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Year old asphalt driveway is still soft - chairs make holes

We had a new asphalt driveway installed nearly one year ago in New England. Today in 75 degree sunny weather we sat outside in plastic Adirondack chair for about 45 minutes. When we got up we noticed the chairs made big indents in the asphalt. Is…
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Matching style of joints between Belgium blocks

I'm looking to lay a new section of Belgium blocks to border a new flower bed. However, the existing Belgium blocks have a joint connecting each block that protrudes outward. It is not clear to me whether this is a spacer block or perhaps mortar…
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Why is newly applied asphalt not smooth?

I finally decided to hire professionals to fix my driveway rather than trying to excavate it myself. This is a newly repaved piece of the driveway: I would expect it to be smooth and even, am I missing something? This is after the finished layer…
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Do I need to remove topsoil before raising grade for a paver walkway?

I'm planning to build a small paver pathway in my garden along the side of my house. This is just to allow my trashcans to travel through and there will not be much foot traffic otherwise. I understand the basic process involves adding gravel, then…
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Should I lay artificial grass over pavers or sand?

We have limestone paving slabs throughout our entire garden but I'm hoping to do some artificial grass now in an area to break it up a bit. The slabs are 22mm thick. My question is, shall I just lay the artificial grass on the slabs directly or lift…
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Does Porcelain paving appearance fade over time?

I am trying to decide what material to use for paving patio in the UK house back garden. I went into shop and tried to get information. I realized that porcelain is artificial. The patterns on it that make it look like marble or some other thing,…
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How to repair a block paved drive shifted by vehicle use

I have a block paved drive at my house in the South East of the UK which has been in place for about twenty years. Where we turn our vehicles before reversing into the garage the turning force has displaced an area of paving stones. We try to avoid…
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Pavement Stencils - 1/16" (63 mil) or 1/8" (128 mil)?

We plan to ask a painter to paint parking space numbers in the parking lot (12" x 9"). There is on Amazon a kit for pavement stencils that has good reviews - is there a reason to prefer the 1/4" size (which is more expensive)? Thank you.
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What is this foil-backed bitumen in my garden. Asbestos risk?

I am clearing some old paving slabs which have been overgrown and covered with soil. I keep coming across patches of thin (<1mm) black material, looks like bitumen, with some kind of foil backing. It's possible they were stuck to the paving slabs…
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How to pave a small area but get maximum drainage / permeability

TL;DR: How should one going about creating a hard, smooth surface that drains well, where slope can't be used to achieve the drainage. We have a small 1/10th acre city lot, and two large dogs. Their waste products had been wreaking havoc on our…
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Rip & repave driveway contract - contractor used existing base

I had a contract to rip & repave an existing driveway. The contract included "excavate existing asphalt driveway"; "install new NY DOT approved RCA Base". The contractor excavated the asphalt. Then regraded, and added about half an inch of new RCA…
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Leak from paving stones down into the cold room

The approach to my front porch is paved with interlock stones. When it rains heavily, even though there is a slight slope, rain water seeps between the stones and the side of the house, and then comes in the cold room just below. I presume from the…
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Is there I can do to make this concrete front yard look better/less damaged?

many thanks in advance for any help. I am house sitting for my elderly mother for 2 weeks whilst she is away. I have been doing lots of yard work to try and make it more habitable for her as a surprise. Her front garden looked very muddy and…
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Can interlocking paving stones be installed on a warp/vertical curve?

I have a vertically warped concrete area in front of my garage entry door (badly cracked/damaged). I’d like to rip it out and replace it with interlocking pavers. I can’t find any info on if pavers can be warped vertically, it’s all about…
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How deep should I dig to lay 20mm thick porcelain paving?

I've seen various different recommendations for laying porcelain paving slabs. The main difference seems to be whether a concrete layer is added on top of the hardcore. Most guides (like this one) suggest digging about 200mm (20mm slab, 50mm mortar,…
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