Pavers Adelaide Home Owners Can Select From.
There is an extensive range of pavers to choose from; suited to what ever area you want to pave, whether you are looking at paving your driveway, paving a path or under a verandah, even around a swimming pool, there is a choice of size, material and colour to suit your budget and your garden’s theme.
The team of licensed paving experts from Visual Landscape Gardening are proud to present the most popular selections of quality pavers below, to help you decide what will suit your individual requirements the best, and are always available to help you out with selecting and choosing what paving pattern will look great in your garden.
Small Format Concrete Pavers
If you’re looking to pave an area around your home, perhaps the driveway, under a verandah or path, small format concrete pavers are worth a look; especially if you’re on a tight budget. Small format concrete pavers come in 3 thicknesses, depending on what you plan to use them for and 2 shapes; square and rectangular. Apart from being the cheapest paving option, there is another benefit to using concrete pavers when landscaping your home; and that’s there is a complementary range of concrete retaining wall blocks and capping pavers too.
For commercial applications, it’s hard to go past Boral’s 80mm ‘Interpave’ interlocking concrete paver.
Boral® Classicpave® Pavers
Boral’s ‘Classicpave’ pavers are small, rectangular shaped, budget priced concrete pavers with a beveled edge. It’s not hard to see why 50mm and 60mm ‘Classicpave’ pavers are one of the most popular driveway pavers Adelaide residents select.
‘Classicpave’ Paver Dimensions
120mm x 240mm x 40mm
120mm x 240mm x 50mm
120mm x 240mm x 60mm
Recommended Use
- 40mm ‘Classicpave’ pavers are suitable for foot traffic only, paving under verandahs or paths
- 50mm ‘Classicpave’ pavers are suitable for driveways with family sized car traffic
- 60mm ‘Classicpave’ pavers are ideal for driveways with frequent use of vehicles up to 3 tonne
Popular paving patterns using Boral Classicpave pavers for driveways include herringbone, basket weave and 45° stretcher bond. Herringbone is a recommended pattern for driveways using small format rectangular pavers due to it’s inter-locking design, ideal for resisting movement from turning wheels.
Boral Classicpave Colours
5 colours are available, to match the theme you are wanting to create for your home.
(‘Click’ on each paver for a closer look)
Note: For paving driveways, ‘Charcoal’ is by far the most popular colours because it is less likely to show tire marks. It’s common to use a contrasting colour as a border; ‘Almond’ and ‘Heritage Red’ are the two most popular border colours for driveways using ‘Charcoal’ as the main colour.
Boral® Handipave® Pavers
Boral’s ‘Handipave’ pavers are small format, square shaped, budget priced concrete pavers with a beveled edge on all 4 top sides. 60mm ‘Handipave’ pavers are one of the most popular pavers Adelaide residents select to pave their driveway. ‘Charcoal’, is the most popular colour used for driveways, and is often used with ‘Almond’ or ‘Heritage Red’ as a contrasting border colour to match in with the house colour.
40mm and 50mm ‘Handipave’ pavers are used extensively for paved courtyard areas and paths; often with ‘Classicpave’ pavers as a border or trim.
‘Handipave’ Paver Dimensions
240mm x 240mm x 40mm
240mm x 240mm x 50mm
240mm x 240mm x 60mm
Recommended Use
- 40mm ‘Handipave’ pavers are suitable for foot traffic only, paving under verandahs or paths
- 50mm ‘Handipave’ pavers are suitable for driveways with family sized car traffic
- 60mm ‘Handipave’ pavers are ideal for driveways with frequent use of vehicles up to 3 tonne
Popular paving patterns using Boral Handipave pavers for driveways include 90° stretcher bond and 45° stretcher bond. Stretcher bond is recomended over stack bond to increase the joint strength, minimising paver movement.
Boral Handipave Colours
5 colours are available, to match the theme you are wanting to create for your home.
(‘Click’ on each paver for a closer look)
Note: For paving driveways, Boral Handipave in ‘Charcoal’ is by far the most popular colour because it is less likely to show tire marks. It’s common to use a contrasting colour as a border; ‘Almond’ and ‘Heritage Red’ are the two most popular border colours for driveways using ‘Charcoal’ as the main colour and are often using ‘Classicpave’ pavers.
Boral® Interpave® Pavers
Boral’s ‘Interpave’ pavers are small format, rectangular-zig-zag shaped, budget priced concrete pavers. 80mm ‘Interpave’ pavers are one of the most popular pavers Adelaide councils and businesses select to pave their feature driveway areas and paved streets. 80mm ‘Charcoal’, was used for the street in front of the Grange Hotel as part of the Grange foreshore redevelopment. 80mm ‘Heritage Red’ was used to pave the Semaphore SLSC carpark.
‘Interpave’ Paver Dimensions
110mm x 220mm x 80mm
Recommended Use
80mm ‘Interpave’ pavers are suitable for high volume public paved areas such as car parks or roads that are subjected to constant heavy vehicle loads including trucks.
The most popular paving pattern using Boral Interpave pavers is herringbone, to take advantage of the interlocking design of the paver, reducing sideways movement and providing a very strong joint.
Boral Interpave Colours
2 colours are readily available.
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Small Format Clay Pavers
If you’re looking to pave an area around your home, the driveway, under a verandah or path, and want the look of natural colours, clay pavers could be for you.
Austral® 50mm & 65mm Pavers
Austral’s range of 50mm & 65mm pavers are small format, rectangular shaped, budget priced clay pavers.
Austral Clay Paver Dimensions
114mm x 230mm x 50mm
114mm x 230mm x 65mm
Recommended Use
- 50mm ‘Austral’ clay pavers are suitable for foot traffic, paving under verandahs or paths and driveways for vehicles to 3 tonne
- 65mm ‘Austral’ clay pavers are used for commercial applications withstanding heavy traffic loads to 10 tonne
The most popular paving pattern using Austral clay pavers is herringbone, to take advantage of the interlocking design, reducing sideways movement with wheels turning.
Austral Clay Paver Colours
13 colours are available to choose from in the 50mm range, 11 in the 65mm range.
(Aniseed and Burnt Umber are not available as 65mm pavers.)
Note: Clay pavers are NOT exact replicas of each other. Part of clay pavers charm is the difference or variation in colour mixture from one paver to the next.
Note Too: The images of the variations for each paver were taken in shade, the paver block samples you view in full Sun will look lighter.
(‘Click’ on each paver for a closer look)
Paving Tips:
When selecting pavers for your driveway, it is worth considering the type of vehicles that will be driving up and down. For the small extra cost, 60mm pavers are a safer option for residential driveways, capable of handling heavier vehicles. Light commercial vehicles and even many 4WD vehicles approach 3 tonne these days.
If very heavy vehicles will be regularly up and down your drive, take a look at ‘Boral Interpave®’ pavers that are 80mm thick; designed specifically for commercial traffic situations.
It is also worth considering sealing your pavers as soon as they have been laid. Commercial grade sealers can help protect your pavers from staining and fading.
