Striping marks parking stalls, accessible spaces, aisles, arrows, crosswalks and fire lanes. It goes down on a clean, dry surface, ideally right after sealcoating dries or new asphalt cures, using a layout that follows the accessibility standards and your local fire code.
What gets striped
- Parking stalls laid out for how the lot is actually used.
- Accessible parking spaces and access aisles, with signage, laid out to the ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
- Directional arrows and stop bars to keep traffic moving one way through aisles.
- Crosswalks from parking to entrances.
- Fire lanes and no-parking zones, marked as your local fire code requires.
- Loading zones, curbs and stenciled text.
How a lot gets striped
- Plan the layoutRestriping can follow the existing layout or fix one that never worked. New paving or sealcoating is the best time to change stall sizes, add accessible spaces or reroute traffic.
- Clean and dryPaint needs a clean, dry surface. Dirt and debris are blown off first.
- Lay out and markLines are measured and marked so stalls are square and consistent.
- PaintLines are painted with a striping machine, and symbols and text are done with stencils.
- Let it dryAreas are kept clear until the paint has set.
Striping after sealcoating or paving
Sealcoating covers existing lines, so every sealcoat job ends with restriping once the sealer has dried. On new or overlaid asphalt from an asphalt paving job, lines go down after the surface has cooled and cured enough for paint.
Accessible spaces and fire lanes
Accessible parking is governed by the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, and fire lanes by your local fire code. We lay out to those requirements, and for fire lane questions specific to your property, your local fire marshal has the final word.
Rochester winters and faded lines
Rochester averages about 102 inches of snow a year, with roughly 27 inches in January alone (National Weather Service normals for 1991 to 2020). That means months of plows, shovels, road salt, and water that melts in the afternoon and refreezes overnight. Plow blades and salt wear striping down quickly, so many lots need restriping more often than they need sealcoating.
Common questions
How often does a parking lot need restriping?
When the lines are hard to read. Plow and salt wear in Rochester means many lots need it more often than sealcoating. Any time a lot is sealcoated, it needs restriping.
Do you stripe accessible parking spaces?
Yes. Accessible spaces, access aisles and symbols are laid out to the ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
Can you change our parking layout?
Yes. Restriping after sealcoating or paving is the best time to resize stalls, add accessible spaces or change traffic flow.
Can you stripe a lot right after sealcoating?
Once the sealer has fully dried. Painting over wet sealer ruins both.
Related services
- Driveway Paving: New asphalt driveways built on a real base, graded to drain away from your house.
- Driveway Replacement: Tear-out and repave when cracking, sinking or crumbling is past repair.
- Driveway Sealing: Sealcoating that protects asphalt from water, salt and sun, applied in the right weather.
- Parking Lot Sealcoating: Commercial sealcoating done in sections so your lot stays open.