Almost every house features a driveway or even a patio. These need something to remain underfoot. Apparently a lot of people like to use paving for this specific purpose, but why? There are a lot of additional options available, like gravel or cement by way of example, so just why is paving so popular?
Gravel tends to be very expensive to take care of. It is not simply a case of putting it in and leaving it to its own devices. It has a tendency for being washed away with every storm and carried away in the tyre treads of each and every car that drives onto it. Which means that it needs to be replenished regularly and good quality gravel just isn't cheap. If you happen to be thinking of using gravel on the patio, reconsider that thought! Ever walk bare foot on your patio? Imagine being forced to walk over countless little and frequently sharp stones instead of something smooth.
Think about concrete or cement? It isn't that hardy and it has to be set in absolutely perfect weather otherwise it will not set properly and breaks up with the slightest excuse. It's also very difficult to get it smooth and keep all of the critters that may be running around your garden off it while it dries. Failure to do so results in little footprints everywhere on you nice cement floor.
Paving is a much better option than either of these. It does not hurt your feet while you walk over it without your shoes as the bricks are usually quite smooth. It does not wash away, even during the toughest and most violent of Highveld storms. It is much easier to lay level and doesn't take forever to set. It may be walked on almost as soon as it has been laid.
It also looks much neater than the other options. It could be laid to complement the walls and decor of your home. You do not need to have borders put in to help keep the bricks from washing away as you do with gravel.
Admittedly, the cement in between the bricks that keeps them together may crack and permit small plants to grow in between the bricks, but just a little weed killer sprayed on the paving from time to time soon takes care of that small problem. Should you ever grow tired of your paving in its current layout and want to have a very different pattern in place, all that needs to happen is the current bricks have to be moved and the new ones out in place. You do not need to dig up and break up the floor like you would with concrete, nor need to bother about finding all the little pebbles in your gravel driveway (or replace them all).
All in all, paving is a fairly quick and easy option for covering your patio floor or making a driveway in front of your house. It is cheaper than gravel in the long run and appears much neater than concrete.
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