In Summer 2026, Eckles Paving completed a commercial parking lot maintenance project in American Fork, Utah, providing sealcoating and restriping for a large shared parking lot serving multiple businesses.
The property includes businesses such as VASA Fitness, Cricket Wireless, Dollar Tree, Little Caesars, and other neighboring tenants. With customers moving between multiple businesses throughout the day, the parking lot needed a maintenance approach that protected the asphalt while restoring clear, visible pavement markings.
Our crews sealcoated the asphalt and then restriped the parking lot. The new striping included parking stalls, directional arrows, and ADA accessible parking spaces, helping restore an organized and clearly marked parking layout throughout the property.
Eckles Paving provides commercial asphalt paving and pavement maintenance throughout American Fork, Utah County, and communities across Utah. Property owners and managers can contact Eckles Paving for a free asphalt estimate.
Fresh sealcoat and directional striping.
American Fork Parking Lot Project Overview
This Summer 2026 project combined two important commercial pavement maintenance services: sealcoating and parking lot restriping.
- Location: American Fork, Utah
- Project date: Summer 2026
- Property type: Shared commercial parking lot
- Sealcoating: Fresh sealcoat applied to the asphalt surface
- Striping: Parking lot layout and restriping after sealcoating
- Pavement markings: Parking stalls, directional arrows, and ADA accessible spaces
Completing the sealcoating and striping together allowed the property to receive both a refreshed asphalt surface and newly defined pavement markings as part of one coordinated maintenance project.
Commercial Parking Lot Maintenance in American Fork
Shared commercial parking lots have different demands than smaller residential or single-business properties. They may serve several tenants at once while handling customer vehicles, employees, deliveries, and regular traffic throughout the day.
That makes pavement maintenance particularly important. Cracks, faded markings, surface deterioration, and other problems can become more noticeable as a parking lot ages.
For this American Fork property, sealcoating and restriping worked together as part of the parking lot maintenance process.
Sealcoating the American Fork Parking Lot
Sealcoating provides a protective layer over suitable asphalt pavement while restoring the dark, uniform appearance associated with a maintained parking lot.
Over time, asphalt is exposed to sunlight, weather, moisture, vehicle traffic, and seasonal temperature changes. In Utah, pavement also has to withstand hot summers, winter snow and ice, and repeated freezing and thawing.
Professional asphalt sealcoating can help protect the pavement surface from oxidation, UV exposure, moisture, and everyday wear.
It is important to understand that sealcoating is a preventive maintenance treatment rather than a structural asphalt repair. The pavement needs to be in appropriate condition for sealcoat to provide its intended benefits.
Why Sealcoat a Commercial Parking Lot?
A commercial parking lot is one of the first parts of a property customers encounter. While appearance matters, the benefits of sealcoating go beyond making old asphalt look darker.
Sealcoating can help:
- Protect suitable asphalt from weather and UV exposure
- Slow surface oxidation
- Create a more uniform pavement appearance
- Support a preventive maintenance plan
- Prepare the property for fresh parking lot striping
The best time to sealcoat is generally before the pavement develops widespread structural failure. If an asphalt surface has major potholes, base failures, severe cracking, or extensive deterioration, it may need asphalt repair or another treatment instead.
Our guide to deciding whether to sealcoat, resurface, or replace asphalt explains the differences between these options.
Restriping the Parking Lot After Sealcoating
Once a parking lot is sealcoated, the existing pavement markings are covered by the new surface treatment. That makes restriping an important part of a complete commercial sealcoating project.
After completing the sealcoating portion of this American Fork project, Eckles Paving laid out and restriped the parking lot. The striping included parking stalls, directional arrows, and ADA accessible parking spaces.
Each type of pavement marking serves a different purpose. Parking stall lines define individual spaces, directional arrows help guide traffic through the property, and accessible parking markings help identify designated ADA parking areas.
Professional parking lot striping also gives freshly sealcoated pavement a clean, finished appearance once the maintenance work is complete.
Parking Stalls, Directional Arrows, and ADA Accessible Spaces
Striping a multi-tenant commercial property involves more than painting rows of parking stalls. A parking lot also needs pavement markings that help organize vehicle and pedestrian movement throughout the property.
For this American Fork project, our striping work included:
- Parking stalls to clearly define individual parking spaces
- Directional arrows to help guide vehicles through the parking lot
- ADA accessible spaces to clearly identify designated accessible parking areas
These markings are especially important at a shared commercial property where customers may be entering, parking, and leaving from several different businesses throughout the day.
Property owners should also remember that accessible parking involves more than simply painting an accessibility symbol. The design and configuration of accessible parking spaces and access aisles must follow applicable accessibility requirements.
