[villages07]

Our pavers are about 3.5 years old now. Would I do it again?? Probably, but they do come with ongoing costs and other concerns.

We haven't had any problem with weeds growing. They do have to be sealed every couple of years and the sand between them freshened up once a year. My biggest surprise is that they are not as sturdy as I would have thought. Individual pavers can crack and if someone (probably not you) drives too close to the cemented edges, they can break off. Also, if someone parks in your driveway with leaky fluids, the pavers seem to stain and absorb more than plain concrete.

But, having said that, I rode my bike through a six year old neighborhood the other day and noticed how much some of the painted driveways have faded. So, each solution has its plusses and minuses. Pavers are initially pretty costly. Overall, i do prefer the look of pavers to plain concrete or painted driveways.