Driveway pavers.
I would guess that 99.9999 percent of the driveways in The Villages are thin pavers laid over the original concrete driveway. If you would want to check that out, the only pavers that are cemented down are usually a 8 inch ribbon on the very outer edge of the driveway or sidewalk. Then the pavers are laid in with very thin joints with absolutely no sand beneath. When I did mine, I used a shop vac to make sure nothing was on the concrete, very essential. Once all the pavers are laid, the joints are filled with a fine sand that has a mortar mixture in it. This is then wet down with a fine spray of water, and it will eventually get hard. So if you would like to check to see if you have thin pavers, you can do so by taking maybe a broken one out. These thin pavers are about 5/8 of an inch thick. I put in my own driveway with thin pavers about 10 years ago, and have only had to replace a few. Still looks very nice, but have to reseal every 3-4 yrs.
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