Concrete parking lot building in South Burlington VT - a lot sized for your traffic
If your lot ruts, puddles or turns to mud after a rain, we'll pave it in concrete sized for the cars and trucks that use it.
What a concrete parking lot does for your property
Concrete parking lot building in South Burlington starts below the surface. We place a concrete slab on the subgrade, the packed ground it sits on, and make it thick enough for the cars and trucks that will use it. Owners usually call us when a gravel or worn lot keeps rutting and puddling, or when a new building needs parking and we can pour its concrete footings as well.
The price moves with the lot's size, its thickness, how much digging and base work the ground needs, and the drainage. The schedule turns on the weather, what the city needs before we start, any rock that has to come out, since the city has noise rules for removing bedrock, and the days the lot stays closed while it cures, which is the wait while concrete hardens before it can carry weight. My written estimate lists the work and materials, so you'll see your own figure.
If a budget gets tight, I'd rather trim the finish than the base, because the base is hidden on the first day and decides how the lot holds up years later. A base that's only raked level settles with the dirt, so we dig it out and pack it, and we check where the water will run before we pour. If what's sinking is the building beside the lot, that's a foundation raising job, and I'll tell you so.
Concrete parking lots, planned first
You get a lot sized to its traffic and its ground, poured in the right order, and opened only once it has had time to gain strength.
- A thickness set by the vehicles that will use it
- A dug-out, packed base, not just dirt raked level
- Control joints cut on time to guide where cracks form
- I walk every lot myself and write the estimate
- We've been in business since 2017
- We're licensed and insured
How your lot gets built
You call or write
Please call (802) 307-1329 or send the form with the lot's rough size, the property type and the cars or trucks that will use it.
I walk the site with you
I come out, walk the site with you, answer your questions and take measurements, then send a written estimate that lists the work and materials.
Permits, pour date and the work
We check what the city's planning and zoning office needs, help you file it and pick a pour date around the weather. Our crew lead runs the job, and I stay in touch until you're satisfied.
Tell us about the lot you need
Send the lot's rough size, the property type and the vehicles that will use it. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no obligation to book.
Questions about building a parking lot
How thick should a concrete parking lot be in South Burlington?
A lot should be as thick as its traffic, its ground and the concrete's strength call for, so a lot for cars alone can be thinner than one that takes delivery trucks. That's why I ask which vehicles will park there and how often. Design guides also note that keeping trucks out of the areas built for cars makes a more economical lot.
How soon can cars and trucks park on a new concrete lot?
One concrete trade group's guide says to keep cars off new concrete for 3 days and trucks off for 7, unless tests show it has already gained enough strength. Before the pour, we help you plan other parking and deliveries for those days, so nobody is tempted to drive on it early.
What concrete mix holds up best to road salt in Vermont winters?
Air-entrained concrete, which carries tiny air bubbles mixed through it, resists freeze-thaw damage and the flaking that deicing salt causes. It does give up some strength, so for a lot that gets salted every winter, I'll go over that trade-off with you when we choose the mix and the thickness.
Will a new parking lot raise my stormwater fee in South Burlington?
It can if your property isn't a single-family home. The city charges single-family homes a flat stormwater fee, while other properties pay by their impervious surface, the hard ground that sheds rain, and parking areas count as that kind of surface. Commercial properties that build and maintain stormwater treatment the state's stormwater manual recognizes can qualify for a credit against the fee.
Does a paving contractor need to be registered in Vermont?
Yes, for paving at a home or a building with four or fewer dwelling units, the contractor must register with Vermont's Office of Professional Regulation before contracting with a homeowner for work over $10,000. On home work estimated above that amount, a registered contractor also has to sign a written contract with you before the work starts.
Other concrete work we do
- Concrete driveway building
- Concrete patio construction
- Stamped concrete services
- Concrete sidewalk building
- Garage floor concrete
- Decorative concrete
- Concrete retaining walls
- Concrete floor installation
- Concrete pool decks
- Concrete steps construction
- Slab foundation building
- Foundation installation
- Concrete footings
- Foundation raising
- Concrete cutting
Get a free estimate for your parking lot
Call (802) 307-1329 or send the form with the lot's size and the vehicles that use it, so I can walk the site and line up the weather and paperwork early.
