A driveway carries several tons on the same tracks every day. It needs a deeper base than a walkway and a stronger edge, because pavers spread sideways under load and only the edge restraint stops them.
We excavate to depth, compact in lifts, and set the border first so the field has something to run to. Joints are filled and locked, then the surface is compacted once more with the units in place.
Done this way a paver drive stays flat for decades. And when the ground does move, or a utility has to be dug up, individual units lift out and go back. Poured concrete does not give you that.
How it goes in
- 01
Depth and fall
Excavation set for vehicle load and sloped so water leaves the drive, not the garage.
- 02
Base
Aggregate placed and compacted in lifts, checked as it comes up rather than at the end.
- 03
Border first
Edge course and restraint set before the field, so nothing can creep outward.
- 04
Field and lock
Units laid to pattern, cuts fitted, joints filled and the surface compacted again.