SCHAFFER’S MILL · SINCE 1965
Parking lot sealcoating in Schaffer’s Mill.
Schaffer’s Mill is reached off the Highway 267 corridor south of Truckee, in the same Martis Valley run as the neighboring communities. Robert E. Sutton Co. works out of Truckee, licensed in California and Nevada, and parking lot sealcoating is one of the three things we do. Call (530) 587-4161.
What the work involves
A lot gets the same treatment as a driveway on a bigger scale and a tighter schedule. Clean, crack seal, sealcoat, restripe. Most occupied lots get phased in sections so the property keeps working while the sealer cures.
Why it matters at this elevation
Sealcoating up here is protection, not decoration, although the black finish is a fair bonus. It shields the asphalt binder from ultraviolet light, closes off the fine surface porosity that lets water wick in, and gives plow blades a sacrificial surface to scrape instead of the pavement.
This elevation sits in the middle of our range. Snow clears later than it does in town and earlier than it does on the summit, and the practical result is a working window measured in weeks rather than months. Booking ahead matters more here than most owners expect the first year.
How the job runs
We work to the weather rather than against it. Sealer needs warm dry pavement going down and dry hours behind it, so a job gets moved rather than forced when a storm builds. A rushed application in marginal conditions costs an owner more than the delay ever did.
Schaffer’s Mill pavement specifically
Association roads, clubhouse and amenity lots, cart path pavement, and residential drives. Cart paths are their own category: narrow, thin, and easy to overlook until the edges start breaking away.
Schaffer’s Mill is a private golf community in Martis Valley, sharing the same corridor and much of the same climate as its neighbors between Truckee and the lake.
Sealing is the part of the program that shows, but it only earns its keep on pavement that is still structurally intact. That assessment comes before the price.
Schaffer’s Mill sits at roughly 6,100 feet, and the pavement around it behaves accordingly. More on the area on our Schaffer’s Mill service area page. We work the same corridor through Lahontan, Martis Camp, Northstar, Truckee, and the pavement guides go deeper on the physics if you want it.
Questions
How often should this be repeated in Schaffer’s Mill?
Crack work is close to annual up here because every winter opens something new. Surface and striping work runs on a cycle measured in a few years, shorter on plowed and heavily used pavement.
Are you licensed for work in Schaffer’s Mill?
Yes. We hold California license 510637 and Nevada license 29573, classification A-8, which covers both sides of the state line around the north end of the lake.
Do you handle the whole job or subcontract it?
Our own crew does the work. Four people with a great deal of Sierra pavement between them, out of the Truckee yard. That is also why the schedule is finite and why booking early matters.
Get parking lot sealcoating scoped
Call (530) 587-4161 or send a request. We reply within one business day and we will tell you straight what your pavement needs and what it does not.