Parking Lot Striping Birmingham, Alabama
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Parking Lot Striping Birmingham provides experienced and professional line striping and pavement marking services. We stand out from other companies that provide striping services because of the quality of work that we provide.
Give us a call if you are a local business that needs parking lot services or maintenance. Our employees are highly trained professionals with multiple years of professional striping experience. We will always provide superior quality parking lot striping services to all local businesses. We will stripe or restripe your new or old parking lot. We also offer many other services and routine maintenance. We also offer metal signage, sealcoating, and anything parking lot related. We will also work with you to maintain your parking lot to keep it looking fresh and clean. We will try our best to meet all of your needs and work well within your budget while meeting your needs. Providing a safe parking lot is an essential part of property maintenance of your commercial, business, multi-family property, or medical center. Proper maintenance will give you comfort knowing that potholes and buckled sections of asphalt are repaired. You will also have clearly marked, accurate lines to ensure your lot will run in an orderly manner. 
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Why Choose Parking Lot Striping Birmingham to Stripe Your Parking Lot?
- Parking Lot Striping Experience – We have years of experience striping parking lots. Our experience allows us to produce excellent results for every project. Throughout the years, we have worked on many different types of projects.
- Quality of Work - We deliver great-looking results and long-lasting striping with our high-quality work. We use the best quality paint and equipment to achieve this type of quality. Our lines are always uniform in height and width and the overspray is minimal as part of our quality work. Our lines are the straightest in Alabama.
- Site Prep Detail – Site prep is very important when it comes to striping your parking lot. The most time consuming with the project is typically the prep work. Before striping, we first prep the concrete or asphalt pavement to provide a surface that will be ready for the paint to bond to for long-lasting results.
- Excellent Customer Service – We strive to provide the best customer service ever. Our customers are important to us. Every project is different from the last, therefore we customize each project to meet your specific needs. We will always work with your schedule no matter if it is during the day, night, or weekend to minimize disruption to your business.
Parking Lot Striping Services and Pavement Marking Include
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Restriping Your Parking Lot
We recommend that you restripe your parking lot every 18 to 24 months. There are many factors when making this recommendation. We take into consideration the location, vehicle traffic, and climate when determining how often restriping should be done. Restriping your parking lot will provide safety to your customers while providing curb appeal at the same time. This will also keep your lot in compliance with ADA and fire lane requirements.
Benefits of Restriping Your Parking Lot
There are many benefits of restriping your parking lot. Your company will keep your parking lot in compliance if you are keeping your fire lanes and handicap stalls striped. This also provides safety for your visitors and customers. Not only will they know where and where not to park, but fresh and bright striping and directional arrows can direct the flow of traffic through the lot.
Another benefit of having your parking lot lines freshly painted and maintained is it provides increased curb appeal. Your parking lot will look so much better with clean lines that are easy to see. Customers do not want to see a parking lot with faded or missing lines. This only makes the lot look neglected. It is beneficial to everyone to have your parking lot freshly painted and looking clean and bright. Safety comes first for your customers.
If you are planning on putting your property on the market, you should restripe your parking lot to increase your resale value. By striping your lot before listing, it will show buyers that your business is well cared for.
Another benefit of having your parking lot lines freshly painted and maintained is it provides increased curb appeal. Your parking lot will look so much better with clean lines that are easy to see. Customers do not want to see a parking lot with faded or missing lines. This only makes the lot look neglected. It is beneficial to everyone to have your parking lot freshly painted and looking clean and bright. Safety comes first for your customers.
If you are planning on putting your property on the market, you should restripe your parking lot to increase your resale value. By striping your lot before listing, it will show buyers that your business is well cared for.
Pavement Marking and New Layout Striping
When parking lines are put down for the first time on a parking lot, it is called a new layout striping. We measure the stalls to make sure they are 9 inches apart for regular parking and perpendicular to the curb.
New layout striping takes more time for us to stripe. We will need to measure the lines and mark them with a chalk line. We then apply a fresh coat of pavement paint with a striping machine. The lines have to be applied more slowly to make sure they are straight. This is why it takes more time to stripe than a restripe of a parking lot.
New layout striping takes more time for us to stripe. We will need to measure the lines and mark them with a chalk line. We then apply a fresh coat of pavement paint with a striping machine. The lines have to be applied more slowly to make sure they are straight. This is why it takes more time to stripe than a restripe of a parking lot.
Why is Parking Lot Striping Important?
Parking lot striping adds property value to your commercial property. One of the fastest and most economical ways to give a property a fresh and new look is to re-stripe the parking lot or parking garage. New striping with quality paint looks clean, neat, and fresh. This will provide a good first impression for visitors and potential tenants. Clear parking lot striping is also essential for traffic flow and safety. Many vehicle accidents are reported each year in parking lots. This can be reduced by providing clear traffic lanes, flow patterns, and keeping the driver's attention with bright signage.
