Parking Lots
Parking Lot Paving, Repair and Striping Across Central Texas
A parking lot lives or dies on drainage and base depth. We build and repair lots on that principle, then keep the lines legible for years after.
Chapter 01
Drainage and base depth decide the next ten years
A parking lot carries more concentrated, repeated load than almost anything else we pave, and it usually does that on ground that, across Burnet County and the Hill Country around it, is thin soil over granite or caliche rock. The base depth and the drainage fall built into a lot on day one decide the difference between a restripe in five years and resurfacing the whole thing.
We build fall into every lot we install so water sheets off toward a drain point instead of standing in low corners or backing up against a curb line. Standing water is the fastest way to shorten the life of an asphalt lot, because it works into the base from the surface down long before a crack ever shows.
A crew member running a ride-on roller over fresh asphalt on a Hinds Paving job site
Installation, repair and resurfacing
New lot installation starts with the same subgrade work as a driveway, scaled up: compacting the base to a consistent depth across the whole footprint, correcting the soft spots a smaller job might tolerate, and setting grade before a single load of asphalt goes down.
On an existing lot, repair and resurfacing decisions come down to what's happening under the surface. Alligator cracking and potholing that trace back to a failed base need more than a patch. Surface wear on a lot with a sound base is a much cheaper fix, and it's the difference we look for before quoting either job.
Chapter 03
Striping that reads correctly for years, not just on install day
Line striping is the part of a parking lot everyone actually looks at, and it covers more ground than parking stalls alone: entry, exit and stop markings, directional arrows, fire lane striping, speed bump construction and handicap ramp markings all fall under the same work.
We lay out handicap and accessible spots using paint built to hold its color and edge under Central Texas sun, rather than chalking out within a season. Residential line striping and tennis court striping and painting run on the same equipment and the same attention to a clean, straight line.
Public and commercial work, HUB certified
A meaningful share of parking lot work in this region is public and municipal, and Hinds Paving carries Historically Underutilized Business certification with the State of Texas, which is relevant to how those contracts get awarded and bid.
Commercial and residential lots both get the same estimate process: we walk the site, look at the drainage and the existing surface, and give you a free, no-obligation number before any work starts.
Hinds Paving — Fully insured. HUB certified. Call (512) 756-3094.
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