Downtown Anaheim Church Gets New Concrete, Seal, & Markings

August 25th, 2011

Anaheim Church Gets Parking Lot Makeover

This week at Empire Parking Lot Services, we got to do some work on one of the oldest churches in the city of Anaheim. The church needed some concrete replaced, the asphalt paved, and then a seal & stripe over all of the asphalt area. This project took two and half days to get done and went without a hitch. The concrete and asphalt repair work included several moves as well one additional move for sealing and striping the parking lot. Read more about the project below.

Project Breakdown

The first thing we had to do on this project was to demo out the concrete that was bad. We brought in the bobcats and dump truck and removed all of the concrete that was to be replaced. This area included about 1200 sf of concrete that was replaced at 4″ thick. Once the concrete was completed we waited a week and then started the second phase of the project. This phase included getting the asphalt paved as well as the seal coating and striping, plus some new wheel stops needed to be replaced. we spent the second day onsite patching the asphalt which was in pretty decent shape as well as installing the new wheel stops. Once they were done it was time for the seal coating. We seal coated the entire parking lot in one move and painted the lines, handicaps and stenciling the very next day. When all the dust cleared our customer had a beautiful parking lot with tons of appeal that will last a very long time.

About Empire Parking Lot Services

Empire-PLS is still a relatively new company but we are not short on experience. Our crews, salesmen, as well as office staff have decades of time put into our trade. This is why we are able to coordinate and do these projects with little to no problems. When it comes to asphalt paving and concrete repair there is little that Empire-PLS cannot handle. Please give us a call if you have a project that we can help you with. Our customer satisfaction rate is very high because we install service and quality at every step.

Call us today at 877-760-2757 for a free quote anywhere in Southern California.

Asphalt Pavement Maintenance for Costa Mesa’s Celgen

May 9th, 2011

Asphalt Concrete and Striping for Celgene of Costa Mesa

In this blog we are showcasing some asphalt pavement maintenance performed in Costa Mesa, California. The customer was a local company called Celgene, and they required us to come out and perform several types of asphalt pavement maintenance.  The first service they required was some pavement demolition of both concrete sidewalk as well as the removal of some asphalt. Once these where out of the way, our customer had some plumbing work done to a pipe in the parking lot, then they gave the project area back to us. The next step of this asphalt pavement maintenance project was to form and pour back about (36) square feet of 3inch concrete sidewalks. These sidewalks where located in the handicap parking area of the parking lot so it was important for us to return it to them up to ADA code. With the sidewalks and concrete curbs repaired we were able to move onto the next step of this asphalt pavement maintenance project. The next step in this project consisted of the installation of approximately (215) square feet of new asphalt. The asphalt was installed at three inches as well and was then rolled with our 3 ton roller for maximum compaction. The last part of this asphalt pavement maintenance project consisted of the re-painting of (6) handicap parking spaces and installing new concrete wheel stops. The customer was very pleased with the outcome and so where we!

About Empire Parking Lot Services

We at Empire Parking Lot Services take great pride in offering our customers top service and quality for a competitive price. When it comes to asphalt pavement maintenance no one can compete with Empire Parking Lot Services. Our service area includes the county of Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange County, San Bernardino as well as parts of San Diego and Ventura California. At Empire Parking Lot Services we stand behind our work. It’s just one more reason our customers come back to us again and again. Call us today and give us a chance to take care of your asphalt pavement maintenance needs.

Please use our toll free number to contact us at 877-760-2757

Concrete Construction Project in the City of Los Angeles

May 4th, 2011

Basket Ball Court Striping on Slick Concrete

Empire Parking Lot Services offers many types of repair and construction when it comes to concrete in Southern California. This project is a great example some of the more unique services we offer. This project was about concrete surface preparation (Shot blasting), concrete cleaning, and concrete painting, basket ball court painting to be exact. To get the job done several other things needed to be done first in order to paint the court. First we had to knock down the slickness of the concrete surface we where painting on. Apparently the kids at the school where slipping on the concrete when it got wet, and they needed the surface to be a bit rougher. Second we had to clean the area to prepare it for fresh paint. Lastly we needed to paint the new basketball game court for the kids to play on. Here is how the job went.

About this Concrete Construction Project

This project required some careful planning. The job site was a private school in Los Angeles, California. Our customer needed to their basket ball court to be less slippery when wet so we had to shot blast the entire surface of the court to open the concrete up to a rougher finish. Shot blasting is a common service we offer both for interior concrete projects as well as exterior concrete projects. But the tricky part for this project was the location. You see, the school’s basketball court was on the second floor roof of the building. This meant we needed special equipment to get our shotblasting rig up there. We ended up using a forklift to lift the equipment up and having to cut an opening in the rod iron fence to unload the equipment. Once that challenge was out of the way the rest of the project was smooth sailing.

