Natural Stone Pavers
The picture above from a Chinese supplier gives a reasonable range of color possibilities regarding natural stone paving. Having worked with paver-sized, small Granite blocks for the construction of major driveways, I can verify not only how gorgeous they look, finished, but also what a pain to install they could be back when they were not of the more uniform sizes offered now. In this I am comparing, of course, to the ease of formed and exact shapes of prefab interlocking cement pavers.
Well – Good news! These are also now on the market. Perfectly cut and sculpted natural granite and other stone products have emerged as a somewhat major player in the paving game. The advent of technologies where plasma cutters and simply elegant and efficient diamond blade saws are so common has led to yet another gorgeous paving option for driveways, patios, streets, even and walkways. Needless to say, the virtue of stone paving is huge – just look at the endurance and longevity of Europe’s many cobbletstone streets.
This is a refreshing and hopeful development in paving beauty and practicality and one we should all follow closely. It frankly excites me to think I can replicate what the Romans did. Just better! 
