Eckles Paving completed a major commercial asphalt maintenance project for Boeing in West Jordan, Utah, covering approximately 746,000 square feet of parking lot pavement.
For a parking lot of this size, pavement maintenance requires more than improving appearance. The project involved several coordinated services designed to protect the existing asphalt and restore the parking lot markings across a large commercial property.
Our work included asphalt crack sealing, two coats of sealcoat, and complete parking lot restriping. By completing these services together, our crew addressed existing cracks, protected the pavement surface, and restored clear markings throughout the lot.
Eckles Paving provides commercial asphalt services throughout Utah, from preventive maintenance to paving and major pavement rehabilitation. Property managers and commercial facilities can also contact Eckles Paving for a free asphalt estimate.
An aerial view of the completed Boeing Parking lot.
Boeing West Jordan Parking Lot Project Overview
The size of this property made it a substantial pavement maintenance project. At approximately 746,000 square feet, the parking lot required careful planning and coordination across each stage of the work.
- Client: Boeing
- Location: West Jordan, Utah
- Project size: Approximately 746,000 square feet
- Crack maintenance: Asphalt crack sealing
- Sealcoating: Two coats of sealcoat
- Final stage: Parking lot restriping
Each service served a different purpose. Crack sealing addressed appropriate cracks in the existing pavement, sealcoating protected the broader asphalt surface, and restriping restored the parking lot markings after the sealcoat was applied.
Maintaining a 746,000 Square Foot Commercial Parking Lot
Large commercial and industrial properties can contain hundreds of thousands of square feet of asphalt. Maintaining that pavement requires a different level of planning than a small parking lot or driveway.
Large properties may include extensive parking areas, drive lanes, entrances, intersections, employee parking, delivery routes, and other paved areas that need to continue functioning throughout the life of the facility.
Preventive maintenance can help property and facility managers protect these pavement assets before deterioration becomes severe enough to require more extensive asphalt repair or replacement.
For the Boeing property in West Jordan, the maintenance process combined crack sealing, two coats of sealcoat, and restriping across approximately 746,000 square feet.
The completed asphalt project at Boeing in West Jordan, Utah.
Step 1: Crack Sealing the Existing Asphalt
Crack sealing was an important first stage of the Boeing parking lot project.
Asphalt naturally experiences stress from traffic, weather, temperature changes, and aging. Once cracks develop, they can provide a path for water to enter the pavement system.
Professional asphalt crack sealing treats appropriate pavement cracks with a flexible material designed to help reduce water infiltration and accommodate some pavement movement.
Addressing cracks before sealcoating is important because sealcoat itself is not a substitute for crack sealing. The two treatments perform different jobs.
Why Crack Seal Before Sealcoating?
Crack sealing and sealcoating work together as part of a preventive pavement maintenance strategy.
Crack sealing focuses on individual cracks. Sealcoating creates a protective treatment across the broader asphalt surface.
Completing appropriate crack sealing first allows those cracks to receive a treatment specifically intended for them before crews apply sealcoat across the pavement.
This is especially important on a large commercial property, where even relatively small cracks can add up across hundreds of thousands of square feet of asphalt.
Learn more about the difference in our guide to asphalt sealcoating vs. crack sealing in Utah.
Step 2: Applying Two Coats of Sealcoat
After preparing the pavement and addressing appropriate cracks, Eckles Paving applied two coats of sealcoat to the Boeing parking lot.
Commercial asphalt sealcoating helps protect suitable pavement from oxidation, UV exposure, moisture, weather, and everyday surface wear.
The treatment also restores the dark, uniform appearance associated with maintained asphalt.
For a property containing approximately 746,000 square feet of pavement, applying two coats required systematic coverage of a very large surface while maintaining proper application and drying between stages.
Why Use Two Coats of Sealcoat?
Many commercial sealcoating projects use two properly applied coats, depending on the pavement condition, product specifications, traffic, and application requirements.
Rather than simply applying one unusually heavy layer, separate coats allow the sealcoat system to be built through controlled applications.
The first coat must receive adequate drying time before the next coat is applied. Weather, temperature, humidity, sunlight, pavement condition, and product requirements can all influence the process.
More sealcoat is not automatically better. Proper preparation, application rate, curing conditions, and pavement condition matter just as much as the number of coats.
Our article How Many Coats of Sealcoat Do You Need? explains this in more detail.
What Sealcoating Does for Commercial Asphalt
Asphalt is continually exposed to environmental conditions that gradually affect the pavement surface.
Sealcoating can help:
- Protect suitable asphalt from UV exposure
- Slow surface oxidation
- Reduce direct exposure to moisture
- Provide a more uniform pavement surface appearance
- Support an ongoing preventive maintenance program
- Create a refreshed surface for new pavement markings
Sealcoating does not rebuild structurally failed pavement, repair potholes, or correct a failed base. Those conditions require the appropriate repair before a surface treatment is considered.
