Stripes, arrows, stencils, EV stalls, fire-lane markings, and ADA accessibility striping — installed with materials that meet code on day one and on year five.
The day a lot gets restriped is the day customers notice it's been maintained. But line painting is also where pavement work intersects most directly with the law — the ADA-compliance specs that govern accessible parking, the EV-charging stencil requirements that vary by jurisdiction, the fire-lane standards that fire marshals walk lots specifically to check.
We do all of it. Standard parking-stall striping with fresh contrast lines. Directional arrows and stop bars. Numbered stalls, reserved-stall stencils, ADA accessible-stall striping with the international symbol of access (ISA), van-accessible stall layouts, EV-charging stencils, bike-lane markings, crosswalks, and stop-line markings at exits.
For materials, we run two tracks. Traffic paint — water-based latex or solvent-based — is the cost-effective choice for annual or biannual restripe cycles. Pre-loaded with retroreflective glass beads for night visibility, it hits the spec on day one. Where longevity matters more than cost — heavy-traffic lots, distribution centers, airport ground markings — we switch to thermoplastic, a hot-applied resin that bonds chemically to the asphalt and holds its retroreflectivity for 5-7 years versus 1-3 on paint.
We walk the lot with a digital smart level, measuring cross-slopes at every accessible stall and access aisle. We catalog existing stalls against current ADAAG specs and flag any that fail. Output: a stall-by-stall report.
Stall locations get chalk-snapped or laser-projected for accuracy. ADA stalls get sized to ISA-compliant dimensions and located on the shortest accessible route from a building entrance.
Existing paint gets shot-blasted or ground off where re-layout shifts a stall. Loose debris swept away. The surface needs to be dry and above 50°F for paint, 55°F for thermoplastic.
Traffic paint sprayed at calibrated mil-thickness with pre-loaded retroreflective glass beads. Or thermoplastic preheated to 425°F and screed-applied with a glass-bead drop on top for night visibility.
Hand-rolled or sprayed through laser-cut stencils for symbols, numbers, directional arrows, and ADA accessibility icons. ADA-compliant blue per the federal color spec.
Traffic paint cures in 30-90 minutes depending on temperature and humidity. Thermoplastic cures in 10-15 minutes — it solidifies on cooling. Lot back in service same day for most configurations.
The numbers that govern ADA accessibility, EV stall sizing, and the material choice between traffic paint and thermoplastic. Full spec references available on request.
≤1:48
ADA cross-slope
Every direction, ramps + aisles
5–7 yr
Thermoplastic life
Traffic paint: 1–3 yr
250+ mcd
Retroreflectivity
MUTCD spec: 150 mcd minimum
110"
Van-accessible stall
Car-accessible: 96" minimum
Accessible-stall rules are not "8'×18' with a hashed aisle." They depend on whether the stall is van-accessible (110" minimum width vs. 96" for car-accessible), the cross-slope of the running surface (≤1:48 in every direction), the access-aisle width (60" for car, 96" for van), placement on the shortest accessible route to a building entrance, and the ratio of accessible-to-standard stalls on the lot. We field-measure every stall against current ADAAG and 2010 ADA Standards. If your lot was striped to old specs, we tell you which stalls need to move and which can stay.
| Total stalls on the lot | Accessible stalls required |
|---|---|
| 1 – 25 | 1 |
| 26 – 50 | 2 |
| 51 – 75 | 3 |
| 76 – 100 | 4 |
| 101 – 150 | 5 |
| 151 – 200 | 6 |
Larger lots continue up the federal table from there, and one of every six accessible stalls — or fraction of six — must be van-accessible. The counts are federal: the 2010 ADA Standards apply to Virginia, Maryland, and DC lots alike, but enforcement arrives locally, through building officials and private lawsuits. Every restripe is a compliance window — fixing a failing stall while the crew is already striping costs a fraction of a remediation order later.
It's the cheapest pavement work you'll do — small absolute dollars with an outsized return on perception and compliance. Lines are quoted per linear foot, stencils and symbols per unit, and compliance work per stall. Treat the figures below as ranges, not quotes.
| Approach | Typical cost | Service life | Right for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic paint (full restripe) | $0.15 – $0.30 / linear ft | 1–3 years | Annual maintenance cycle |
| Thermoplastic (full restripe) | $0.55 – $0.95 / linear ft | 5–7 years | Heavy-traffic or DOT spec |
| Per-stall (ADA add or relocate) | $35 – $75 / stall | Same as base material | Targeted compliance fix |
| ADA compliance audit only | $200 – $500 flat | Point-in-time report | One-time deliverable |
The compliance numbers matter even if you don't care about appearance. ADA Title III violations carry first-time federal penalties up to $75,000 and per-stall remediation orders. Most enforcement actions are private rights-of-action — a customer files, the property owner pays for both remediation and legal fees. A $400 audit and a $35-per-stall relocation is the cheap defense.
Real pricing depends on stall count, layout complexity, and material choice. The figures above are an order-of-magnitude comparison, not a quote.
Pre-tenant restripes, fire lanes, cart corrals, and the ADA detail that keeps a retail lot audit-ready.
Read morePortfolio striping cycles and accessible-stall audits across every lot — with one number to call.
Read moreWe measure every accessible stall, flag what fails, and tell you which fixes are relocates vs. full re-layouts.
Read moreA free site walk with a smart level, a stall-by-stall compliance report, and a recommendation — touch-up, full restripe, or per-stall relocates.
