If you own a business, your parking lot is an essential part of your operation. You need to keep it in prime condition for the convenience of your customers and to limit liability for accidents. Winter weather can be hard on your pavement, expanding cracks and potholes while creating dangerously slippery conditions. Here are a few tips to avoid these issues with your asphalt.

How Can I Keep My Pavement Safe?

1. Repairs & Sealing

If you have cracks in your pavement, water can seep inside, where it will repeatedly freeze overnight and thaw at the warmest part of the day. This cycle widens cracks and erodes your parking lot. To prevent this issue, have all cracks repaired promptly. Once that's done, have the surface of your asphalt sealed to keep water out and prevent road salt from corroding your parking lot.

2. Mild De-Icing Treatments

An icy parking lot is a slip hazard. You should apply salt or similar chemicals for de-icing. Choose a brand and formula designed to be gentle on your pavement. Harsher mixtures corrode asphalt more quickly. You can also apply sand instead of salt to increase traction.

3. Prompt Snow Removal

The sooner you remove snowfall from your parking lot, the less chance there is for it to compact into ice or melt into pavement cracks. You'll also have fewer customers walking and driving over snow, which makes conditions safer. Having a contract with a local snow removal company affords you a speedy response and can have your lot clear again before your business opens.

For prompt, efficient pavement repairs, de-icing, sanding, and snow removal, choose Caddo Construction in Wasilla, AK. Serving residential, commercial, and civil clients, this full-service snow removal company provides the Anchorage area with courteous and competitively priced maintenance options. To get started with a consultation, visit their website or call (907) 333-6160.