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Name that Place

Published by Jessica on May 15th, 2013

We are proud to work closely with clients that are leaders in retail, hospitality, real estate, banking, healthcare, and education.  See if you can identify the client property pictured below.  What a nice looking parking lot!

If you can name this place, we’ll give you a $10 gift card to Starbucks.  Only the name of the property is necessary, not the geographic location.  The first one to comment with the correct answer will win!  Stay tuned for additional photo contests throughout the year…

Photo contest - name this place

Someone loves this parking lot…name the place and win!

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Special Projects Division Facts: 8 Things You Didn’t Know…

Published by Candace on May 8th, 2013

Our Trivia Series continues with a collection of fun facts about the Rose Paving Company Special Projects Division.

  • The Division is headed up by our Professional Engineer (P.E.) Larry Briar and he hails from Walnut, IL
  • Unique services offered include, but are not limited to: materials testing, lighting, and underground utilities
  • The Division has worked on 2 of the 4 major Chicago Professional Sports Facilities
  • The SPD constructs guard shacks, baby.  Remember this post? 
  • This Division is environmentally friendly – asphalt is reused, berms are constructed, and permeable paver bricks are laid
  • The SPD has constructed a wilderness area and pedestrian corridor on a previous project, which is a landscape of regenerative systems and resources benefiting human health, ecology, and environmental stewardship
  • The Division has demolished and reconstructed 210,000 square feet of parking lot at a University in Chicago’s south suburbs
  • Most recently, the SPD team completed a concrete project consisting of traffic coating, expansion joint replacements, dynamic crack repair, shot crete and engineering services on a parking deck and enclosed parking structure

For more information on our Special Projects Division, click here or call us at (888) 773-ROSE!

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Lot Marking Facts: 8 Things You Didn’t Know…

Published by Karen on November 7th, 2012

Our Service Line Trivia Series concludes with a collection of fun facts about lot marking.

  • Airless striping machine applies yellow highway traffic paint.

    Striping is important for two main reasons – aesthetics and safety.

  • Striping over fresh asphalt or sealer requires a water-borne coating, while striping over concrete substrates requires chlorinated rubber paint for optimal adherence.  Oftentimes, set-fast acrylic waterborne is the best paint to use for re-striping; however, it must be applied at temperatures above 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Paint should be applied using an airless striping machine at a minimum of 13 mil wet film thickness to ensure high-quality lot marking.
  • Although some of the paint will soak into new pavement causing a thinner look, it is best to apply two thin coats rather than one thick one – too much acrylic latex paint can damage the pavement when the paint film shrinks.
  • Typical drying time is 30 minutes; however, traffic should remain off the lot for at least one full hour.
  • Re-striping should occur on your parking lot every two years, or when the remaining coating has been visibly reduced to 75% of its original appearance.
  • Before performing any lot marking procedure, be sure and verify that your parking lots are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.  For example, your properties must contain a minimum number of accessible stalls based on the size of the parking lot (consult www.ada.gov for specific requirements).  If your property does not meet these guidelines, reconfigure the appropriate number of spaces by repainting stripes or lay out new markings.
  • Rose Paving has striped enough parking lots in the Chicagoland area this year to stripe one continuous 4-inch line from Seattle, WA to Miami, FL!

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Sealcoating Facts: 8 Things You Didn’t Know…

Published by Karen on October 24th, 2012

Our Trivia Series continues with a collection of fun facts you may not have known about sealcoat.

  • Sealcoating protects and prolongs the life expectancy of a parking lot by filling surface voids, which reduces exposure to oxygen and UV rays and reduces the depth to which oil or gas can penetrate the pavement.
  • Over time, the surface of asphalt pavement oxidizes and becomes gray or faded in appearance.  Fresh sealcoat adds color to pavement, enhancing its appearance and making it look and wear like new.

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  • Prior to pavement sealing, the surface must be free of all dirt and debris, cracks should be filled and potholes repaired, and oil spots must be cleaned or primed to ensure better adhesion of sealcoat to the surface.
  • The recommended air and pavement temperature should be at least 55 degrees Fahrenheit and rising during sealer application and for 8 hours afterward.
  • There are two commonly used methods of applying sealcoat: spray and squeegee.
  • Although sealcoating is a rather quick application process, traffic should be kept off a newly sealed surface for a minimum of 18-36 hours to allow for proper drying and cooling time.
  • The price of asphalt will always be affected by crude oil prices, which fluctuate when supplies vary.  Sealcoating preserves asphalt for pennies per square foot.
  • In 2012, Rose Paving has sealcoated over 22 million square feet of pavement in the Chicagoland area, which is the equivalent to approximately 470 football fields.

    See for yourself! Click the image above to see our Los Angeles area crew performing sealcoating and lot marking at a university in Southern California.

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Asphalt Facts: 8 Things You Didn’t Know…

Published by Karen on September 26th, 2012

Our Trivia Series continues with a collection of fun facts you may not have known about asphalt.

  • It is a thick, black substance comprised of asphaltic cement (AC), aggregate, and fines/fillers.
  • Asphalt pavement is utilized in a variety of different applications because of its durability, cost-effectiveness, simplicity of construction, and strength.
  • 94% of the paved roads in America are surfaced with asphalt.
  • Asphalt is favored over its paving alternative (concrete) for highways because it produces a smoother, quieter ride overall.  Studies show that the smoother the pavement, the lower a vehicle’s fuel consumption which makes asphalt the preferred material for both highway engineers and motorists alike.
  • The asphalt industry reclaims about 100 million tons of its own product every year, and reuses about 95 million tons, making it America’s number one recycler.
  • Rubber from used tires, glass, and asphalt roofing shingles are some of the materials routinely recycled into asphalt pavements.
  • Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Millings Restoration Agent, Warm-Mix Asphalt, and High RAP (Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement) Content are three eco-friendly alternatives to asphalt.  Learn more about them on our website!
  • A type of asphalt termed “porous asphalt” provides both cost-effective, attractive pavement as well as a stormwater management system to promote infiltration.  Porous asphalt allows water to drain through the pavement surface into a stone recharge bed and infiltrate into the soils below the pavement.

 

Source: http://asphaltroads.org/

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