What Kind of Striping Paint Will Be Used?
Striping paint prices will vary dramatically depending on the quality of paint being used on your parking lot. Acrylic oil-based paint looks better and lasts much longer than water-based or chlorinated rubber paint. If you have an asphalt parking lot and a small budget, then paint may not matter as much. However, if you have a parking lot where you need to make a good impression on customers or tenants and you want a long-lasting striping job, you will want to have us use a paint that is up to your standards. We can discuss the pros and cons of different paints with you.
Fire Lane and Handicap Striping in Birmingham, Alabama
Fire Lane Striping Parking Lot Striping Birmingham's commitment to safety and knowledge of fire lane codes and current ADA requirements make them the one to call for all of your fire lane striping and stenciling needs. Most commercial and multi-family properties in Alabama are required to have a fire lane, which consists of two marked stripes that identify a specific area as well as a path that is marked with a 6″ red line and “No Parking Fire Lane” stencils periodically on both sides of the drive.
Maintaining your fire lane color is needed for curb appeal as well as for meeting your local fire code, which will keep you from getting fined by your local government for improper parking lot markings. Whether it’s a single stripe or a full lot, no matter how big or how small the job – Parking Lot Striping Birmingham is the one to call to get the job done right the first time, every time. Contact us now for a free estimate! Fire lanes ensure that the fire department will have easy driving access to all parts of the building. They are necessary for every commercial and multi-family residential property. New buildings or additions need to have new fire lanes striped and existing buildings are required to maintain their fire lanes with fresh paint so that they are visible. Fire Lane Guidelines are Found in the Municipal Code Guidelines that determine the fire lane widths, distances, and layouts are usually governed and enforced by the municipality where the property is located. These municipal codes are available to the public and must be adhered to. Fire Marshal Inspections Create Deadlines Existing fire lanes are always monitored by the fire marshal and inspected regularly. If a violation is found, you are given a short amount of time to have the violation fixed or you will receive a fine. Usually, the violation is because of old or chipped paint that makes the fire lane hard to see. The property owner is given a short amount of time to have the fire lane re-striped. 
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Handicap Striping and ADA Compliance The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a wide-ranging law to make American Society more accessible to people with disabilities. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990. Let the experts at Parking Lot Striping Birmingham handle all of your handicap space striping and stenciling needs. Parking Lot Striping Birmingham carries the most current and up-to-date handicap stenciling products to ensure that all of your handicap spaces look clean, visible, and are ADA compliant. Having your handicap spaces striped and properly stenciled will help protect your organization from fines and other city violations. Our experts at Parking Lot Striping Birmingham can set up a routine parking lot maintenance schedule that will keep all of your handicapped spaces properly marked and up-to-code.
ADA Design Guidelines for Parking Lot Striping Spaces Required for Handicapped Parking Regardless of how many handicapped spaces are required, the first handicapped space must meet the requirements for van accessibility and must be labeled as such. The number of ADA-compliant spaces required depends on the total number of parking spaces in your lot. Sizes and Placement of Accessible Spaces Accessible parking spaces must be a minimum of 8 feet in width. All ADA-compliant spaces must include an access aisle with a minimum width of 8 feet for van-accessible spaces or 5 feet for automobile-accessible spaces. The access aisle must run the entire length of the space and cannot intrude into it. Adjacent parking spaces may share an access aisle. Handicapped spaces must provide access to your building with the most direct and shortest route. Curbs in this path must have a ramp, but the ramp cannot intrude into the access aisle or parking space. Crosswalks must be marked if the route crosses a path of vehicular traffic. Handicapped Parking Space Stenciling and Marking The international symbol denoting handicapped access is used in all states except New York. This is the familiar image of a person seated in a wheelchair; the background is dark blue while the wheelchair and its occupant are white. This image may be painted onto the pavement, but a permanently affixed sign must also be installed at the front of the space. The sign must also state “van accessible” for such spaces. The bottom of the signs must be placed so that the entire sign is visible over the hood of the vehicle. Access aisles must be marked to prevent others from parking over them. The aisles should be marked on both sides of the accessible space. The color of these aisle markings may be specified by state or local law, but the ADA does not require any given color. |
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Wheel Stop Installation
Wheel stops are an important element to have installed in any parking lot. They keep cars from hitting signs, curbs, walls, or even other cars. There are generally two types of wheel stop that we install. Here in the Birmingham area, wheel stops are typically 72” long – long enough for both front or rear wheels of a vehicle to touch the wheel stop.
Concrete Wheel StopsConcrete wheel stops are the most common and most economical used wheel stops. They are attached to the parking lot either by rebar or epoxy. They can also be painted for aesthetics or functional purposes. These wheel stops can be installed on both concrete or asphalt and in parking lots or parking garages. The main disadvantage of having concrete wheel stops is their durability. Over time, they can crack down the middle from car tires constantly bumping them. Concrete wheel stops are sometimes painted as part of a parking lot striping project. If concrete wheel stops are painted, they will need to be re-painted frequently to look fresh.
