Month: July 2015

What Does Fairfax VA Hardscaping Design Entail?

If you live in Fairfax VA, you may have heard about hardscaping design. What does hardscaping design entail?

Hardscaping is your driveway, walkways, patio, sidewalks, fire pits, fireplaces, and outdoor structures, as a part of your home and landscaping. So, before the experts at Premier Paving & Planting create a design for the hardscaping of your Fairfax VA home, we evaluate your current hardscaping, landscaping, and how both affect your home. Of utmost importance is safety; if  there’s damage or other problems – we will let you know. Some damage is easily seen, like a cracked driveway. Other damage, such as failing retaining walls, may be less apparent.

In creating a hardscaping design, we assess the style of your home – what design changes would look best with your style of home? Would these changes fit in with the look of your neighborhood, or look out of place? For instance, certain paver patterns and colors look more appropriate for some homes, than others. Or some hardscapes can look out of place by size – such as a small patio that looks even smaller when seen against a large home and backyard. If no one in your Colonial-style neighborhood has a huge Grecian fountain in their front yard, that would probably not be part of your hardscape design.

We also think about how improvements or additions to your current hardscaping design can add to the enjoyment and quality of life of you and your family. For example, if you all love and use your patio, a new fire pit will provide extra enjoyment and comfort when entertaining family and friends.

For more information about Fairfax VA hardscaping design, please contact the experts at Premier Paving & Planting. With multiple industry certifications and nearly 30 years of experience in the metro Washington DC area, our work is top quality. We also carry an A+ rating on Angie’s List.

 

Winter Weather and Driveway Design in Centreville VA

The winter in our part of Northern Virginia can be pretty harsh; when you create a driveway design for a Centreville VA home, you really need to think about how to manage snow and ice.

From the get-go in new home construction, you can have a heated driveway installed, which is designed to allow you to melt away snow and ice from the comfort of your home.

If this is going to be a non-heated driveway, the design should accommodate the need for snow plowing. There needs to be an open area for plows to put snow, such as a large area at the end of the driveway, or space on either side of the driveway. Also, avoid putting lights or gates next to the driveway, because they could be damaged by plows, or a car that skids on the ice.

Finally, while your driveway and landscape design should be coordinated to work together, landscaping should be kept a good distance away from the driveway. This keeps both the driveway and landscape safe from damage.

For more information on driveway design for homes in Centreville VA, please contact Premier Paving & Planting. With nearly 30 years of driveway installation experience in the metro Washington DC area, our work is top quality. We take into account the entire landscape when planning and designing your new paver driveway, and work meticulously to create a level, weather-resistant surface that takes a beating all year round, requires minimal repair and upkeep, and continues to look and perform beautifully as it ages.

Oakton VA Homeowners: 5 Reasons to Consider Paver Driveways

If you are a homeowner in Oakton VA, here are 5 reasons you should consider upgrading to a paver driveway:

  1. Paver driveways add beauty and polish to your Oakton VA home.
  2. Paver driveways last; they don’t crack, and interlocking pavers allow for expansion and contraction during extreme temps.
  3. Paver driveways require little maintenance; individual pavers can be replaced easily, if needed.
  4. Paver driveways age beautifully, and last longer than basic concrete driveways in Oakton VA.
  5. Paver driveways add more curb appeal and value to your home, and you will see a return on that investment when you sell your home.

For more information Oakton VA paver driveways, please contact Premier Paving & Planting. Premier Paving & Planting designs and installs driveway surfaces made of concrete, interlocking pavers, exposed aggregate, stamped concrete pavers, brick pavers, and patterned driveway pavers of all types. With nearly 30 years of driveway installation experience in Oakton VA and the rest of the metro Washington DC area, our work is top quality.