Concrete parking lot building in Yakima WA - a lot laid out for how people park
Ruts, potholes and patched asphalt out front? We plan the layout, build the base and pour a concrete lot that stands up to daily traffic.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
What goes into building a concrete parking lot in Yakima?
Concrete parking lot building in Yakima means laying out where cars drive and park, getting the ground ready and pouring a concrete pavement over it. When the design fits how the lot gets used, it can serve for many years with little upkeep.
Most lots I look at are gravel that ruts out or asphalt that's been patched too many times, and the owner wants to know if concrete is worth it. The price turns on the lot's size, how much dirt has to be cut or filled, whether the slab needs steel in it and whether you want any finish beyond plain concrete. The schedule turns on the permit side, which grows with the size of the lot, and on curing, the slow hardening concrete has to do before it can carry cars. Your written estimate spells out the mix, the prep and what's included, so you know what you're paying for before anything starts.
How do you know your parking lot needs replacing?
Ruts in a gravel lot
Gravel ruts where cars turn and pull in, and you end up hauling in more rock and grading it again. The longer it goes, the deeper the low spots get and the more rock ends up in the street and on your floors.
Asphalt patched over patches
When a lot has more patches than original surface, the base under it has usually given out. Patching just chases the problem, so you keep paying for the same square of lot.
Slabs sinking at the joints
Concrete panels that drop or tip at the joints usually mean the ground under them was never packed. The edges chip, the step between panels grows and sooner or later somebody trips on it.
How we handle concrete parking lot building
A lot starts with the layout, before we talk concrete at all. I map where people pull in, where they drive and park and how the accessible spaces fit, then I lay out concrete against asphalt for your site so you can decide with real numbers in front of you. Once you pick concrete, our crew digs out and packs the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, because a base that's only raked level settles with the dirt and takes the slab down with it. We set forms, place rebar, the steel that holds a slab together if it cracks, where your traffic calls for it, then pour and give the top a broom finish, a light texture dragged across it so tires and shoes get grip. Then we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the concrete a straight line to crack along, and we cut them on time, because late or skipped joints are how lots end up with cracks in places nobody chose. If the budget gets tight, I'd rather cut a fancy finish than the base, since nobody sees the base on day one but it's the part you can't fix later.
A lot rarely stands alone. Light poles, sign bases and any small building on the same site need concrete footings set right, and we can pour those along with the lot. If the building next to the lot has settled and its doorway sits out of line with the new paving, foundation raising brings it back up so the two meet.
Full concrete lot
This suits customer and employee parking that gets used every day, because the whole surface is one material built on one packed base. We broom finish it for grip and add rebar where trucks turn or park.
Concrete where loads are heaviest
Some owners pour concrete at the entrance, the dumpster pad and the truck lane and pave the rest in asphalt. It's worth a look when the budget won't cover a full concrete lot but the heavy spots keep breaking up.
Get a written estimate for your parking lot
Send the lot's rough size, what's on the ground now and how it'll be used. We respond within 1 business day to set up a visit, and the in-person estimate is free and obligation-free.
Call (509) 452-5002- Based in
- Yakima, WA 98901
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
What happens after you call about a parking lot in Yakima?
Here's how a lot goes from a phone call to fresh concrete, and who you'll be dealing with at each step.
Call or send us a message
Call (509) 452-5002 or use the form, and we'll get back to you to set up a time for me to look at the lot. Having the rough size and how the lot gets used ready makes that call quick.
Walk the lot with me
I come out, measure, look over the site and ask how people will drive and park on it. You get a written estimate with the mix, the prep and what's included spelled out, so there's no guessing what the number covers.
Sort out permits and dates
Once you say go, we sort out the permit side for your lot. We set the pour date after that's settled, not before.
Prep, form, pour, clean up
Our crew digs out, packs the base and sets the forms, and I'm on site for the pour and the cleanup. After that, the concrete needs time to cure before the lot opens to cars.
