Everything a tagger wants, under one roof
If you designed a space to attract graffiti, it would look like a parkade: acres of smooth pale concrete, dim corners, no sightlines from the street, legitimate reasons for anyone to be there, and privacy measured in minutes rather than seconds. It's why parking structures are the most consistently tagged spaces in strata and commercial buildings — and why they need a deliberate strategy rather than incident-by-incident response.
What works underground
- Light the corners — upgrading the darkest bays and stair cores changes the privacy calculus more than anything else; LED retrofits often pay for themselves in reduced vandalism alone
- Coat the target zones — stair wells, elevator lobbies and entrance ramps take most of the hits; an anti-graffiti coating on those zones turns each incident into a wipe-down instead of a work order
- Remove on a rhythm — parkade tags are seen by every resident daily; they drive more owner complaints than exterior graffiti. Scheduled checks (easily folded into a patrol program) keep the structure ahead of the cycle
- Mind the details — marker on elevator panels, stickers on signage, etching on lobby glass: the small media dominate parkades, and each needs its own removal approach
A note on ventilation and residents
Enclosed structures need removal methods chosen for air quality — low-odour chemistry and timing that avoids peak resident traffic. It's a routine consideration for us and worth confirming with any contractor working your garage. Send photos of your parkade's problem corners and we'll quote a cleanup plus the coating plan that keeps it clean.