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		<title>Larger Pavers For Driveways - Slabs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Slab paving is an interesting and fairly dicey idea.  Currently, there are an abundance of slabs available for paving. almost of of which follow the same rules and specifications that the smaller pavers follow.  High PSI (8500, often), highly compressed concrete, up to 9 foot square in size (3&#8242; x 3&#8242;), these large items make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pavingblog.com/2008/09/03/larger-pavers-for-driveways-slabs/</link>
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		<title>Doing a Driveway Yourself</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Enough of drainage, my friends. But still on the topic of driveways, this post is in response to several emails I receievd on the matter of DIY Driveways.
Doing a driveway yourself can be an amazingly rewarding enterprise. I have seen the proud constructors of such behemoths smiling away after chasing down what I originally had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pavingblog.com/2008/08/28/doing-a-driveway-yourself/</link>
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		<title>Drains For Driveways: Channel Drains</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yeah, I know, it&#8217;s August. Most places are dry this time of year, and yet it&#8217;s the best time, IMO, to address drainage issues. So let&#8217;s talk about drains for driveways today.
Draining water from the surfaces we construct, whether driveways or patios and walkways is among the very most essential considerations in all of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pavingblog.com/2008/08/22/drains-for-driveways-channel-drains/</link>
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		<title>Drainage Issues in Paving: Catch Basins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More drainage issues today - this time ;et&#8217;s talk about Catch Basins.
We have all seen those steel-grated manhole covers which are designed to catch the water on our street and roads.  There are also those curbside drains, cut into curbs on streets which perform the same function. These highly effective drainage systems rely on a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pavingblog.com/2008/08/16/drainage-issues-in-paving-catch-basins/</link>
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		<title>Drainage Problems in Existing Patios</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Typically, any patio - in fact, any surface at all, from Driveways to pathways - should have some sort of slope, obviously away from a home or structure, to insure that water does not collect.  We&#8217;ve all seen puddles.  Heck, some of us loved them as kids&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;lol, I know I sure did. The vandalism aspects [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pavingblog.com/2008/08/10/drainage-problems-in-existing-patios/</link>
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		<title>Paving as Lawn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Naturally, a primary consideration returns to the ever-present issue of a good sub base below.  Bearing in mid most grass roots will literally firm soil up, the compaction levels necessary for pavers alone decrease just enough to consider the fact that the roots of grasses can replace a few percentage points of compaction.  We would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pavingblog.com/2008/07/30/paving-as-lawn/</link>
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		<title>Concrete and Masonry Cut-Off Saw</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This beastly baby is a driveway and paving contractor&#8217;s best friend.  Powered by a gasoline and oil mix, it has the portability and the power to cut through any asphalt surface from asphalt to dense concrete in any form, poured or pavers.  It utilizes either a diamond blade or a relatively disposable asbestos or composite one, &#8220;disposable&#8221; because [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pavingblog.com/2008/07/24/concrete-and-masonry-cut-off-saw/</link>
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		<title>making curving paver sidewalks</title>
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One of the very coolest-looking ways of using pavers is in the construction of sidewalks.  It is entirely possible to make an undulating, curving walkway out of even the most uncompromisingly straight paving blocks.One can see from the pictures above that a curved line is a most doable and attractive thing in a landscape.

Making curving paver [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pavingblog.com/2008/07/18/making-curving-paver-sidewalks/</link>
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		<title>asphalt paving</title>
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Asphalt paving is a very typical pavement surface of a tough and relatively durable nature that spreads easily and quickly and solves any number of specific driveway problems.  Particularly where cost is an issue, asphalt paving is one of the better solutions.  Long winding driveways for example can be cost-prohibitive when finished with concrete or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pavingblog.com/2008/07/12/asphalt-paving/</link>
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		<title>Using Large Pavers</title>
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One of the recent technological improvements in cement technology is the manufacturing of larger &#8220;pavers&#8221;, up to 2 feet square.  Compressed just as well as their smaller brick paver cousins and as highly PSI-rated, these gorgeous stones can be used in a wide variety of ways. Their potential in a landscape is endless. They are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pavingblog.com/2008/07/07/using-large-pavers/</link>
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