Why Yakima property owners call United Yakima Concrete for parking lots
The owner writes your estimate
I come out myself to measure the lot and write the estimate. You're asking your questions to the person who answers for the job, not a salesman who hands it off.
In business since 2013
I learned concrete on a flatwork crew, the people who pour driveways, patios and lots, and started this business in 2013 to do it my way. That's 13 years of seeing which prep holds up and which doesn't.
Licensed and fully insured crew
We're licensed and fully insured, and I'm happy to show you the paperwork before you sign anything. On a lot people drive across every day, that's worth settling up front.
City or county, checked first
Some addresses around Yakima fall under the city and some under Yakima County, so I check which one covers your lot before anything else. That way the permit side doesn't surprise you after a date's been set.
Have the lot's rough size, what's on the ground now and how it gets used ready, then call (509) 452-5002 or reach us through the contact page.
Parking lots, footings and permits in Yakima
Nearly every lot moves dirt, and the City of Yakima requires a grading permit for any cuts, fills or soil moved around the site. Once new or hard surface tops 5,000 square feet, the city also requires a stormwater permit, and clearing or grading an acre or more calls for a Large Project Stormwater Permit, with an erosion control inspection before the grading permit is issued. The grading submittal includes a soil report from a registered design professional, and the city asks you to check with City Planning on land use review, since a SEPA environmental review or a critical area review may be needed first. So the size of your lot decides how much paperwork comes before the pour. I check which of these your lot falls under, we handle the permit paperwork for our part of the work, and I tell you plainly where things stand before we set a pour date.
Most of the lots we look at around here sit behind small shops, offices and churches, and they're usually gravel or worn-out asphalt being turned into concrete. The layout is where those jobs go right or wrong, because the lot has to fit the building and the entrance before the first form goes in. We see the same kind of lots on jobs in Union Gap and Sunnyside.
Questions about concrete parking lots in Yakima
Call (509) 452-5002One cost guide puts reinforced concrete slab work in Yakima at about $7 to $12 per square foot, which is the going rate in the area, not our price. Reinforced slabs run somewhat more than plain pads, and staining or stamping aren't in that range, so they add to it. Your written estimate spells out the mix, the prep and what's included for your lot.
Concrete is stiffer than asphalt, so it spreads a vehicle's weight over a wider area of the ground underneath. Which one makes sense for your lot comes down to your site, your traffic and your budget, and we'll talk through both when I'm out there.
At least one of every six accessible spaces, or any part of six, has to be sized for vans, according to the U.S. Access Board's ADA guide. Each lot on a site needs its own accessible spaces, employee parking included, so we plan the van spaces into the first layout instead of squeezing them in later.
One cost guide says a slab should take foot traffic within 48 hours and suggests waiting about a week before heavier loads, with a full cure taking about a month. Ask us when your lot can open, and I'll give you a straight answer for your mix and your traffic.
Ask for concrete with entrained air, which means tiny bubbles spread evenly through the mix that give the pressure from freezing somewhere to go. Your written estimate names the mix, so you can see whether it's in there before you sign.
Keep the joints sealed, because a seal that's doing its job sharply limits how much salty meltwater gets into them. Joints are where that water would otherwise soak into the pavement, so it's worth checking the seals and fixing any that have pulled loose.
Other concrete work that goes with a lot
Concrete footings
Light poles, sign posts and small buildings on a business site all need solid footings, and pouring them during the lot job saves a second trip later.
Foundation raising
If the building beside your new lot has settled and its doorway no longer lines up with the paving, raising the foundation brings the two back together.
Service areas for concrete lots around Yakima
United Yakima Concrete is based in Yakima, WA, and we pour lots in the cities around it, from Ellensburg down to Grandview. The 8 cities below have their own page, and they aren't the only places we work.
Yakima, WA
Get your parking lot priced in writing
Knowing the layout and the number early gives you time to work through the permit side before you need the lot open.