Property managers trying to determine what their pavement needs can read our guide on whether to sealcoat, resurface, or replace asphalt.
Step 3: Restriping the Boeing Parking Lot
Once the sealcoating stages were complete and the pavement was ready, the parking lot needed to be restriped.
Sealcoat covers existing pavement markings along with the surrounding asphalt. Restriping therefore becomes an important final step in a comprehensive parking lot sealcoating project.
Fresh parking lot striping restores the layout and pavement markings needed to organize a large commercial property.
On a 746,000 square foot parking lot, accurate layout and clear markings are especially important because employees, visitors, delivery vehicles, and other traffic may need to navigate a substantial paved area.
Why Parking Lot Striping Matters on Large Commercial Properties
Striping does more than improve the appearance of freshly sealcoated asphalt.
Pavement markings help define how vehicles use the property. Depending on a facility’s layout, markings may identify parking stalls, traffic directions, accessible parking areas, pedestrian routes, fire lanes, loading areas, and other designated spaces.
Large commercial and industrial facilities can have more complicated traffic patterns than smaller properties, making an organized layout particularly important.
Restriping after sealcoating restores those markings on the newly treated pavement surface.
Fresh pavement markings at an entrance to the Boeing facility.
Coordinating Multiple Asphalt Services on One Project
One advantage of combining crack sealing, sealcoating, and restriping is that the services can be completed in a logical sequence.
For a project like the Boeing parking lot, that sequence includes:
- Evaluate the existing pavement.
- Prepare and clean the asphalt as required.
- Seal appropriate pavement cracks.
- Complete additional preparation where needed.
- Apply the first coat of sealcoat.
- Allow the first coat to dry appropriately.
- Apply the second coat of sealcoat.
- Allow the sealcoat system to dry and cure as required.
- Lay out and restripe the parking lot.
- Reopen completed pavement according to the project plan.
Sequencing matters. For example, restriping before sealcoating would simply result in the fresh pavement markings being covered by the new sealcoat.
Planning Asphalt Maintenance Around an Active Commercial Facility
One of the biggest considerations on a large commercial project is access.
A 746,000-square-foot parking lot cannot be treated like a small isolated paved area. Crews and facility managers need to consider how pavement closures interact with vehicles, employees, visitors, entrances, and other property operations.
Sealcoating also requires time when vehicles cannot use the freshly treated pavement. Restriping adds another stage that must be coordinated before completed sections return to normal use.
Project planning can involve dividing the property into workable areas and coordinating the sequence so pavement receives the necessary treatment while access requirements are considered.
Why Large Parking Lots Benefit From Preventive Maintenance
The larger the paved area, the more pavement a property owner or facility manager has to protect.
Waiting until widespread structural failure develops can turn a maintenance issue into a much larger repair or reconstruction project.
A long-term pavement plan may include:
- Routine pavement inspections
- Crack sealing
- Localized asphalt repairs
- Sealcoating when the pavement is an appropriate candidate
- Parking lot restriping
- Drainage improvements
- Milling and resurfacing when necessary
- Full-depth replacement where structural failure requires it
The appropriate treatment changes as pavement ages. Preventive maintenance is most useful while the underlying pavement remains structurally suitable for preservation.
Fresh sealcoat and striping across Boeing’s large parking lot.
Utah Weather and Large Commercial Parking Lots
Commercial asphalt in West Jordan experiences significant seasonal changes throughout the year.
Summer heat and sunlight contribute to oxidation and surface aging. Winter introduces freezing temperatures, snow, ice, moisture, and snow removal operations.
Temperature fluctuations can also cause pavement to expand and contract. If cracks allow water to enter vulnerable areas beneath the asphalt, repeated freezing and thawing can contribute to additional deterioration.
Crack sealing and sealcoating cannot eliminate Utah’s climate, but timely maintenance can help protect pavement from some of the conditions that contribute to surface deterioration.
Learn more about how Utah weather damages asphalt.
Crack Sealing vs. Repairing Structural Cracks
Not every crack should simply receive crack sealer.
Crack sealing is intended for appropriate cracks in pavement that remains structurally serviceable. More severe patterns can indicate deeper problems.
For example, alligator cracking in asphalt can be associated with pavement fatigue and inadequate structural support. Filling the visible pattern does not rebuild a failed base.
Areas with potholes, unstable pavement, severe cracking, or structural failure may need asphalt repair instead.
Evaluating the pavement before maintenance helps determine which areas are appropriate for preservation and which require repair.
Sealcoating Does Not Replace Asphalt Repair
A newly sealcoated parking lot can look dramatically different, but appearance should not be confused with structural repair.
Sealcoat is intended to protect suitable asphalt. It cannot stabilize weak subgrade, rebuild a failed aggregate base, correct major settlement, or repair severely deteriorated pavement.
