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Picture Perfect: How Paving Can Transform Spaces

Good day everyone. I'm Shandalle and welcome to my paving blog. I work as a secretary for a paving company and I must confess that I had no interest in design when I began working in this office. Over the past five years, however, I've learnt how carefully chosen, well-placed pavers can transform spaces such as gardens, parks and public walkways. It has been a real eye opener! One of the best parts of my job is the annual photography competition. Our contractors take pictures of their best work and, as an impartial judge, I get to choose the winner! I am just so impressed by the fantastic effects that a quality paving contractor can achieve. I have started this blog to inspire others out there who might want to tackle a paving job and are looking for ideas. I hope you find something useful in these entries. Enjoy.

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Quick Tips for Testing & Improving Your Property's Soil

Posted on October 19, 2015

Your property's soil is important for healthy vegetation and for allowing plants and vegetables to grow strong. Soil needs the right nutrients in order to support healthy plant growth and keep vegetation from dying out. To find out if your property's soil is overly acidic or too alkaline, you can buy a soil testing kit from a home improvement center or gardening store. Note a few quick tips for testing the soil and for improving it, depending on those test results. [Read More]

Pool Tile Ideas For Your Home

Posted on October 14, 2015

Pool tile cannot only provide safety against slippage around your pool, but it can also enhance the visual appeal of your entire backyard. But before you get into the nuts and bolts of installing pool tile, you may want to know some of the popular types of tile on the market. So to help you out, here is a quick breakdown of different styles of swimming pool tile for your renovation. [Read More]

How lime stabilisation works and its benefits

Posted on October 13, 2015

For soil stabilisation, there are many methods. One of the more popular ones is the method to stabilise and modify the soil using lime. It's used especially for constructing roads, but can be used for various tasks that include soil stability. Three steps Lime, particularly quicklime, treatment to different types of soil is typically performed in three steps. First, the soil needs to be improved. The lime is added to create a chemical reaction between the lime and the moisture in the soil; it generates enough heat to dry the soil. [Read More]

Four Benefits of Choosing Asphalt Over Concrete For Your Driveway

Posted on October 13, 2015

If you're a home owner with a driveway that needs paving, you may be weighing up the benefits of choosing asphalt over concrete. This article will give you four good reasons for choosing an asphalt driveway over concrete.  1. Asphalt benefits the environment Concrete is a less renewable and recyclable material than asphalt. Although some components of concrete can be recycled, concrete, "traditionally relies on non-renewable raw materials, such as limestone, clay, iron ore and sand. [Read More]