Parking Lot Striping in Palmdale, CA

Parking lot striping wears out faster in the desert. Sun breaks down paint, blowing sand scours it, and tires wear through it in the drive lanes. HomeGuide puts a typical restripe interval at 2 to 5 years. Faded lines lead to crooked parking, lost stalls and confusion at entrances, and missing or incorrect accessible stalls are a compliance problem.

Restriping and accessible parking

The Department of Justice says that when a lot is restriped, it must provide accessible spaces as required by the 2010 ADA Standards. The count is based on the number of spaces in the lot:

• 1 to 25 spaces: at least 1 accessible
• 26 to 50: 2
• 51 to 75: 3
• 76 to 100: 4
• 101 to 150: 5

At least one of every six accessible spaces must be van-accessible. Car spaces must be at least 96 inches wide with a 60-inch access aisle. Van spaces can be 132 inches wide with a 60-inch aisle, or 96 inches with a 96-inch aisle. Signs are mounted so the bottom is at least 60 inches above the ground, and spaces and aisles may not slope more than 1:48 in any direction.

New layouts

A new or repaved lot needs a layout: stall width and angle, drive aisle widths, accessible spaces nearest the entrance, fire lanes, crosswalks and arrows. We lay it out with chalk or paint marks first so you can walk it before the final lines go down.

Timing with sealcoating

Striping goes down best on a fresh, clean surface. When a lot is sealcoated, we restripe after the seal has cured. On an existing lot, we clean the surface and blow off sand first so the paint bonds.

Curbs and fire lanes

Red curb and fire lane markings are set by the local fire authority. We paint them where they already exist or where you have been told to add them, and we can stencil the wording.

Working around business hours

Striping paint dries quickly in mild weather. We work in sections or after hours so the lot stays usable.