About Empire Parking Lot Services

Although Empire Parking Lot Services is primarily a paving company of both asphalt and concrete paving surfaces, we also offer many maintenance related services. Shot blasting and striping are just a few of the services we offer to our Southern California customers. When you hire us have peace of mind that no short cuts are taken when it comes to your project. We only use the best materials and products and our employees are highly trained. Call us today for all of your paving and concrete construction needs. We would love to work with you today!

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Orange County Asphalt and Concrete Repiar

January 5th, 2011

Asphalt Contractors Perform ADA Upgrades in Santa Ana

This week Orange County paving company; Empire Parking Lot Services was contacted to do some asphalt and concrete repairs relating to an ADA lawsuit. As mentioned our customer had been named in the compliance lawsuit, and needed to make the repairs in order to satisfy the ADA compliance codes for Orange County California. This project was basically removing some concrete sidewalks and ramps that were not compliant, and installing some new ones in that met local ADA compliance. Once the asphalt and concrete grades were shot and a scope of work was determined, we gave our customer the proposal. They accepted the proposal, and we scheduled the project to be completed on a weekend for the convenience of our customer’s tenants.  This project was located in Santa Ana and required some careful planning as well as our customer needed us to pull all of the permits as well as  setting up the inspection after the project was completed.

About this ADA Compliance Project

This job started as every project Empire Parking Lot Services performs. We barricade of the work area keeping the general public at a safe distance. As always safety is our chief concern on these projects. Once barricaded, the next thing to be done was the removal of the asphalt and concrete that was not up to code. We use saw cutting to cleanly remove only the areas of concrete and asphalt that were affected by the ADA code. One of Empire Parking Lot Services main goals is to get a customer’s parking lot up to ADA compliance while doing as little work as possible. With the asphalt and concrete demolition work done it was time to load the old asphalt and concrete into the trucks and haul it away to the plant for recycling. It’s important to keep in mind the fact that both asphalt and concrete are highly reusable and are some of the oldest and greenest building mediums on the planet. Long before recycling was necessary or trendy these materials have been getting recycled and reused. Once the asphalt and concrete removal was done, we started to form and pour the new concrete handicap ramps and concrete sidewalks. The concrete sidewalks are the first things we frame, followed closely by the concrete handicap ramps. Once the new ramps and sidewalks where formed and poured, it was time to move onto the asphalt needed to be patched back to the edge of the newly installed concrete. Empire Parking Lot Services is a licensed and insured Orange County paving contractor that can handle all phases of parking lot construction. Learn more about our companies abilities and work area below.

About Empire Parking Lot Services

Empire Parking Lot Services is one of California’s number one choices when it comes to asphalt repair and concrete repair in Los Angeles, Riverside or Orange County. We also travel to San Diego, San Bernardino, Ventura and the Inland Empire. Whether you have an Orange County paving project, some basic asphalt repair in Los Angeles, concrete repairs in Riverside, or just need some parking lot signs and striping installed, Empire Parking Lot Services can handle it all. Call us toll-free or look us up online to learn more about these services.

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Happy Holidays From The Empire Parking Lot Services Team

December 23rd, 2010

Happy Holidays From Empire Parking Lot Services

We would like to thank you for reading our blogs in 2010 and look forward to creating more asphalt contractors blogs in 2011!

Happy Holidays!

Los Angeles Shopping Center Gets ADA Upgrades

December 13th, 2010

New Ramps, New Handicap Striping, & New Signs for LA Shopping Center

As a Los Angeles asphalt contractor located in Southern California, this project was right up our alley. The project basically consisted of doing some ADA upgrades to a small parking lot in LA. Our customer needed some ada updates done to his parking lot.

First off he needed proper asphalt ramps installed in his parking lot. Furthermore, he needed some parking lot striping brought up to legal parking lot codes for Los Angeles. Lastly, we installed some handicap signs and wheel stops, and painted the curbs blue bringing all of them to code as well. Have a look at the photos below to see how the project came out.

About Empire Parking Lot Services

Empire Parking Lot Services offers a complete list of paving, asphalt, concrete, and parking lot maintenance services to the greater Los Angeles area. We are a highly competitive and fully licensed & insured contractor that offers a 100% guarantee on your satisfaction.

Call us for a free proposal today. We would love the chance to earn your business. Remember, when it comes to Los Angeles asphalt contractor Empire Parking Lot Services is your best choice.

