Paving stones have become an increasingly popular material for new driveways, patios, pool decks and walkways, particularly in Southern California. Although the cost of pavers is higher than concrete, pavers offer a number of features that other materials do not. Paving stones come in hundreds of colors, styles, textures and patterns, allowing you to create a one-of-a-kind look for your driveway, patio or pool deck.
Plus, pavers have a classy look, last for decades, and can easily be repaired if needed. When it comes to installing concrete pavers, there are two main options: regular paver installs and overlays. In a regular install, your paving contractor will start from scratch by excavating the area and laying down pavers. One of the best ways to improve the look of your existing concrete driveway, walkway, patio or pool deck is to lay pavers on top of it. Additionally, there needs to be enough room to add a paver on top of the concrete without it blocking any doorways or causing a tripping hazard.
Before installing pavers over concrete, the surface is cleaned with pressure washer to remove any dirt or debris. Does this sound like a good method? If not, what do you suggest? Thanks, Joe. Another area to consider when making lawns and gardens look great is professional concrete curbing. Curbing will really enhance the look and feel of your property, either residential or commercial. Installing concrete curbing is what we do and it makes all the difference. The pitch from the middle of the patio has changed and its slopping toward the house and now my laminate floor is warped because of the moisture from the water absorbed by the concrete slab my house is built on.
Also, the paver stones by the wall of the house are all lifted up or sunken down. The question: would almost 19 years of water saturating the patio and the house cause the downward sloping of the patio and the pavers to shift and come up and sink down?
The homeowners association is responsible for outside maintenance and the sprinklers and they are trying to shift the responsibility for this issue. I would appreciate any information you can provide. Dee, I think you need an attorney.
I am living testimony to the effects sprinklers can have on on structures. Good luck! I want to put a step outside of my French door. It is paved area. What do I put down first before I lay the bricks and then the paving slabs?
I am a lady of 71 and I would like to have a go at this. Is there a way to drill drainage holes in an existing partically cover patio. The patio is concrete cover with porcelain tiles. When there is a heavy rain, the water puddles in areas and runs across part of the patio. The patio has a stone wall on one side and the water collects in area against the wall. My landscaper installed pavers over my existing patio using a sand base and filling the spaces between with sand…then the rains came and leached water up to the stucco on the house.
They drilled about 60 holes in the patio, layed the pavers over sand again and now the monsoon season in New Mexico is here…needless to say, water is leaching up to the house and staining the stucco…. My landscaper says this is normal and especially on a patio facing north. I say this could ultimately result in stucco damage as well as other structural problems…any suggestions? I have cool deck over concrete around my pool. It is not is bad shape but looks old.
What is the best way to spruce this up and make it look new again? I have an uncovered patio that used to have outdoor carpet. After mulitple demo efforts, there are still traces of carpet glue residue and water pools in the center. This time, we skipped the paver base and used JUST sand. The finer sand was so much easier to work with and gave the pavers a soft but firm surface to sit on.
We laid our pavers one by one based on the measurements we marked during our dry run. We used plastic paver spikes as spacers, placing one in each joint. When we were finished, we reused them for additional edging we installed around the yard. To make our cuts, we used a circular saw for straight cuts, and a grinder for our curved cuts. For both tools, we used diamond tip blades, which are needed for cutting through concrete and stone without chipping. Because we laid our pavers in a diamond pattern and had big curve in our pathway, we had to make a LOT of cuts.
It took us Bryan many hours to get through all of them, but it was worth it! Once all of the pavers were in place and our cuts were finished, we cleaned them off, removed the spacers, and spread polymeric sand into the joints. Polymeric sand is different from regular sand — it has polymers in it that become like a glue and hold pavers together when it gets wet.
We used a broom to sweep the sand into all of the joints, and then wet the entire walkway with our hose when we were finished. By installing the 1. You can see here how short our bottom porch step is, and the unfinished edge in the front. We bought limestone stair treads from a local stone yard to cap the front of the walkway and all of the stairs.
You may have also noticed that we installed a retaining wall! This was another budget friendly project that we tackled ourselves, and one that made a HUGE impact on our curb appeal. Remember when it looked like this? After everything was dry, we went over the concrete with this travertine ledger stone , and used the same landscape adhesive to adhere it to the wall.
And this is where we started — eeeek. So glad we got these hardscaping projects finished before the weather turned! What do you think? Would you tackle a project like this? You took it to a very textured, interesting, and clean-lined look, and it blends well with your house.
I love the home you selected for renovation and for living. I liked your paver orientation on the diagonal. The two of you look handsome and strong together; I hope your union lasts forever. Take care and good luck with your new career direction. I will follow you from time to time.
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