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patfla06 03-14-2018 04:24 PM

Front door entry
 
I was just reading the driveway post asking what to do with your driveway.

I have the same dilemma with my front entry.
It needs something and would like to ask if any of you did
painting/paving/etc. to make it nicer?
And if so what did you do?

Thanks!

villagetinker 03-14-2018 04:29 PM

We had ours painted with a design that mimics cobblestone with a border, same as what we did with the drive way. Both were also coated with 'shark grip' to avoid slipping when wet.

Bjeanj 03-14-2018 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 1523606)
We had ours painted with a design that mimics cobblestone with a border, same as what we did with the drive way. Both were also coated with 'shark grip' to avoid slipping when wet.

Ditto

CFrance 03-14-2018 07:43 PM

We bricked our walkway and front porch. Paradise Pavers did it. Well... a guy named Marco did it first, but we had to have that ripped out. Paradise Pavers did a beautiful job, and it looks great and won't fade and isn't slippery, yadda yadda. I would have liked to do the whole driveway but was scared off by both the cost and the people who complained about bricks breaking.

patfla06 03-14-2018 08:20 PM

Sounds nice, is there anyway you can post a picture?

coffeebean 03-14-2018 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 1523654)
We bricked our walkway and front porch. Paradise Pavers did it. Well... a guy named Marco did it first, but we had to have that ripped out. Paradise Pavers did a beautiful job, and it looks great and won't fade and isn't slippery, yadda yadda. I would have liked to do the whole driveway but was scared off by both the cost and the people who complained about bricks breaking.

Is your walkway and front porch area attached to your driveway? How did you transition from the walkway to the driveway and make it look good?

CFrance 03-14-2018 09:47 PM

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I don't have a very good pic of it. We just sold the house, so I can't go outside and take one. They shaved the brick into slants to meet the driveway.

patfla06 03-14-2018 09:49 PM

Your front with the brick looks great!
Cute dog too.

CFrance 03-14-2018 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by patfla06 (Post 1523684)
Your front with the brick looks great!
Cute dog too.

Thanks!

She was one of our senior fosters. Got adopted at age 12.:coolsmiley:

Mrs. Robinson 03-15-2018 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by patfla06 (Post 1523684)
Your front with the brick looks great!
Cute dog too.

I can vouch for the bricks and the dog . . .

The bricks look very nice and the company did a great job, particularly where the bricks meet the driveway.

As for the dog -- well, he is the best -- absolutely the best!!!
:angel:

coffeebean 03-15-2018 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 1523683)
I don't have a very good pic of it. We just sold the house, so I can't go outside and take one. They shaved the brick into slants to meet the driveway.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Great photo.

CFrance 03-15-2018 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Robinson (Post 1523703)
I can vouch for the bricks and the dog . . .

The bricks look very nice and the company did a great job, particularly where the bricks meet the driveway.

As for the dog -- well, he is the best -- absolutely the best!!!
:angel:

Aww... thanks, Mrs. R.!

VApeople 03-15-2018 10:54 AM

When we moved into our house last year, the concrete surface in front of our door did not look so good. We called the warranty office, so they sent T&D by to look at it. They said they would put cool-deck on it, like they did to our lanai when our house was built.

Now it looks great.

rjn5656 03-16-2018 06:02 AM

We paved the driveway and walk to the front door. Also, off the walk to the door, we put a some patio in the front where all of our neighbors stop to chat while we are outside.

patfla06 03-21-2018 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 1523606)
We had ours painted with a design that mimics cobblestone with a border, same as what we did with the drive way. Both were also coated with 'shark grip' to avoid slipping when wet.

Any chance you can post a photo? Thanks.


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