Commercial & Multi-Residential
Commercial Parking Lot Paving in Ottawa
Parking Lot Paving overview
Commercial paving is a different build than a driveway
A residential driveway carries two cars. A commercial parking lot carries loaded delivery trucks, waste collection, and a plow with a steel blade every winter. That difference shows up in the build: deeper granular base, heavier asphalt structure in drive aisles and loading areas, and drainage designed for the whole surface rather than a single slope to the street.
It also shows up in the planning. Most of our commercial clients cannot close for a week, so we phase the work — half the lot at a time, overnight pours, or weekend scheduling — and we keep entrances, fire routes and accessible parking usable throughout.
Resurface or rebuild?
Resurfacing (milling the worn top course and laying a fresh surface layer) is the right call when the base is still stable and the problems are cosmetic or surface-level: raveling, faded markings, minor cracking. It is faster, cheaper, and far less disruptive.
A full-depth rebuild is what you need when the lot has structural failure — potholes that keep coming back in the same spots, standing water after every rain, sunken areas around catch basins, or alligator cracking across the drive aisles. Those are base failures, and a new surface course over a failed base will fail again on the same schedule.
In many lots the honest answer is both: rebuild the failed sections and resurface the rest. We will map that out on the estimate so you can see exactly what you are paying for and where.
What's included
- Site assessment covering drainage, traffic flow, catch basins and load areas
- Milling or full-depth removal of the existing surface
- Granular base rebuild in the areas that need it, compacted in lifts
- Hot-mix asphalt placed with a paver and compacted by roller
- Grading tied into existing catch basins, curbs and building entrances
- Phased scheduling so the property stays accessible during the work
- Line painting, stall layout and accessible markings on request
Start to Finish
What the Process Looks Like
No surprises. Here is exactly how a parking lot paving project runs from the first phone call to the final walkthrough.
Site visit and assessment
We walk the lot with you, note where water sits, check the failure pattern, and identify which areas are base problems and which are surface problems.
Written scope and staging plan
You get a price broken out by area, plus a staging plan that shows which sections close when, how traffic gets routed, and what access stays open.
Notification and setup
Signage, cones and barricades go up. Where tenants or customers are affected, we give you the notice window you need to communicate it in advance.
Removal and base work
Milling or excavation happens section by section. Failed base gets rebuilt and compacted before anything is paved.
Paving and compaction
Hot mix is placed and rolled to a consistent finish, tied cleanly into curbs, catch basins, drive aprons and building thresholds.
Cure, mark and hand back
Once the surface has cured we lay out stalls, fire routes, directional arrows and accessible spaces, then hand the section back and move on.
Recent Work
Parking Lot Paving in Ottawa
Real Proseal Plus jobs, photographed on site. See more in the full project gallery.
Where We Work
Parking Lot Paving Across Ottawa
Our crews cover the entire city of Ottawa, ON and the surrounding area.
- Kanata
- Barrhaven
- Orleans
- Nepean
- Gloucester
- Stittsville
- Riverside South
- Manotick
- Greely
- Downtown Ottawa
Not sure if we reach your area? Get in touch — we are happy to check.
Common Questions
Parking Lot Paving FAQs
Do we have to close the whole parking lot?
Almost never. We phase most commercial jobs so only part of the lot is closed at a time, and we plan the sequence around your entrances, fire routes and accessible stalls. Overnight and weekend scheduling is available where daytime closure is not workable.
How long does a commercial lot take?
It scales with area and how much of the base needs rebuilding. A straightforward resurfacing of a small retail lot can be a day or two. A phased full-depth rebuild of a large lot runs over several days or weeks depending on how many sections we can close at once.
How soon can traffic use the new asphalt?
Light vehicle traffic is usually fine after 24 to 48 hours depending on temperature. Heavy truck traffic and waste collection should stay off newly paved areas longer — we will give you a specific window for your lot before we leave the site.
Can you paint the lines as well?
Yes. Line painting is one of our services, and doing the layout and paving with the same contractor means the markings go down on a proper cure schedule and the stall layout is planned before the asphalt is placed, not after.
What causes potholes to come back in the same place?
Water in the base. A pothole that returns every spring in the same spot is telling you the granular layer under it is holding water and failing. Patching the surface treats the symptom; the fix is excavating that area, correcting the drainage and rebuilding the base.
Do you work with property managers and condo boards?
Regularly. We are used to providing scoped written quotes that can be circulated for approval, and to scheduling work around tenant notice periods and board meeting cycles.
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