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Rubber Wheel StopsIf concrete is too heavy and seems like a lot of work to you, there are rubber wheel stops to consider as an option. Most rubber wheel stops are made of recycled rubber, so if the environmental impact of wheel stops is a concern to you, rubber is the way to go. They’re also lightweight, don’t chip or degrade the way concrete does, and are much easier to install than concrete wheel stops.
To install rubber wheel stops, you’ll need a hammer drill, a hammer, and something to wipe away dust as you install. Once you’ve decided where you’ll be installing, start drilling a guide hole. When it’s deep enough, line the wheel stop properly over the holes, and install it using the road spikes that should be supplied with the wheel stop. |
Wheel Stop Installation in Parking Garages
Wheel stops can be attached to the concrete by an anchor or by epoxy. When installing wheel stops in parking garages, you will need to consider how you want them attached to the concrete. Anchoring them will ensure that they will not move over time. Once installed, they will be permanent. Installing wheel stops with epoxy is effective but over time, they will come loose and must be reattached.
Epoxy is the most cost-effectively way to install wheel stops in a parking garage because of post-tension cables. These post-tension cables give the suspended concrete its strength and must be located with specialized equipment and marked before making any holes in the concrete. The cost of locating the cables makes it much more expensive to anchor wheel stops into a parking garage.
Epoxy is the most cost-effectively way to install wheel stops in a parking garage because of post-tension cables. These post-tension cables give the suspended concrete its strength and must be located with specialized equipment and marked before making any holes in the concrete. The cost of locating the cables makes it much more expensive to anchor wheel stops into a parking garage.
Speed Bump Installation and Painting
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It is always a great idea to paint the speed bumps in your parking lot. This will prevent drivers from driving at full-speed through your lot. Driving over a speed bump at a fast rate of speed can hurt the vehicle. Painting the speed bump will make it more effective as a speed deterrent.
The speed bump would most likely be painted with a concrete primer. A primer with color would be better and would result in having two colors. Then they would be painted over with brightly colored stripes. It is recommended that asphalt speed bumps be repainted every year to make sure the driver sees them and slows down in response. Asphalt is a more expensive material than rubber speed bumps. |
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Additional Parking Lot Maintenance Services
Asphalt Sealcoating
Sealcoating Provides a Layer of Protection
It is important to implement a maintenance program that utilizes sealcoating to extend the life of your parking lot or driveway. Sealcoating provides a layer of protection blocking out harmful intrusions such as water, oils, and U.V. damage. Also, when asphalt sealer is applied to manufacturers’ specifications, sealcoating provides a slip-resistant surface with a deep black finish that makes the parking lot or driveway beautiful. Asphalt sealers are typically bituminous based products or acrylics. The sealcoat is in a liquid formulation of one of the above emulsions, mixed with water, polymer additives, silica sand, and other proprietary fillers and solids. These products can be applied by brush, spray, or a squeegee.
The purpose of asphalt sealcoating is to protect the asphalt pavement while providing beauty to the surface. The earlier an asphalt sealer can be applied in the life cycle of asphalt the better.
The purpose of asphalt sealcoating is to protect the asphalt pavement while providing beauty to the surface. The earlier an asphalt sealer can be applied in the life cycle of asphalt the better.
Parking Lot Metal Signage
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Do you need new metal signs installed in your parking lot? We install many types of metal signs including Handicap Signs, Stop Signs, One Way Signs, Do Not Enter Signs, etc. No matter the type of sign you need, we will be able to supply and install it professionally for you. We offer a wide variety of standard and custom metal signage. We only install signs that are in full compliance with the American Disabilities Act and the Alabama Accessibility Standards. All signs we install are made from a heavy gauge sign grade aluminum alloy, which is long-lasting and rust-free even in tough weather conditions.
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Types of Businesses We Have Striped in
Birmingham, Alabama
We provide parking lot striping for many businesses in the Birmingham area. If you have a parking lot, we are ready to provide new striping or restriping and make it look amazing. Here is a list of the many different businesses we have striped for in the recent past. We would love to add your business to the list as well.
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Cities We Serve
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Birmingham, Alabama
Homewood, Alabama Tarrant, Alabama Mountain Brook, Alabama Vestavia Hills, Alabama Forestdale, Alabama MacDonald Chapel, Alabama Fairfield, Alabama Fultondale, Alabama Cahaba Heights, Alabama Minor, Alabama Midfield, Alabama Edgewater, Alabama |
Lipscomb, Alabama
Brighton, Alabama Pleasant Grove, Alabama Mulga, Alabama Adamsville, Alabama Brookside, Alabama Lake Purdy, Alabama Meadowbrook, Alabama Gardendale, Alabama Irondale, Alabama Maytown, Alabama Hoover, Alabama Sylvan Springs, Alabama |