Paver Walkway Design & Installation Near Me

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Walkways connect your outdoor spaces and invite you to meander

Pavers add elegance to that utility

Beautiful paver pathways and walkways can border your softscape areas or weave through your outdoor space, even your garden areas. In yards, these hardscape elements entice and invite you to meander deeper, perhaps even to find a place to pause, sit, and reflect.

Here in the Bay Area, walkways are more functional than they are decorative because of the size of most yards, but even so, designers have ample opportunity to develop a look that suits your unique style because of the abundance of options for paver size, shape, and appearance. 

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Pavers give you more walkway styles than you can count

If old world is the look you want to capture, employ cobblestones. Rather have a contemporary look, then choose sleek linear pavers.

Differently shaped paver stones can be combined to form a repeated pattern, and a contrasting stone border can enhance the look. Distinctive pathway designs like these add visual interest to your outdoor space.

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Paver walkways connect spaces

Straight paths are the signature of modern landscapes and provide fast, direct routes to various “destinations” within your outdoor space. Wide paths are excellent in your front outdoor space to lead to the main entrance to your house. 

Paver walkways create spaces

Walkways also give definition to adjacent spaces, influencing their size, shape, and sense of connection to other parts of the yard. 

Tracing paths can break the yard into zones. 

And slicing paths cut through spaces, splitting them into smaller separate zones, a fire pit gathering area in one, an outdoor kitchen in another, for example. 

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Paver walkway FAQs

Less expensive doesn’t always equate to the best value. Concrete is less expensive to install, but if you calculate in long-term cost, pavers are the more affordable option. For example, poured concrete slabs will crack as a result of encroaching tree roots, freezing and thawing cycles, and other shifts in the ground. When this happens, repairs can be costly. In many cases, you have to rip it up and do it all over again. Not so with pavers. Small sections can be removed and replaced at a very low cost. 

Limestone, flagstone and fieldstone are not recommended for high-traffic areas. Brick and concrete pavers are strong and durable and can handle a lot of traffic. 
Weeds growing between pavers used to be a big problem, but with the advent of polymer sand to fill the cracks, this isn’t much of a problem anymore. When it’s installed properly, poly sand hardens in the paver joints and and doesn’t allow seeds to take root 95-98% of the time.
 
If weeds do take over, the joints can be cleaned out and new poly sand can then be installed.

Sealant should be applied every 3-5 years. 

Pavers that aren’t sealed will be more likely to grow weeds in the joints. They will also fade from wear and UV breakdown.

On the plus side, besides protecting the color of your pavers, most paver sealers will harden the joint sand. It is then less likely that you will have settling or shifting of the pavers caused by joint sand loss.

How long they last depends on the type, but usually, they can last 50 to 100 years (even longer). Unlike concrete slabs or asphalt, pavers can be easily repaired without replacing the entire walkway.

Get started and extend the beauty of your home to the outdoors

Whether you choose to include a paver walkway or not, Opulands is here to work with you and guide you on the landscaping and hardscaping design and treatments that will work best for your lifestyle and the style, size, shape, and slope of your property. 

When you work with us on your front or backyard reconstruction, you can expect:

Spend time on planning and design in order to execute efficiently and tweak where necessary to deliver a product that fulfills and exceeds your wants and needs

Render expert advice on material selection and craftsmanship options as well as architectural formats and designs that are aligned with your family’s needs and the style of your home

Expert advice on material selection, craftsmanship options, and architectural designs that align with your needs and the style of your home

Guide you through the entire process of design, material selection, demolition, and installation

Regular communication and collaboration with our team to ensure the needs and wants are met

We will provide you the outcome you expect, at the best value in the marketplace.

A final product that aligns with your vision at the best value in the market

Be with you every step of the way to listen and guide you so that the result is just what you want, envision, and need

On-time and on-budget delivery

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Schedule your project and design consultation and get an estimate today.

If you’re looking for modern, sensibly designed, and enviable front or backyard outdoor landscaping but are overwhelmed with what you need, what’s available, and what will work in your yard, then an Opulands discovery consultation is perfect for you. 

Get your nagging questions answered and a plan forward by requesting a consultation today!  This is how all beautiful yards begin. 

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