Understanding Pavers & Maintenance

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Asphalt, Concrete or Paver Driveways- Which is the best?!?

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Pavers are generally the most expensive option initially, costing $12-$24 per square foot. They have a medium level of maintenance, primarily dealing with weeds that can grow in the joint spaces. Periodically, a crack and crevice spray may be needed to control weed growth. The key advantage of pavers is their ability to settle without cracking or breaking. If an area settles, individual pavers can be easily removed, more base material added, and the pavers re-tamped into place. This easy repair makes pavers a 'lifetime product'. Additionally, Pro-Tip #1 suggests that if oil stains occur, individual pavers can be popped out, flipped upside down, and reinserted, making the stain disappear.

Goal: Understand paver costs, common maintenance, and the benefit of easy repair for settled areas and stains.

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Sprayer — Applying weed killer to paver joints
Base material — Leveling settled areas beneath pavers
Crack and crevice weed killer — Controlling weeds in paver joints

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the cracking. Next up is pavers. They come in at the top of the list for initial price, averaging anywhere from 12 to $24 per square foot, and they do have a medium level of maintenance. Pavers can develop weeds. the seeds can get in the joint spacing. So, periodically you may have to spot spray your driveway, sidewalk or patio with a crack and crevice to keep the weeds under control. Pavers can also have individual settlement, but that is the beauty of the system because they will settle but not crack and break. That settlement is so easy to fix. You can literally pick the pavers out of the ground, rebase them, and put them straight back in place. making pavers the only system between the three that is a lifetime product with a medium level of maintenance. Here's a neat pro tip for you. If you happen to get an oil stain or something on your paver driveway and you can't scrub it out, simply pop the pavers in out of place, flip them upside down, and put them right back in place. The bottom side of that paver will look like brand new and your driveway. You'll never know you had a stain there. Last but not

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