Concreating Your Carpark
Planning a carpark for your business or a public space is no small matter; you need to ensure that the structure is safe and complies with all necessary standards. In addition, you’ll want your parking space to be strong and long-lasting, so that you get the most out of your investment. Adelaide City Concreting is one of the leading names in Adelaide for concrete carparks; here, we walk you through the benefits of choosing concrete for your structure and raise some vital considerations for the planning and design stages of your project:
Who said looks aren’t important?
Your carpark is the first point of physical contact that clients, or customers, have with your business; concreting the space will guarantee an excellent first impression, the clean, smooth lines will look far more attractive than asphalt or loose gravel.
Choosing a stylish charcoal or black colour, will disguise unsightly dirt and oil stains that plague other surface materials; if it begins to look a little lacklustre after a few years, an inexpensive clean and reseal will have it looking as-new in a flash.
Consider carpark use
We know that cars will park there, of course, but how else will the carpark be used? Concrete is the ideal surface for heavy traffic areas, so if you’ll regularly have skip bins adjacent to your business and garbage trucks coming and going, not only will you need to allow for extra clearance, but you’ll want to ensure that the surface material you choose can take the heat.
While an asphalt carpark will require frequent resurfacing and will need to be completely removed and reinstalled installed in as little as ten years, a concrete carpark can last fifty years or more, coolly withstanding regular, heavy-duty use.
Worried about slippage?
Don’t be. It is a misconception that concrete creates a sleek, slippery surface. At Adelaide City Concreting, we take care to hand-finish our carpark projects, for a matte, textured, non-slip result. If you only need to surface a small carpark area, you might even consider an exposed aggregate finish, for the ultimate in grip and in street appeal.
The cost-effective option
Why pay extra for multiple trades to complete various features of your carpark? You’ll need a concreter for your kerbing, wheel-stops, speed bumps and pathways, so it makes good sense to use concrete for the whole kit and caboodle. Choose Adelaide City Concreting for your concreting carpark needs and we’ll take care of everything, saving you money on numerous quotes and labourers.
Make it user-friendly
When planning your carpark, keep in mind that concrete can be used to achieve customer-friendly features like a neat, defined pathway from carpark to building entrance, and access ramps for the mobility-challenged.
Planning the size
When considering the size of your carpark, you’ll want to make allowances for staff and the average number of visitors to your business each day, factoring in customers/clients and delivery drivers.
If there is no on-street parking available adjacent your business, your parking area should compensate for this, if possible—you do not want potential customers driving off because they can’t find a park!
When it comes to a carpark, the adage ‘less is more’ does not apply; concrete is priced per square metre, meaning that you can incorporate extra parking space if budget allows, or stringently plan your number of bays, based on the above factors.
At Adelaide City Concreting, we’ve helped plan and design a multitude of parking areas for our commercial and civil customers. We’d be more than happy to guide you in your project and provide a complimentary, obligation-free quote.
Choose a reputable installer
Installing a carpark is not as simple as organising an enormous delivery of concrete; extensive planning is required before work can begin. Local councils govern many commercial construction projects, so you’ll want to consult with them, as well as an engineer, to ensure that your carpark will meet the appropriate standards. An engineer will consider issues like drainage and may prescribe that a stronger blend of concrete be used, to ensure that the structure will stand the test of time.
Choosing concrete for your carpark will give you unrivalled longevity, provided it is installed to the highest standards. A sound concrete structure depends on detailed preparation, including careful placement of control joints and steel reinforcements. Adelaide City Concreting is founded on two generations of concreting excellence, and decades of combined experience. Our highly-trained crew has designed and installed parking areas all over Adelaide—call Vinnie today and ask to see our vast portfolio of completed projects.