If you have grass growing on your paving the chances are that you have been negligent regarding the care of your paving.
Every item we buy today needs some maintenance, this includes paving.
Grass not only spoils the look of the paving but it can also destroy your paving in a short space of time.
In most cases but not all, a simple medium to soft spray from a garden hose and a house broom can be all that is needed to maintain the new rich luster that your bricks had when they were first laid.
But, as I said earlier, it is not always the owner's non-care that degrades the paving, it could also be bad workmanship.
The Master builders association and those paving companies that are registered with the Master builders association have a strict method of installing paving.
This is no guarantee that things can still not go wrong, but it does give peace of mind knowing that the company is still going to be around to repair anything that might have gone wrong.
Price is always a factor but long term satisfaction can always trump price.
A suggestion  that you might want to try is to test your salesman to see if he/she has your project at heart.
Most salespeople are only focused on their commission from your job but seasoned salesmen think of the referrals that a good installation always brings.
A real professional will want to spend some time with you to ensure that your purchase is not only exactly what you would like, but is the right product for the job as well.
Do a little research of your own concerning the different brick types either online or at your local brick yard, suggest a brick type as a possible selection to the salesman and see if he/she runs only with that selection or if they offer something different.
They should then give reasons why your selection is or is not the right selection for your needs and offer alternatives which they feel could be better for the job.
You will soon get the feeling whether the salesman is there for just your order, or if they are being professional and will turn your order into an investment.
Now obviously is always better if you are on hand to watch the way the contractor is going about doing your paving, but often we buy a house and the paving is already done.
I suggest that now that you know a bit about paving, that one of the areas that you take a look at before purchasing that new house is the paving.
If you can identify the fact that the paving is busy disintegrating you could get a nice discount on the property as you can point out that the paving will have to be redone.
Paving today is not a cheap installation and you could be looking at R20000 or more for renewing the paving.
So, take paving a bit more serious and you could be having your next holiday on the money that your paving knowledge has just saved you.
Every item we buy today needs some maintenance, this includes paving.
Grass not only spoils the look of the paving but it can also destroy your paving in a short space of time.
In most cases but not all, a simple medium to soft spray from a garden hose and a house broom can be all that is needed to maintain the new rich luster that your bricks had when they were first laid.
But, as I said earlier, it is not always the owner's non-care that degrades the paving, it could also be bad workmanship.
The Master builders association and those paving companies that are registered with the Master builders association have a strict method of installing paving.
This is no guarantee that things can still not go wrong, but it does give peace of mind knowing that the company is still going to be around to repair anything that might have gone wrong.
Price is always a factor but long term satisfaction can always trump price.
A suggestion  that you might want to try is to test your salesman to see if he/she has your project at heart.
Most salespeople are only focused on their commission from your job but seasoned salesmen think of the referrals that a good installation always brings.
A real professional will want to spend some time with you to ensure that your purchase is not only exactly what you would like, but is the right product for the job as well.
Do a little research of your own concerning the different brick types either online or at your local brick yard, suggest a brick type as a possible selection to the salesman and see if he/she runs only with that selection or if they offer something different.
They should then give reasons why your selection is or is not the right selection for your needs and offer alternatives which they feel could be better for the job.
You will soon get the feeling whether the salesman is there for just your order, or if they are being professional and will turn your order into an investment.
Now obviously is always better if you are on hand to watch the way the contractor is going about doing your paving, but often we buy a house and the paving is already done.
I suggest that now that you know a bit about paving, that one of the areas that you take a look at before purchasing that new house is the paving.
If you can identify the fact that the paving is busy disintegrating you could get a nice discount on the property as you can point out that the paving will have to be redone.
Paving today is not a cheap installation and you could be looking at R20000 or more for renewing the paving.
So, take paving a bit more serious and you could be having your next holiday on the money that your paving knowledge has just saved you.
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