Dreamscapes Landscaping & Design

The right path to impressing guests and prospective buyers for your home may be right in front of your eyes — the driveway, walkway and front porch.

More than ever, homeowners are discovering, the best material for such things may be concrete pavers for several reasons.

Concrete pavers:

• Are beautiful. They come in many shapes and colors. Suppliers stock rustic stone-like pavers and others that look like clay brick. Light colored pavers can offer a cooler surface around patios and pool decks.
• Don’t crack like asphalt or poured-in-place concrete. Each unit has joints that allow for a small amount of movement without cracking.
• Are easy to repair. You can

Homeowners can not only help protect the environmen, they can improve the curb appeal of their home with interlocking concrete pavement. Interlocking concrete pavement (ICP) is not only visually appealing, it lasts longer than other conventional pavements such as poured concrete or asphalt. A study by Applied Research Associates (ARA) finds life-cycle costing for Interlocking Concrete Pavements is 29 years. This is longer than other conventional pavements.

This ability to last longer makes ICP the sustainable pavement of the future. Sustainable means using methods, systems and materials that won't deplete resources or harm natural cycles. Interlocking concrete pavement’s longer life-cycle means less of an impact on resources. Every homeowner can do their part to protect the earth with the use of sustainable products around the home. An added plus for the homeowner with ICP is less maintenance and

Using interlocking concrete pavers to create an exciting, durable driveway relies on a technique that the Romans used to build their roads.They are often used in walkways, patios, driveways, plazas and downtown renovations.

Many homeowners desire the high-end look of stone on their property’s walks and driveways at more modest concrete prices.

One way to do this is with interlocking concrete pavers — a pavement type that is growing in

The day you realize your walkway or patio is starting to look like an obstacle course is the time to think about replacing it.

Replacing a walkway, driveway or patio is known as hardscaping, and finding a hardscaping contractor who can design and install one that suits your house, your sensibilities and your pocketbook often requires diligent research and some price comparison to get the best value for your money. Not surprisingly, the best value is not always the cheapest.

A growing number of homeowners have discovered that one of the most versatile and customizable pavement options is interlocking concrete pavers. That said, the next step to a new walkway is finding the right person to install it. In order to ensure a quality installation, you should ask questions of the contractor like:

• How long have they been installing pavers?
• Have they been trained by a manufacturer or the ICPI? Are