Call Toll Free: 877-760-2757

Cities Served Throughout Los Angeles:

Artesia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Beverly Hills, Bradbury, Burbank, Calabasas, Carson, Cerritos, Claremont, Commerce, Compton, Covina, Cudahy, Culver City, Diamond Bar, Downey, Duarte, El Monte, El Segundo, Gardena, Glendale, Glendora, Hawaiian Gardens, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Hidden Hills, Huntington Park, City Of Industry, Inglewood, Irwindale, La Canada-Flintridge, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, La Puente, La Verne, Lakewood, Lancaster, Lawndale, Lomita, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Lynwood, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Maywood, Monrovia, Montebello, Monterey Park, Norwalk, Palmdale, Palos Verdes Estates, Paramount, Pasadena, Pico Rivera, Pomona, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rosemead, San Dimas, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Marino, Santa Clarita, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Monica, Sierra Madre, Signal Hill, South El Monte, South Gate, South Pasadena, Temple City, Torrance, Vernon, Walnut, West Covina, West Hollywood, Westlake Village, and Whittier.

Asphalt Contractors Make Repairs to ADA ramps in Costa Mesa Ca.

November 5th, 2010

Asphalt Contractors Fix ADA issue in Costa Mesa Ca.

In October Empire Parking Lot Services was hired to be the asphalt contractors for a small business parking lot in Orange County, California. The area of Orange County is called Costa Mesa and it is in South Orange County, with neighboring cities like Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Santa Ana, and Newport Beach. We were contacted by our customer after the city called them out on some ADA codes that were not up to current standards. The main problem with their parking lot was that their handicapped ramps weren’t compliant. In addition to the handicapped ramps however the handicap striping was also in need of updates. We submitted our price and the customer agreed to it, So it was time to get the job scheduled.

About Handicap Ramp Construction

When it comes to this type of ADA ramp repairs, Empire Parking Lot Services has plenty of experience.  With request coming in from all over Southern California, Empire has become the leading asphalt paving contractor to deal with these ADA compliance projects.  Typically we find, there are two reasons that our customers would need these ramp repairs done.  The first reason is, when a tenant or property owner decides to make some changes to their parking lot, such as a tenant improvement project, or a exterior repair project. These types of projects require a permit by the city, and often require ADA upgrades to be done at that time as well. What typically happens is, when they go to pull the permit the city requires them to update their ADA codes on their parking lot. The second reason is becoming increasingly more common as well. Lawsuits triggered by attorneys representing their disabled clients.  Now often times these are legitimate cases, but recently a few drive by attorneys have started flooding the courts with bogus lawsuits that require their victims to pay up or else make these repairs! The good news is it’s not as expensive as it used to be due to asphalt contractors learning to do these repairs faster and more economically. Often times Empire Parking Lot Services can fix these problem for less than what the attorneys are asking for.

How This ADA Ramp Repair Project Went

When we arrived at the job site, the first thing we do is to block the work area off so that no one unknowingly wanders into the construction area while work is being done. Once the area is safe we start making marks and shooting the elevations needed to insure that the proper grades of asphalt are installed on the handicapped ramp. Next, we started working with the asphalt to build up the handicap ramp and shape it to the proper height. We use tools such as smart levels and and transits to constantly check the grade as we pave the new ramp. We do this to insure the grade that is required stays intact. After the asphalt is distributed properly we rolled it using a 5 ton vibratory roller. Once the asphalt cooled the lines are painted and proper ADA markings are installed. Next handicap signs are installed this signage includes the handicap signs in the parking stall as well as the handicap signed required at the driveway entrance. Once all the signs where installed we cleaned up our mess and turned it back over to the customer. They were very pleased, the work passed inspection and the small office is now open for business. The customer informed us that we were the best asphalt contractors they had ever used.

About Empire Parking Lot Services

When it comes to what Empire-PLS  does best, asphalt paving has to be it.  As fully licensed & insured asphalt contractors we can work on any type of asphalt paving project that you need done.  In addition to the asphalt paving services we offer, there is a lot more we can help you with. Services such as concrete repair, line striping, and warehouse maintenance are just a few more of them.  For a more complete look at what we do, click on any of the links in this blog to go to our official website and have a look.  With all of Southern California covered Empire Parking Lot Services can be your “Go To” company for all parking lot and warehouse maintenance services.

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Asphalt Paving in La Verne Los Angeles

September 14th, 2010

Asphalt Paving In Los Angeles California

This month Empire Parking Lot Services was chosen as the preferred paving contractor for a property manager in Los Angeles, California. This paving project was located in Los Angeles, a shopping center that was in bad need of some asphalt overlays, and even a few areas that needed the asphalt to be removed and replaced completely.  Once the customer outlined what they needed, we quickly got a crew out there to get this paving contract executed.  The job itself took all day but when the smoke cleared we had installed nearly 100 tons of new hotmix asphalt.  The customer was very pleased as where the shop owners that got a face-lift on the parking lot near their businesses.

