4 Key Benefits of Installing Rubber Wheel Stops

Wheel stops are a common enough sight on many parking areas, and they are available in a wide variety of materials. In recent years, rubber wheel stops have become the defacto choice for many business owners and property managers. A rubber wheel stop is often a superior choice to a concrete, metal or plastic equivalent. In this article, we will look at four key benefits of choosing a rubber wheel stop for your location.

1. An Environmentally Friendly Option

Everyone wants to help out the environment if they can, and you can do this with a rubber wheel stop at no additional cost to your business. All of the rubber wheel stops supplied by Image Bollards are made from 100% recycled rubber materials. The rubber is gathered and then ground down to form fine granules. These rubber granules are then heated and formed into wheel stop moulds. At this stage in the manufacturing process, colours can be added to individualise the wheel stop to the customer's specifications. In most circumstances, the customer chooses a high visibility colour to make their rubber wheel stops easier to see at night or in low light conditions.

2. A Flexible Choice

If we lived in a perfect world for building, every surface would be as smooth as glass and level. However, this isn’t the case in reality, and the surface of any car parking area is likely to be bumpy and uneven. This can be a real problem when installing metal, concrete and plastic wheel stops because they are rigid and inflexible. A rubber wheel stop doesn’t have this issue, and the wheel stop itself can be moulded to fit an uneven surface. This means that the rubber wheel stop is easier to install because you don’t need to spend a lot of money trying to smooth out the area.

3. An Easy Installation Experience

A rubber wheel stop is fixed directly to the surface of the road without any special training or specialised tools. A single worker can move a rubber wheel stop into position and fix it in place using a basic hammer drill and machine screws. If you compare this process to the installation of a concrete wheel stop the difference is immediately apparent. When a concrete wheel stop is installed an entire work crew is required, mortar needs to be mixed and poured, and at least two workers are needed to carry a heavy concrete wheel stop into place. Because rubber wheel stops are easy to fix in place they can even be used in a temporary capacity without a great deal of trouble.

4. A Durable Choice

Unlike concrete, a rubber wheel stop will not crack or break in extreme weather conditions. The colours that you choose will not fade as they are added at the manufacturing stage and the rubber is effectively dyed rather than painted. A rubber wheel stop is tough, and it will last for many years with a minimal amount of maintenance.

If you’re interested in the installation of rubber wheel stops in Perth, get in touch with Image Bollards for expert help and advice.

Supply and install high quality security bollards around Australia, we supply wide range of bollards including steel bollards, removable, along with rubber wheel stops.