Why Wouldn't You Use Paving?

Why Wouldn't You Use Paving?

Why Wouldn't You Use Paving?

Almost every house has a driveway or possibly a patio. These require something to always be underfoot. It seems that a lot of people like to use paving for this specific purpose, but why? There are a lot of other options available, like gravel or cement for example, so just why is paving so popular?

Gravel is often very expensive to maintain. It is not merely a case of putting it in and leaving it to its own devices. It possesses a tendency for being washed away with every storm and carried away in the tyre treads of any car that drives onto it. Consequently it needs to be replenished every so often and good quality gravel is not cheap. If you happen to be considering using gravel for your patio, you better think again! Do you ever walk bare foot on your patio? Imagine having to walk over numerous little and often sharp stones rather than something smooth.

Why don't you consider concrete or cement? It is not that hardy and has to be installed in absolutely perfect weather otherwise it won't set properly and breaks up with the slightest excuse. It's also very difficult to have it smooth and keep the many critters that may be running around your garden off it while it dries. Failure to do so leads to little footprints everywhere on you nice cement floor.

Paving is a much better option than either of these. It will not hurt your feet while you walk over it without your shoes since the bricks are usually quite smooth. It does not wash away, even during the toughest and most violent of Highveld storms. It is much easier to lay level and does not take forever to set. It can also be walked on almost as soon as it has been laid.

It also looks much neater compared to other options. It could be laid to fit the walls and decor of your house. You do not need to have borders put in to prevent the bricks from washing away like you do with gravel.

Admittedly, the cement in between the bricks that keeps them together may crack and permit small plants to grow in between the bricks, but a little weed killer sprayed on the paving once in a while soon takes care of that small problem. If you ever grow tired of your paving in its current arrangement and want to have a very different pattern in place, all that needs to happen is the current bricks have to be moved and the new ones out in place. You do not need to dig up and break up the floor like you would with concrete, nor need to bother about finding all the little pebbles in your gravel driveway (or replace them all).

In general, paving is a fairly quick and easy option for covering your patio floor or making a driveway in front of your house. It is cheaper than gravel in the long run and appears much neater than concrete.

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