Wheel Stop Installation
In Union, NJ
Concrete and Rubber Parking Stops
1-800-STRIPER provides professional wheel stop installation in Union, NJ — anchoring concrete, recycled-rubber, and plastic-composite wheel stops at stall heads to protect sidewalks, storefronts, and accessible routes for commercial properties across Union and Morris counties.
1-800-STRIPER of Union PROVIDes Wheel Stop Installation Services NEAR YOU
Need to protect vehicles or walls from accidental damage?
Wheel stops (also called parking blocks) protect your property, enhance safety, and improve parking lot organization.
Benefits:
Wheel stops prevent vehicles from parking too far into a space or overextending into other spots, pedestrian walkways, and other areas, while also helping with vehicle alignment. They can prevent damage to buildings, curbs, or landscaping. Wheel stops also serve as clear visual cues for proper parking and are sometimes used on slopes to prevent cars from rolling.
Wheel Stop Installation in Union, NJ
Wheel stop, parking stop, parking block, parking bumper, curb stop, wheel stopper. Six names for the same low block at the head of a parking stall, the one a tire meets before a bumper meets something more expensive. The names matter because half the people looking for this product are looking under a different word than the one that ends up on the invoice.
1-800-STRIPER of Union supplies and installs them across Union and Morris counties and the five other counties we cover, usually alongside striping so the stall heads are set out and the stops anchored in one visit.
Concrete, Rubber and Composite Wheel Stops
| Concrete | Recycled rubber | Plastic composite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Heaviest — resists displacement by mass | Moderate | Lightest |
| Anchoring | Pins or rebar into the substrate | Bolted or spiked to the substrate | Bolted or spiked to the substrate |
| Impact behavior | Can chip and spall on repeated contact | Flexes and recovers | Flexes; can crack in hard cold |
| Plow tolerance | Poor if struck — heavy and brittle | Better — more forgiving to a blade | Variable |
| Service life | Long if not struck or plowed | Long; does not spall | Moderate |
| Appearance over time | Weathers and stains | Holds appearance | Holds color; can fade |
| Best fit | Low-plow sites, permanent layouts | North Jersey lots that are plowed | Light-duty and appearance-led sites |
For lots in our service area the plow is usually the deciding factor rather than the product’s rated life. Concrete stops are the traditional choice and the most vulnerable to being caught by a blade; recycled rubber tends to survive a North Jersey winter better. We will tell you which we would put on your lot and why.
Where Wheel Stops Go in a Union Parking Lot
The general rule is that wheel stops go where a vehicle’s overhang would otherwise reach something that matters: a sidewalk, a storefront glazing line, a landscaped bed, a utility cabinet, a fence, or a parked vehicle in the row opposite.
In the Township of Union there is a specific reason worth raising with your site planner, and it is one almost nobody in this market mentions. Section 170-2601 of the township code sets a minimum parking stall length of 20 feet — reduced to 18 feet where curb overhang is provided. The ordinance stops there. It does not define what provides that overhang, and it does not mention wheel stops anywhere in the chapter, so whether stops at the stall head satisfy the condition on your lot is a determination for the Township Engineer through site-plan review rather than something we can read out of the code for you. It is worth asking, because on a constrained lot two feet per row can decide whether another row fits at all.
The same section sets a limit on the idea. Parking space overhangs may not intrude into the minimum transitional buffer area — so the overhang is permitted where there is somewhere for it to go, and not where it would push a vehicle into a required buffer. Positioning is therefore a measured decision rather than a default setback, and we set the stop back from the stall head far enough that the tire makes contact before the bumper reaches whatever is being protected, which depends on the stall depth and the stop’s own footprint.
Wheel Stops and Accessible Routes
This is where wheel stops most often get installed wrongly, and the failure is invisible unless you know to look for it.
The 2010 ADA Standards require accessible parking to sit on the shortest accessible route to an accessible entrance, and that route has to be usable along its whole length. A wheel stop placed across the route — at the head of an accessible space where the path to the door runs, or inside the access aisle — obstructs the thing the Standards require to be kept clear. The stop is doing its job for the vehicle and defeating the route at the same time.
Getting it right is a layout decision, not a product decision: the stops protect the walkway without sitting in the path, and the access aisle stays free. Because we mark the accessible bays and set the stops in the same engagement, the two are resolved together rather than by two trades in sequence. Our ADA parking lot striping page covers the full accessible requirement.
For a full list of our pavement marking services, visit our parking lot striping in Union page.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Wheel Stop Installation in Union, NJ
Where to install wheel stops?
Wherever a vehicle’s front or rear overhang would otherwise reach something worth protecting: sidewalks and walkways, storefront glazing, landscaped beds, utility cabinets and meters, fences, bollards, building walls, and the opposing row in a double-loaded bay. They are also used at the head of stalls facing a drop, a retaining wall or a curb where a vehicle rolling forward would be a real hazard. In the Township of Union there is an additional reason tied to stall length, covered in the next answer.
Where to position wheel stops?
Set back from the stall head far enough that the tire makes contact before the bumper reaches whatever is being protected. That distance is not one number — it depends on the stall depth, the depth of the stop itself, and how much overhang the vehicles using the lot actually have. Position them centered in the stall so a driver meets the stop squarely rather than clipping one end. In Union Township, the position also has to leave any permitted overhang clear of the minimum transitional buffer area.
How to put a wheel stopper?
The stall head is marked and measured first, then the stop is positioned and anchored to the substrate. Concrete stops are typically pinned with rebar or steel pins driven through pre-cast holes into the pavement; rubber and composite stops are bolted or spiked through their mounting holes. The anchor has to reach sound material — a stop pinned into a failing or thin surface will work loose under the first few contacts. We set them as part of the striping visit so the stall geometry and the stop position agree.
How far back to install wheel stops?
Nobody can give you that number without seeing the lot, and a contractor who offers one is guessing. The setback is determined by the stall depth, the footprint of the stop, and the front overhang of the vehicles that actually use the space — a lot serving pickup trucks needs more allowance than one serving compact cars. The test is functional: the tire must meet the stop before the bumper reaches the sidewalk, storefront or planter being protected. We measure it on site rather than applying a default.
Do wheel stops let you use a shorter parking stall in Union Township?
Section 170-2601 sets a minimum stall length of 20 feet, reduced to 18 feet where curb overhang is provided. The ordinance goes no further: it never defines that provision and never names wheel stops, so we will not tell you the shorter stall becomes available the moment stops go in. Ask the Township Engineer at site-plan review whether stops at the stall head satisfy it on your lot. On a constrained lot those two feet per row matter. Any overhang must also stay clear of the minimum transitional buffer area.
Are wheel stops required by code?
We have not found a general requirement in the codes governing our service area that says every parking stall must have one, and we are not going to imply otherwise. What we can point to is Union Township’s section 170-2601, which permits an 18-foot rather than 20-foot stall where curb overhang is provided — without defining what provides it, so ask the Township Engineer rather than treating it as settled. Where a specific site plan or Planning Board approval requires them, that approval is the requirement. Check yours.
What is a wheel stop also called?
The same product is sold and specified as a wheel stop, a parking stop, a parking block, a parking bumper, a curb stop and a wheel stopper. Some suppliers also call them parking curbs or tire stops. The names carry no functional difference. All of them describe the low block anchored at the head of a stall that a tire contacts before the vehicle reaches whatever is beyond it. Materials do differ: concrete, recycled rubber and plastic composite each behave differently, particularly under a plow.