is an incredibly important business tool. Your parking lot offers the first impression of your business to your customers and facilitates the flow of those customers to your doors. Because of this, it is important to make the most effective use of that space. You...
Many business owners and construction companies apply a break/fix model to paving. They wait for damage to occur and then make reactive repairs as the asphalt steadily deteriorates. At DC Construction Services, we take a fundamentally different approach. We treat your asphalt like the investment it is, championing pavement...
It’s sealcoating season. If you haven’t already, you should consider undergoing this essential preventative maintenance for your commercial asphalt parking lot. Sealcoating is a treatment that restores the aesthetic and structural integrity of your asphalt and prevents further deterioration. Sealers, emulsions that combine asphalt or refined coal tar with...
April showers bring May flowers; however, spring rain may have additional, adverse consequences for your asphalt parking lot. In a previous blog post, we discussed how the freeze-thaw cycle leads to cracks and damaged asphalt in the winter. However, precipitation in the warmer months, as harmless as it may...
They say, “You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.” But they also say, “First impressions count.” Your business’s exterior is your first impression. Before potential customers even walk through the door, they form judgments based on the state of your storefront, your signage, your landscaping and, of course,...
When it comes to extending the life of your asphalt pavement, proper installation, regular maintenance and appropriate repairs are key. You don’t want your investment to deteriorate in a few years with potholes and alligator cracks. DC Construction Services provides expert care and maintenance to ensure that your pavement,...
Commercial parking lot maintenance is an incredibly important, but admittedly not always thrilling, topic. So we understand why many business owners may not want to think about maintenance before they absolutely have to. However, if some recent asphalt damage has suddenly reminded you to take care of your parking...
