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Many Uses for Pavers

Many Uses for Pavers

Pavers are a simple and beautiful way to improve your outdoor living space. More homeowners in the US are using them to give driveways, walkways, patios, and other outdoor structures an old-world and creative design that concrete does not afford. Manufactured in a spectrum of colors and an assortment of shapes, pavers are strong, attractive, and have a variety of applications.

Driveways are most commonly made of concrete or asphalt, but both materials have their drawbacks. Concrete is highly susceptible to cracking even if it’s segmented with contraction joints, especially in Florida. Asphalt must be periodically sealed. A driveway designed with pavers will also require maintenance, but because pavers are modular in design, this may make upkeep easier. In some cases, homeowners can even replace a single paver themselves from blocks leftover from original installation of the driveway.

The main benefit of a paver driveway is purely aesthetic. Homeowners often forget that they are a prominent part of a home’s appearance, perhaps because of their utilitarian space. However, it’s hard to overlook a paver driveway. With a look that evokes a timeworn European street, a paver driveway makes a much stronger contribution to a home’s curb appeal. If a driveway made entirely of pavers is too expensive, even edging or an apron made of pavers can provide a dramatic upgrade.

Patios are the foundations of outdoor living spaces, and they are often made of brick or concrete. While there are several attractive and classic patterns in which brick can be laid, the plethora of shapes and colors of pavers offer many more options. Pavers can even mimic natural stone, one of the more expensive and sought after paving materials.

Pavers can also be used to construct pool decks as well as walls and benches that rise seamlessly out of a paver patio. Integrating all these elements creates an outdoor living space so rich and cohesive that it can truly seem like another world.

Outdoor kitchens are a must for serious outdoor living enthusiasts. In this application, the flexibility of pavers compared to traditional building materials is remarkably apparent. Pavers can be used to erect counters, bars, and housing for grills and barbeques. These features can also be seamlessly incorporated into a paver patio. For homeowners who do little outdoor cooking but want to stay cozy on cool fall evenings, fire pits and outdoor fireplaces made of pavers can easily take on a range of unique looks customizable to the home and the surrounding landscape.

Beauty, versatility, and durability don’t always go hand in hand, but interlocking paver stones are a good example of a premium product that is lovely to look at, wide-ranging in its applications, and – best of all – designed to last. With your design in mind and the aid of a talented paver installation contractor, you can design and implement a paver project that will transform the exterior of your home.