What Are Those Concrete Things In Parking Lots?

What do you call the cement things in parking lots?

Also known as curb stops or parking blocks, wheelstops are the small barriers used at the end of parking spaces to assist attentive drivers with parking their vehicles; wheelstops are also consistently identified as pedestrian tripping hazards.

What is a parking bollard?

Bollards are short, functional posts installed in the parking lot to protect pedestrians and infrastructure. Safety bollards are typically made of steel or cast iron and primarily serve as a visual guide. Security or high-impact bollards are heavy-duty posts typically constructed with steel pipe.

How do you install concrete parking blocks?

1. 1) Position the parking block where you want to install it. Using the holes molded in the parking block as templates, mark the location of each hole on the concrete surface.
2. 2) Remove the parking block.
3. 3) Re-position the parking block so that the molded in holes line up vertically with the pilot holes you drilled.

How much does a cement parking block weigh?

Concrete parking blocks are extremely heavy. A 6-foot block weighs approximately 275 lbs.

How much are concrete parking blocks?

Pick-Up Prices Range from $44 to $289



JUMBO parking blocks weigh over 1400 lbs. and the massive weight and size will control any sized tractor-trailer and also can be used to protect buildings and property.

Where should wheel stops be placed?

Wheel stops or other vehicle barriers shall be located approximately three (3) feet from the front of the parking space. (3) Functional Equivalent. Wherever possible, functional equivalents in the form of raised sidewalks or curbs surrounding planters or similar may be used in lieu of wheel stops.

How can I protect my parking space?

Your best option is to keep and protect this place is to get some type of parking protection.



The guardian of the parking lot – the guardian of your mental health

1. Ramps.
2. Bollards.
3. Barriers.

Do bollards stop cars?

Bollards are becoming well-known in North America for their use in security perimeters, where they are crash-rated, or installed as security posts, to prevent vehicles from entering a protected area. Low-impact bollards, that don’t provide vehicle stopping power, have been popular for centuries in Europe and the UK.

What does Bollard mean?

1: a post of metal or wood on a wharf around which to fasten mooring lines. 2: bitt sense 1. 3 chiefly British: any of a series of short posts set at intervals to delimit an area (such as a traffic island) or to exclude vehicles.

How do you remove a concrete parking bumper?

Re: How to break up a concrete bumper



Pry it up, then stick it on a dolly or two-wheel cart and put it at the curb on a couple 2x scraps to make it easy to grab. Someone may have a use for it. If it is not gone in 2 days then break it up with a sledge and trash it.

How thick should a concrete parking lot be?

Parking Lots: Most parking lots will need concrete pavement that is at least 6 inches deep. If heavyweight trucks will also be allowed, the thickness must be increased. The areas around dumpster pads and loading docks may need to be up to 12 inches thick.

How long is a parking curb?

The standard Century parking curbs are 5”x9”x6′ in length.

How tall is a sidewalk curb?

Standard curb height is 6″, but it varies (see picture). There are rolled curbs, curb and gutter, traffic separators that we call Hershey’s Kisses.