Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Sep 18, 2010 7:58 pm hiya, we are just thinking about doing something around sides of our new house. Just wondering if concrete or paving would be cheaper, or at a guess are they much the same? Having just built and moved in we are of course on a pretty tight budget! To the left of the house we have approx 2.8m x 16 plus a little to join up with the alfresco. We want to use it as a little patio area and for the kids to ride scooters etc up and down. Does anyone have any ideas?! Ta Re: paving or concrete? 2Sep 18, 2010 9:43 pm + paving. paving you can do it yourself. Paving is easy to lift up if you ever need to get beneath it. - paving weeds and ants + of concrete. no more ants bringing sand everywhere through the cracks and no more weeds. -concrete .if you don't have decorative joins if you ever have to break up part the concrete to get to below ( i.e soakwell collapse) it could look pretty bad when you dig it up and do the repair. Re: paving or concrete? 3Sep 19, 2010 7:23 am - Paving also can lift over time and be a trip hazard. Must be laid correctly or a big no-no !!!! + Love the look of pavers, they give a lovely finished result -Concrete can look a little boring unless you spruce it up - when laying have oxide added for colour (little more expensive but worth it). If not done correctly can become a bad result very easily . + Low maintenance, easy to clean, possibly cheaper than pavers , even if you get cheap pavers its all the add ons you require that up the cost. Re: paving or concrete? 4Sep 19, 2010 11:07 am My tip is if you want another colour have it mixed in the truck and not added to the surface of the concrete Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: paving or concrete? 6Sep 21, 2010 8:49 am I would approach this dilemma from the point of view what is better for the house slab. For example, if you have a corner/side of the house sitting in a low section (cut), any rain will create pools of stagnating water. This is obviously not good - therefore a hard surface with good built-in drainage to channel the water away would be much better than porous paving (which still lets some water soak the slab rebate). On the other hand, if the area is in the 'always dry' section (like on a fill sloping away from the house), I suppose either could be OK. Still, concrete could be better again, just to add to the stability of the soil (remember the settlement cracks!!!), especially if you add some deep piers too - but this is probably an overkill. My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: paving or concrete? 7Oct 20, 2010 4:44 pm There seems to be alot of variation as to the surface finish of concrete. Some are coarse and powdery. Others are smooth and shiny (like a house pad). Is there any difference in the actual concrete mix? Can you ask for a house-pad like finish when getting a driveway done? Yes i know it would be sippery when wet. Re: paving or concrete? 8Oct 20, 2010 8:03 pm Concrete, no questions! Had paving, and lots of it. Have pulled up most of it except for driveway (too much). Got sick and tired of the ants, weeds, and where some tree's (Tuarts) have decided to lift the pavers on the driveway (3 car). Re: paving or concrete? 9Aug 11, 2013 9:15 am reviving an old thread... I've got a 15metre path from driveway to main entrance. Deciding weather to just continue driveway concreting whole way around or just pave the path section. Budget is a concern, hard to get an accurate guide on what is cheapest. I think if they were around the same price I'd go concrete for sure. Re: paving or concrete? 10Aug 28, 2013 9:57 am DIY concrete would be my recommendation, animal. I am slowly ridding my yard of paving in preference to poured limestone. The ants and weeds are just too high maintenance for me. Let me know if you require some tips if you go this way. cheers As most others have posted above the install isn't compliant. The pipe is meant to be covered in loose soil or sand, the pipe has holes in it that leaks out a termicide… 10 5764 I had 28m2 of engineered pavers laid six months back and it was difficult to find someone not taking the pi$$. Internet suggested it should be $85-100/m2 to lay them.… 3 12492 |