If you're searching for a suitable surface for your driveway, patio, or pathways, concrete pavers create good coverage. To discover reasons to spread them around your yard, read on.

Easy to Install and Allow Access

Concrete pavers consist of concrete pieces in different shapes and colours that you can fit together like a jigsaw on outdoor flooring — just as tiles fit together indoors. However, with concrete pavers, you don't need to bond the pieces together with grout. You can arrange them on top of a sand and gravel base that drains water. Thus, concrete pavers are easy to set up. 

If you need repairs down the track, you can pull out individual units and replace them. You also have relatively easy access to underground pipes or wiring, should contractors need to work on these infrastructures. The pavers can be lifted and put back in place afterwards. Conversely, solid concrete and other surfaces using set grout require major construction work to get underneath.

Don't Crack like Concrete Slabs

Another benefit of concrete pavers over a concrete slab is that paver surfaces don't crack like solid concrete can. The underneath earth moves slightly and settles at times, which rips solid concrete in all directions. As the slab can't flex or adjust, it cracks to accommodate the shifting ground.  Pavers, on the other hand, have more give. They can shift slightly and adapt to any underground earth movements, sitting on a sand and gravel base.

Easy Upkeep

Concrete pavers are easy to look after so you won't have to waste much time and money on upkeep. You may need to sweep the area with a broom to remove dust and spray with a hose to give them a spring-clean. At times, you may need to uproot stray weeds. In contrast, other materials such as decorative concrete and natural stone can require periodic sealing and regular cleaning.

Wide Variety of Decorative Options

Concrete pavers come in a wide variety of shapes, colours and sizes, granting plenty of ways for you to create different effects in the garden. You could lay faux-stone pavers or ones that mimic timber planks. Additionally, you can set up different patterns, giving your outdoor surfaces instant appeal.  For example, an ashlar pattern unites rectangles and squares of different proportions. A running bond design replicates brickwork. You can also create circular designs using fan-shaped pavers. If you want to transform the surface in the future, you can lift the pavers and lay new ones after refreshing the subbase, which is a lot easier than ripping up solid concrete and hard-grout stone pavers.

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