Wondering how to improve the safety and appearance of your outdoor paver patio steps? Explore the practical steps taken by Perfect Paver Co in a recent project to enhance the safety and appearance of outdoor steps in Cincinnati, OH.
Addressing common issues, this guide provides insights into a straightforward yet effective upgrade.
The Before Photo: Identifying the Issue:
Assessing Safety and Structural Concerns:
Learn about key indicators that prompted the need for a rebuild. Our team’s assessment considered safety and structural issues to guide an effective solution.
Choosing Durable Materials:
Discover our commitment to longevity. We poured a solid concrete base, reinforced with rebar, providing a sturdy foundation. The risers feature solid tumbled Unilock Brussels Block, while a Unilock Rock-Face Solid Ledgestone tread adds enduring elegance. These materials ensure your steps will last for years to come.
Strategic Design for Safety and Practicality:
Explore how we prioritized safety with a design shift. We changed from a rounded step to a more rectangular one, providing a larger landing area for improved functionality when opening and closing the door.
The After Photo: A Safe and Practical Upgrade:
We completed the repair of these paver steps during the winter months. We’ll be returning the following spring to perform our cleaning and sealing process to the pavers and new steps.
Ready to enhance your outdoor steps with a practical and stylish approach in Cincinnati, Dayton or Columbus OH? We’re happy to help. Give us a call or complete the Free Estimate for on our website. Perfect Paver Co is here to guide you through a sensible outdoor upgrade.
In honor of Memorial Day, and what it stands for, our team volunteered this week to restore and preserve a very special memorial at the Ohio Solider’s and Orphan’s Home in Xenia, OH.
We hope you enjoy this video we created to highlight our team’s hard work and some history about the orphanage and memorial.
Our paver restoration process comes from 20+ years of experience, hard work, and dedication – and passion for restoring outdoor hardscapes. Have you ever wondered what that might entail? Check out our process for a recent project that needed some proper love and care to restore it back to being beautiful once again 🙌
Step #1: Paver Repairs and Edging Replacement
Step #2: Steam Cleaning Paver
Step #3: Install Polymeric Sand in Paver Joints
Step #4: Apply Color Enhancing Paver Sealer
Our process is designed to make your pavers look as good as possible. You’ll be happy to entertain and your family will spend more time outdoors – MAKING MEMORIES!
We service:
+Ohio (Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus)
+Florida: (St Lucie County, Palm Beach County, Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Lee County, +Collier County, Charlotte County, Sarasota County)
+Atlanta, GA
“I want color!”
Carol is a Perfect Paver Co customer who knew exactly what she wanted to achieve with her driveway restoration. Carol lives in the Willoughby Golf community located in Stuart on the beautiful Treasure Coast of South Florida. This is a Spanish-style home with a 2500 square foot driveway. This driveway was original to the house and after 26 years, it was time for this area to receive a little TLC. After seeing an advertisement for Perfect Paver Co on Facebook, Carol was confident this was the company for the job. “It was the first and only company I called.”
There were a couple of challenges discussed during the initial conversations of this project. “The community has strict guidelines when it comes to working during certain hours and I had a timeline. I needed this job to be done in a timely manner to fit my schedule” Stated Carol. The team at Perfect Paver Co was able to accommodate Carol’s schedule to work within the community guidelines.
Nathan and Christian were the technicians assigned to Carol’s project. On their very first interaction, Nathan knew this was a customer who had very high expectations and knew exactly what she wanted. This driveway restoration would consist of repairs, cleaning, sanding, tinting, and sealing. The technicians explained the steps and discussed all of the details important to achieving the best results possible. They were confident and excited to provide Carol with a newly restored and beautiful driveway.
Nathan and Christian got right to work starting with repairs. These repairs were necessary due to a water line going under the pavers directly across the driveway. Over time, this caused the pavers to move and distort the congruity of the area. These altered pavers and others were repaired to maintain a consistent look throughout the entire driveway.
After the repairs, the entire area was steam cleaned of many years of use to get ready for the tinting, sanding, and sealing process. The tinting and sanding of the pavers were to be a very precise and specific detail. He made a few test samples on some pavers that were used during the repairing process. The roof of Carol’s house was a gorgeous terra cotta and she knew she wanted the driveway to be in the same family of color. “I knew Carol wanted a very saturated and vibrant color that would go well with the terra cotta roof. It was important for it to not match perfectly, but be close enough that it was consistent,” said Nathan. Certain areas of the driveway were slightly different colors due to wear, tear, and the strong South Florida sun. Nathan decided that water tinting was the way to approach this particular challenge. They finalized the color and it was a perfect choice for the vibrant and consistent color Carol envisioned. Nathan and Christian applied the tint, the sand then sealed it all in beautifully.
Given the challenges that arose during this project, the results were phenomenal. “If Nathan had not been so diligent and hard-working, I probably would not have had the job finished in the time period that worked with my schedule. I thought they did a very, very good and thorough job,” said Carol. The final result of this job was exceptional and most important it was what Carol wanted. Not only was Carol pleased, but so were her neighbors. Many of them came over to compliment the job and to request an estimate of their driveways right then and there.
Occasionally challenges arise on paver restoration projects. Timelines and creating the perfect color were some of the issues that came up during this particular project. This is why it is so important to hire professional experts that are skilled and experienced in any issues that might arise. If anyone is up to these challenges, it’s knowledgeable team members of Perfect Paver Co.
If you have paver steps or walls that are falling down or lean over, there are some underlying issues that might be causing this. Scott shares the reason why this specific project has begun to fail, and how to fix the issue the right way!
At Perfect Paver Co. we know that it is extremely important to be on schedule and on-time. We care about pavers and our customers, so we strive to be timely in every thing we do, to provide the best experience possible! Just let some of our current clients tell you for themselves!
Does your patio have loose or falling paver steps?
Are you worried about slipping or falling off of them?
Watch Scott show you why your paver steps might be like this, and what we can do to fix it. We see these type of repairs often and have an extended amount of knowledge of how to go about fixing it right, the first time.
In 2021, we started We Care.
In an effort to give back to our team members and the community, we decided that throughout the year a team member would choose a charity of their choice and share their personal story of why that cause was important to them, then we would highlight their story and cause for an entire month. For each five star review the team received during that team members’ month, we would donate $50. In addition, for Memorial Day, we decided to restore a local Veteran’s memorial and when Christmas time was around the corner, we decided to come together as a team and raise money for shoes to be donated to a drive for those in need.
None of this would be possible without our team members and our customers, so with that, thank you!
We were so grateful to work with so many amazing charities and share the stories of our team members, and we can’t wait to see what 2022 brings. If you’d like to check out our stories from 2021, check out the links below:
Ronald McDonald House: https://buff.ly/3ADjEsv
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: https://buff.ly/3ANXdkJ
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://buff.ly/3fZIJog
Centerville’s Veterans Station Memorial: https://buff.ly/3FXWoXi