Brick Driveway.

[Petejoe]

Been wanting to do this ever since I built the garage.
Finally pulled the trigger.
Wanted to at least closely match the historic brick in the patio and some walks.
Priced out stamped concrete, man that’s expensive. Quotes were in the 7000-8000 range.
Glad i decided on brick. Half the price and looks much better with the property.
Am about a third finished.
Using the heavier limestone for the base and the crushed limestone for the leveling media.
The crushed limestone will not be compacted until all the brick are in place. Then a compacting vibratory leveler will be used on top of the brick with plywood placed between to prevent damage. It will **** the brick right into the limestone. Tight as a drum.





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[BajaScout]

Are you doing the work yourself

Looks real nice!


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[Petejoe]

Thanks. I have a great helper.
He’s a senior taking vocational courses on this type of work. He’s taught me a thing or two. [emoji3].
My wife and I did this driveway 30 yrs ago.




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[BajaScout]

Sweet! I did a patio years ago. Looking at your driveway I may do something similar with mine.


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[Petejoe]

They now have a new material to fill in the spaces between the brick. I used sand before on the old driveway.
This new stuff gets hard and prevents grass and weeds from growing between them.
Called Polymeric sand.


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[BajaScout]

Good to know. One issue I had with my patio is the roots from the neighbors tree.

 

[Kaizen]

They now have a new material to fill in the spaces between the brick. I used sand before on the old driveway.
This new stuff gets hard and prevents grass and weeds from growing between them.
Called Polymeric sand.


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Lol not new stuff but yeah better then sliced bread. How does it do with winter snow? Thinking of doing it on my shop driveway but concerned about movement.


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[ItsNemo]

Lol not new stuff but yeah better then sliced bread. How does it do with winter snow? Thinking of doing it on my shop driveway but concerned about movement.


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I've got polymetric in my driveway up here in Canada, has been rock solid through a few winters now, zero problems.

 

[txvwnut]

That driveway is gonna look awesome. I’ve always used sandmix to bed in pavers and for the infill. I think it works as good as the polymeric stuff for less cost.

 

[colt zantop]

Now that looks cool! Nice work so far.

 

[JoeMcGov]

Have used polymeric "sand" on commercial paver builds for 15 years. Great stuff.

 

[Kaizen]

That driveway is gonna look awesome. I’ve always used sandmix to bed in pavers and for the infill. I think it works as good as the polymeric stuff for less cost.

Poly greatly reduces weeds and insect holes. Sand locks it together well but not the protection poly gives.


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[Kaizen]

I've got polymetric in my driveway up here in Canada, has been rock solid through a few winters now, zero problems.

Don’t doubt the poly. Asking about the bricks. Wonder if heaving in winter affects snowblower/shoveling.


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[BillK]

Are those "regular" bricks or pavers ? Whats it end up costing you per sq ft for materials ?

 

[ItsNemo]

Don’t doubt the poly. Asking about the bricks. Wonder if heaving in winter affects snowblower/shoveling.


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Brick ***** to shovel, period, any brick, no matter how perfectly laid it is will catch shovel edges. Especially larger pavers, mine the longest ones (there's 3 sizes) are something like 18" and so always grab a shovel. Snowblower is fine though.

 

[Mustang415]

I love the look!


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[Dig Doug]

You might need a thicker base section (engendered base material below the bricks) check your local supply house that sells the brick/pavers.

Looks great! Your neighbor hood looks like it could be Mayberry from Andy Griffith show!

Living here in San Diego we don’t get to shovel our drive way very often...

 

[Stuart in MN]

Brick ***** to shovel, period, any brick, no matter how perfectly laid it is will catch shovel edges. Especially larger pavers, mine the longest ones (there's 3 sizes) are something like 18" and so always grab a shovel. Snowblower is fine though.

If the installation is done right it should lay flat for a long time. My back sidewalk is paver bricks, put down about 30 years ago. Only in the last year or two I've had a couple of them rise up a little at the corners.

 

[spudley]

Looks good!
Glad you have help. I did a 16' x 28' patio 20 years ago alone and my back still hurts.
My biggest issue now is ants. I swear those buggers can move a brick.

 

[fiataccompli]

That looks great. There is someone in my neighborhood who is currently putting in (eh, having put in) a very long (1000’?) paver driveway and I have to say it gave me pause about the massive concrete driveway I am about to have poured. Probably not enough pause to change my mind, but it is certainly inspiring as an idea for other areas around the house & new garage.

