When it comes to your home… everything has to be perfect. From the rock fireplace to the wood floors, you want nothing but the best because it is your home, your place of refuge, your fortress of solitude. Your home is the place you run to in times of trouble; retreat to after taking a beating at work, and hide in when you just do not feel like facing the world.
Inside and Out – Home Should Feel Like Home
In an imperfect and impatient world, your home is the one place where you can get what you want. You surround yourself with the things that “feel” like you. Inside and out, your home is where you can cut loose, be yourself, and quietly enjoy the things that make you who you are. From the front edge of your yard to the back gate… your property should reflect a trouble free place for you to be while the rest of the world minds its own business.
There Really is No Place like Home
These are the reasons that you should use brick pavers instead of concrete and asphalt. Let’s face it, the two areas of home that you long to see the most is your driveway and your patio at the end of the day. When you get off work and fight your way through the traffic, the most welcoming sign in the world is the end of your drive. Just knowing you are going to pull up in that driveway and when you do, the rest of the world and its troubles can keep on going is a huge comfort.
Create Your Style of Ambiance with Pavers
Now, would you rather see an ugly black asphalt strip, a plain slab of drab concrete, or an old style, cobbled, country-estate driveway made from rustic colored pavers? There simply is no contest. I feel relaxed just thinking about it. Speaking of being relaxed… how about the time you spend after work on a beautiful new pavers patio. Can you smell the steaks grill on that built in pit while you relax on your lounge chair watching the sun set? If that is not enough reason, here are more.
Choosing Pavers over Wood
Think about that wood framed patio for a moment. Does it need paint? (Yet again) Are the bugs eating your wood? Has wood rot set in near the house? Are there damp places in corners where wood rot and mold are bound to set in if they have not already? Is your patio a regular old wood or concrete slab that says nothing to your about style, comfort, or… home? Do not worry; this is the case in every home in your neighborhood and a hundred million others all over the world.
Aesthetically speaking, pavers and their wide variety of colors and materials are far more beautiful than asphalt, concrete, or wood could ever be.
Strength and durability are also on pavers side. This is especially true if you live in a volatile climate.
Pavers can exude elegance… which is something that we could use a little more of after a hard day’s work or a during weekend’s worth of… “Work…? What’s work?”
No more worrying about hacking at weeds that grow around patio posts, weeds that spout out of cracks in pavement, roots that throw your patio off kilter, West Coast concrete cracks that occur with the slightest Richter scale reading, and East Coast cracks that Jack Frost springs on us after cold winters begin to warm.
No more boring straight lines and predictable patios. Pavers come in a huge number of stones that you can use to create a wide variety of styles in an amazing number of colors. Your patio, and yes, even your driveway’s design is as infinite and creative as your imagination.
Pavers will not pollute our creeks or rivers because they allow for the natural biological process Mother Nature employs by run-off. Pavers allow water to filter through the bacteria trapped in the gravel underneath, which is a naturally cleansing process.
Unlike concrete or asphalt, which has to be replaced in obvious chunks, if a paver gets damaged it can be quickly and easily replaced and you would be hard pressed to even remember which one was damaged.
Your pavers are so durable that you will watch your neighbor replace his concrete driveway at least 6 times if he does it every five years while yours will still be a rock solid drive.
Installing your paver driveway, garden trail, or patio is fast, and far easier than laying sloppy, spattering concrete or pouring smelly, stick to your car’s paint job asphalt. You can let him use your pavers driveway for a week while he waits for his to be finished and is safe enough to drive on but try not to brag about your pavers drive being usable the same day it is installed.
Implementing Your Totally Unique Design
This list of the benefits of pavers over concrete and asphalt can go on and on but we believe that you probably get the idea. We neglected to cover the most amazing point. The design of your patio or driveway makes it unique. Any design of which your mind can produce and you can put on paper can be implemented. You can literally create something so incredible that it would be the talk of all your neighbors and friends and something that you can care for and enjoy for several decades. Check into landscape companies in your area today or to find a company that installs pavers. You can even install your own with minimal equipment rental and some research online.