Parking Lot Striping in Gaston, Oregon: 2026 Service Guide

Parking Lot Striping in Gaston, Oregon

Gaston does not have big-box shopping centers, but it does have the lots that small towns run on: the church, the school, the grange hall, a few small commercial buildings along Highway 47, and the parking for community facilities. Those lots still need clear striping, ADA-compliant stalls, and legible fire lanes. Faded lines are a liability and an accessibility problem, and in a small community the same lot serves the same people week after week.

Cojo Excavation & Asphalt stripes lots across Gaston and the wider Washington County area from its Willamette Valley base. Whether you manage a church lot, a school, or a small commercial pad, the fundamentals are the same and the requirements are real.

What Parking Lot Striping Costs in Gaston

Striping is usually priced per space for restriping or per linear foot for lines, curbs, and fire lanes. New layouts cost more because they include measurement and planning. The figures below are industry baseline ranges. Actual costs in today's market frequently run higher, particularly for lots needing surface prep or full ADA reconfiguration.

Industry baseline ranges shown below. Actual costs vary and are often higher based on lot condition, layout complexity, paint type, and ADA scope.

Service	Industry Baseline Range
Standard restripe (per space)	$3.00–$6.00
New layout striping (per space)	$5.00–$9.00
ADA-compliant space (complete)	$200–$350 each
ADA access aisle marking	$75–$150 each
Fire lane curb painting (per LF)	$2.50–$4.75
Directional arrows / stencils	$25–$75 each

A small church or school lot of 30 to 50 spaces will fall inside these baselines for a clean restripe, but adding ADA upgrades, fresh fire-lane paint, or a full new layout moves the total up. Our parking lot striping cost in Oregon guide breaks the numbers down further.

ADA Stalls and Access Aisles

Even a small lot has to meet ADA requirements, and undersized or missing accessible parking is one of the most common compliance gaps we find on church and community lots. The basics:

• Accessible stalls must be a minimum of 8 feet wide.
• Each accessible stall needs an adjacent access aisle, 5 feet for a standard space and 8 feet for a van-accessible one.
• Stalls require the International Symbol of Accessibility painted on the surface, plus proper signage on a post.
• The number of accessible spaces scales with total lot count, and at least one van-accessible space is required.

For a small Gaston lot, getting the access-aisle count and dimensions right is usually the difference between passing and failing an accessibility review. We lay these out to current standards as part of any new layout.

Fire Lanes and Curb Paint

Lots serving churches, schools, and assembly buildings almost always carry fire-lane requirements set by the local fire authority. That means clearly painted curbs, no-parking markings, and legible fire-lane text where required. Faded fire-lane paint is both a code problem and a real safety issue when a building needs emergency access. Refreshing curb paint and fire-lane markings is routine striping work that often gets neglected on smaller lots.

Paint, Weather, and Timing

Like every other asphalt service in the valley, striping depends on the weather. Traffic paint needs dry pavement and temperatures above roughly 50°F to bond and cure. That puts the striping season in Gaston from late spring through early fall.

Water-based latex traffic paint is the standard choice for most lots and typically holds up 12 to 24 months in valley conditions before lines start to fade. Higher-traffic lots or those wanting longer life can step up to more durable materials at added cost. For the fundamentals of how lines are laid and what makes them last, see our line striping basics guide.

Stripe After Sealcoat or Repaving

If you are planning to sealcoat or repave the lot, do that first and stripe after. Fresh lines on old, oxidized asphalt will disappear under the next maintenance cycle. A dark, freshly sealed or paved surface also gives the paint better contrast and adhesion, so the lines last longer and look sharper. If your lot needs surface work first, our asphalt paving in Gaston guide covers the paving side.

Why a Regional Striping Contractor

Small-town lots get overlooked because they are small jobs far from the metro. The contractor who serves Gaston should still bring the right paint, proper ADA layout knowledge, and an understanding of fire-lane requirements. We stripe across Washington County, including nearby striping in Forest Grove, and we treat a church lot with the same care as a commercial center.