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Have you checked out the curb appeal of your home lately? Does your home reflect your style? Perhaps it’s time to plan some improvements to your driveway and walkways. An upgrade will make your return from work sweeter and impress your neighbors and visitors as well as yourself.
Adding paver stones will have a great impact on your driveway and walkways. Colors, textures and patterns tend to slow down traffic, while uniform surfaces and large paver stones will cause people to pass by without a glance. If you choose a smaller pattern, you may want to add a border or an additional pattern such as a slate seamless texture used in stamped concrete. To get an idea of how a paving pattern might look, visit sites with completed projects and have samples brought in and laid down as though they were already set. This will help you make pattern and color choices.
If you are on a budget, you can add natural stone or pavers in a grid pattern or as borders. Borders can be a contrasting or complementary stone inlay or a solid brick course along the edge of the walkway. Be aware that borders can give the illusion of a smaller area; they work well on driveways but probably should not be used on walkways under four feet in length.
Driveways and walkways don’t have to be straight. A long meandering driveway, especially through a wooded area, creates a feeling of privacy. If you want the convenience of driving up to the front door, the Governor style driveway has two entrance/exit points to the street and makes a half-circle in front of the house, creating an elegant and gracious approach to your home.
One way to personalize your walkways and steps is to add artisanal tile mosaics. While mosaics are hearty and durable, they also have a delicate quality that adds beauty and elegance to your walkway. Any mosaic installation must be done together with other stonework. It’s best to work with a mosaic designer or artist to create a tile plan.
While it may be tempting to go all out with a driveway and walkway upgrade, you do not want to detract from your beautiful landscaping. Don’t add an extravagant driveway or walkway if it will not blend well with your architectural design or landscape.
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Gravel is just one of those things where we know it when we see it. If someone asked us just what gravel is, we might have a hard time expressing it, but we know we see it almost daily. Gravel is everywhere, and used in everything. But gravel doesn't come from just any old rocks; it has to come from a certain kind of gravel rock deposit and meet other qualifications to be considered gravel.So what kind of rock is used to make gravel, and how do they effect the gravel that is used in common [...]
Concrete acid stain can be applied to new or old, plain or colored concrete surfaces. They are available in 10 basic colors. Although they are often called acid stains, acid is not the ingredient that colors the concrete. Metallic salts in an acidic, water based solution react with the concrete to permanently color of the surface. Siliceous aggregates such as gravel or sand, do not react with the stain. Surfaces containing a higher content of cement will react more than one with less cement [...]
Stone cobbles are one of the most beautiful materials to use in paving. Done properly they have a European elegance and robustness which is hard to match.Cobbles come in several types of material, including granite, porphyry and even concrete. They can be laid on a sand base if they are at least 60mm thick and grouted with gravel, sand, tar or mortar. For the best results though they should be glued onto a concrete slab and this article discusses this procedure.Cobbles can be purchased either as[...]
You're probably planning a Shotcrete or Gunite pond, but I bet you do not know what Shotcrete and Gunite are. Come on. Take a guess. If you answered, a sprayed concrete, that would be incorrect. In reality, Shotcrete is an all-inclusive term used for describing the process of spraying concrete or mortar through either a wet or dry application technique.Gunite, on the other hand refers only to the dry-mix process in which the dry cementitious mixture is blown through a hose to the nozzle, [...]
Catchpits refer to a pit inside a drainage system. This piece in the drainage system collects matter that could potentially cause blockage. On draining systems that do not make use of any sort of geo-membrane, a catchpit system is appropriate. This will minimize the collection of soil particles and other pieces of sediment like grits and silts. This pit must be considered before setting up outfall.When you look at a catchpits piece, you will see an empty chamber. It will also have an inlet pipe [...]
Catchpits refer to a pit inside a drainage system. This piece in the drainage system collects matter that could potentially cause blockage. On draining systems that do not make use of any sort of geo-membrane, a catchpit system is appropriate. This will minimize the collection of soil particles and other pieces of sediment like grits and silts. This pit must be considered before setting up outfall.When you look at a catchpits piece, you will see an empty chamber. It will also have an inlet pipe [...]
Catchpits refer to a pit inside a drainage system. This piece in the drainage system collects matter that could potentially cause blockage. On draining systems that do not make use of any sort of geo-membrane, a catchpit system is appropriate. This will minimize the collection of soil particles and other pieces of sediment like grits and silts. This pit must be considered before setting up outfall.When you look at a catchpits piece, you will see an empty chamber. It will also have an inlet pipe [...]
Catchpits refer to a pit inside a drainage system. This piece in the drainage system collects matter that could potentially cause blockage. On draining systems that do not make use of any sort of geo-membrane, a catchpit system is appropriate. This will minimize the collection of soil particles and other pieces of sediment like grits and silts. This pit must be considered before setting up outfall.When you look at a catchpits piece, you will see an empty chamber. It will also have an inlet pipe [...]
There are many different varieties of concrete blocks. But, the majority of building blocks are simple rectangular blocks of cement, which are gray or white concrete. The average concrete block measures 1ft 6in x 9in and can range in thickness from 3 inches to 9 inches. There are special instances where this thickness may differ a classic example of this would be a foundation block which although maybe thicker if required will still measure about the same.There is another terms you may come [...]
Two frequent questions I get from homeowners: My driveway sounds hollow... is that bad? Sand runs out the end of my drive after it rains... is that bad? If you have significant voids or space between the concrete and sub grade or if your drive is on a steep grade, this can certainly be "bad". Does your drive make a thumping noise when you drive in on it? Maybe it rocks when you drive over it. Can you see between the joints? Are there visible cracks? Does it look like your driveway concrete is[...]
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