Asphalt Contractor Equipment Needed

To get this paving job done we needed to bring out several pieces of asphalt paving equipment. Included in the list of needed equipment was the following, an asphalt saw was needed to saw-cut the pavement areas designated for removal. Then we used a back hoe with an attachment to break the freshly saw cut asphalt areas out and ready them for disposal. After the back hoe was done breaking the asphalt we used it to load the dump trucks and ship it off to the dump. Next we brought in our skip loader to move asphalt around the job. A skip loader is used for this purpose because it can do the work of ten men in half the time. After the asphalt was distributed throughout the project we used a 5 ton vibratory roller to compact the fresh asphalt and ready it for traffic.

Equipment Used On This Project:

  • Saw-Cutting Rig
  • Back Hoe with Attachments
  • Dump Trucks
  • Skip Loader
  • 5 Ton Roller

About Empire Parking Lot Services

Empire Parking Lot Services is a Paving Contractor with a history of good work and quality service.  Trust Empire-PLS on your next asphalt or concrete repair project.  Our offices are in Orange County California and we service the entire Southern California market.  Call Empire-PLS today if you need your parking lot repaired.  We would love the opportunity to work with you.

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San Diego Chick-Fil-A Gets a New Seal & Striping

August 31st, 2010

Asphalt Contractors Seal & Stripe 2 Chick-Fil-A’s in San Marcos & Oceanside Ca.

Empire Parking Lot Services is at it Again.

Have you ever eaten at Chick-fil-a? Well if the answer is no, then you don’t know what you are missing! Chick-fil-a is a nation wide chain of chicken restaurants that serve very tasty breaded and grilled chicken sandwiches. I have 2 words for you Char-Grilled Chicken Sandwich. OK so that was 4 words. Or 3? It doesn’t matter what does matter is they are very tasty. So anyways the point I am trying to make is that we ate a lot of food while working on these projects. The first job we did was a Chick-fil-a located in San Marcos California. As asphalt contractors we work on many fast food company parking lots. Chick-fil-A is one of the nicest and cleanest parking lots to work on. They really take care of there restaurants.

About the Striping Job:

We arrived at about 7 am and blocked of the job to have a safe area to work in. This project was a line & stencil painting project over the old faded striping. once the areas where blocked off we quickly set off to work. One of our men started spraying the lines while the other got on stencils. Chick-fil-a needed larger stencils in the driveways so they us gray out the old ones that where only 1 foot tall and replace them with 2 foot tall stencils. The 2′ stencils looked much better and communicated the message clearer then the old ones. Once the stenciling and lines where painted we just had to freshen up the handicaps and we where done. Even though we are a asphalt contractor parking lot striping is a services we offer. All in all the job turned out nicely and there where no problems. Take a look at the photos for small time line of the project.

About Empire Parking Lot Services

Empire Parking Lot Services is a licensed, bonded, and insured asphalt contractors. We offer many services including asphalt repair, concrete repair, seal coating, and parking lot striping. In addition to that we also offer ADA updates, truncated domes, and warehouse maintenance services. We are a southern California based company and we service the entire South land Area. Call Empire today toll free for a fast, friendly and honest proposal. 877-760-2757.

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Buena Park Asphalt Repair Project in Orange County

August 11th, 2010

Asphalt Contractors in Buena Park California.

This week in Orange County Empire Parking Lot Services was hired to perform a small asphalt repair project. This asphalt repair job was located in Buena Park and was located between Stanton & La Mirada, and Fullerton & Cerritos. Buena Park is home to places like Knott’s Berry Farm and The Buena Park Mall. Our customer was a storage facility that required some basic asphalt repairs performed throughout their parking lot. They chose Empire-PLS as their asphalt contractors and they were very pleased with that choice.

About This Asphalt Paving Project

Our customer Public Storage asked for a price to get their damaged asphalt repaired and we provided them with a quick bid. They signed our contract and had us proceed with this pavement repair bid. The project consisted of several small asphalt repairs in there parking lot. Empire is a small yet capable company when it comes to asphalt repair this project was a perfect fit for us. Because we keep our overhead low we are able to be competitive on small and large projects. Don’t take our word for this, give us a call and we can provide you with a list of satisfied customers from the last 30 days. Also you can browse through blogs for other projects. Once we arrived on site (early am) we prepped the areas to be patched with asphalt. We cleaned the parking lot and tack coated the areas that were damaged by time and traffic etc. The job took about four hours to complete and the customer was very satisfied with their choice for an asphalt contractor. Take a look at the photos below.

Asphalt Repair Job Shots