In this video, we discuss the pros 👍 and cons👎 to paver and concrete slab surfaces. Our goal is to answer many of the questions we get about the two products and our recommendations. 🖼😀⚒️💪
I have an alley that I had concrete installed 20 years ago. I specified the concrete rating and rebar spacing. Not a single crack! Don't go cheap! Pay a little more and get a lot more life!
sorry to be so off topic but does any of you know a way to log back into an Instagram account?? I was dumb forgot the account password. I love any tricks you can offer me
@Clay Layne thanks so much for your reply. I found the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. I see it takes quite some time so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Thanks for the positive response Ro! We are a little biased towards pavers because of the challenges we see in normal concrete in Western Pennsylvania soils and freeze/thaw cycles but tried to give you a thorough explanation of both.
pavers hold a lot of ants they live under and around. especially paver ants which get in your pool and bite you while you swim, the bites hurt as bad as fire ants. paver ants are very hard to get rid of. We've been fighting this problem for years. Save yourself a lot of money and headache do not put pavers around your pool.
While in theory this should be the case, we've found in our area (Western PA), our freeze thaw cycles and clay soils have proven differently. Some concrete contractors really do a great job and can make concrete last longer with better materials though. We really sway in the direction of pavers - that's obvious - because of many of the reasons we list in this video and other videos. Environmental factors, weather and soil conditions are hugely part of the decision to go one way or another. Thanks for your comment! We hope this clarifies some things on our part!
WRONG WRONG and WRONG AGAIN... cement is ALWAYS better value... even stamped... and maintenance on pavers is way more than concrete.. I recently just added a 12x12 section in my backyard for an upcoming party, it was almost half the cost of pavers using concrete, and this was stamped, and I don't have to worry about weeds between EVERY FRIGGIN PAVER as people say they used the black plastic pads and some kinds of mortar that will stop weeds... I got news for you... IT DOESN"T WORK..!! after just 2 seasons... they will look like shit...and with any kind of rains over the season WILL undermine and cause uneven pads.. my old house had pavers, and when new they looked good.. after just 2 seasons.. they had to be ripped up and then just added concrete and went by there 2 and a half years later and it still looks good some light edging was all it needed... I personally will NEVER use pavers again.. cost was ridiculous, ..
My pavers have a mortar outline not plastic. They have a crushed stone color that wont fade. A 5 inch crushed limestone base. And cost THE SAME as all the poured concrete quotes. I think you got a bad company friend.
Yes, we must admit that we are biased towards pavers as we have lots of frost heave throughout the winter in the clay soils of Western Pennsylvania which inevitably leads to cracks in concrete. Other locations with sandy, better draining soils and less severe temp swings throughout the seasons, concrete can be a great option. We still sub concrete work if the client requests, we just prefer pavers over concrete because of the reasons listed in the video. Thanks for your thoughts!
@@earthcraftdesignbuildmaint5321 big facts , region plays a big role, especially if it's outdoors and minimal covering overhead. I often see people not building for their environment. Like trying to grow a green lawn in the desert. I reconsidered what I said, your clients are in good hands 🤙🏼
that was not good. On your next presentation rehearse and practice. Your delivery of information is okay, but too many hesitations and doesn't flow, its choppy and way too many mistakes. However the informaton was confusing and the facts provided don't flow , transition is poor. No need to get detailed about cracks, be precise with information. You shouldn't say "the next thing i want to talk about" excludes the listener, say "lets talk about", or "take into consideration", "in addition". You need to talk with confidence., in all honesty it sounds like you're new to this and winging the information.
Hi Ky Lu, I'm sorry you feel this way. The statements we make in this video are based off of weather conditions, clay soils, frost heave cycles within Western Pennsylvania. Other areas may differ. This is just what we have found after years of experience in the field in our local area. That's why we are biased towards pavers however we still work with some great concrete subcontractors to install more cost effective options for our clients as well. It's just our preference to use pavers in most instances for the reasons within the video. We hope this helps you understand our perspective more. We aren't trying to be dishonest, just what we believe works the best in our area.