If a property has localized failures, completing the appropriate repairs before sealcoating can provide a better foundation for the overall maintenance project.
Eckles Paving provides both preventive maintenance and more extensive pavement services, allowing commercial property owners to address different conditions across the same facility.
Commercial Asphalt Maintenance for Industrial Facilities
Industrial and large commercial properties can place substantial demands on pavement.
Depending on the facility, asphalt may support employee vehicles, delivery traffic, service vehicles, trucks, trailers, equipment, and other repeated loads.
Heavy traffic is particularly important when planning new pavement because asphalt thickness and base design should reflect expected loading.
Our guide to asphalt paving for heavy truck traffic explains why commercial pavement design should account for how a property will actually be used.
Aerial view of West Jordan near the Boeing project site.
How Often Should a Large Parking Lot Be Sealcoated?
There is no single maintenance interval that applies to every commercial parking lot.
The appropriate timing depends on pavement age, traffic, previous treatments, weather exposure, surface condition, drainage, and other site-specific factors.
Rather than relying only on a calendar, facility managers should monitor the actual condition of the pavement and schedule maintenance while the asphalt remains an appropriate candidate.
Read our guide to how often asphalt should be sealcoated in Utah for additional information.
Frequently Asked Questions
What work did Eckles Paving complete for Boeing in West Jordan?
Eckles Paving completed crack sealing, two coats of sealcoat, and parking lot restriping across approximately 746,000 square feet of pavement at the Boeing property in West Jordan, Utah.
How large was the Boeing parking lot project?
The project covered approximately 746,000 square feet, making it a substantial commercial pavement maintenance project.
Why was the asphalt crack sealed before sealcoating?
Crack sealing treats appropriate individual pavement cracks before the broader asphalt surface receives sealcoat. Sealcoat itself is not designed to replace proper crack treatment.
Why did the parking lot receive two coats of sealcoat?
Two properly applied coats are commonly used for many commercial sealcoating applications. The appropriate system depends on pavement condition, traffic, product requirements, weather, and other project factors.
Why does a parking lot need to be restriped after sealcoating?
Sealcoat covers the existing pavement markings. After the treatment has dried sufficiently, the parking lot layout and markings need to be restored through restriping.
Does Eckles Paving handle parking lots this large?
Yes. The Boeing project covered approximately 746,000 square feet and included multiple pavement maintenance services. Eckles Paving provides asphalt paving and maintenance for commercial, industrial, municipal, HOA, retail, school, church, and other large properties throughout Utah.
Does Eckles Paving provide commercial asphalt services in West Jordan?
Yes. Eckles Paving provides asphalt paving, repair, crack sealing, sealcoating, milling, grading, drainage work, and parking lot striping in West Jordan and throughout the Salt Lake Valley.
Why Choose Eckles Paving for Large Commercial Asphalt Projects?
Eckles Paving has more than 35 years of experience providing asphalt paving and pavement maintenance throughout Utah.
Our crews handle both preventive maintenance and larger pavement projects, including asphalt paving, asphalt repair, crack sealing, sealcoating, milling, grading, drainage, and parking lot striping.
That range of services is particularly useful for large commercial properties where pavement conditions may vary across different areas of the same facility.
Eckles Paving is licensed and insured and has earned more than 1,300 five-star reviews.
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Commercial Asphalt Services in West Jordan and Across Utah
Eckles Paving provides commercial asphalt services in West Jordan, Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Sandy, South Jordan, Midvale, Murray, Draper, and communities throughout the Salt Lake Valley.
Our crews also serve Utah County, Davis County, Weber County, Summit County, Wasatch County, Cache County, and communities throughout Utah.
Visit our Utah asphalt service areas page to learn more about our coverage.
Fresh parking lot striping completes the sealcoating project.
Related Asphalt Maintenance Resources
- Asphalt Sealcoating vs. Crack Sealing in Utah
- How Many Coats of Sealcoat Do You Need?
- How Often Should You Sealcoat Asphalt in Utah?
- Best Time of Year for Utah Asphalt Sealcoating
- What Causes Alligator Cracking in Asphalt?
- Should You Sealcoat, Resurface, or Replace Asphalt?
Request a Free Commercial Asphalt Estimate
If you manage a large parking lot, industrial facility, office property, retail center, or other commercial pavement in West Jordan or elsewhere in Utah, Eckles Paving can evaluate its condition and help determine the appropriate maintenance or repair strategy.
Contact Eckles Paving for a free commercial asphalt estimate.
Fresh sealcoat and striping at Boeing’s parking lot.
Industry Resources
- Asphalt Institute — Technical and educational information related to asphalt pavement construction, maintenance, and preservation.
- Federal Highway Administration Pavements — Resources covering pavement performance, preservation, rehabilitation, and construction.
- ADA.gov — Federal accessibility information and requirements relevant to commercial facilities and accessible parking.