 

[Petejoe]

Thanks everyone.
It’s best to use a snow brush or a snowblower for these.
Snow removal ***** regardless.
Driveway size is 22x32. Brick cost is 2000
Another 300 for bed material and rental vibratory.
Going to give my helper (boss) [emoji3]some too.
Nice thing about brick. It doesn’t crack. When or if it starts to move around, you can just reset it.
That’ll be after I’m dead and gone in the big brick pile in the sky.
Yes these are paver bricks.


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[Petejoe]

Getting closer.
Hot today!!
Made some shade while cutting and trimming the edges.




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[4xdog]

That looks terrific, Petejoe! I like your garage doors, too.

My hometown in southeastern Ohio was big -- like really big -- in pottery and clay way back when. Some of the bigger paving brick producers were in town. My dad salvaged a thousand or so for a driveway apron that I'm slowly moving out here for a project to be defined. Those old pavers are eternal -- seriously heavy and dense.

That town still has a number of brick streets. And a lot more brick underneath pavement, too. Here's some inspiration to keep you laying brick -- these streets are probably a hundred and twenty five years old. Your driveway should last as long!

 

[ant.foste]

This thread and the pictures are inspiring. I have wanted a paver driveway in the last two homes we owned, and this thread and your materials pricing really opens my thought process to ripping out my aged and failing 31 year old asphalt driveway and replacing with brick in the spring of 2020 or 2021. A promotion or good bonus check might seal the deal!

Let me ask you this though, how do you keep the edges from shifting into the grass? What locks the borders or edges together into the field to keep a heavy pickup truck tire from popping the edges apart?

 

[Kaizen]

That looks terrific, Petejoe! I like your garage doors, too.

My hometown in southeastern Ohio was big -- like really big -- in pottery and clay way back when. Some of the bigger paving brick producers were in town. My dad salvaged a thousand or so for a driveway apron that I'm slowly moving out here for a project to be defined. Those old pavers are eternal -- seriously heavy and dense.

That town still has a number of brick streets. And a lot more brick underneath pavement, too. Here's some inspiration to keep you laying brick -- these streets are probably a hundred and twenty five years old. Your driveway should last as long!

Boston has tons of brick walkways too. Every spring I see masons out there for weeks repairing and replacing.


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[Petejoe]

This thread and the pictures are inspiring. I have wanted a paver driveway in the last two homes we owned,

Let me ask you this though, how do you keep the edges from shifting into the grass? What locks the borders or edges together into the field to keep a heavy pickup truck tire from popping the edges apart?

Thank you sincerely.

I copied the procedure used to install brick walks in this historic village.
It now is about 7 or 8 yrs old.
The brick hasn’t moved one bit.
So I caution everyone to use the procedure I explained above when it comes to the crushed limestone up.

My total cost with rental tools and truck usage and a helper is close to 4000.

I used the aftermarket edges they used.
And I see no issues on these older walks.

Sidewalk in front of my
Place.



Edging.

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[Petejoe]

4xdog, cool pictures. What town is that?
I’m sure I’ve been at least through it.


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[Mandres]

Looks great! What kind of compactor did you say you were going to use to finish? I'm planning a paver patio behind my garage and not sure if I should rent a vibratory plate or a jumping jack?

 

[ItsNemo]

Looks great! What kind of compactor did you say you were going to use to finish? I'm planning a paver patio behind my garage and not sure if I should rent a vibratory plate or a jumping jack?

100% plate, a jumping jack is useless for brick work like this.

 

[4xdog]

4xdog, cool pictures. What town is that?
I’m sure I’ve been at least through it.

Those brick streets pix are from the McIntire Terrace Historic District (the Convers Avenue neighborhood) in Zanesville, Petejoe.

Zanesville made a lot of pavers once upon a time. Harris, Townsend being two of the biggest.

 

[Petejoe]

Been to Zanesville quite often. Took the National road through there too on my way west in my old coupe.


This is the vibratory Leveler I used

 

[ant.foste]

Very cool Petejoe. Thanks for posting and the additional information. The install itself I see within my skill set and equipment reach. Choosing the brick or paver however... mind blown. Too many options and I'm drinking from a firehose at the moment. But this has been inspirational, and will likely come to fruitition in 2021 or 2022. And you'll be to thank for it.

 

[SGKent]

looks great

 

[coljar]

Those brick streets pix are from the McIntire Terrace Historic District (the Convers Avenue neighborhood) in Zanesville, Petejoe.

Zanesville made a lot of pavers once upon a time. Harris, Townsend being two of the biggest.

We're there a lot. We come up 60 and go by Dillion on our way to Mid Ohio RC. There are some nice neighborhoods there. Marietta, Ohio has a huge amount of brick streets, too.

 

[ard]

Here ya go:

Laid a ton of pavers over the years... just never straight roads!