Pavers
enhancing outdoor space with pavers With outdoor living now entrenched in our australian culture, homeowners are seeking to add lasting value and functional outdoor living space to their homes. Pavers are an easy cost effective way of adding unique style and personality to the exterior of your home.
They are also a great way to link the indoor living space and outdoor areas of your home. Paving bricks are an incredibly versatile product which you can use for many different outdoor hardscape projects including driveways, walkways, pool surrounds and outdoor entertainment areas. Now with an abundance of shapes, textures and colours available to choose from, the options for enhancing your home with pavers are endless!
Driveways Their durability and weather resistance make pavers the perfect choice for any driveway. Pavers are low maintenance and offer a variety of different laying patterns and designs which can add beauty and functionality to the entrance of your home. you should choose a paver based on the overall style that you want to achieve. For example, cobble or mini pavers create an old world look, and larger format pavers are great if you are after a more contemporary look. Colour and texture is one of the most important elements to consider when planning your driveway. Pavers are traditionally designed in earthy tones of brown, grey and tans. When selecting a colour,
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consideration should be given to the colour and style of your home together with the surrounding landscaping. you should also consider the extensive range of stylish new exposed aggregate pavers which are surprisingly affordable and proving to be very popular with Perth’s leading landscape designers and architects. Once you have decided on the colour, texture and shape of your paver, consider the different laying patterns available. here are just a few to choose from: • Stretcher Bond or Brick Bond; suitable for both square and rectangular units, however recommended for square units in driveways • 45° Stretcher Bond, recommended for square units in driveways • 90° herringbone ; recommended for rectangular units in driveways • 45° herringbone ; recommended for rectangular units in driveways When considering which laying pattern is right for you, take into consideration the size and shape of the driveway as some laying patterns might make the driveway look smaller than it actually is. The recommended patterns are preferred due to their superior interlocking ability in driveways.