Driveways · Pavers Columbus
Paver Driveway Installers in Columbus, OH
Driveways dug deep, built up in compacted lifts and laid to carry cars for years. Get a free estimate.
Paver work in Columbus and 31 towns, inside I-270 and beyond
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Tell us the kind of paver job, a rough size and anything you have noticed about drainage or sinking. The contractor will call you back and arrange a time to see it.
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- Base built in lifts
- Repairs and releveling
- Patios to retaining walls
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Paver Driveways
Paver Driveway Installers for Columbus, OH
The difference between a paver patio and a paver driveway is almost all below the surface. A car puts its weight on four small patches of tire and then twists them in place, so a driveway gets more excavation, more stone, thicker pavers and an edge that cannot move. We typically dig a driveway 12 to 16 inches down, depending on the soil, and haul off the spoil before the first load of base stone shows up. Skipping that depth is the most common reason driveways rut.
Base stone goes in over fabric in lifts, and each lift gets several passes with a heavy plate compactor before the next one is spread. We check grade with a string line or laser so the driveway sheds water toward the street. Bedding sand is screeded to an inch, pavers are laid in a herringbone that interlocks under turning tires, and the edges get a restraint built for vehicle loads, often a concrete edge rather than plastic edging alone. The last pass of the plate seats everything.
What's included
What goes into paver driveways
- 01
Driveway-depth excavation
Old surface and soft soil removed to the depth that vehicle traffic demands.
- 02
Woven fabric over clay
Geotextile that keeps base stone and clay from mixing under load.
- 03
Base in compacted lifts
Crushed limestone spread and compacted a few inches at a time with a heavy plate.
- 04
Thick pavers
Units sized for cars, typically about 80 millimeters, laid in an interlocking pattern.
- 05
Heavy-duty edge
An edge restraint that holds when tires ride the border, not just a plastic strip.
- 06
Plate-compacted finish
Pavers vibrated into the sand and polymeric sand worked deep into every joint.
Examples
Paver Driveways: examples
Example photos of the type of work.
How it works
Paver Driveways, step by step
- 1
Plan for the load
We ask what parks there, from cars to a pickup or trailer, and set the depth to match.
- 2
Tear out and dig
Any old driveway comes out, then the subgrade is excavated, probed and covered with fabric.
- 3
Stone and compaction
Base goes in lifts, each one compacted and checked for grade before the next.
- 4
Lay and lock it up
Sand is screeded, pavers laid and cut, edges restrained, joints sanded and the field compacted.
Questions
Paver Driveways questions
Will frost heave a paver driveway in Columbus?
Not when the base is deep, well compacted and drained. Frost heave needs water held in the soil, so we give it nowhere to sit: fabric over clay, stone that drains and a grade toward the street. Pavers that do shift a little in winter settle back because the joints let them.
Why is a paver driveway estimate higher than a patio of the same size?
Because there is more of everything under it: deeper digging, more stone to haul and compact, thicker pavers, a heavier edge restraint and often an old driveway to tear out first. The surface you see is the smallest part of the work.
Is a permit part of a paver driveway job?
Often for the apron at the street, since that strip belongs to the public right-of-way, which the city or township controls. Some require concrete there. We check local rules during the estimate, and the 811 locate happens before any digging.
Can a paver driveway take a pickup or a trailer?
Yes, if it is built for it. Heavier vehicles call for a deeper base, a thick paver and a solid edge. Tell us what parks there at the estimate so the depth matches the load.
How do you keep driveway edges from spreading?
With a restraint fixed below the pavers along every open side. On driveways we lean on a concrete edge or a heavy restraint spiked deep into the base, since tires riding the border push outward. Edges left unrestrained creep into the lawn within a season or two.
What we install
Related work
Paver Repair & Releveling
Sunken or heaved pavers pulled up, a firmer base built beneath, and the original units relaid with fresh joint sand.
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Paver Walkways
Front walks, side-yard paths and garden walks laid with clean curved cuts and edges that hold their line.
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Paver Patios
Backyard patios dug, based, screeded and laid with clean cuts, a firm edge and polymeric joints.
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Service area
Paver Driveways around Columbus
We install paver driveways in Columbus and in each town below.
Franklin County
Pickaway County
Fairfield County
Delaware County
Licking County
Talk to us about paver driveways
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