August can be deceptive in Greater Cincinnati.
Hot afternoons make winter seem far away. Yet for property managers planning paving work, the useful question isn't "When will winter arrive?" It's "How many dependable paving weeks do we have left?"
Suddenly, August doesn't seem quite so early.
Don't Wait for Cold Weather to Create Urgency
Commercial pavement projects take planning.
The pavement needs to be evaluated. The correct repair strategy has to be determined. Budgets and schedules need to be coordinated. Depending on the property, work may also need to be phased to keep businesses open, residents moving or deliveries flowing.
Starting that conversation in August gives you room to plan.
Starting after the first stretch of genuinely cold weather can mean working with a much tighter calendar.
Cincinnati's Changing Seasons Matter
Greater Cincinnati doesn't experience uninterrupted deep freezes all winter. Instead, temperatures frequently fluctuate, and those changes can be difficult on damaged pavement.
Water enters cracks and weakened areas. As temperatures fall below freezing, that moisture can freeze and expand. When warmer weather returns, it thaws. Repetition of that process can gradually enlarge pavement defects and weaken surrounding areas.
That is why a crack or depressed section of pavement shouldn't be evaluated only by how troublesome it looks today.
The better question is: How is this area likely to hold up after another winter?
Match the Repair to the Problem
One advantage of acting before an emergency is that you can choose the right solution.
A localized pavement failure may be addressed with patching. Surface wear across a larger area may make resurfacing a more practical choice. Significant deterioration could indicate that milling or reconstruction is necessary.
Drainage deserves attention as well. If water consistently pools in the same locations, simply repairing the asphalt without addressing the water problem may leave the underlying cause unresolved.
Klekamp & Company provides commercial pavement services throughout Greater Cincinnati and the surrounding region, giving property managers access to solutions for pavement at different stages of its lifecycle.
Plan Around Your Property
Late summer can also make it easier to coordinate pavement work with the rhythms of your property.
Retail centers may want work completed before the busy holiday season. Multifamily communities may want repairs finished before snow and ice complicate parking. Industrial facilities may need paving phased around deliveries and truck traffic. Office properties may be able to take advantage of quieter weekends or other low-traffic periods.
Planning in August gives you more opportunity to identify those windows rather than allowing weather to dictate the schedule.
A Few Weeks Can Make a Big Difference
There is no need to treat August like an emergency. There is good reason, however, to treat it as an opportunity.
Klekamp & Company serves commercial properties throughout Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana with professional paving and pavement maintenance solutions.
If you know your pavement needs attention this year, now is the time to find out what the project involves and get it onto the schedule.
Contact Klekamp & Company today and make the most of the late-summer paving window.