PERMEABLE PAVERS: THE ENVIRONMENTALLY SMART CHOICE FOR BERKLEY HOMEOWNERS
In California's Bay Area, water quality is a crucial issue for everyone. Throughout California, urban and suburban neighborhoods are generally paved with large areas of impermeable surfaces. From highways, and freeways to city streets, parking lots, and residential neighborhoods, sidewalks, driveways and garden paths, are constructed with…
A GUIDE TO CHOOSING PAVERS FOR POOL SURROUNDS IN SONOMA COUNTY
When it comes to creating a beautiful outdoor living space, the area around your pool is a perfect candidate for hardscaping. Called the pool surround, deck or decking, hardscaping with pavers can instantly improve the look of your pool area, and up its entertainment…
USE EDGING TO DEFINE YOUR CONCRETE PAVER WALKWAY
Your outdoor hardscaping can add dimension and depth to your living space. Today, you have a wide variety of materials to choose from when it comes to pavers. Adding a complimentary or contracting edging along your concrete paver walkway can help to define your space, and add…
SEVEN IMPORTANT FACTS FOR SAFELY BUILDING RETAINING WALLS
Here in Northern California's Bay area, retaining walls perform an essential function. Their strength and functionality allow contractors to build homes in the most unlikely places, like the side of a mountain! A retaining walls main purpose is to hold back soil when there is a change…
INTERLOCKING CONCRETE PAVERS ARE A SMART CHOICE FOR YOUR BAY AREA HOME HARDSCAPING
If you're considering a hardscaping project like constructing or replacing a driveway, adding a patio or garden walkway to your outdoor space, one of the most important decisions you'll make is your choice of materials for the project. Is a concrete slab,…
WHEN IT COMES TO CONCRETE PAVERS, IT'S THE BASE THAT COUNTS
Concrete pavers are a beautiful hardscaping material that is perfect for creating walkways, patios, driveways, and pool decks. They can up your home's curb appeal and add value when it's time to sell. A correctly installed a concrete paver surface can offer homeowners 25…
PRACTICAL AND CREATIVE PAVER PATIO IDEAS FOR YOUR POOL DECK
Today, pool deck design is a creative art. Not long ago, the typical pool deck was made from poured concrete or timber, and they all pretty much looked the same. Today, thanks to a variety of materials and creative design techniques, your pool deck can…
CREATING A FIRE FEATURE IN YOUR OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE
For many Santa Clara County homeowners, their outdoor space is a place to gather family and friends and enjoy the beautiful weather. One feature that is gaining in popularity is adding a fire feature to an outdoor living area. Whether it's a beautiful finished outdoor fireplace,…
Having a pool can create summer memories for the whole family. To really maximize on a pool you can lounge around in and entertain company with, you’ll need to pay attention to your pool patio.
Having a brilliantly built pool patio with all the bells and whistles will increase the value and use of your entire…
Are you looking for a material for your driveway, patio or walkway around your home?
The surroundings of your home should reflect your personal taste while being long-lasting and cost-effective.
For many years, people have chosen concrete to build driveways. And yet, nowadays pavers have become the best choice for many customers for many reasons.
Keep reading to…
Are you looking for a unique way to entertain your house guests?
An outdoor kitchen is a great way to extend your home outside while also creating a fun atmosphere for your family and friends.
According to a 2014 study by Houzz on spring landscaping trends, 14 percent of those who undertook a landscaping project spent money on an…
It’s no secret paved homes look beautiful. To keep them that way, you have to learn the techniques for cleaning paving stones.
Aside from their beauty, paving stones are a great upgrade to your home’s landscape. They offer advantages such as durability, slip and skid resistance, and low maintenance.
Other advantages include:
being easy to repair, replace,…
