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Let’s be honest with each other for a second. Nobody wakes up on a Tuesday morning in Morris County excited to think about asphalt. You have tenants complaining about the HVAC, payroll to run, supply chain issues, and a dozen other fires to put out. The parking lot is usually the last thing on your mind until it becomes a problem. But take a drive down Route 10 or Route 46. Turn into a random strip mall in Chester or an office park in Florham Park. What is the first thing you notice? It isn't the signage. It isn't the landscaping or the window displays. It’s the bump you just hit that spilled coffee on your shirt. It’s the faded lines that make you unsure where to park. It’s the massive puddle right in front of the entrance that forces you to hopscotch your way to the door. Your parking lot is the first handshake your business offers to the world. It sets the tone before a customer even walks through your door. If it is smooth, dark, and freshly painted, nobody notices it and that is exactly the point. It feels safe. It feels professional. But if it is a minefield of cracks, potholes, and crumbling blacktop? It screams "neglect." It tells your customers, "If they don't care about the outside, they probably don't care about the inside." In a state as competitive as New Jersey, that is a first impression you simply can’t afford. At Black Diamond Paving & Construction, we have been fixing NJ parking lots for over 20 years. We’ve seen it all from simple resurfacing jobs to total disasters where the ground was sinking. This guide is about what you, as a business owner, actually need to know to spend your budget wisely and get a lot that lasts.

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