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What Stone Should You Choose For Pavers?

Pavers are the beauty of any property, be it a house, hotel or resort. Therefore, no matter what kind of project you have, you have to be very particular about the paving stone as there are varieties of paving stones to choose from. Each stone has its utility and meant for specific purpose. For instance, there are some stones which are well suitable for paving around your pool and spa, while there are others which are ideal for paving garden area. So the choices are abundant that tells you to be over attentive.  

Brick pavers: These paving stones are made out of cement, sand, fine aggregate and water. All the ingredients are mixed well and are heated at high temperature. They give an impression of raw bricks and last for a lifetime. They are kwon to be highly versatile and durable.

Concrete pavers: There are unlimited style, color anddesigns for concrete pavers. These stones are highly preferred because of their ability to be safe, strong, versatile, durable and adaptable to all weather conditions.  Besides, these are extremely easy to install, maintain and repair. Mostly, interlocking stones are manufactured that provides the ease the installation and unique designs.  

Stone pavers: Naturally occurring stones are used for pavers. Usually, they are mined from the quarries or are collected from the rocky outcrop. Unlike other pavers, these are not manufactured, still there are lots of varieties in stone design and colors, and most exciting part is that they all exist naturally. However, these stones are a bit expensive, yet are highly popular.
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  1. Unknown27 June 2013 at 10:13

    Thanks for sharing this. I have been considering using paving stones to help make my backyard look a lot better than it is right now. I have been looking online for some ideas that I could use for this big project. I hope to get it started soon while the weather is really nice.

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