Driveway finish
 

Looking for a contractor that finishes driveways. We are considering pavers or stencils so ideally, it would be someone who does both.

Be very careful about pavers, 1 or 2 neighbors have already had these removed due the high maintenance requirements. We had out drivewat painted, using stencils to look line cobble stone, , that was about 5 years ago, unfortunately, it appears the guy who did our "driveways by jay" may no longer be doing this work. He used a XYLENE based paint which appears to have a very good life time. Just getting ready for the first sealing. I would suggest that whoever you get to paint your driveway use a similar product. Also, if there was any previous finish applied, this will need to be removed ($$$$), IMHO, do NOT allow a new finish to be applied over an old one, I did this by accident, the old one has failed, and now I am stuck with a bad spot in the new finish.....

What are these maintenance requirements?

Good Pavers need to have sand brushed into the cracks and sealed about every 5 years

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As noted above, reapplying sand, replacing cracked pavers (note, do NOT use thin pavers), and resealing. For some reason, pavers seem to need resealing more often than paint, my casual observation from what I have seen in the neighborhood.

Who else have you used to provide a comparison?

I am extremely happy with my bare concrete finish. No cost and no maintenance. When I want to see a painted or paved driveway, I look at the neighbors' driveways.

Pavers have to be sealed every couple years or they look like crap, plus replacing broken ones, which happens a lot. Also I hate that lip at the garage door, you have a 2 plus inch bump going into the garage.. I personally like just the plain concrete, get it power washed once in a while and your good. Painted ones can get expensive to reseal if they use the good stuff, had one in a previous house and hated it.

I agree on the maintenance of pavers. Would never get them, but it came with the house and too expensive to remove at this point!!