Permeable Pavers, Storm Water Savers

Our driveway was is baaaaad shape. Years of neglect, ice damage, root damage from unattended trees and plants had cracked pretty much the entire driveway. Being that we needed to either repair or replace it, we started looking for green solutions. Repairing it with a thinner top coat would be cheaper but it might not hold up and last a long time. Anyone who thinks green knows that durability is key when you start talking about the Life Cycle costs of products. So we decided on a new driveway.

That's when we hooked up with Tim and Sandy Shoemaker, owners of the Pave-Stone Company of Oklahoma. http://www.pave-stonestoreok.com/links.html. They recommended the Eco-Priora permeable paver system for our driveway.

The Eco-Priora™ joint profile allows surface water to infiltrate into the pavement and its sub-layers. With initial permeability average flow rates of over 100 inches per hour, the Eco-Priora™ product, even with a clogging factor, will still meet the majority of current storm water management plans (SWMP). The structural interlocking capability is achieved by having a vertical joint profile exhibiting protruding spacer bars that interlock when placed in pattern. These interlock throughout the depth of the block and nest adjacently with neighboring paving units. Eco-Priora™ assists in meeting current EPA storm water regulations.

Here's how it works:

We're looking at the Sandstone and Winter Blend colors....amazing how nice it looks, right?

Give Tim a call about your next outdoor paving application. This stuff is beautiful.

The Pave-Stone Store of Oklahoma

Tim & Sandy Shoemaker

7640 S. Old Hwy 51Broken Arrow, OK 74014
(918) 251-3111
pavestonestoreok@valornet.com

Above, this isn't the best picture but you can see where grass and dirt have accumulated inside the gulleys and cracks created after the driveway buckled and cracked. It looks like this more towards the garage and back yard vs. the first picture taken from the front yard above. We're going to use a concrete saw and cut out blocks to use throughout the landscaping so as to minimize as much waste as possible.