Here’s a question to kick things off: if you’ve been pondering interlocking driveway pavers, what are you waiting for?
An expertly designed paver driveway adds an instant sense of luxury to the front of your home.
Paver driveways are tough, beautiful, and make you feel fancy.
Interlocking driveway pavers that look like quaint cobblestone will make you feel like a European estate owner. Or maybe a sleek slate look is perfect for your contemporary home.
Questions about installing a paver driveway? We’ll answer a few common ones to get you started.
Part of the fun of pavers is using your creativity, but there are some good guidelines when it comes to size for driveway pavers.
Resist the urge to install big, 18-to 24-inch interlocking driveway pavers. They’re more prone to buckling and cracking than the smaller pavers.
They’re not meant to hold the repeated weight of a two-ton vehicle.
Keep pavers under 12 inches for driveways and save the big ones for the patio.
Yes. Save a few from your original installation.
Scrape out the sand in the joints surrounding the paver to be removed. Use two screwdrivers to wiggle the paver out.
Insert the new paver, replace the joint sand, and settle the paver into place with a rubber mallet.
Absolutely — for several reasons:
Your paver driveway installers will seal it right away, and it will need a new coat every three to four years.
You would think so, but not exactly. Your paver driveway needs to pitch to the side a bit, so water can drain. The area should look and seem flat and level, but will be installed with just enough tilt for proper drainage.
No waiting. Go ahead and test them out, jump up and down, admire how great they look.
Yes, over time driveway pavers will fade. You’ll notice darker colors fade faster. But you can prevent a lot of that fading by sealing them.
Not on top of concrete driveways. They can’t flex like they need to on a driveway and will crumble to pieces.
We can install pavers over concrete pool decks and on front porches.
Naturally, cost can vary widely, based on size and the materials and designs you choose.
The typical paver driveway in Orlando costs about $7.50 a square foot. That’s for an average driveway of standard pavers without complications.
That includes the Ground Source thick, six to seven-inch base underneath, which is twice as thick as most patio builders in Orlando FL use.
Less base is less expensive, but don’t be fooled. The sand base is a crucial element of quality paver installation. You can look at one of our paver jobs years later and see that there’s no sagging, sinking, or heaving, thanks to our quality base.
A few things:
We install PVC sleeves under the paver driveway to make adding irrigation or landscape lighting easier later. That way, we won’t have to tear up the whole driveway to do work underneath it.
At Ground Source, we offer a two-year warranty on all paver installation, which covers defects in material and workmanship. (Remember, pavers naturally have variations in color, texture, and wear. That’s not a “defect.”)
The warranty specifically covers cracking, settling, and shifting.
Don’t stress — this is supposed to be fun!
Our landscape designer will walk you through it and offer plenty of pro advice.
He’ll bring paver samples you can compare to the color of your house, and catalogs packed with design ideas.
He’ll help you match the style of paver pattern to the style of your house. A vintage English Tudor needs a different patio look than a sleek contemporary ranch.
Luckily, there are paver patterns suited to any style.
There’s a lot to love about driveway pavers — and a lot to know.
Questions? Just ask!
We’re paver experts, but our skills don’t stop there. We’re with you every step of the way as you plan your perfect outdoor space.
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