Line Striping in Kansas City, MO

Line striping marks a parking lot so drivers know where to park, where to drive and where not to stop. Faded lines lead to crooked parking, lost spaces and confused traffic. Restriping refreshes the layout you have; a new layout redraws the lot after paving or when the use of the property changes.

Accessible parking when you restripe

Under the U.S. Department of Justice's ADA guidance, repainting a lot's lines brings the 2010 ADA Standards into play for accessible parking. That makes a restripe a good time to confirm the count and the dimensions:

• 1 to 25 total spaces: 1 accessible space; 26 to 50: 2; 51 to 75: 3; 76 to 100: 4; 101 to 150: 5; 151 to 200: 6
• For every six accessible stalls (or part of six), one is van accessible, and never fewer than one
• Standard accessible stalls: 96 inches minimum, plus a 60-inch aisle beside them
• Van stalls: 132 inches plus a 60-inch aisle, or a 96-inch stall beside a 96-inch aisle
• Signs hung so their lower edge is at least 60 inches up; stall and aisle slopes capped at 1:48

Paint can mark the space, but slope is set by the pavement, so on a sloped Kansas City lot we check grades where the accessible spaces go and tell you if the pavement itself is the issue.

Other markings

Beyond stalls, a lot may need directional arrows, stop bars, crosswalks, fire lane markings, loading zones, curb painting and stenciled words or numbers. Fire lane requirements come from the local fire code official, so we follow what your city or fire district requires.

Timing and paint

Striping on new asphalt waits until the surface is ready, and striping after sealcoating waits until the sealer has cured. HomeGuide expects lines to hold up for two to five years, with heavy traffic at the short end. We schedule early mornings, evenings or weekends for busy lots so the work does not block customers, and we block off fresh lines until they dry.

Layout changes

If you want more spaces, wider stalls, a new traffic pattern or EV and pickup areas, a new layout is planned on paper before we paint. HomeGuide notes a new layout typically costs 20 to 50 percent more than following existing lines because of the measuring and blackout work.