Concrete Parking Lot Building in Highland IN - a lot built for the traffic it carries
Potholed gravel, cracked asphalt or a new building that needs parking? We lay out a concrete lot around your trucks, customers and winters.
What goes into building a concrete parking lot in Highland?
Concrete parking lot building in Highland starts with checking the ground. Then we place concrete pavement with the thickness, joints and reinforcement set by a design for what each part of the lot carries, so a truck lane isn't built like a car stall.
Most lots we're called about are worn out, cracked, sinking or holding water in the stalls, or they're open ground behind a building that needs parking. The price moves with the lot's size and with how much digging and packing the subgrade needs so the slab has solid ground under it. It also moves with whether old pavement has to come out with concrete cutting and how much of the lot gets built for trucks. The schedule turns on the weather and on any permit your job needs, and your written estimate puts your own figure on paper with what it includes.
Why owners pick Highland Concrete for parking lots
I'd rather tell you a layout won't work and why than pour something that lets you down a few winters from now, and I'm on site to get the hidden parts right.
The owner on every job
I come out to look at every job myself, and I'm with our crew for the prep, the pour and the finish.
In business since 2017
That's 9 years of taking jobs other crews pass on, like the low corner where water sits after every rain.
Licensed and insured
Lake County runs its own contractor license, so it's fair to ask about it with any crew you compare, us included.
I pick up most calls
I answer most of the calls myself, so you're talking with the person who'll walk your lot.
Your satisfaction, guaranteed
That's our promise on every lot we build, so call (219) 533-1721 or use the form to tell us about yours.
Concrete parking lots we build
The right lot starts with how yours gets used, so tell us about deliveries, trash pickup and whether you'll salt in winter, and we'll plan each area around that.
What happens when you call about a parking lot?
We plan the work around your business, so we ask when deliveries come, when customers park and which parts you can close off, then set the pour around that.
You get in touch
Call (219) 533-1721 or use the form to tell us about your lot, and we'll set up a time for me to come out.
I walk the lot
I look at the ground, where the water runs and how the lot gets used, from delivery trucks to the stalls closest to your door.
Your written estimate
You get a written estimate that spells out what's in the price, including the base work and which areas are built heavier for trucks.
Pour and finish
I'm on site with our crew from base prep to the final finish, and before we leave I go over how to care for the new concrete.
Questions about a step? Call and talk it through.
(219) 533-1721Parking lot questions we hear
How much does a concrete parking lot cost in Highland, IN?
Flat commercial concrete such as parking lots usually costs about $6 to $14 per square foot across the US, and that's the market's range, not our price. Where yours lands depends on the size, the ground work, the drainage and how much is built for trucks. I walk the lot with you and put in writing what the price includes, whether you're in Highland or a city across the Illinois line.
Do I need a stormwater permit to build a parking lot in Indiana?
You do if the project disturbs one acre or more of ground, because the state's construction stormwater permit requires coverage before any land-disturbing work starts. A lot inside a larger permitted development is different. Its builder or operator files a separate notice and gets separate coverage, whatever the lot's size.
Can you pour a concrete parking lot in winter in Highland?
Yes, as long as the fresh concrete is kept from freezing until it reaches a minimum strength, and most mixes kept around 50°F get there in roughly two days. That early curing is when the concrete gains strength, so a winter pour means building that protection into the schedule from the start.
Does my business parking lot need accessible parking spaces?
Yes, the ADA requires accessible parking spaces when a business, non-profit or government provides a parking lot. Those stalls need a limited slope in every direction and a firm, stable, slip-resistant surface. We lay them out as their own area before paving and set the grades around them, and you can ask me how we'll meet that at your stalls.
What causes a new concrete parking lot to crack or sink?
Usually it's the ground under it, because a thicker slab can't make up for support lost to soft spots, old fill, utility trenches, poor drainage or frost, so we check all of those before paving. Control joints are the lines cut across and along the pavement, and they're there mainly to control where it cracks. Ask us to show you where they'll go.
How do I keep road salt from damaging a concrete parking lot?
Ask for air-entrained concrete, which has a set amount of air built into the mix and is commonly required for concrete that freezes and thaws all winter. It helps protect against surface scaling, the flaking you see on old lots, and lots that get salted call for it too. Tell us if you plan to salt so the mix fits.
Concrete parking lot building around Highland
The stormwater rule in the questions above decides whether your lot needs state coverage, and the plan review doesn't always run the same way everywhere. Local Soil and Water Conservation Districts help carry out the state program. In communities the state has designated to run their own stormwater program, what goes in the plan and how it's turned in can differ under local rules. If your job needs a permit, we take care of the paperwork and line up inspections with the city's building office, and because rules differ from one city to the next, we check with that office before we set a date.
We see the same trouble on lots in Hammond and Griffith as we do here, with water sitting in low stalls and edges broken down where trucks turn. Before I draw a layout, I check where the water runs and where the trucks swing in.
Talk to Highland Concrete about your lot
Calling before you settle a site plan lets us fit truck lanes and accessible stalls into the layout while they're still easy to move.