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Your
Driveway makes a first impression to visitors, guests and your
community.
Selecting an
impressive
color & design to compliment your home should take serious
consideration.
Properly installed driveways will last decades. The choice you make
& material you select
may be the last for your home. The material you choose should
Compliment
your homes style
and décor. Over do it and you will make your home look out of place
within the
surrounding environment
- Artistry
& Craftsmanship are key to mapping a visual impression for your
welcome
mat. Your Driveway will add curb appeal if the materials are installed
&
maintained properly. Impressive finishes in a wide variety of colors
add
character & beauty far beyond standard driveway installations. Real driveway art where the look and designs
make strong
visual statements,
- are
the envy of every home owner!
Plain Concrete and Asphalt
lead the way in paving the past. These
materials will still be used however, with more vibrate color &
brilliant
design options. Unlimited possibilities are in the future for your
driveway and
they begin by making a decision on which driveway material is right for
you.
Your
driveway is one of
the first features visitors notice about your home.
By making it eye-catching and instilling it with character, you can
present a
warm, inviting feeling to welcome your visitors, with a multitude
of patterns & designer options
Cobblestone
Solid Granite cut into uniform sizes. Limited
natural color choice’s Pink, Brown & Grey
Limited shapes, square, round or rectangles.
Interlocking
Paver’s ( Block Pavers )
Solid compressed concrete Man-Made Blocks
(controlled curing
environment)
Unlimited artificial color choices
Unlimited shape's & sizes, multitude of design options
- Pervious Pavers
- Pavers with stone voids which allow
water to permeate In the small but growing residential market, other permeable
pavers include Oldcastle Architectural's Belgard Subterra
stone. Each Subterra unit has fissures that allow water to
pass through.
- Bricks
- Man-Made
rectangles made of clay or concrete, non-compressed
(cured by heat)
Generally porous and not as strong as Paver’s (should be set
in Mortar)
Resources limit colors, shapes limited to rectangles
Stamped & Colored
Concrete
The
durability of concrete, a more distinguished look
Unlimited
design patterns replicating any type of driveway
imaginable
Unlimited
colors a multitude of options
Concrete
Unlimited color additives can be applied to make it more appealing.
Concrete also can have a multitude of finishes and dressed
with stone (aggregates)
Concrete Installations need saw-cuts or expansion joints to control
cracking
Pervious
Concrete
Pervious concrete resembles a gray Rice
Crispy treat, It is a relatively new concept.
- The concrete is made mostly of pea
gravel, water
and cement -- minus the sand used in conventional concrete. The lack of
sand creates void spaces thus making it porous.
- When rain falls on a Pervious driveway,
it will permeate straight through.
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- Stamped & Colored
Asphalt (StreetPrint)
Asphalt stamped to
look like brick or stone, many designs
available
Many color choices;
the color will need to be reapplied as
it fades every 2-6 years
StreetPrint authorized dealers may be limited in all areas ( watch out
for imitations)
Asphalt
- It is easy to keep clean because it is
black
New Asphalt is resistant to cracking because it is made of
oil, which gives it elasticity.
The downside is the heat that is draws on a hot summer day ( because of
it's dark color ).
Macadam
or Tar
& Chip
Hot liquid asphalt is sprayed over a solid gravel base and
colored stone is applied.
Called Tar & Chip when the liquid is applied to existing
asphalt or concrete driveway.
Many stone colors and stone sizes from 3/8” – 1 ½”
Stone
Rocks can be purchased in a variety of sizes and
colors (generally 3/8” – 1 ½”)
They should be applied on a good solid gravel base and never
exceed 2"- 4" in depth.
May need a boarder to retain the loose stones from the lawn or landscape
- Gravel
(Every
driveway must have a good solid gravel base 4”- 8” thick)
- Processed gravels are man-made to perform well under your
Driveway preference.
- It can hold well as a stand-alone product if it has little or
no clay such as R.A.P.
- R.A.P (recycled asphalt product) makes a great
driveway, it is made of crushed concrete, asphalt, brick and stone from
½” –1 ½” diameter and permeates water.
- Gravels are rated by
compact ability and processed gravels outperform Riverbank or
other natural gravels that may not meet today’s high standards for
driveway foundations
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- Grasscrete
- The surface area of
Grasscrete is 47% concrete and 53% holes to be filled with grass. Grass
usually covers much of the concrete and subject to maintenance. Holes
may be filled and covered with crushed stone, seashells, etc. to
provide drainage in cases where grass is not desired. Grasscrete can be
poured or pre-cast blocks installed making a parking area strong enough
for trucks yet extremely permeable. Often not used as a driveway
material because of constant maintenance
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