Learn more in our guide to ADA parking lot striping requirements in Utah.
Accessible parking markings at the American Fork parking lot.
Why Sealcoating and Restriping Work Well Together
Sealcoating and striping address two different parts of parking lot maintenance, but they are often completed as part of the same project.
Sealcoat treats the asphalt surface. Striping restores the markings needed to organize the parking area.
Coordinating the two services also prevents property owners from paying to restripe a lot immediately before sealcoating covers those markings.
The typical sequence is straightforward:
- Evaluate the existing asphalt.
- Clean and prepare the pavement.
- Complete appropriate crack sealing or repairs when needed.
- Apply the specified sealcoat system.
- Allow the sealcoat to dry and cure as required.
- Lay out parking stalls and other pavement markings.
- Stripe parking stalls, directional arrows, accessible areas, and other required markings.
- Reopen completed areas according to the project plan.
How Many Coats of Sealcoat Does a Parking Lot Need?
The appropriate sealcoat application depends on pavement condition, traffic, product specifications, and the requirements of the individual project.
For many commercial applications, two properly applied coats can provide a practical sealcoating system. However, more material does not automatically mean better protection.
Surface preparation, application rate, weather, drying time, and existing pavement condition all matter.
We cover this question in more detail in our guide: How Many Coats of Sealcoat Do You Need?
Fresh sealcoating and parking stalls in American Fork.
Why Preparation Matters Before Sealcoating
Sealcoat performs best when crews properly prepare the asphalt before application.
Dirt and loose debris can interfere with the treatment, so the pavement needs to be cleaned as part of the preparation process. Existing pavement problems also need to be evaluated before the surface is coated.
Cracks are especially important because sealcoat itself is not designed to repair significant asphalt cracks.
Crack sealing targets appropriate cracks and helps reduce water infiltration, while sealcoating protects the broader asphalt surface. Our sealcoating vs. crack sealing guide explains why these treatments serve different purposes.
Maintaining Asphalt in American Fork’s Climate
American Fork parking lots experience the demanding seasonal conditions found throughout Utah County.
Summer sunlight and heat can contribute to asphalt oxidation. During colder months, snow, ice, moisture, snow removal, and freeze-thaw cycles create a different set of challenges.
Once pavement develops cracks, moisture can reach deeper into the pavement system. Repeated freezing and thawing can contribute to additional deterioration, particularly when drainage or underlying pavement conditions are already poor.
Preventive maintenance cannot eliminate Utah’s weather, but maintaining asphalt before extensive deterioration develops can help property owners manage pavement condition over time.
Learn more in our guide to how Utah weather damages asphalt.
Commercial Parking Lots Need a Long-Term Maintenance Plan
A single sealcoating project should be viewed as one part of a larger pavement maintenance plan.
Over the life of a commercial parking lot, maintenance may include:
- Routine pavement inspections
- Crack sealing
- Patching and pothole repair
- Sealcoating
- Parking lot striping
- Drainage improvements
- Resurfacing or replacement when pavement condition eventually requires it
The goal is to use the appropriate treatment at the appropriate stage of the pavement’s life rather than waiting until every problem requires major reconstruction.
How Often Should a Commercial Parking Lot Be Sealcoated?
There is not one schedule that applies to every property. Traffic, pavement age, previous maintenance, sun exposure, weather, drainage, and existing asphalt condition can all affect how frequently a parking lot needs attention.
Instead of sealcoating solely because a certain number of years have passed, property managers should also consider the actual condition of the pavement.
For more information, read our guide to how often asphalt should be sealcoated in Utah.
Planning Maintenance for a Shared Commercial Parking Lot
One of the challenges of maintaining a shared commercial lot is coordinating work around multiple businesses.
Unlike a property with a single tenant, a shared lot may serve businesses with different operating hours, customer traffic patterns, deliveries, employees, and access needs.
For a property serving businesses such as VASA Fitness, Cricket Wireless, Dollar Tree, Little Caesars, and other tenants, maintaining customer access and an organized parking layout is an important part of project planning.
Property managers may need to consider which areas can close, how customers will reach businesses, when pavement can reopen, and how the project should be phased.
Planning these details before work begins can help reduce disruption while allowing crews to complete the pavement maintenance properly.
Sealcoating for Retail Centers and Multi-Tenant Properties
The Summer 2026 American Fork project is a good example of the type of pavement maintenance needed at multi-tenant commercial properties.
Shopping centers and shared retail lots can accumulate substantial traffic because the same pavement serves several businesses. Customers, employees, delivery vehicles, and other traffic repeatedly use the same entrances, drive lanes, and parking areas.
