Asphalt Parking Lot Paving in Pearl, MS

A worn parking lot is rarely worn evenly. The truck lane and the loading area take most of the punishment, while the stalls along the building can look close to new. Paving the whole lot because one part failed is often money spent in the wrong place. The fix should match the damage, area by area.

So we sort the lot into pieces. Areas with firm pavement and a few cracks get crack filling and sealcoat. Failed spots get cut out and patched with the base rebuilt under them. Where the surface is worn across a wide area but the base still holds, a new layer of asphalt over the top, called an overlay, gives it a fresh surface without a full rebuild.

Where the base has failed across most of the lot, those repairs stop paying off, and we say so. The right answer then is to take it out and rebuild from the base up. Either way, the quote shows each service as its own line item with its own scope. Most lots we look at need a mix of these, not one answer for the whole surface.

New asphalt needs lines before the lot works the way it should. Our own crews stripe the stalls, ADA spaces, access aisles, fire lanes, and arrows. Layout changes are easy at this point, so if the old lot never worked well for trucks or customers, this is the time to fix it. Our own employees do the striping and ADA work, not a sub.

Upkeep is what turns a new lot into one that lasts 20 to 30 years. The first sealcoat goes on after 6 to 12 months, once the asphalt has cured. After that, cracks get filled when they open and the lot gets sealcoated every 1 to 2 years, then restriped, since sealcoat covers the old lines.

A paving job usually takes 1 to 2 days, and 2 to 5 days when sealcoating and striping are part of the same job. Most jobs are scheduled within 2 to 3 weeks of the deposit, and urgent repairs can go sooner. Every job is by appointment at your property, and the quote is free and written.