STONE PAVER SIDEWALKS

Sidewalks are hardscapes that provide safety and convenience to residents and guests of home and commercial property owners. With top-quality materials and efficient construction, these pathways can last even up to 75 years.

Because a sidewalk’s ultimate function is to foster safety and convenience, it should be constructed with strong, durable and non-slip materials. They must be designed to provide easy access for everyone, including those who use strollers, roller skates and the physically impaired.

Why Stone Pavers For Sidewalks?

Stone pavers are among the favorite materials used in sidewalk installation due to their overall appearance, ease of repair and maintenance plus their overall general strength and durability. Paver sidewalks are made from durable paving materials. As such, they can withstand constant pressure and frequent traffic. They can last up to 80 years and even more. These naturally beautiful hard materials possess an understated elegance that no man can ever duplicate. Their rough surfaces make them slip-proof. This prevents kids from having accidents. Paver sidewalks are easy to clean. More importantly, you don’t have to replace the whole sidewalk in case of paver breakage. Only the affected paver is replaced.

There’s no denying that natural stones are among the most attractive and prized landscaping and building materials used by property owners, builders, artisans, architects, landscape designers and contractors. It’s primarily because of their sheer beauty and decorative possibilities that natural stone pavers are used extensively in landscaping.

Extreme Loads And New York Weather

Additionally, landscape structures made of high quality natural stones such as granite, marble, slate, bluestone, limestone, porphyry and flagstone are able to withstand extreme loads and weather changes. This means that you won’t have to shell out money just to have them repaired or replaced after some time. Stone pavers are also ideal for different applications (mostly outdoor) since they require very minimal maintenance. Usually, all you need to maintain their pleasant appearance is to regularly wash the surface using jet spray. While they may cost higher than other materials, they more than make up for it with their beauty, functionality, and incredible strength.

Natural stones are generally quarried and used as is, while some are subjected to some kind of manufacturing processes just to make the stones more marketable. The dozens of available colors, finishes, textures, and designs of natural stones means that they are highly ideal for projects that require a great deal of personalization. Among the available stone pavers finishes, for example, are polished, thermal, honed, and flamed. Meanwhile, you may choose from full course, diamond, hexagonal, square, circle, marquise, and half-course paver shapes. You could also take your pick from the different patterns: basket weave, parquet, cobble-lock with edger, running bond, and 45- and 95-degree herringbone.