Repair Examples:

By reading through these The Brick Paver Dr. project examples it will become apparent that there are an unlimited number of scenarios which can be encountered with brick pavers. There are three key factors that influence the final job robustness 1. how well is the original installation performed? are ICPI standards and guidelines followed? 2. what is the brick design and pattern? and 3. what is the paver environment? weather conditions, poor irrigation or run-off, underground objects, ants, roots etc.

Example A:

This is an example of a very basic repair. It is difficult to see in the before photo but the bricks adjacent to the post are actually raised and at an angle. The post (deck support) is actually at a low elevation compared to the home with a walk out basement. It was obvious by the amount of water that the water table was high at this location. What happened here is the brick paver contractor installed the bricks very tight to the post. In the winter the posts actually moved vertically due to the frost / ice pushing them up. The bricks followed the posts in the vertical direction. When the posts actually came back down, because the bricks were so tight, they stayed at an angle and were not able to get to their original installed position. It was also observed that slag was used as a base instead of aggregate.

  Deck Support Post:

Before                        After

The Brick Paver Dr. first photographed the project. All bricks associated with this problem were all removed and cleaned. All the sub materials were then removed.  New materials were then put in place in accordance with ICPI brick paving standards. The bricks were then cut, removing about a ¼ of an inch, to create a clearance with the post to prevent this problem from occurring again following the next winter. Using the photo as a reference the bricks were installed to their original location. The bricks were then plate compacted and sweeping sand was applied to the joints as you can see in the after photo. The finished project was then photographed prior to being sealed.