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!
Sekontiri ke eng?
Paver ke mofuta ofe kapa ofe oa lejoe le katiloeng, lithaele, litene kapa litene tsa konkreite tse sebelisoang fatše ka ntle. Baroma ba boholo-holo ba ne ba li sebelisa ho haha litsela tse ntseng li le teng le kajeno. Malapeng a sejoale-joale, re a sebelisa bakeng sa litselana, li-driveways, patios, li-pool decks, likamore tsa ka ntle, 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.
Black Natural Loose Stone Panel
Li-Pavers li Entsoe ka Eng?
Lejoe la Tlhaho: Flagstone le fieldstone ke mefuta e atileng haholo ea li-pavers tsa majoe a tlhaho. U ka li lemoha habonolo ka sebōpeho sa tsona se sa tloaelehang le qetello ea tlhaho.
Setene: Litene tse entsoeng ka letsopa ka linako tse ling li etsa ponahalo ea libaka tsa lehae.
Konkreite: Boholo ba li-pavers sebakeng sa mehleng ea kajeno li entsoe ka konkreite e kopantsoeng le kakaretso. Thepa ena e ikamahanyang le maemo e ka hlahisa litene ka mebala le mefuta e mengata.
Mekhoa ea Paver 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:
Sebaka se Felisang
Flat: Qetello e boreleli e shebahalang e bentšitsoe ebile e khabane.
Dimpled: Sebaka se sa lekaneng hanyenyane se fanang ka chebahalo ea tlhaho, ea boemo ba leholimo.
Mottled: Ponahalo e mpe le ho feta, ea Lefatše la Khale, e ts'oanang le litsela tsa litoropong tsa khale.
Qetellong ea Qetello
Beveled: Mathoko a hloekileng ka ho fetesisa, mokhoa ona oa bohale o thella fatše lipakeng tsa mapetsong.
E pota-potiloe: Mathoko a chitja a etsisang maikutlo a majoe a pholileng.
Maqephe a tsofetseng: Ponahalo ea botsofali le ho feta, joalo ka lejoe la majoe le tsofetseng.
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.
Libopeho le boholo ke likarolo tse ling tsa mokhoa o mong le o mong. Libopeho tse tloaelehileng haholo ke khutlonnetsepa le sekwere. Another shape you’ll often see is the zig-zagging sides of qoelana litene, tse etselitsoeng ho notlela hammoho ka thata bakeng sa sebaka se tšoarellang haholoanyane. Hexagonal libopeho, kapa motsoako oa lisekoere le hexagon, le tsona li tumme. Likhetho tse ling tse khethehileng li kenyelletsa kgutlotharo setene le Ke-sebopeho. Setaele se seng le se seng se fana ka botle bo fapaneng le matla a ho jara boima.
Mekhoa e Tloaelehileng
Mokhoa oo u behang litene ka oona o boetse o bōpa botle le matla a sebaka ka seng. Mona ke mekhoa e atileng haholo ea li-pavers tsa khutlonnetsepa:
Stack Bond: Setene se seng le se seng se behiloe ka lehlakoreng le leng ka tsela e ts'oanang le mokhoa o ts'oanang, ho fana ka ponahalo e bonolo, e otlolohileng.
Running Bond: Joaloka stack bond, ntle le hore mola o mong le o mong oa bobeli o fokotsoe ke halofo ea setene, kahoo bohareng ba setene se seng le se seng bo tsamaisana le lipheletso tsa litene ka tlase le ka holimo ho eona. Sena se na le matla a fetang a Stack Bond 'me se sebetsa hantle bakeng sa litsela tse kobehileng, li-patio le litsela tse ling tsa likoloi.
Basketweave: Mokhoa ona o hlalosa mohlala oa litene tse peli tse tšekaletseng tse lateloang ke litene tse peli tse tšekaletseng. E tumme mabaleng, lirapeng kapa mapatlelong, empa ha e na matla a lekanang le a Running Bond.
Herringbone: Litene li kenngoa ka mahlakoreng a nepahetseng ho e mong ka mokhoa o pheta-phetoang oa sebopeho sa L. Moqapi ona o kopantsoeng o eketsa matla a mangata, o etsa hore o tšoanelehe ka ho khetheha bakeng sa li-driveways.
3-Paterone ea Lejoe: Majoe a mararo a boholo bo fapaneng a sekoere kapa a khutlonnetsepa a theha paterone e loketseng likoloi kapa sephethephethe sa batsamai.
5-Paterone ea Majoe: Mokhoa oa majoe a mahlano a boholo bo fapaneng o loketse litsela tsa maoto, empa eseng li-driveways, kaha majoe a maholo a ka 'na a se ke a lula a le tlas'a khatello.
Hlooho kapa Moeli: Setaele sena se na le mokoloko oa litene tse betliloeng ho potoloha bokantle ba moralo oa hau ho theha moeli. E sebetsa hantle le Basketweave.
Mokhoa oa ho Bua ka Litaele Ha U Sebelisana le Moqapi
Ka koari ena e felletseng ea mantsoe a katiloeng a majoe, joale u na le libaka tsa ho aha tseo u ka buang ka tsona le moqapi oa hau. U ka buisana ka boitsebiso, qetello, boholo, sebōpeho, le mohlala oo u o lakatsang le matla a hlokahalang a ho jara boima bakeng sa khetho ka 'ngoe. Joale, ehlile, ho na le kgetho ya mmala, e leng sehlooho se feletseng ka boeona!