A parking lot is often the first thing a customer sees. In Jensen, that might be a local stopping in for supplies or a family on the way to Dinosaur National Monument. Faded, gray asphalt with oil stains sends the wrong message, and it’s also a sign the pavement is drying out and getting ready to crack.
Parking lot sealcoating puts a protective layer back on the surface. We clean the lot, fill cracks, treat oil spots, and apply sealer in even coats, then restripe so the lines are crisp. Done every few years, it slows the wear on your Jensen lot, keeps water out of the base, and pushes bigger repairs further down the road so your maintenance budget goes further.
We know Jensen's busy summer stretch and how Basin weather affects sealer, so we plan the timing around both.
Sweepers, crack fill equipment, spray rigs, and striping machines let us handle prep, sealing, and lines on one schedule.
If your lot needs repair before sealcoating will help, we'll tell you plainly rather than covering up damage.
We tape off curbs and walks, keep sealer off buildings, and leave the lot clean and ready for customers.
Jensen sits at the turnoff for SR-149, the road to the Dinosaur National Monument Quarry entrance, so summer brings a lot more traffic than the town’s size would suggest. For a business that serves those travelers, the warm months are the busiest time of year, and that’s also when sealcoating weather is best.
The fix is planning. Many owners seal in late spring, before visitor traffic picks up, or in early fall once things slow down and days are still warm. Either window gives the sealer heat to cure while keeping disruption low during your busiest stretch. We can help you pick dates that fit your own calendar, whether that’s a slow week in May or the first quiet stretch of September.
Strong sun dries out asphalt binder, which is what holds the stone together and keeps the surface flexible. July highs around 92°F cook a parking lot all afternoon, and over a few years the pavement fades and turns brittle.
Fuel and oil drips make it worse, since petroleum softens and breaks down asphalt wherever vehicles sit. In winter, plow blades scrape the surface and ice melt works into small cracks. Sealcoating puts a sacrificial layer on top that takes that wear so the asphalt underneath doesn’t have to. Each new coat renews that layer before the pavement itself starts paying the price. Lots that skip sealing for too long tend to need patching and crack repair much sooner.
The sealer is the last step, not the first. A lot that’s prepped well holds its coat far longer. Here’s what happens before any sealer goes down:
If your lot has broken sections, parking lot repair needs to happen first. Sealer can’t hold together pavement that’s already failing, and coating over it only hides the problem for a short while.
Most businesses can’t close their whole lot for a day. We split sealcoating into sections, sealing one part while customers use another, and we can time the work for evenings, weekends, or your slowest days.
Before we start, we’ll mark which areas close when, so you can give staff and regulars a heads up. Barricades and signs stay up until the sealer is dry enough for traffic, which keeps tire tracks and footprints off the fresh coat. We’ll also keep a clear path to your door the whole time, so nobody has to guess how to get in. Most lots can be finished in a short window once the weather cooperates.
Sealer covers old paint along with the asphalt, so restriping is part of nearly every parking lot sealcoating job. Fresh lines on a fresh black surface make stalls, arrows, and accessible spaces stand out clearly, day or night.
It’s also a good time to change the layout if your lot has never quite worked. Our parking lot striping work can add pull-through spaces for trailers, adjust stall angles, or mark new loading zones. Since the old lines are already covered, there’s no extra cost of blacking them out.
Most commercial lots do well with sealcoating every two to three years, though heavy truck traffic or full sun can shorten that. A lot that looks gray, shows loose stone, or soaks up water instead of shedding it is due.
Home driveways and farm lanes follow a similar rhythm. If you have asphalt at home too, our asphalt sealcoating service can be scheduled alongside your lot so both get done in the same season. Keeping everything on one schedule makes it easier to remember and plan for.
We look over the lot, measure it, note cracks and oil stains, and ask about your hours and busiest days.
You get a written quote covering prep, crack filling, sealer, restriping, and a section by section closure plan.
We clean, fill cracks, prime stains, seal each section in turn, and restripe once the coat has fully cured.
We walk the lot with you, remove barricades when each area is ready, and suggest when to plan the next coat.
