• Lightweight recycled material
• Surface-mount for post-tensioned decks
• Reflective safety inserts

C & D Commercial Services provides professional plastic wheel stop installation for parking garages, surface lots, and commercial parking facilities throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Since 1981, property owners, parking garage operators, and general contractors have trusted C & D for wheel stop installation that meets ADA compliance requirements, protects parking structures from damage, and enhances pedestrian safety. Our plastic wheel stop solutions offer significant advantages over traditional concrete blocks — particularly for post-tensioned and structural concrete parking garages.

Traditional concrete wheel stops have been the standard in parking lots for decades, but they have significant drawbacks — particularly when installed in structural parking garages. A standard concrete parking block weighs approximately 100 pounds. Transporting dozens of concrete blocks to an upper parking deck requires careful structural load planning, specialized handling equipment, and significant labor expense. The weight alone makes concrete a poor choice for multi-level garages.

Plastic wheel stops — manufactured from recycled rubber, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), or a recycled rubber-polyethylene composite — weigh between 30 and 40 pounds per six-foot section. That is one-third the weight of concrete for the same coverage area. The reduced weight translates to faster installation, lower labor costs, dramatically reduced structural loading on elevated parking decks, and easier handling in tight garage environments where forklift access is limited.

Beyond weight, plastic wheel stops offer superior durability in parking garage environments. Concrete blocks are prone to cracking, chipping, and spalling over time — particularly in freeze-thaw cycles where water penetrates micro-cracks and expands. Spalled concrete leaves sharp edges that can damage vehicle tires and bumpers, and the deteriorating appearance of cracked concrete blocks detracts from a garage’s professional appearance. Plastic wheel stops do not crack, spall, or deteriorate from moisture exposure. They maintain their structural integrity and appearance for years longer than concrete equivalents, making them the more cost-effective solution over the full lifecycle of your parking facility.

Post-tensioned concrete parking garages present a unique challenge for wheel stop installation. Post-tensioned slabs contain high-tensile steel cables (tendons) that are tensioned after the concrete cures, creating the structural strength that allows the thin, long-span slabs common in modern parking garages. Drilling into post-tensioned slabs without first identifying tendon locations risks striking and severing a tensioned steel cable — a catastrophic failure that can cause structural damage, require expensive core testing and repair, and create potential liability exposure.

Plastic wheel stops are designed for surface-mount adhesive installation that eliminates the need to penetrate the structural slab at all. Instead of drilling anchor holes and hammering expansion bolts into the concrete — the standard installation method for concrete wheel stops — plastic stops are bonded to the parking surface using high-strength, commercial-grade polyurethane or epoxy adhesive specifically formulated for concrete-to-plastic adhesion on horizontal surfaces.

Surface-mount installation offers three critical advantages for parking garage owners: zero risk of post-tensioned tendon damage because no drilling is required; no waterproofing membrane penetration, preserving the integrity of the parking deck’s waterproofing system; and faster installation with no concrete dust or drilling noise to disturb building tenants or garage users. Each wheel stop section is carefully positioned, bonded with the specified adhesive, and allowed to cure before the parking space is returned to service. The adhesive bond strength exceeds the forces generated by normal vehicle contact, and the low-profile design of plastic stops means they cannot be dislodged by snow plows, sweepers, or maintenance vehicles.

Visibility is a critical safety factor in parking garage environments, where ambient light levels are often lower than surface lots. C & D installs plastic wheel stops with reflective inserts — typically highly visible yellow or white reflector strips embedded into the face and top surface of each stop. These reflectors catch vehicle headlights and overhead garage lighting, clearly marking the forward boundary of each parking space at a distance.

The reflective elements serve multiple safety functions: they guide drivers into parking positions in low-light conditions, reducing the risk of front-end contact with walls, columns, or barriers; they mark the pedestrian walkway zone behind each parking space, alerting both drivers and pedestrians to the separation between vehicle and walking areas; and they improve visibility in garages used by visitors who may be unfamiliar with the facility layout.

Our standard plastic wheel stop is six feet in length — the industry standard for a single parking space. Stops are available with beveled ends for smooth transitions between adjacent stops or squared ends for continuous-run installation across multiple spaces. We also offer custom lengths for handicapped-accessible parking spaces, which require specific stop positioning to maintain the required accessible aisle width per ADA Standards for Accessible Design.

All of our plastic wheel stops are manufactured from recycled materials — post-consumer and post-industrial rubber and polyethylene. By choosing plastic wheel stops for your parking garage, you are making an environmentally responsible choice that diverts waste from landfills while delivering superior performance and safety for your parking facility.

Plastic wheel stop installation is suitable for virtually any parking environment, but certain applications benefit most from the lightweight, durable, surface-mount system:

Parking garages — both above-ground and below-grade — are our primary installation environment for plastic stops. Every one of DFW’s hundreds of parking garages, from the Dallas Arts District to the Fort Worth CBD, from Southlake Town Square to the Shops at Willow Bend, benefits from the reduced structural load and zero-drill installation that plastic stops provide.

Surface parking lots where concrete wheel stops are consistently being damaged by maintenance equipment, snow plows, or vehicle impact also benefit from plastic replacement. Plastic stops withstand contact without cracking and can be individually replaced if damaged — no need to extract broken concrete anchors and patch the pavement.

New construction projects that want to avoid the coordination headaches of concrete block delivery to elevated decks, welding of rebar dowels, or core-drilling through waterproofing membranes choose plastic stops for their streamlined installation process. Our surface-mount system can be installed after the final pavement seal coat, eliminating the construction sequencing issues that concrete stops create.

ADA-compliant accessible parking spaces receive special attention during our installation. We precisely position each wheel stop relative to the access aisle, van-accessible signage, and adjacent striping to ensure full compliance with ADA accessibility requirements. Our crews are trained on current ADA parking lot design standards and verify clearances after installation is complete.