Parking Lot Paving in Hanford, CA

Parking lot paving in Hanford serves a mix of customers: retail and offices downtown and along the main corridors, churches and schools, and agricultural businesses whose yards see farm trucks every day. Each needs the same basics (a solid base, drainage that works on flat ground, and the right thickness) but in different amounts.

Drainage on a flat site

Large flat lots are the hardest to drain. Water has to be moved across hundreds of feet with only small slopes. We survey existing grades, inlets and gutters, and pave to a planned grade so water reaches them. Low spots on an existing lot are corrected during the work, not left to pond again.

Truck lanes

Delivery trucks, trash trucks and ag trucks wear the same paths. HomeGuide recommends 4 inches or more of asphalt for commercial lots; truck lanes and loading areas often need more, or concrete. Concrete pads at trash enclosures stop the most common failure we see.

New, overlay or rebuild

Not every worn lot needs to be torn out. If the base is sound, an overlay gives a new surface for less. Areas with alligator cracking or potholes are cut out and rebuilt first. We mark up the lot so you can see what each area needs.

Staying open

We pave in sections so entrances and some parking stay available, schedule around business hours and services, and restripe each section after the asphalt has cooled.

Large sites and dust

Under San Joaquin Valley air district rules, non-residential projects disturbing 5 acres or more need a dust control plan, and smaller projects over an acre need advance notification. We handle dust control with water and keep the site and street clean.

Maintenance plans

A lot lasts longest when it is maintained on a schedule rather than fixed when it fails. A typical plan includes crack filling every year or two, sealcoating every few years, spot repairs as needed and restriping after each seal. We can set up a multi-year plan with prices so you can budget ahead.

Accessible parking

When a lot is paved or restriped, the 2010 ADA Standards apply to accessible stalls, aisles and signs. We lay out stalls to those dimensions and point out slope or route issues that paving alone cannot fix.

Church and school lots

Church and school lots get heavy use for short periods and sit quiet the rest of the time. That makes them easy to schedule: we pave during the week for churches and during breaks for schools. Their busiest areas are drop-off lanes and entrances, which often need a heavier section.