If you have the project of paving your driveway so that it is clean and drivable, the option of interlocking pavers remains one of the most interesting. Indeed, the choice has expanded greatly with a very reasonable cost for a solid, practical and aesthetic product.
What are the steps to properly install a driveway in interlocking pavers? What materials do you need to make a driveway in interlocking pavers? What is the cost of buying the pavers? And for the intervention of a professional? Discover bellow about the interlocking pavers.
Buy its interlocking pavers
To make a driveway of interlocking pavers, the choice of interlocking pavers is essential: strength, thickness, whether or not it can be used.
From 6 cm thick, they support the passage of light vehicles and beyond 8 cm, heavy vehicles can pass easily.
However, avoid 5 cm pavers if you plan to drive on your driveway and prefer those that carry the mark "nf" is a guarantee of quality recently obtained on pavers more than 5 cm thick.
Easy to assemble, modify or disassemble, it is also a very economical coating and more ecological than other surfaces because more permeable.
Remember to clean and maintain your interlocking pavers: weeds settle quickly in joints and they can tarnish with the weather.
Price of a paved driveway
Self-locking pavers are generally the cheapest, although there are price differences between the simplest and the most sophisticated.
Price of paved driveway components
There are many types of interlocking pavers, and the list below is not exhaustive but will still give you an idea.
• Price of interlocking pavers
• Pavers in H or I standard color: around 10 euros per m2
• Pavers in S or H rare colors or original shapes: between 17 and 23 euros
• Sand: 0.90 euros per m2 (estimated at 10kg of sand per m2)
• Geotextile: 2.10 euros
On average, the price of a paved driveway is around 15 euros per m2. The choice of the type of pavers is the essential factor of the price per m2.
Indeed, if you choose pavers of a shape or specific color, the price per m2 paving will start at 20 euros.
Price of a professional to make his way
For the intervention of a professional, it would be necessary to add between +40 and 50% of labor costs compared to the estimate of the expenses of supplies either:
• Between 16 and 20 euros per m2 for single pavers
• Between 28 and 40 euros for specific pavers
If in doubt, or to get a better idea, do not hesitate to call a professional to establish a quote or advise you in the choice of equipment depending on the nature of the land where you want to install your driveway.
