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Originally Posted by supafamous
I don't think the water is supposed to go between the pavers as that causes the finer bits of sand to get washed away - there was just enough drainage that little bits of sand would get washed away causing the pavers to sink (on top of the car's weight driving on top). I think the landscapers used too fine a sand (they actually had to come back once before to fix the settling in the first month after I moved in).
The gravel I used was Quikrete base rock - a reasonably fine gravel that should stay in place ( https://www.homedepot.ca/product/qui...5kg/1000142976) with a bit of sand to even it out.
I think when I'm done I'm supposed to put "grouting" sand in between the pavers so that it's a solid surface ( https://www.homedepot.ca/product/sto...and/1000144920) so that no water goes down to the base. |
Your builder not using permeable pavers in the lower mainland is a mistake with all the rain we get. A client really wouldn't care too much about dips and stuff as long as the water drains, damn these builders, all they think about is $$ without using any common sense.