Removing Paver Driveway

[juneroses]

Looking for recommendations for company/individual who will remove pavers. Would also need to restore concrete in the area next to the street that was removed when the pavers were installed.

[villagetinker]

Looking for recommendations for company/individual who will remove pavers. Would also need to restore concrete in the area next to the street that was removed when the pavers were installed.

I am guessing that you will also need some concrete work at the garage entrance, as well as the glue removal around the perimeter of the driveway.

IMHO, thin concrete patches rarely standup to weather and traffic, so if your ultimate plans are to finish the concrete you may be much better off to have the driveway removed and a new driveway installed.

[vintageogauge]

Curios as to why you want to remove the pavers,

[villagetinker]

Curios as to why you want to remove the pavers,

No idea of why the OP wants to do this, but I have neighbors that were tired of the cracking of the pavers and the required maintenance.

[CarlR33]

Curios as to why you want to remove the pavers,LOL, does your community pool not have weeds coming up through the paver sections surrounding the pool? Looks nice but im suprised anyone would want them given the amount of seams that would need this type of maintenance, etc.

[Pairadocs]

No idea of why the OP wants to do this, but I have neighbors that were tired of the cracking of the pavers and the required maintenance.

That is exactly why we too would like to explore how much it would cost to get rid of our paver drive. It was kind of an after market "fad" around here 15-20 years also. Previous to that, the painted drives were the "fad". We are so tired of the unanticipated expense of constantly cracking pavers and the continuous cleaning and "sealing" that does not last even half as long as we were told. Just want something that will not continue to be a financial drain !

[Laker14]

We had the same issue. These were the thin pavers placed over the existing concrete, as opposed to the thicker pavers that are placed after original concrete is removed. The thin pavers had many cracks, and were surprisingly expensive to maintain. Our plan, and the plan we went with, was to have the pavers removed and then have the "textured paint" treatment that is more current "fad", for lack of a kinder word.
OP, the one word of caution I would give you is that once you have the pavers and glue and sand and all of that removed, be prepared for a permanent discoloration caused by the thin pavers. They must have some pigment in the pavers that over time leaches out and stains the concrete. If I hadn't been planning on retreating the surface with textured paint before I started the project, I would have decided to do something after I saw the concrete.

I had my landscaper remove the pavers, and he knew someone who wanted them and collected them after removal. I also noticed a few of my neighbors who had similarly colored pavers and asked them if they wanted some free spares for the future. Several of them were very happy to pick a few up.
PM me if you would like the name of the man who removed mine.

To VillageTinker's point, I did not have to have any concrete work done by the garage, but I did have to have some done by the curb. It has shown some minor cracking but IMO not a big enough issue that I would have done the whole driveway.

[failte]

I had my driveway pavers removed several years ago by HD Hand Designs. They removed the pavers and took them away. I then had the driveway restored and refinished with sculptured paining. I couldn't be happier with their work. Contact Alan Thomas at 352-304-4420 if interested.

[vintageogauge]

That is exactly why we too would like to explore how much it would cost to get rid of our paver drive. It was kind of an after market "fad" around here 15-20 years also. Previous to that, the painted drives were the "fad". We are so tired of the unanticipated expense of constantly cracking pavers and the continuous cleaning and "sealing" that does not last even half as long as we were told. Just want something that will not continue to be a financial drain !

You must have the cheap thin pavers. We had our put in 6 years ago using the thick, I believe they are over 2" thick, pavers and have never had one crack. As far as weeds, there are no more weeds growing in the seams than around any other driveway, I might give a quick shot of weed killer spray once every 3 months, takes about 2 minutes. Maintenance wise, $300 every 3 years for power wash, re-sand, and sealant applied, well worth it for the appearance.

[mrf6969]

Starting around 2005 there was a company called Old World Pavers owned by a Dave Broberg that was installing driveway pavers. These pavers were as we found out later too thin to be driven on. Because of all the problems with cracking these driveways became a maintenance nightmare. Because of the bad reputation that followed, Mr. Broberg, he had to change the name of his company but that caught up to him. Eventually he disappeared. Had he used the proper product and installed them correctly, we would not be seeing posts about this issue.