OUR GUIDE TO THE PERFECT STONE DRIVEWAY
The driveway is the first impression a visitor will get to a home or business landscape—so it’s important to get it right. We can help you choose the natural stone that meets your design spec for color, shape, and durability. And we’ll take care of the rest; including sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery.
DRIVEWAY LOOK AND FEEL
A driveway should be an integral part of one’s landscape and home, so starting with a good design is essential whether adding stone accents to an existing driveway or creating an entirely new granite cobblestone or plank driveway. Granite cobblestone driveways are timeless classics but we can up that game a little. How about limestone, basalt, or bluestone cobblestones quarried and cut to spec or going with cobblestones reclaimed from historic streets and plazas. The choice will have a profound effect on the look and overall feel of the driveway. A good design will consider all of the variables and help narrow the choices to materials that have the right look and feel and are appropriate for the functional requirements including climate.
Reclaimed First Generation Granite Curbstone Plank Pavers / P223
Style
Cobblestones and bricks are still the most popular choices for driveways but plank pavers and custom dimensional cut pavers are becoming very popular. Planks add a great look regardless of whether they are reclaimed or newly fabricated. Reclaimed materials, in general, exhibit the effects of time and wear and each stone is unique. The color variations of reclaimed stones yield a dramatic old world feel. Planks expand on that theme by exploiting their larger surface area. Modern styles may opt for dimensional cut pavers with tight joints and more uniform shape and color. Creative designs may contrast new and old stone in interesting ways including the use of radically different materials, like basalt cobblestones with granite accents, for instance. It’s definitely worth spending some time end effort getting the style right, especially if you want something unique. Irregularly shaped paving stones are another possibility, and these are available in sawn/worked and natural surfaces.
