Asphalt Paving in Garland, TX
Rebuilds, overlays and repairs for Garland's industrial district, its older shopping centers and its churches. Many of these lots are 40 to 60 years old.
The ground in Garland
West Garland, near the Dallas and Richardson lines, has Austin Chalk fairly close to the surface. It makes a dependable bottom for a base. Going east toward Rowlett and Lake Ray Hubbard, the chalk drops away and deep Blackland clay takes over. Pavement on that side moves more, and edge cracking shows up sooner.
Duck Creek runs through the middle of the city, with Rowlett Creek and Spring Creek to the north and east. Properties along them were often graded to shed water toward the creek, and decades of overlays have flattened those slopes. We see a lot of standing water at the back of lots for that reason.
What gets paved in Garland
Garland has one of the largest industrial districts in the Dallas area. The plants and warehouses around Forest Lane, Miller Road and Jupiter Road went up between the 1950s and the 1980s, and plenty of their lots date from the same years.
Cores from lots of that age often show 3 inches of asphalt sitting straight on clay, with no stone base at all. A lot like that can't be overlaid, because there's nothing underneath to support the new layer. It has to be rebuilt.
That doesn't have to happen in one year. The usual plan is to rebuild the worst section first, typically the truck route and the area around the docks, and patch the rest to keep it safe. The next section follows in the next budget year. We give you a map with each stage priced, so you can plan three years out.
Away from the industrial blocks, the shopping centers along Garland Road, Broadway and Belt Line are overlay candidates. Newer retail around Firewheel mostly needs sealcoat and striping. Church lots across the city get crack sealing and a sealcoat on a three year cycle.
City rules to know
Garland sets surface and drainage requirements for new commercial paving, and rebuilds that change drainage can need a permit. Like-for-like resurfacing normally doesn't. We check with the city when a job goes beyond maintenance.
How we schedule Garland jobs
Plants that run shifts get paved over a weekend shutdown or in sections that keep one gate open. Retail is done at night. For multi-year rebuilds, we try to hold the same crew on the property each year so nobody has to relearn where the utilities run.
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Garland paving questions
Can an old Garland lot be overlaid or does it need rebuilding?
It depends on what's under it. We cut cores to find out. If there's a stone base and the cracks are in large blocks, an overlay works. If the asphalt sits on bare clay, it needs rebuilding.
Can we rebuild our lot in stages?
Yes. Most industrial lots in Garland are done that way. We rebuild the truck route and dock area first, make the rest safe with patches, and schedule the remaining sections over two or three years.
Old lot in Garland?
We'll core it and tell you what's under the asphalt before you spend anything.