Parking Lot Striping

If you have a commercial, business, medical center, or multi-family property, providing a safe parking lot is an essential part of building maintenance. You want to have clearly marked, accurate lines so those using your lot can park in an orderly manner. We are sharing a guide below to Parking Lot Striping, so you can make an informed decision about your parking lot maintenance. 

Understanding Parking Lot Striping

Having clean, highly-visible parking lot spaces marked out provides safe, orderly parking for customers, employees, and visitors. It also is essential to providing handicap-accessible parking spaces to ensure ADA-Compliance. Not only is parking lot line striping important to the functionality of your location, it also improves the appearance. Clean lines give the exterior of your business a fresh look that show you care about the maintenance and appearance of your building. 

Determining When You Need Parking Lot Striping 

When you visit your business every day, it’s easy to park in your regular spot and you may not realize it is time to have it repainted. However, new visitors may not find it easy to safely park when lines are worn or unclear. To know if it’s time to get your lot striped, consider these factors and signs:

Sloppy Parking

Most people genuinely follow the parking space dividing lines, ensuring there is adequate space on both sides of the vehicle. However, if you notice that people are parking off-center, going over the lines, or parking over the vertical dividing lines that allow vehicles to park across from one another, chances are, they can’t see the lines clearly.

Ignoring Handicap Parking Spots

If you receive frequent complaints or notice that drivers are parking in spaces reserved for people with disabilities, it may not be that visitors to your business are simply ignoring the ADA-compliance markings. Instead, the blue lines or markings indicating they are for people with disabilities may simply be too worn or faded to see clearly. 

Lines Aren’t Visible in Certain Weather

Parking lot lines are supposed to be vibrant and clear against dark pavement so that even in the dark, rain, or foggy conditions, drivers can still see them clearly. Through our experience with parking lot striping drivers may experience confusion with where lines are or what they are. If this is the case it is time to refresh your parking lot with refreshed striping.