Laying patterns for brick pavers
Laying patterns for brick pavers are another twist in making things interesting. There are so many patterns available for use, the mind reels. But some things are a given in all this: some patterns are more interesting than others. The typical laying patterns naturally depend in the pavers themselves. There are some packages of pavers which demand only one pattern usually serving as an immovable and visually-pleasing completed product in and of themselves. Yet, still other twists remain among those pavers which one can toy with. This is an area of much subjective discussion, with “what works” best often the result.
One fact pertains above all with brick pavers: The rougher or “tumbled” (also sometimes referred to as “Antiqued”) pavers can give wide latitude in the choice of paving pattern treatments.
Enclosed above I have included two examples of how seeming boxy and rectangular pieces of cement can take on a more elastic effect as laid in curving patterns. Both these treatments worked fabulously well and developed a relationship with their surroundings in a most intimate and congruent way. Not only are the colors fantastically suited for their place, but the curving laying pattern softens the otherwise hard lines of the rectangular pavers and leads to a much more pleasing and “softer” look. Click on the pictures to get a larger version -
