As a commercial property owner, you must navigate through a myriad of issues. Finding good tenants and negotiating...

Your asphalt driveway and/or parking lot are the first things that people see when they visit your house or place...

The return on investment for a well-done concrete job can be huge. While most contractors will charge up to $5,000...

Do you require asphalt paving? When it comes to your commercial paving needs, choosing the right asphalt paving...

Cities overheat in summer months because the hard surfaces, paved areas in particular, capture and hold solar heat. The...

The way that temperatures and moisture conspire to damage asphalt is only half the story. Very cold air, and summer...

Asphalt doesn’t typically burn from wildfires. The biggest risks to pavement from fires are cracks, deformation,...

Ask a driveway contractor: There are some that can be saved with a few fixes, and others that are more economically replaced. A...

Not just in floors but countertops and walls, concrete opens up all kinds of design possibilities – and, by the...

Recycle asphalt pavement, or RAP, is popular in road building for financial and environmental reasons. Home and...

Outdoor spaces are versatile and dynamic. Whether designing it yourself or working with a professional, first you...

Urban planners are looking for ways to reduce the solar heat captured by asphalt pavement. It seems a smartly...

It’s just a flat area on which you drive and walk, right? Actually, a commercial parking lot can attract or drive...

Can’t decide if you want to use pavers or concrete or chipseal around your home? The choices are many – and it’s...

An ounce of prevention is very much worth a pound of cure where it comes to pavement and parking areas. The best...

The gas tax model for generating money to build and fix roads and bridges is challenged by technological changes....

The construction and upkeep of streets, expressways, and interstates is funded in a variety of ways. Gas taxes are...

Hiring a licensed asphalt pavement contractor to build your new driveway protects you, the customer, from damage...

Know your stones: The surfaces we drive and walk on, as well as use for landscaping purposes, are a matter of rock...

Why we are inspired by imagery of flowers – “weeds” – growing in concrete and asphalt cracks. It’s the way of...

Do guys on an asphalt trucks make pavement maintenance decisions? Nope.  Safe and smooth roads benefit from...

The fight to get road space for cyclists began with building pavement outside of cities. More recently, designated...

A driveway project might seem like buying a commodity, i.e., one paver is the same as the next. But often a lower...

It’s not possible to say one type of pavement (or pavers) is better for the environment than others. The pros and...

A basic concrete driveway, properly built, does not require permitting. That is, unless conditions of the site are...

Rock and Roll is the foundation of American music. But song lyrics and titles using “concrete” often speak to human...

It’s about more than good looks: Interlocking pavers cost a little more at installation, but can easily add up to...

Sealants and power washing of a brick paver driveway, sidewalk, or patio are recommended. But those things are...

The plans for a cooler, smarter system of streets and trees, is about balancing natural and human forces. Mistakes...

As Los Angeles attempts to reduce the “heat island effect” from black asphalt, it still behooves pet owners to...

The majority of outdoor court sports playing surfaces and running tracks are made with asphalt. It’s under a layer...

The 20th century dedicated much urban space to cars. But a tactical design movement takes back some space for...

Six questions to ask your asphalt contractor about this less-commonly used driveway treatment. When the cost of...

Trees provide the shade that pedestrians appreciate as they go for a walk. But when the tree roots push concrete...

The added expense of the surface material used around a pool should be regarded as a barrier to problems – not the...

The estimate is based on a complex set of factors that aren’t always obvious to the property owner. A quality...

The structure of landscaping is the hardscape: the walkways, patios, retaining walls and other amenities that...

Fuel efficiency and GHG emissions from rough roads on a per vehicle basis are minor. But with the 3.21 trillion...

When public sidewalks lift or drop, creating pedestrian hazards, the responsibility for damage repairs often falls...

Tripping and falling on public, commercial or private property is all the same: injuries can happen and they can be a...

Asphalt is largely the same, whether in a parking lot or a driveway. But the construction of pavement differs...

Pavement is subject to all kinds of abuse from nature and humans. But preventing asphalt cracks and potholes has a...

Cement is an ingredient of concrete. You can’t have one without the other – and we owe much of our world to this...

From volcanic ash came key ingredients in cement and empire building. The innovations of the Romans never ended, as...

Parking lots are rife with danger, as both drivers and pedestrians irresponsibly multitask when they should be...

Persistent greasy stains – from cars, birds and trees, mostly – can ruin the appearance of an entire property....

The urgent need to reduce urban heat is fortunately driving innovation and experimentation. Los Angeles is...

Everyone loves a good deal, and some of life’s best luck is about being in the right place at the right time. But...

Pavers are a great way to spice up a landscape. But the function of a walkway or a driveway should be considered...

Paving driveways and walkways are commitments to the material for decades to come. Cost differences matter, as do...

It may be a little jarring to drive on a stretch of road that’s been scraped. But milling is the cost-cutting,...

Even parking lots and walkways require clear directions for drivers, walkers and bikers. Modern technology has not...

A crevice in the path of cars is the inspiration for driver rage from coast to coast. The roads are aging, repaired...

How much repair is required is of course a function of pavement’s current state of degradation. There are many...

Water is essential for many things, it is very insistent – and it can damage driveways, sidewalks and buildings....

The quest for travel is old as time. But it took millennia until McAdam devised asphalt pavement – an invention...

Churches, synagogues, mosques and temples are where young and old gather. Parking lot and walkway maintenance keep...

Universities need landscaping and hardscapes to attract students and faculty, while also being models of...

This is about more than paperwork. Contractors who go to the trouble and expense of important assurances do so...

Parking areas and sidewalks, on both public and private land, are essential to most businesses. But responsible...

This is a primer on what property managers and owners, working with a Certified Access Specialist, can do to ensure access...

The pavement industry has made great strides toward providing green options for streets, driveways and parking...

There are several points by which asphalt contractors can be compared. Rule #1 is if it’s too cheap to be believed, it won’t...

Price can tip the balance toward using stamped asphalt. But it’s truly aesthetics and choices that flip home and...

You have choices on how to set up a decorative driveway, walkway or patio. The question is what works best for your...

A better-looking driveway or parking lot is also more preserved and less costly to fix asphalt pavement. Keeping it in...

Concrete sometimes disappoints us, but that doesn’t mean you have to rip up everything and start over. Resurfacing...

Atrophy is a way of life in road and driveway pavement, but preventive maintenance can slow the process...

Whether it’s just fading, cracks or potholes, a fresh clean driveway can make your property look better – and...

The rustic look of a gravel driveway finds a bit more resilient and stable form in the chipseal construction...

Whether the problem is appearance or functionality – or both – there are all kinds of ways to make your drive to...

The term “blacktop” for pavement no longer applies: You can have a green, red or other color asphalt surface for...

Whether you choose stone from a quarry or from a factory, interlocking pavers used in landscaping surfaces provide...

The rules have become more stringent since 2010. As older parking areas are refurbished or repaved, those rules...