This continuous use makes pavement condition and parking lot organization important considerations for property management.
Preventive maintenance can also help owners plan asphalt expenses instead of treating every pavement issue as an unexpected repair.
When Is the Best Time to Sealcoat in Utah?
Sealcoating requires suitable weather conditions for proper application and curing. Temperature, sunlight, humidity, precipitation, and pavement conditions can all affect the process.
Summer can provide favorable opportunities for sealcoating in Utah when temperatures and weather conditions fall within the requirements of the products being used. The actual forecast and pavement conditions still need to be considered for each project.
Our article about the best time of year for asphalt sealcoating in Utah explains what property owners should consider when scheduling work.
Fresh sealcoat and pavement markings in American Fork.
When Is Sealcoating Not Enough?
Sealcoating is not designed to repair every asphalt problem.
If a parking lot has widespread structural cracking, potholes, unstable pavement, significant settlement, or base failure, coating the surface will not correct those conditions.
Depending on the severity and location of the damage, the property may need localized repair, milling and resurfacing, or complete pavement replacement.
Eckles Paving provides asphalt repair throughout Utah in addition to preventive pavement maintenance, allowing our team to evaluate pavement condition before recommending a treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions
What work did Eckles Paving complete at this American Fork parking lot?
In Summer 2026, Eckles Paving sealcoated and restriped the shared commercial parking lot. The striping included parking stalls, directional arrows, and ADA accessible parking spaces.
Does Eckles Paving provide parking lot sealcoating in American Fork?
Yes. Eckles Paving provides commercial asphalt sealcoating, crack sealing, repair, paving, and parking lot striping in American Fork and throughout Utah County.
Should a parking lot be restriped after sealcoating?
Yes. Sealcoating covers existing pavement markings, so parking stalls, directional arrows, accessible parking markings, and other necessary markings typically need to be laid out and repainted after the sealcoat has sufficiently cured.
Can sealcoating fix cracks and potholes?
No. Sealcoating protects suitable asphalt surfaces but does not repair significant cracks, potholes, or structural pavement failure. Those problems should be addressed with the appropriate repair method.
How many coats of sealcoat should a commercial parking lot receive?
Many commercial projects use two properly applied coats, but the appropriate application depends on the pavement, traffic, product specifications, and project conditions.
Does Eckles Paving stripe ADA accessible parking spaces?
Yes. Parking lot striping projects can include designated accessible parking spaces and related pavement markings based on the property’s layout and applicable requirements.
Does Eckles Paving work with shopping centers and multi-tenant properties?
Yes. Eckles Paving works with commercial properties, retail centers, property managers, HOAs, apartment communities, schools, churches, industrial properties, municipalities, and other organizations throughout Utah.
Why Choose Eckles Paving?
Eckles Paving has more than 35 years of experience providing asphalt paving and pavement maintenance throughout Utah.
Our services include asphalt paving, sealcoating, crack sealing, asphalt repair, milling, grading, drainage work, and parking lot striping. This allows property owners and managers to address both preventive maintenance and more substantial pavement problems as conditions change.
Eckles Paving is licensed and insured and has earned more than 1,300 five-star reviews.
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Commercial Asphalt Services in American Fork and Utah County
Eckles Paving serves American Fork and communities throughout Utah County, including Lehi, Pleasant Grove, Lindon, Orem, Provo, Springville, Spanish Fork, Mapleton, and surrounding areas.
We also provide asphalt paving and pavement maintenance throughout the Wasatch Front and communities across Utah.
Visit our Utah asphalt service areas page to learn more about our coverage.
Fresh directional arrows help organize traffic.
Related Asphalt Maintenance Resources
- How Many Coats of Sealcoat Do You Need?
- How Often Should You Sealcoat Asphalt in Utah?
- Best Time of Year for Utah Asphalt Sealcoating
- Asphalt Sealcoating vs. Crack Sealing in Utah
- ADA Parking Lot Striping Requirements in Utah
- Utah Parking Lot Restriping Guide
- Should You Sealcoat, Resurface, or Replace Asphalt?
Request a Free Commercial Asphalt Estimate
If your parking lot in American Fork or elsewhere in Utah County needs sealcoating, restriping, crack sealing, asphalt repair, or other pavement maintenance, Eckles Paving can evaluate the existing pavement and help determine the appropriate next step.
Contact Eckles Paving for a free asphalt estimate for your commercial property.
Industry Resources
- Asphalt Institute — Technical and educational resources related to asphalt pavement, maintenance, and preservation.
- Federal Highway Administration Pavements — Information about pavement construction, preservation, rehabilitation, and performance.
- ADA.gov — Federal information and resources related to accessibility requirements.
