If you are looking for a business venture to get yourself involved in or to invest in, a parking lot sealcoating company may not be too bad of a choice. You can surely make a profit running this type of operation and it is not too difficult to master if you are the operations manager. You will just need a good crew.
When a perking lot is used it take a lot of wear. Cares, trucks, and other vehicles are very heavy and they can really do some damage to an asphalt surface. You might not always be able to see them but small cracks start and then get larger as time goes on and as more and more vehicles drive over them. This is not the worst of it however.
As the lot starts to crack from wear it gets worse daily with more and more cars driving over the cracks. Then it rains and the water sits in the bottom of the cracks and softens the materials that make up the asphalt. When the weather gets colder the water that is there will start to freeze and when it does it will expand.
When the weather gets colder the water turns to ice and the problem there is that ice expands. As it expands it will make the crack larger or make a new one all together. This just makes matters worse and will end up costing you even more money that you do not have. You must get a yearly contract with a company to have this done.
The sealcoating company will fill any and all cracks in the surface first. They will then put down a hot tar mixture that will seal all of the new material as well as the material that was already there. This seal will protect the lot from all weathering damage, erosion damage, and surface damage that can take place over extended periods.
Working this type of company can be a goldmine for some. The biggest challenge is getting contracts to do the work when you are a new operation. Most parking lots in any area usually have a company that they work with and they have yearly or even multiple year contracts with some of them. You have to find a way into that.
If you can get into some of the open areas or get a new contract or two you will have a start. You will have to be prepared to travel however. There are only so many lots in any one area. So if you want your crews to be working consistently they will have to travel to wherever the work is.
Getting parking lot sealcoating done is a wise choice. It will obviously cost you money and it might be an expense that you did not prepare for, especially if this is a new experience for you. No matter what, it will need to be done without fail. Otherwise you will not only have to pay for the service but for extensive repairs as well.
When a perking lot is used it take a lot of wear. Cares, trucks, and other vehicles are very heavy and they can really do some damage to an asphalt surface. You might not always be able to see them but small cracks start and then get larger as time goes on and as more and more vehicles drive over them. This is not the worst of it however.
As the lot starts to crack from wear it gets worse daily with more and more cars driving over the cracks. Then it rains and the water sits in the bottom of the cracks and softens the materials that make up the asphalt. When the weather gets colder the water that is there will start to freeze and when it does it will expand.
When the weather gets colder the water turns to ice and the problem there is that ice expands. As it expands it will make the crack larger or make a new one all together. This just makes matters worse and will end up costing you even more money that you do not have. You must get a yearly contract with a company to have this done.
The sealcoating company will fill any and all cracks in the surface first. They will then put down a hot tar mixture that will seal all of the new material as well as the material that was already there. This seal will protect the lot from all weathering damage, erosion damage, and surface damage that can take place over extended periods.
Working this type of company can be a goldmine for some. The biggest challenge is getting contracts to do the work when you are a new operation. Most parking lots in any area usually have a company that they work with and they have yearly or even multiple year contracts with some of them. You have to find a way into that.
If you can get into some of the open areas or get a new contract or two you will have a start. You will have to be prepared to travel however. There are only so many lots in any one area. So if you want your crews to be working consistently they will have to travel to wherever the work is.
Getting parking lot sealcoating done is a wise choice. It will obviously cost you money and it might be an expense that you did not prepare for, especially if this is a new experience for you. No matter what, it will need to be done without fail. Otherwise you will not only have to pay for the service but for extensive repairs as well.
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