Yes, provided you have ample room to allow for the additional 3 inches that will be above the concrete. If this is going into a doorway, you may have a problem with clearance. Also, the concrete should be free of any major cracks. Remember, any movement in the concrete slabs that you are going over will show themselves in the surface of the paving stones.

Paving can be installed over existing concrete or asphalt as long as it is in reasonably good shape. To ensure an adequate foundation for the brick, the existing concrete slab or asphalt should be inspected and repaired as necessary. Any cracks, chips, holes, dips or spalls should be repaired in order to achieve a flat surface. The brick can be installed either with or without mortar. If no mortar is used, a half-inch setting bed of coarse sand should be laid and compacted.

No. Concrete provides a sub-base without flexibility. This may result in the decomposed granite cracking due to expansion and contraction with changes in moisture content and temperature.

Stamped concrete is merely concrete slabs with a pattern stamped into the surface. They are susceptible to the same problems of a concrete slab sidewalk or patio. Cracking due to freeze/thaw cycles may happen with a stamped concrete patio. Paving stones can be dismantled and repaired with the same product being used on the surface.

There are several advantages to sealing concrete paving stones. Sealing paving stones will help them to resist staining. Sealing will also help to bind the sand in place and prevent germination of weed seeds that may collect at the surface of joint sand. In New Jersey and New York, only water-based sealers are available. One disadvantage to sealing paving stones is that it would need to be sealed every couple of years, thus increasing the maintenance of the project.

Can I use Anchor paving stones around my new pool? A: Yes. Paving stones make an attractive pool deck and provide a slip resistant walking surface. Paving stones also take on moisture, leaving a pavement cooler underfoot than the traditional poured concrete surface. Anchor Concrete Products, Inc. also has a bullnose paving stone that will make an attractive pool coping that will match the paving stones around your pool deck.

Properly installed Anchor Concrete paving stones provide a superior pavement to asphalt and concrete in a freeze/thaw environment. Paving stones provide a rigid yet flexible pavement that will expand and contract with the freeze/thaw cycles. Each paving stone provides an expansion joint to allow for this movement, unlike concrete slabs that have expansion joints formed and cut into them.

Yes. Paving Stones can be used as an overlay over existing concrete patios and Walkways as Well as asphalt driveways.

Choose Omars Paving Stones for any paving project. Omars Paving Stones system will instantly improve your home's appearance and increase its appraised value. With dozens of shapes and colors to choose from, design possibilities for driveways, walkways, patios & pools, sunrooms and other areas are endless.

Better. Interlocking pavers are rated four times stronger than poured concrete. Because of their unique design and installation, they resist shifting, buckling and shrinking, optimizing surface performance and appearance. Paving Stones won't even fade under the harsh sun. Unlike asphalt, they are maintenance-free without the need for messy sealers. Save time & money season after season.

Some paving stones interlock based on their shape. Others achieve interlock by the laying pattern. When installed on a proper base with one inch of sand as a setting bed, and proper joint sand placed between the paving stones, all paving stones achieve interlock. No. Color in concrete paving stones does not fade. Dirt, dust and other inert matter can mask the color in the paving stones.

No. You can incorporate all of these into your landscape, but we will not include these areas in determining your incentive. We will subtract these nonpermeable areas from those that meet our conditions when determining your incentive. However, if the patio or walkway is brick or flagstone with sand grouting (not concrete) allowing air and water to pass through, these could be included in your conversion area, assuming all other program conditions are met.

The growth of weeds or grass results from seeds blowing into, and then lodging in the joint sand. Weeds do not grow up from the bottom through the quarry process. Controlling these weeds is a simple solution. Mix a pre-emergent weed killer into the joint sand. Should weeds germinate over time, the use of a post emergence weed killer, such as Round-up, can be spot sprayed to control the problem.

A : While this is not the preferred method, your installation can be laid over top of existing concrete walkways, providing there is not substantial heaving in the existing area. Several other issues need to be addressed. First, the grade will need to be raised by about 3" (the thickness of the bricks plus bedding sand or bonding agent). This is particularly critical if any doorways are involved.

A new brick pavement can be constructed on asphalt, concrete, or compacted gravel as a base. For asphalt and concrete bases, the base material should be installed according to standard construction procedure and then the brick can be constructed on top. (See previous question.) For a compacted gravel base, the earth below should be well compacted. All brick pavements should have the earth graded to a minimum slope of quarter-inch per foot for drainage.

Yes, our industrial sealers will protect your existing stone work or driveways from harmful elements and provide a luster to bring out the natural look or colors back to life.

Paving stones can be shoveled and plowed the same as a concrete or asphalt pavement. The chamfered edges around the paving stones help to prevent the edges of the plow from hitting the comers of the stones. A plow with a rubber edge is preferred. Rock salt and calcium chloride will melt snow and ice, but they can also harm the paving stones.

You can easily remove a paving stone and replace it. Sometimes, oil stains can be so bad that they cannot be removed with an oil stain remover. Simply remove the paving stones and replace them with clean stones.

By all means! Choose low-growing selections that are also rated medium or high for Foot Traffic. These plants will fill in the gaps between stones but still stay low enough to avoid tripping pathway users. Be aware, however, that plants do not give the same grip as stone, so pathways may become somewhat hazardous when wet. In regions with regular winter snow, plants can also interfere with snow removal or cause a buildup of ice.

No more so than most other walkable surfaces. And we also recommend NOT sealing wpaving stones with anything, as this will only increase the slipperiness of them. Paving stones, as they are made, are very nice to look at, durable, and easy to walk on.