Driveway Pavers

Why should I hire driveway pavers?

For those building a new home from scratch or completely renovating a house, sorting out the driveway and paving around the exterior of the house is usually something that comes as an afterthought, or at least left until the main living areas areas of your home are sorted. However, it’s always a good idea to talk to professional driveway pavers at an earlier stage because they can work in tandem with any other exterior contractors working on the job to create driveway solutions that work with the rest of your house. The driveway construction may not be able to happen until after other contractors have finished, but the space will be ready for the paving or laying of the driveway. Here are some related professionals and vendors to complement the work of driveways: Stone, Paving & Concrete, Main Contractors, Landscape Contractors, Cladding & Exterior Contractors.

Calling in driveway pavers is recommended if you have a difficult area to work with – steep driveway solutions are offered by contractors for homes that are built onto slopes or hills and if you only have a small area to work with, a driveway contractor will be able to make the most of your space.

Even if you don’t need a full driveway construction, driveway pavers will be able to fix cracks, holes and any other damages that your driveway may have sustained, so you can keep the overall look but just give your drive a bit of a touch up. Driveway pavers can also be hired to work on other hardscape areas around your house; whether that’s a rock garden, patio or pathway. Or, if you don’t want a paved driveway, resin driveways and tarmac driveways are neat and low maintenance driveway solutions that can be installed by driveway contractors. Gravel driveways may need to be maintained more than other driveway materials, but they are probably the most affordable and can look smart when done well, especially if you have a grand, sweeping driveway.

Questions to ask prospective driveway pavers and paving contractors:

• What type of paving or driveway solutions do you offer?
  
• How many projects like mine have you completed?
  
• Can I see examples of these driveway constructions?
  
• Can you provide me with references?
  
• Who will be working on the project? Are the workers employees or subcontractors?
  
• What are your driveway pavers costs?
  
• What will be covered by that cost? Does that include the driveway materials?
  
• Can you give me a written estimate for the job?
  
• Do you offer a warranty?
  
• When will you be able to start installing my drive and how long will it take you?
  
• What will I need to provide?
  
• Are there any important considerations or concerns you foresee with this driveway construction?
  

Find a driveway pavers on Houzz. Narrow your search in the Professionals section of the website to driveways and paving. You may also look through photos to find examples of driveway solutions and paving that you like, then contact the driveway pavers or contractors who worked on them.