Paving Design & Landscaping
Turning Visions Into Realities Since 1972
Paving Design & Landscaping is your one-stop solution for all your hardscaping and landscaping needs. Regardless of whether or not you are looking for paving services for commercial settings or flower bed concepts for your backyard, we’ve got the skills, experience and know-how to make your vision a reality.
Paving Design & Landscaping implements a unique, elegant European style in each of our landscaping and hardscaping projects. We have worked hand-in-hand with many general contractors, using a variety of paving mediums such as cement and interlocking pavers. Our classy, sleek paving concepts can also be seen in our landscaping work, which — like all our services — are completely customized to your satisfaction.
Whether you are planning to replace an old patio, driveway or flower beds, or need to create something new, we are here to help. We will assist you with your paving needs, or other needs to solve an existing problem or bring your ideas to life.
Experts in Road Maintenance: Houston Pavers
Your Houston Pavers are working hard every day to help make your city a safer place. Doubtless you've seen workers along the road, laying down and smoothing asphalt, either to replace an old and worn-out road or to cover the cracks in an existing roadway. It's these efforts that make your roads safe to drive on. The Houston Pavers, along with civil engineers and other highly specialized employees of your city, plan and design the safest roadways possible.
Although Houston Pavers do participate in commercial and public projects, that’s not all they do. Houston Pavers can also install driveways, walkways, and pathways. Give them a call!
Houston Pavers: Explore What We can do for You
Experienced Houston Pavers specialize in creating smooth, flat surfaces from asphalt. Driveways, paths, and roadways are most often constructed of asphalt. Basically, asphalt is useful in any scenario where you need a smooth, strong, and flexible surface for foot traffic or vehicles. Why is asphalt so well-liked? It’s both inexpensive and easy to care for. Although it depends to some extent on how well it is cared for, and how much traffic it is exposed to, it is usual for asphalt installed by expert Houston Pavers to last around 20 years.
More than 70 million tons of asphalt is recycled each year. Unlike concrete, asphalt retains heat. This means that build-up of snow and ice is quite slow; and melts more quickly than it would on concrete. Winter won’t be a threat to your new driveway, since it hardly ever freezes. And when you regularly maintain it with bi-annual resealing, the driveway your Houston Pavers create for you will continue to look brand new. Get great after-installation maintenance from your Houston Pavers, who will be happy to provide service across the life of your driveway.
Houston Pavers: Innovations and New Developments
Traditionally, asphalt is made from gravel combined with crude oil derivatives. But your Houston Pavers may also work with new blends of asphalt. These modern materials improve on the performance of traditional asphalt, and also render it easier to handle. In the future, there will be many different kinds of asphalt available for the Houston Pavers to offer consumers.
Porous asphalt, which is applied upon a layer of crushed stone, is only one of the many types you can purchase. When it rains or snows, the water is absorbed by the asphalt and filtered through the stone bed, eventually becoming ground water in the soil below. Because Houston Pavers are experts at building well designed streets, there is little danger of flooding in the aftermath of storms. Thanks to the filtration provided by the design, the resulting ground water is purer and clearer than average run-off. The use of porous asphalt also eliminates the need for dangerous and often ineffective roadside ditches. It is easy to understand why your local Houston Pavers choose to use a porous asphalt system when possible. Amongst the many positive factors are its ability to withstand freezing by releasing heat, and its ability to decreas
“Hot-mix” asphalt – which is asphalt put in place while it is extremely hot – is used by your local Houston Pavers for traditional installations. To ensure that the asphalt “hot-mix” cures properly, it is necessary to maintain a high temperature for the material itself, and install it on a hot day. Another type of asphalt, called “warm-mix” asphalt, requires a less extreme heat. The local Houston Pavers can use this mix as well, which is up to 100 degrees cooler. Warm-mix asphalt is ideal for use on cooler days. Since it is easily compressed and packed, labor costs are reduced. And because it requires less extreme temperatures and less fuel to heat it there can be a savings over using the traditional mix.
Houston Pavers: What You can Anticipate
When you contact your local Houston Pavers, they will of course conduct a brief interview to determine exactly what your asphalt needs are. They won’t start the work until they are clear on exactly what you need.
The first step the Houston Pavers will take is to install a bed of gravel or crushed rock to put the asphalt on. The Houston Pavers will pour the asphalt over the rock foundation. If you want an attractive and well-build driveway, give your Houston Pavers a call. They will deliver a great product you can afford.
Your Houston Pavers will most likely use a “paver” which is a machine that levels out the surface of the driveway. The machine is similar in appearance to a steamroller, but much smaller. With your new driveway leveled and smoothed, the Houston Pavers just need to give the new surface time to cool so that it will “cure” properly. This generally takes from twelve to twenty-four hours, but may take more or less time. Of course, your Houston Pavers will talk to you about this before commencing the job.
Find Out How Houston Pavers Can Help Maintain and Take Care of Your Asphalt Installations
Asphalt is a very tough material. Nevertheless there are some weaknesses you should be aware of. It can crack during extreme variations in temperature, develop potholes, or begin to crumble around the edges, similar to concrete. The Houston Pavers are able to apply sealant to your driveway, which is usually enough to weather-proof it for at least two years. Periodically your driveway may develop crevices, which Houston Pavers can simply seal up.
One thing that causes potholes and gaps in asphalt is exposure to wet conditions. Water that has seeped under the uppermost asphalt layer can weaken the layers underneath. Then, when weight is put on it, it can fracture. The Houston Pavers are aware that both coating the surface with sealant and regular assessment of the condition of the driveway are necessary. If the driveway has become wet an air pocket will develop underneath the asphalt. With extreme temperature variations, the amount of air will steadily increase. The aperture under the surface is disclosed when the surface layer finally crumbles. This is the process by which potholes come about. Avoiding potholes is easy, if you take a few precautions. Your Houston Pavers can help you to take steps to prevent them. Another thing you can do is regularly examine the surface for any sign of problems. Keeping an eye out for potholes is important, because your pavement may have to be resurfaced if more than a few develop.
If you're dissatisfied with your current driveway or you're in the process of homebuilding and need one installed, contact your local Houston Pavers today.