Concrete Valley Pans and Mill and Pave at Storage Tech in Denver

Asphalt Coatings Company poured new concrete valley pans down the drive aisles at Storage Tech on East 69th Avenue in Denver, then milled and repaved the asphalt around them.

Skid steer pouring gravel base into valley pan forms as a crew member spreads it at Storage Tech in Denver

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Building the Concrete Valley Pans

Each valley pan runs down the center of a drive aisle and went in over five steps.

  • Crew setting string lines in a trench cut through the old asphalt

    Trench

    On the first day, the crew cut a trench through the old asphalt and stretched string lines along it to set the pan's line.

  • Skid steer dropping base material between wood forms for a valley pan

    Form and Base

    Wood forms went in on both sides, and a skid steer dropped base material between them.

  • Mixer truck pouring concrete into valley pan forms as the crew spreads it

    Pour

    Pouring began the next day. A mixer truck chuted concrete straight into the forms while the crew spread it.

  • Finisher working fresh concrete in a valley pan form between storage buildings

    Finish

    Finishers worked the fresh concrete level with the tops of the forms.

  • Steel bars sticking out of the end of a finished valley pan where the next section joins

    Join

    Steel bars left sticking out of a finished end mark where the next section of pan joins it.

  • Finished concrete valley pan with control joints running down a drive aisle

    Finished Valley Pans

    Finished pans show control joints and a broom finish.

A Concrete Channel along the Fence

A formed concrete channel now runs beside the wooden fence on one edge of Storage Tech.

  • Mini excavator digging a trench along the wooden fence line

    Dig the Trench

    On the third day, a mini excavator dug a trench along the fence line.

  • Staked wood forms for a concrete channel along the fence

    Set the Forms

    Our crew staked wood forms for both walls of the channel the next day.

  • Poured concrete channel with raised walls, still in its forms, along the fence

    Pour the Channel

    The channel was poured at the end of the first week. A steel plate was later laid across it at one crossing point.

Milling and Repaving the Drive Aisles

With the concrete in place, the asphalt between the new pans was milled and then repaved.

  • New asphalt strip filling the gap between a concrete valley pan and old pavement

    Fill the Edges

    During the first week, strips of new asphalt filled the gaps between the pans and the old pavement.

  • Milled asphalt drive aisle beside a new concrete valley pan

    Mill

    Nine days after the trenching, milling left a grooved surface across the drive aisles.

  • Tack coat on milled asphalt next to a section still waiting

    Tack

    Tack coat went onto the milled asphalt ahead of paving.

  • New asphalt meeting a concrete valley pan in front of storage unit doors

    Pave

    New asphalt went down the next day and now meets the concrete pans in front of the unit doors.

  • Skid steer working along a milled drive aisle beside storage unit doors

    Skid Steer on the Milled Aisle

    A skid steer worked along a milled drive aisle beside the storage unit doors.

  • Fresh asphalt across an open lot in front of roll-up storage units

    New Asphalt

    Fresh asphalt now covers the open lot in front of the roll-up storage units.

More Photos from Storage Tech

These photos follow the job from forming the pans to the repaved drive aisles.

  • Wood forms set down the center of a drive aisle between storage buildings

    Forms Down the Aisle

    Wood forms set down the center of a drive aisle between storage buildings, while trenching and forming the valley pans.

  • Gravel base inside valley pan forms running the length of a drive aisle

    Gravel Base in the Forms

    Gravel base inside valley pan forms running the length of a drive aisle, before the pour.

  • Close view of a new concrete valley pan with a broom finish and control joints

    Broom Finish

    Close view of a new concrete valley pan with a broom finish and control joints.

  • Crew setting wood forms for a concrete channel beside the fence

    Setting the Channel Forms

    Crew setting wood forms for a concrete channel beside the fence.

  • Fresh concrete in the formed channel running along the fence line

    Fresh Concrete in the Channel

    Fresh concrete in the formed channel running along the fence line.

  • Steel plate bridging the concrete channel at a crossing point

    Steel Plate at a Crossing

    Steel plate bridging the concrete channel at a crossing point.

Services on This Project

This project combined our commercial concrete and our asphalt paving in Denver.