By Steven Brahney | March 25, 2017

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If you own/manage a commercial property, you may notice the asphalt in front of your dumpster may be cracked or rutted.

What causes pavement cracking or rutting in front of your dumpster?


A typical garbage truck weights 80,000 lbs (40 tons). When the truck lifts your dumpster it shifts a tremendous amount of weight and stress to the front of the truck which then produces downward pressure on asphalt pavement.

Specifically older properties sometimes have dumpsters moved to other areas of the parking lot where they originally were not located. The issue is these newly designated sections may not have the pavement design to handle the weight of the dumpster and garbage truck.

How to prevent asphalt damage?

If you have new tenants, require additonal dumpsters or need to move the dumpsters to new locations it is advisable to install a concrete pad where the dumpster is going to be placed on the parking lot and extend the pad out a minimum of 10' past the dumpster to absorb the weight of the garbage truck front wheels.

How thick should the concrete be?

The concrete should have a minimum thickness of 6" of a 4,500 psi with fiber mesh placed ontop of a minimum of 4" of stone. The subgrade beneath the stone should be solid and not show any signs of reflection or vertical movement under the stress of a loaded dump truck. If the subgrade is weak it is advisable to install 6" of stone over a plastic geotextile soil stabilization fabric.

How much does a concrete dumpster pad cost?

Depending on the depth of the existing asphalt and subgrade needs to be excavated, the cost should be between $3,000.00 - $5,0000.00 for a standard 10' X 14' pad.

 

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