Parking garage protection

What to protect first

Start with the columns next to drive aisles and ramps, the columns at the end of each row of stalls, and the gate arms at entry and exit. Those take most of the scrapes. A clearance bar at each vehicle entrance stops a too-tall vehicle before it reaches a beam, pipe or sprinkler line.

Measuring columns and gate arms

Measure around the column with a tape. A 48 in wide wrap covers a column up to 48 inches around (a 12 in square or about a 15 in round column); a 72 in wrap covers up to 72 inches around (an 18 in square or about a 22 in round column). Gate arm guards fit standard 1 × 4 in arms: 72 in guards for arms up to 6 ft and 108 in guards for arms up to 9 ft.

Installation

Wraps and guards close with hook-and-loop tabs, so there is no drilling into the structure, and they come off for cleaning or moving. The foam core is closed-cell and the shell is waterproof rip-stop nylon, so they hold up in open-air decks.

Lots and freight

Column wraps and padded covers are sold in lots of 6, gate arm guards in lots of 4. Each order ships direct from the supplier in 1 to 3 business days.

LTL (less-than-truckload) carriers price a pallet by its weight, its size and its freight class. Freight class runs from 50 to 500 and is set mostly by density, in pounds per cubic foot: dense, heavy pallets ship at a lower class than light, bulky ones. Your delivery address matters too. A liftgate, a residential or limited-access address, or a call-ahead appointment each add a carrier charge. Our store quotes it live at checkout from the carriers, with those options priced in.