Friday, March 29, 2013

The Importance of Maintaining Commercial Parking Lots

There are many important reasons to ensure your facility maintains the proper upkeep of your commercial parking lot. A clean parking lot projects an image of success. A parking area cluttered with debris can take away from even the best services, products or services your business has to offer. Customers and visitors to your facility do not wish to trudge through discarded trash, potholes and other debris just to do business with your company. Additionally, once clean, visitors are less likely to discard their own trash if your parking lot is well maintained.

Promote Positive Image


Parking lot maintenance is an important to maintaining the status of your business. When visiting an office building, shopping mall, school, restaurant, or other commercial facility, the businesses parking lot is the first impression business owners are giving potential customers. A well-kept appearance provides the positive impression most business owners wish to achieve.

Improve Curb Appeal

To keep your parking area looking its best, facility maintenance companies provide a full range of parking lot maintenance and repair services for commercial businesses. This type of company is dedicated to maintaining the parking lots and sidewalk areas through their parking lot maintenance division. From pothole repair to lighting issues, their highly trained staff continuously strives to keep the parking lot of your business looking good.

Protect Your Investment

Because a parking lot is a major investment, parking lot maintenance is required to maintain the long-term durability and appeal of the parking area. Proper parking lot maintenance protects your investment by increasing the life of your parking facilities. When sand, gravel and other debris remains on your parking lots surface, not only does this detract from the overall appearance of your building, it deteriorates the surface of your parking lot. Overtime, this type of residual residue can cause the need for costly repairs to the parking lots surface.

Foreign objects on the surface of your asphalt shorten the life of pavement, as well as the service time of any seal coating, striping, etc. As part of your parking lot maintenance, the area should be swept on a regular basis with the proper commercial-grade equipment. Not only will this help avoid staining, pitting, and other damage to your parking lot, it can also help to minimize pollutants in your storm water stream due to run off.

In conclusion, the main objectives of any facility maintenance company you hire to maintain your commercial parking lot should be to finish projects safely, on-time and to deliver high-quality results. If you’re not receiving the best maintenance services, maybe it’s time think about switching to another, more reputable company!

About American Facility Services

Providing both interior and exterior commercial building services throughout the state of Florida since 1993, American Facility Services (AFS) has built a solid reputation based on safety, quality and customer service. With offices in Orlando, Jacksonville and Tampa, AFS offers a wide range of services that can be customized to meet the needs of each client. AFS provides a complete range of services, so our clients have the convenience of working with a single provider for all their commercial property maintenance needs. Contact AFS today at 866-793-3735 or visit our website at http://afsflorida.com for an online proposal.

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