Service 06
Line Striping & Pavement Markings in Greater Boston
About this service
Striping is what turns asphalt into a parking lot. A clean layout fits more cars in the same square footage, moves traffic in one direction instead of three, and keeps your accessible spaces readable and correctly sized.
We restripe existing lots and lay out new ones across Greater Boston, including arrows, fire lanes, crosswalks, numbered stalls and accessible stalls with the access aisle where it belongs.
Timing
How long it takes, and when you get your surface back
This is the question we get more than any other, so here it is up front instead of buried in a phone call.
- On site A few hours Most lots are striped in a single visit outside business hours.
- Dry to touch 30 to 60 minutes Traffic paint sets fast in warm, dry weather.
- Open to traffic Same day Sections reopen as they dry, usually within a couple of hours.
What you are seeing
Signs this is the service you need
Asphalt fails in a predictable order. Any one of these is enough to call.
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Drivers ignoring the lines
When the layout is faded people park where they like and you quietly lose spaces every day.
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Accessible stall unreadable
A faded accessible space with no readable access aisle is the one marking you cannot afford to leave.
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No directional arrows
Two-way traffic in a one-way aisle is how lots get scraped cars and complaints.
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Fresh asphalt with no layout
A newly paved lot is unusable until the layout goes back down.
What's included
Everything in the scope
- Existing layout measured and photographed before we start
- Stall lines, double lines and end caps
- Directional arrows and stop bars
- Fire lane markings and curb painting
- Accessible stalls, access aisles and symbol markings
- Numbered or reserved stalls where you need them
Why us for this
Three things worth knowing
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Layout that fits more cars
Restriping is the cheapest way to gain spaces. Getting the angle and the module right can add stalls to the same asphalt.
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Same crew as the paving
Pave and stripe come from one company, so the lot is usable the same week instead of waiting on a second company.
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Fast and out of hours
Most lots are striped in a few hours, scheduled in the evening or on a weekend so you never lose a trading day.
Send a photo. We will tell you what it needs.
Free written estimate, and 10% off your first paving or sealcoating job.
How it works
From your call to the finished surface
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Measure and photograph
We record the existing layout so nothing is lost, and check stall sizes and aisle widths.
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Lay out the grid
Chalk lines and measurements go down first. A crooked lot is a layout problem, not a painting problem.
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Paint
Stalls, arrows, fire lanes and accessible markings, in the order that lets sections reopen fastest.
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Reopen in sections
Areas come back into use as they dry, usually within a couple of hours.
Around here
Striping and snow season
Paint in Massachusetts spends a third of the year under snow and steel. Plow blades scrape stripes off faster than traffic ever will, which is why lots here need restriping more often than the same lot would in a warm state. Striping in spring, once the plows are done, gets you a full season of readable layout instead of watching it disappear in January.
Questions
Line Striping & Markings, answered
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How long before cars can drive over new lines?
Traffic paint is dry to the touch in 30 to 60 minutes in warm, dry weather. We stripe in sections and reopen each one as it dries, so most lots are fully back in use the same day.
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How often should a lot be restriped?
Most lots in this climate need it every one to two years. Plow blades take paint off faster than tyres do, so snow-belt lots wear out layouts quicker than warm-state lots.
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Can you add spaces to our lot?
Often yes. Adjusting stall angle and aisle width can fit more cars on the same asphalt. We measure the lot and show you what the layout can carry before you commit.
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Do you handle accessible parking layout?
Yes, including the stall, the access aisle and the symbol. Faded accessible markings are the ones worth fixing first on any property.
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Can you stripe a lot you did not pave?
Yes. Plenty of our striping work is on lots paved by someone else. We measure and photograph the existing layout first so nothing is lost.
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Do you stripe lots around Boston after hours?
Yes. Most commercial striping we do across Greater Boston happens in the evening or on a weekend so the property never loses a trading day.
Also worth a look
Services that usually come with this one
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Parking Lot Paving & Repair
Commercial lots paved, patched and restriped, scheduled around the hours you are open. View service - 04
Sealcoating
A protective coat that keeps water, salt and UV out of asphalt that is still in good shape. View service - 03
Asphalt Resurfacing
A new surface over a base that is still sound, for a fraction of a full rebuild. View service
Free estimate
Send us the surface. We will come measure it.
Tell us what you have and we will schedule a visit to measure it and put a written number in your hands. Nothing is quoted before we see the surface, because square footage and the state of the base are what decide the job.
- We measure on site, then write the scope down
- One-year workmanship warranty on completed work
- 10% off your first paving or sealcoating job
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