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Driveways (and pathways, for that matter) are not just functional outdoor hardscapes that get you from point A to point B. When done right, your driveway can easily enhance your curb appeal and impress your neighbors and visitors alike, and make your home look a lot more inviting.
In terms of the driveway itself, it can be made from a variety of building materials, each of which give off a certain look and add aesthetic value to your property. There is a wide range of options, such as cobblestone, brick, pavers, asphalt, concrete, and slate, to name a few.
Dressy Driveways
Improve the look of your home by adding a touch of elegance to your driveway.
Even up close, it’s tough to tell that this driveway is paved with asphalt, not with brick.
Using templates as large as 6 x 12 feet, an asphalt contractor applied a pattern to warm, newly-laid pavement. The surface was then sprayed with a colored sealer and brushed with a roller that removes excess material from grout lines and creates a skid-resistant texture.
Although the seal helps the asphalt last longer, a new coating usually needs to be applied every five years or so. The system isn’t limited to new pavement: Previously laid asphalt can be rewarmed and treated if it’s in good condition.
Two colors were used on the driveway, including a brighter red hue for the border. Colors can be custom-mixed to match most schemes.
Concrete-and-Stone Checkerboard
Conventional slabs of concrete serve as driveways for most of the homes in this neighborhood. But a grid of 4 x 6-inch New England bluestone dresses up this drive and better harmonizes with the adjacent carriage-style garage doors.
As masonry contractors poured the concrete, they left a 2-inch recess in the grid pattern where stone would fit into the slab. After mortaring the stone in place, they cleaned it with an acid wash and sealed it.
A dressy driveway may not be much more expensive than one paved with conventional asphalt or concrete. The prices below are per square foot; ranges reflect cost differences based on location and/or the exact pavement style chosen.
- Asphalt: $1.50-$2.50.
- Imprinted and colored asphalt (shown in “Brick Look Beauty” on previous page): $3.50-$6.00; Source — StreetPrint; 888-581-2299.
- Laid brick: $5-$7.
- Concrete: $3-$6.
- Concrete with stone or paver details (similar to example shown in “Concrete-and-Stone Checkerboard” in previous page): $5-$8.
- Imprinted concrete (with a paver look): $5-$8. Source — Bomanite Corp., 559-673-2411.
- Laid stone: $6-$10.
- Pea gravel: under $.50.
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