Nkag siab Paver Styles thiab Cov Qauv-vwm paving

So you’re on your way to laying a new path, but you don’t know where to begin. The wide range of styles and patterns means you have many options, but the overwhelming variety can leave beginners at a loss. We’ve broken down the mysteries, brick-by-brick, so you can easily plot the road to your ideal walkway or patio!

Dab tsi yog paver?

Paver yog txhua yam paving pob zeb, pobzeb, cib, lossis pob zeb cib siv rau hauv pem teb sab nraum zoov. Cov neeg Loos thaum ub siv lawv los tsim txoj kev uas tseem nyob niaj hnub no. Hauv cov tsev niaj hnub no, peb siv lawv rau txoj hauv kev, kev tsav tsheb, patios, pas dej da dej, chav sab nraum zoov, and garden paths. Their primary advantages over poured concrete are that they age well, don’t crack from heat or cold, and that single bricks can be re-leveled and replaced if the ground shifts beneath them. Plus, their diversity of styles and patterns offer an incredible range of beauty.  

Dub Natural Loose Pob Zeb Vaj Huam Sib Luag

Dab tsi yog Pavers ua los ntawm?

Ntuj Pob Zeb: Flagstone thiab fieldstone yog cov feem ntau hom ntawm ntuj pob zeb pavers. Koj tuaj yeem paub lawv yooj yim los ntawm lawv cov duab tsis xwm yeem thiab ntuj tiav. 

Cib: Cov cib ua los ntawm cov av nplaum qee zaum ua ib qho kev tshwm sim hauv tsev toj roob hauv pes.  

Pob zeb: Feem ntau ntawm cov pavers hauv kev tsim kho kom zoo nkauj niaj hnub no yog ua los ntawm cov pob zeb sib xyaw nrog aggregate. Cov khoom siv hloov tau no tuaj yeem tsim cov cib hauv ntau yam xim thiab qauv.   

Paver Styles 101 

Let’s lay the foundations to help you understand and choose the best pavers. While they come in a dizzying array of styles, the key to distinguishing them is to look closely at their surface and edge. Each style usually has one of the three surface styles and one of three edges:   

Nto tiav 

Pav ca: Ib tug du tiav uas zoo nkaus li polished thiab elegant. 

Dimpled: Ib me ntsis uneven nto uas lends ib tug natural, weathered saib. 

Mottled: Ib qho ntxiv huab cua, Old-World saib, zoo ib yam li txoj kev hauv nroog qub. 

Ntug tiav

Beveled: Qhov huv ntawm cov npoo, qhov ntug style tapers rau hauv av ntawm cov kab nrib pleb.  

Rounded: Rounded npoo uas ua raws li kev xav ntawm cov pob zeb weathered. 

Hnav npoo: Ib qho kev laus dua thiab rustic zoo li lub sij hawm-hnav cobblestone. 

Keeping these six features in mind, you can begin to see the main differences between each style. A “Holland” style, for example, is usually a rectangular brick with a dimpled surface and beveled edge, while a “Roman” brick has a mottled finish with worn edges. 

Cov duab thiab qhov ntau thiab tsawg yog lwm yam khoom ntawm txhua tus qauv. Cov duab zoo tshaj plaws yog duab plaub thiab square. Another shape you’ll often see is the zig-zagging sides of kev sib cuam tshuam bricks, tsim los xauv ua ke kom nruj rau qhov chaw ruaj khov dua. Hexagonal cov duab, lossis kev sib xyaw ntawm cov squares thiab hexagons, kuj tseem nrov. Ntau cov kev xaiv tshwj xeeb muaj xws li cov daim duab peb sab cib thiab I-puab. Txhua tus qauv muaj qhov sib txawv ntawm qhov zoo nkauj thiab lub zog hnyav.     

Cov Qauv 

Cov qauv uas koj nteg koj cov cib kuj ua rau kev zoo nkauj thiab lub zog ntawm txhua qhov chaw. Nov yog cov qauv feem ntau ntawm cov duab plaub pavers:  

Stack Bond: Txhua lub cib yog nteg ib sab ntawm ib sab nyob rau hauv tib txoj kev thiab orientation, muab ib tug yooj yim, ncaj tsos.  

Khiav Bond: Zoo li daim ntawv cog lus, tshwj tsis yog txhua kab thib ob yog offset los ntawm ib nrab ntawm lub cib, yog li nruab nrab ntawm txhua lub cib yog ua raws li qhov kawg ntawm cov cib hauv qab thiab saum toj no. Qhov no muaj zog ntau dua li Stack Bond thiab ua haujlwm zoo rau txoj hauv kev nkhaus, patios, thiab qee qhov kev tsav tsheb. 

Basketweave: Qhov style no piav qhia txog tus qauv ntawm ob kab rov tav-ntev cib ua raws li los ntawm ob lub vertically-ntev cib. Nws yog nrov nyob rau hauv lub tshav puam, lub vaj los yog patios, tab sis tsis muaj zog ntau npaum li Running Bond.   

Herringbone: Cov cib tau muab tso rau ntawm txoj cai kaum rau ib leeg hauv kev rov ua L-zoo li. Qhov kev sib tshuam tsim no ntxiv ntau lub zog, ua rau nws tshwj xeeb tshaj yog haum rau kev tsav tsheb. 

3- Pob zeb qauv: Peb lub pob zeb sib txawv lossis cov duab plaub sib txawv tsim cov qauv uas haum rau cov tsheb lossis cov neeg taug kev. 

5- Pob zeb qauv: Ib qho qauv ntawm tsib lub pob zeb sib txawv yog qhov zoo tagnrho rau kev taug kev, tab sis tsis yog kev tsav tsheb, vim cov pob zeb loj yuav tsis nyob twj ywm hauv siab. 

Header los yog ciam teb: Cov style no muaj ib kab ntawm vertically nteg cib nyob ib ncig ntawm sab nraud ntawm koj tus qauv tsim los tsim ciam teb. Nws ua haujlwm zoo nrog Basketweave. 

Yuav Ua Li Cas Hais Txog Cov Qauv Thaum Ua Haujlwm nrog tus tsim qauv

Nrog rau tag nrho cov chaw txua txiag zeb ntawm paving pob zeb lingo, tam sim no koj muaj lub tsev thaiv los tham txog pavers nrog koj tus tsim qauv. Koj tuaj yeem tham txog cov khoom siv, qhov kawg, qhov loj me, cov duab, thiab cov qauv uas koj xav tau thiab qhov xav tau lub zog hnyav rau txhua qhov kev xaiv. Ces, ntawm chav kawm, muaj xaiv xim, uas yog tag nrho cov ncauj lus ntawm nws tus kheej!