As Paving Gets More Expensive, Always Rely on Style and Craft

As paving prices continue to increase in South Africa, you can always turn to the Style and Craft paving team for paving prices that you can afford. As paving specialists, we believe that everyone should be entitled to quality bricks and paving services. We also believe that you need not pay a fortune in order to receive these quality services. Having been in the paving and pavements industry for many years now, we offer you an amazing team of experts who, as paving specialists, will be able to offer you top class paving ideas and designs. From driveways to walkways with different shapes and sizes of our bricks, there is nothing else you need but the paving services offered right here at Style and Craft paving!

It is never a good idea to rely on a paving company that does not have good references ir that cannot show you examples of previous jobs completed. Whereas paving companies that have been in the industry for ages, like us at Style and Craft, can always offer you service standards that go over and above all expectations! There are currently far too many "fly by night" paving/pavements companies in the paving industry today, all giving the paving industry a bad name! We at Style and Craft, as paving experts, seek to change all that! Here are a few reasons why you can count on us for bricks and paving services of all sorts:

• Reputable established paving companies like us at Style and Craft paving who have been in the business for 25 years are constantly on hand to provide you with quality workmanship that stands the test of time.
• We would like to see every paving company as a member of the Master Builders Association as this would give the consumer confidence and recourse in the building and paving industry.
• We however realize that this is not possible, so we encourage all consumers to only contract MBA members for all paving projects no matter how big or small to avoid costly mistakes. As paving leaders, we are the company you can trust.
• We make use of Corobrik products which is testament to the fact that we do our utmost in order to ensure bricks and paving services that go that extra mile in order to meet your needs – whatever they may be!

Our main goal here at Style and Craft is to bring Style & Quality Craftsmanship to all of our clients, offering them bricks and paving services that meet and exceed all expectations each and every time we choose to undertake a new project. The paving teams that we employ are thorough and they finish their projects meticulously, ensuring customer satisfaction. We offer wonderful service standards for all of your industrial needs and are very competitive in the domestic market as well!

Get in touch with us here at Style and Craft for more information about products and services relating to pavements, the lapa in your back garden, Corobrik, as well as for the finest paving ideas and designs. As paving experts, you can always count on us!

Plastic under the paving?

Plastic under the paving?

Don't be fooled by sales consultants telling you that you should put plastic sheets under the paving to prevent weeds and grass from growing through the paving.

This is a myth. For grass or seeds to develop and grow they need water, oxygen, the correct temperature and light. Paving an area and putting grouting between the bricks will eliminate all of the above, resulting in no growth of any plants from under your paving. A common example to prove my point is that if a pile of bricks or building material is left untouched on your grass for a long period of time the grass under the bricks and rubble will die.

What is however important to add here is that if bulbs are not removed these often can push through making your bricks bulge. This will happen with or without plastic. It is therefor important to ensure that your paver removes all visible roots and foliage before compacting.

Another good reason not to put plastic under your paving is that the plastic stops the water from draining through the paving. If the paving is laid on a steep gradient it is bound to move if laid on plastic.

Another good reason not to use plastic under the paving is that it badly effects particle interlocking in the bedding sand which as mentioned will result in the brick not being able to bed in the sand resulting in the bricks moving.

The only time Style & Craft Paving recommend using plastic sheeting is as a barrier between clay and a suitable material such as G7. Depending how bad your clay may be, we remove a layer of between 75 mm - 100 mm. We then compact the base and lay plastic sheeting before replacing the removed clay with a suitable sub base material. Style & Craft Paving have used this method with great results in the past, however without soil testing an engineers specifications the success of this can not be guaranteed. 

Clay and underground water are two enemies of successful paving, in fact it is impossible to successful pave on top of clay or a wet base without solving the problem first, like removing the clay or installing drains. This subject is for more in depth discussion at a later stage.