Concrete Driveway with Paver Border

A broom-finished concrete drive with a grey paver soldier course run down both edges, curving from the street to a two-car garage.

Broom-finished concrete driveway edged with a grey paver soldier course, curving to the garage of a brick Springfield home in winter — Concrete Driveway with Paver Border — Springfield, VA

Service: Driveway Paving
Material: Concrete with paver edging
Location: Springfield, VA

What the job involved

Broom-finished concrete drive curving from street to two-car garage
Grey paver soldier course run down both edges
Winter pour, scheduled into a clear window and kept covered while curing

The curve is the reason for the border. A concrete drive that sweeps rather than runs straight needs its edge defined, or the eye reads the sweep as a mistake — the paver soldier course does that, and it also gives the slab a clean termination against the lawn instead of a raw edge that grass creeps over.

Poured in winter, which is a matter of watching the forecast rather than avoiding the season. Concrete needs its cure protected from freezing, so the pour was scheduled into a clear window and the surface kept covered. The broom finish across the driving surface is what gives it traction once the weather turns.

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