Small-town lots tend to stretch their pavement as far as it will go. In a community of about 243 people, the budget for a church, community hall, or small business is real, and tearing out a whole lot just isn’t on the table most years. When the base is still solid, resurfacing in Dinosaur gives you a new surface for much less than full replacement.
We start by checking the old pavement, cutting out soft spots, and filling cracks. Then we mill along curbs, doors, and drains so the heights still line up, apply a tack coat, and lay new hot mix across the lot. Once it cures, the lot is ready for fresh striping and many more years of use.
We know how small-town lots in western Colorado wear over time, and we can tell when an overlay will hold and when it won't.
Milling equipment, compactors, pavers, and rollers let us prep tie-ins, repair base, and lay a smooth new layer across your lot.
If your lot needs full replacement instead of an overlay, or just a round of repairs for now, we'll tell you plainly.
We haul off milled asphalt, keep work zones coned and marked, and leave your lot swept and ready for striping.
Resurfacing works best when the pavement is tired on top but solid underneath. A good candidate has faded, rough asphalt, scattered cracks, and a few patches, with no widespread sinking. If large areas are breaking into alligator cracking, the base has given out, and an overlay would crack in the same pattern within a few seasons.
We check the lot section by section, because most lots are a mix. The parking stalls might be in decent shape while the entrance and drive aisles have taken a beating. Those worn areas get full-depth repairs first so the whole lot can be resurfaced together and wear evenly afterward.
The overlay is only as good as what it sits on. Weak spots get saw cut, the broken asphalt and wet base are dug out, and new base rock is compacted before patching. Cracks are cleaned and filled so they don’t reflect straight up into the new surface.
If you’re not sure whether repairs alone would buy you a few more years, our parking lot repair page covers that option. We’re glad to compare both paths during the site visit and show you where the money does the most good.
This is also the moment to deal with spots that have bothered you for years, like a low corner that holds water by the entrance or a crumbling edge along the landscaping. Fixing those before the overlay means the new surface starts out clean instead of inheriting old problems that will show through again by the next spring.
A new layer of asphalt adds height, and that can cause problems at entrances, curbs, and drains. If the lot rises above a door threshold, water runs toward the building. If it climbs to the top of a curb, the curb stops doing its job.
We mill the old pavement along these edges so the new surface ties in at the right height. The places we pay closest attention to include:
Church lots and community buildings often see heavy use a few times a week and light use the rest. That makes them good candidates for weekday resurfacing, with the lot ready by the next service or event. We plan phases around your calendar so nothing important gets interrupted.
For lots with tight budgets, we can also look at resurfacing the worst areas first, like the entrance and main drive aisle, and doing the rest in a later season. Boards and committees usually appreciate having a written plan that spells out each phase so they can budget ahead.
At 5,922 feet, cold weather limits the window for paving, and hot mix needs warmth to compact properly. We plan resurfacing jobs for late spring through early fall, lining up materials and crew so the work gets done on a single planned trip out.
Tourism businesses often prefer late spring before the visitors arrive or early fall after the busy months. It’s also smart to fix water problems at the same time with drainage solutions, since the edges of the lot are already opened up and the equipment is on site.
A resurfaced lot starts as a blank, black surface, which makes it the perfect time to rethink the layout. You can keep the same stalls or adjust them for better flow, more accessible spaces, or room for RVs and trailers pulling in off the highway.
After the asphalt cures, parking lot striping lays out the new design. A few years down the road, sealcoating protects the surface and keeps the lot looking sharp for visitors, which stretches the value of the overlay even further.
We survey the lot section by section, checking base condition, cracks, drainage, and heights at doors, curbs, and drains.
Your free written quote covers base repairs, milling, overlay thickness, phasing, and the trip dates we're planning.
We repair weak areas, fill cracks, mill tie-ins, apply tack coat, and lay and roll the new asphalt layer.
We walk the finished lot with you, check edges and drainage, and confirm when it's ready for traffic and striping.
