Circular paver driveway

[Western]

Don, just save yourself allot of extra work and put a sign at the gate that reads
"PLEASE LEAVE SHOES AND TIRES BY THE MAILBOX"

BTW, I have seen some impressive brick drive ways in Dallas that appear either "glazed' side up or " sealed", not sure which, but they do have some kind of sheen. I bet the brick supplier you bought from has a good idea what sealer may work on their brick though.

 

[pacerron]

Don, just save yourself allot of extra work and put a sign at the gate that reads
"PLEASE LEAVE SHOES AND TIRES BY THE MAILBOX"

BTW, I have seen some impressive brick drive ways in Dallas that appear either "glazed' side up or " sealed", not sure which, but they do have some kind of sheen. I bet the brick supplier you bought from has a good idea what sealer may work on their brick though.

Don,
I agree with Dennis, of course I usually do, see your supplier...
It has been too many years since I've had a surface like that to mess with and new products are always coming out. If you could cover what is laid with something, without it causing mold, you could have it done all at once. I know they spray and or roll some of the stuff on that gives the sheen, in these parts.
I also know from experience that you can only turn a paver over once to hide
a mess and even then the color may be drastically different because of
fading. I always keep spares of stuff like this. A few years from know you will never be able to match the color or the size of what you have now.
Ron

 

[pacerron]

This might give you a clue regarding what you are doing now or don't need to do, if you seal.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14h9ITL_img]Paver Sealer - YouTube[/ame]

 

[beppington]

If you scroll to the end of the video to see the before & after pics ... I think I like the before better. The after kinda looks plastic coated to me.

 

[pacerron]

If you scroll to the end of the video to see the before & after pics ... I think I like the before better. The after kinda looks plastic coated to me.

I believe it is available in shiny or dull.
Remember anything subject to daylight environment isn't going to look like a fresh coat too long. Leaves, mower crap, spills, oil, mud, tire marks, dog and skunk pee will all have an opportunity to visit; they will just be easier to get off without staining.
Just my humble opinion, "Lookin out for the folks" as Bill would say.
Ron

 

[txdon]

UPDATE:

Section 3 is complete. It is in the shade of the big oak tree and can be used as a patio also.

Section 4 is an interesting section because it contains the drain for the circle.

I loaded the drain with pavers so it would not float when the cement was poured. I also taped the top grill and installed it so the wet cement would not bend in the drain and make the top grill impossible to install when it dried.

I poured the cement underneath and 6" on either side of the drain in one pour. The cement is 7" thick.

I put on an end cap and drilled holes in it to allow the water in and keep out the snakes out.

 

[txdon]

Section 4 - reinforcements arrive!!!!

Section 4 was started this morning with the welcomed help from Ron!

By the end of the day we had placed about 600 pavers and half of section 4 is complete. :thumbsup:

 

[jinman]

Hey Don. Is that one of those South Texas day laborers you have in the first photo? I hear he speaks English with a accent. :laughing:

 

[beppington]

Is that pacerron?

If so, is he changing to paverron?

 

[pacerron]

Is that pacerron?

If so, is he changing to paverron?

Negative...
Pacerron is built more like jinman and still eats too much animal fat.

 

[Western]

Don, I think I would put in a parking area at the front of the drive. I wouldn't want people driving on it, It's to "purdy":laughing:

 

[jinman]

Is that pacerron?

If so, is he changing to paverron?

Nope! It's Ron J Hall changing to Ron J Driveway.:laughing:

 

[txdon]

Don, I think I would put in a parking area at the front of the drive. I wouldn't want people driving on it, It's to "purdy":laughing:

There will be a cement parking area at the entrance ramps to the circle of pavers. I would make the entrance ramps pavers also but Acme Brick closed 8 plants that make the pavers that I am using and they have no more and are making no more. It will be very close if I can finish the circle - It might be a "C" instead of an "O".

 

[EddieWalker]

Space them farther apart!!!! lol

Eddie

 

[txdon]

Paver Ron kept up the pace and kept me going till we finish laying section 4. Tomorrow we tamp the pavers smooth, recheck the spaces, and pour/sweep in the polymer sand. This is going to be a new record if we can finish tomorrow - a section laid and set in 3 days!

Here is a picture of section 4 with drain, but before tamping and polymer sand. It contains about 1200 pavers.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

There will be a cement parking area at the entrance ramps to the circle of pavers. I would make the entrance ramps pavers also but Acme Brick closed 8 plants that make the pavers that I am using and they have no more and are making no more. It will be very close if I can finish the circle - It might be a "C" instead of an "O".

Do you know if any of the brick dealers have any of them in inventory? Maybe Acme could help you locate some dealers that may have ordered them. If nothing else it may help you to at least finish the main section if you run short.

Your doing an amazing job. I wish I could do something like that here but the winter and the frosts would just create a lifetime of added maintenance. About the best I could do is colored concrete with stamped designs to add character.

 

[txdon]

Space them farther apart!!!! lol

Eddie

That would be a solution if the polymer sand was less expensive than cement and I would not be almost at the maximum spacing now.
After section 5, I will get an accurate count and decide where to put the last 40' of outside curbing to cut the entrance ramp off the paver area. Hopefully the "Q" shape of the drive will be all pavers except for the slash at the bottom of the "Q". Preliminary estimates indicate about 400 pavers short with a margin of error + - 400.

If I am short I'll just have extend the entrance ramp to the inner curbing (instead of the outer curbing) saving about 500 pavers.

 

[txdon]

Do you know if any of the brick dealers have any of them in inventory? Maybe Acme could help you locate some dealers that may have ordered them. If nothing else it may help you to at least finish the main section if you run short.

Your doing an amazing job. I wish I could do something like that here but the winter and the frosts would just create a lifetime of added maintenance. About the best I could do is colored concrete with stamped designs to add character.

Robert I called Acme today they said the 10,000 pavers I bought from them 3 years ago were the last of the inventory of those pavers from all their different locations. With the economy the way it was they shut down 8 plants. They have no more and cannot make anymore.

 

[Western]

Robert I called Acme today they said the 10,000 pavers I bought from them 3 years ago were the last of the inventory of those pavers from all their different locations. With the economy the way it was they shut down 8 plants. They have no more and cannot make anymore.

Don, You can design a nice entry surface where your out of brick, assuming you can end the to sides in an even fashion. maybe a "Black" with white design and your name in white set in the center of the approach. Or your family crest, shape of Texas or what ever. Italian marble!:thumbsup:

 

[txdon]

Don, You can design a nice entry surface where your out of brick, assuming you can end the to sides in an even fashion. maybe a "Black" with white design and your name in white set in the center of the approach. Or your family crest, shape of Texas or what ever. Italian marble!:thumbsup:

I do like the Italian marble ideal but I'd have to put my tractor in 4wd to get any traction.

Ron was giving me some ideas on where to put the final curbing. It can be installed in a even fashion in several places and a different type of material or design could be laid or poured in the shortage area.

With the thought of a mosaic design on the entrance to the circle this project is taking on a new creative twist.

I just need to come up with some type of design. I'll take a picture of the area of concern, so you can see the shape we have to work with and post it later. If I go with mosaics, I'm thinking more in the lines of nature (animals, trees) or farming (tractor), the theme of this rural Texas area, or a large Texas design.

Another option would be cement in the middle with a sidewalk wide boarder of pavers, on the last outside parts of the Q that nicely tie everything together.

Thank you for your ideas.