Driveway Reno

[regancc]

Opted to get new pavers and make the driveway a circular as well...while we had that work outsourced, wife and I installed the lighted pavers, conduit, and wiring ourselves - that was a job!

We love how it turned out!

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[regancc]

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[LXCam]

That turned out really nice. I live in the land of pavers as well and I'm liking those illuminated units. How are the terminations done?. Is it a potted (epoxy encapsulated?) or some other form of water tight system?

 

[regancc]

That turned out really nice. I live in the land of pavers as well and I'm liking those illuminated units. How are the terminations done?. Is it a potted (epoxy encapsulated?) or some other form of water tight system?

They are low voltage and direct burial - I used conduit anyhow and soldered all the connections (took a while!!) and then heat shrinked and electrical tape to seal them...then capped them in the pvc as an added protection. I know they are not 100% watertight, and the lights themselves aren't - the whole bottom is open lattice so they drain appropriately. I swapped the bulbs all out with 1v LED bulbs and filled each receptacle with dialectric grease. That oughta do it...

 

[bmxdukie]

Looks Beauty!

 

[Mike65]

Nice work, looks great. How was the cost compared to concrete or asphalt?

 

[CraigStu]

That is really, really nice. And you will love that it is now circular. We had a circular drive in our last house and I really miss it. So nice to not have to back up or down a drive.

 

[regancc]

Nice work, looks great. How was the cost compared to concrete or asphalt?

Well, can't have either so I didn't compare - need pavers in my community. But, I suspect all that concrete work would've been pricey.