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Options for Brick Paver Restore
For using brick paver service estimates I'm quite often asked about the pricing choices available in the market for the restore of brick pavers, walkways, patios and retaining walls and many others. These pricing options can either include ‘band aid’ approach for paver repair service or reinstallation of interlocking pavers of retaining walls.
The dilemma for the homeowner will be to resolve even if to acknowledge the "band aid" tactic which is certainly normally significantly more cost-effective, or biting the bullet and accepting the investment to effectively reinstall the paver job. Due to such wide difference between cost of two approaches clients posed a lot of question before taking one side finally. {ephenry, visit here, click here
The ‘band aid’ approach is called ‘cosmetic’ approach. The homeowner wants me to just "make it look better" at a minimal cost. So I states obviously to every client that "band aid" tactic is for limited expression effects not for long expression overall performance of brick paver rapier. I usually have this request from people that are going to be selling their homes in the near future or if a pressing safety issue exists. It involves ‘cosmetically’ treating the paving stones or landscape walls without touching the sub base underneath or any serious issue which can lead to future failures. I will only give a 90 day warranty on these types of repairs. I believe that this brick paver repair approach is more suited for minor settling or heaves from frost. The "band aid" approach should be used early on to correct any small or smallish brick repairs that end up being obvious. Too often customers let minor settling or heaving of pavers go unattended which results in major repairs & costs.
The next method you can follow for brick paver fix may be to reinstall the brick pavers or modular retaining walls fully. This method includes total removal followed by reinstallation of base and bedding course not the mere correction of surface area paving stones or landscape blocks. Therefore it can cost far more than ‘Band aid’ approach. The actual saving for customer is product cost which happens to be a great advantage of implementing interlocking brick pavers and modular retaining walls. In reinstallation process I can provide 1 to 2 years warranty which may touch or even can beat the top brick paver manufacturers like Unilock or Belgard.
It is very disheartening to me for customer's to pay $1,000's of brick paver repairs just after making a substantial investment in their paver patio, sidewalk, or driveway. Brick Pavers are NOT no maintenance. Paving stones or landscape blocks need maintenance on minor level to keep their quality and look at optimal level. So it is advisable to go for ‘band aid’ solution by spending only $100 to $200 after each couple of years rather than waiting for 5 to 7 years till complete collapse and then invest $1000 for reinstallation. 
Costs for Repairing Brick Paver
It is not easier to estimate exactly what it will cost to repair the brick pavers. There are a couple of choices I offer to my clients need brick paver repair.
The first one is Job Cost approach. It contain single overall job charge. For sake of argument, there may be several pricing options that determines the final total price, but for the most part, this will be the overall fee the customer pays following the paver repairs are completed.