How to Design a Better RV Park
An RV park can be a profitable venture if you play your cards right. The main determining factor in how successful your RV park is, is how it’s designed. RV park design encompasses a lot of things, from location to parking pad dimensions, weather, adherence to regulatory codes, cost, upkeep, amenities, and more. 5 Features […]
A Better Alternative to Filling Gravel Potholes with Concrete
Potholes in gravel are a huge problem for many people. Because of the nature of loose gravel, potholes develop frequently in roads, driveways, walkways, and other areas paved with loose gravel. When a pothole in gravel develops, it can lead to a wide variety of issues that can cause annoyance, injury, and damage to vehicles, […]
The 4 Best Fast and Quick Paving Options for Your Project
If you’re looking to do some paving around your home, choosing a type of pavement is going to be one of your biggest considerations. Whether you’re building a walkway, a garden, a patio, a new driveway, a water feature, or anything else that requires paving, there are plenty of fast and quick paving solutions to […]
How to Calculate and Plan for the Stormwater Runoff Coefficient
Managing stormwater is one of the most important aspects of maintaining a city or town. Cities and towns are generally paved with impermeable materials and this creates a scenario where you have many square acres of impermeable land. Land that cannot drain its own stormwater naturally needs additional drainage systems implemented to direct the flow […]
Crushed Concrete vs. Crushed Asphalt: What is the Best Paving Solution?
The two most popular types of pavement are asphalt and concrete. Both materials are used in parking lots, sidewalks, and other paved areas all over the world, and while regular concrete and asphalt are the most popular choice for pavement, crushed concrete and crushed asphalt are also useful in many cases. These materials have different […]
How to Find Gravel That Hardens Like Concrete
When it comes to paving materials, gravel is one of the most versatile and commonly used options. Gravel comes in many different forms and can be used for anything from landscaping to building actual roads with a high traffic volume. When using gravel for pavement intended to handle vehicle and/or foot traffic, certain types of […]
How to Design a Permeable Handicapped Parking Space
If you’re building a parking lot, you’re going to need to include some handicapped parking spaces. You’re required by law to have them and they can make life a lot easier for disabled customers and visitors. However, one of the main concerns of building and maintaining a handicapped parking space is keeping it maintained. Preventing […]
Muddy Path Solutions for Commercial Landscapes
If you have dirt pathways running through your commercial landscape, chances are they get muddy when it rains. Dirt pathways can often seem like an inexpensive and convenient solution to paving when you’re building pathways on your landscape, but rain can get them extremely messy in a hurry. This might be fine for your backyard […]
What is the Size of a Standard Parking Space?
Parking spaces can be found anywhere you look, in any town. Most of them are relatively uniform in their dimensions, but their size and shape can vary in accordance with local regulations and laws. There are a number of different factors which might influence the dimensions of a particular parking space and there are plenty […]
Parking Lot Design for Tractor Trailers
If you’ve ever owned a parking lot designed for tractor-trailers, you know that the weight of these enormous vehicles takes a serious toll on the pavement they park on. This is one of the reasons why tractor-trailers are banned from parking in so many areas and it makes the need for appropriate tractor-trailer parking that […]
