Over the past 25 years the the amount of hardscape (pavers & retaining walls) installed by contractors has grown at a very rapid rate. Only in the past few years has there been an emphasis on standardizing, by organizations such as ICPI, the practices and materials used by hardscape installation contractors. The goal is to provide paver systems with the quality and life that the Romans produced thousands of years ago. ICPI has established industry standards which increase the quality and life of modern hardscape projects. The Brick Paver Dr. is ICPI certified and whether your project is a repair or a new install ICPI practices will be followed regardless of the application, pedestrians or automobiles.
The Brick Paver Dr. Experiences:
If your project is a repair, extreme care will be taken in the handling and cleaning of your pavers to insure satisfactory reuse of them. Typical hardscape failures are poor original installation (inadequate compaction, no edge restraints, improper materials, run-off slopes etc.), improper drainage provisions i.e. retaining walls, plugged underlying drain tile, underlying sprinkler lines, downspout wash out, roots, ants, no joint stabilzation, poor maintenance and there are many more depending on the hardscape design. If necessary, cleaners will be applied to remove basic debris and effloresence matter. If the cause of the hardscape failure is recognized repair or rework i.e. roots, underlying piping, downspount will occur to insure this condition does not repeat itself. All the original pavers will then be re-installed with new base aggregate material, geotextile material, leveling sand, and edge restraints. Pavers will be plate compacted and polymeric sand applied to the joints to provide the most stable and robost final support structure. Paver sealing is available to provide excellent paver appearance, surface protection, and joint retention. Ultimately, this provides you with a better than new, high quality, long life, paver product and a diagnosed and corrected problem.
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The compacted aggregate base depth will vary based on the expected type of traffic ex: automobile, pedestrian etc. and the condition of the compacted soil subgrade. The condition of the soil subgrade will also determine if geotextile material is required. A layer of leveling or bedding sand is necessary to provide the final layer to set your paver and insure a final level paver surface. The paver size, style, and pattern are usually based on personal preference however, it can be beneficial to chose ones that are robust and optimize paver life. All brick pavers require some type of edge restraint whether it be poured concrete (adjacent driveway), a block or concrete foundation, or aluminum or plastice style product (we recommend Pavetech brand low profile plastic). These types of restraints are fastened using steel spikes. Plastic style restraints come in straight or flexible pieces (for paver patterns in which the outer edge is curved). The final step following laying all pavers is to insure the paver joints are filled with a sweeping style sand to provide brick support and stability. We recommend a polymeric style sand such as a Quik Crete product. Polymeric sand when properly installed sets-up, or hardens, following a gentle stream of water being applied. It is important to try to minimize the amount of sand that remains on the surface of the brickpavers since it will harden and become difficult to remove. Sealers can then be applied to the brickpavers and the project is complete.
Do not hesitate to contact us for customer references and testimonials, our customers are amazed at the repairs we perform.
The Brick Paver Dr. Specialists in Hardscape Repair, Restoration & Maintenance
