Driveway Paver
How to find and choose the best driveway paver for your home.
There’s nothing more annoying in home ownership than coming home to a driveway that is in bad shape. With the cold winter months and the normal wear and tear that your driveway goes through day in and day out, it’s natural for the paving to get bad. The thing is, your driveway tends to set the tone for every arrival you have coming home. If it’s in bad shape, or there are potholes, or uneven patches, it can be frustrating.
- Experience matters sometimes more than accreditations.
- Find out the approach they take to your job.
- Get multiple quotes and be certain they are detailed.
- Be certain that they will be coming out for follow ups after the job is completed.
Experience matters sometimes more than accreditations.
When it comes to driveway paving, the tradesmen that you’re considering for the job may also have experience in other areas such as bricklaying, ground-working, landscape gardening and other general types of building. This is because driveway paving can sometime fall under all of those different areas of construction around your home. While a general contractor may be able to actually do the driveway paving for your home, you will still want to take the time to find an actual driveway paving specialist to do the work you need for your home.
Find out how they will approach your paving job.
You want to know that the tradesman you’re hiring is able to carry out the job you’re asking of them. It’s important to have some questions ready to ask them during the quote process that will help you determine their ability to complete the job in the highest quality.
- What materials will they be using in the sub-base?
- How will they handle the drainage?
- To what depth will they be going?
- Do they think they will encounter any water or gas pipes or other such hidden issues?
- Do they know if there are planning constraints?
Get multiple, detailed quotes for your job.
Be certain they will be following up after the work is completed.
With something like driveway paving work, the actual effects and impact of the work done takes time to settle in. It will take a few weeks for the paving to settle into place, for potential problems to show up. Sometime it can even take months. So, it is smart to confirm with the driveway paver you hire that they will be coming back out to your property a couple weeks after the job is completed to do a thorough follow up with you.