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5 Reasons to Consider Concrete Pavers Over Asphalt in Berkeley

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5 Reasons to Consider Concrete Pavers Over Asphalt in Berkeley

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  1. 5 Reasons to Consider Concrete Pavers Over Asphalt in Berkeley When most homeowners think of installing pavement in Berkeley CA, they consider asphalt. You must have noticed that most driveways in residential areas are made of concrete. If you are wondering why homeowners prefer concrete driveways over asphalt, you should read on this post and find out why.

  2. Visual Aesthetics • Asphalt is simply not preferred a very appealing building material. The finer grain and lighter feel of concrete pavers bring in more welcoming feel that you will find preferable. In addition, the material can be colored with dye and textured with exposed aggregate for much wider range of appearance than asphalt.

  3. Weather Resilience • Asphalt is considered to a flexible paving material. Flexibility sound goo when you realize that the inherency of softness to flexible materials which makes it easier to damage. When asphalt gets warmer, the binder becomes much softer.

  4. Environmental Impact Installing both paving products is difficult to judge as per the environmental impact. The picture will be much clear when you will need to perform much more maintenance on asphalt over the years. To repair potholes or cracks, you will need to use sealer and additional asphalt more frequently which will add to the greater environmental impact over the lifetime of the product. Cleanliness The softness of asphalt is another disadvantage over concrete. It is especially true when the material is installed first. Longer after the installation, the hot summer months will make the binder soft and will result in being tracked on surfaces from the shoes of pedestrians. But concrete doesn’t have these issues. Once it is cured, concrete paving can be walked on safely without any hassle of contaminating other surfaces. Resale Value Resale value is the significant reason behind considering concrete over asphalt. If you own a property and need to move to a new location, getting concrete pavement instead of asphalt will pass on so many benefits to the new property owners. That means, you will be able to save more money during your home sale when the time comes to move on.

  5. Address: 725 Folger Ave, Ste 2, Berkeley, CA 94710 • Phone: 510-647-8630 • Email: johnny@mysmartscaping.com • Website: https://www.mysmartscaping.com/

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