| The twenty first century has brought | | | | spacing, or channels, within the bricks. This |
| environmental issues to the forefront of the | | | | separation permits water to run through the |
| construction industry. Local and state | | | | paver. Normal pavers allow about four percent of |
| governments have begun to require higher | | | | all water they absorb to soak through the bottom |
| standards for the energy efficiency of buildings. | | | | side. Permeable pavers, on the other hand, let up |
| They are also trying to limit the environmental | | | | to eighty percent of all rainwater to soak through. |
| impact of new construction by placing restrictions | | | | Permeable pavers are also installed on top of a |
| on water run off. | | | | permeable base. Contractors use eight to ten |
| Governments have decided that it is imperative | | | | inches of large aggregate base, topped with a |
| to limit the buildable area of lots and parcels in | | | | couple of inches of smaller stones which can be |
| order to allow enough permeable areas to | | | | compacted and scraped level. The paver areas |
| properly drain and filter rain water. This shift in | | | | are basically installed on top of a large french drain |
| recognizing that ground, free of cement slabs, | | | | that soaks up all of the water which permeates |
| parking lots, and driveways has begun to benefit | | | | through the pavers above and filters it before |
| water clarity and chemical levels in local lakes, | | | | entering the sub soil. |
| rivers, streams, and ponds. Builders, however, | | | | Permeable pavers are not produced in nearly as |
| make more money by building out as much of | | | | many shapes or colors as regular pavers are. |
| their lots and parcels as possible. The solution to | | | | Less far, their demand has not warranted the |
| these restrictions is becoming obvious to many | | | | addition of these product options. As we |
| builders and developers. Permeable pavements | | | | progress, expect permeable pavers to become |
| are the key to covering an area with pavement, | | | | more common. Some builders are choosing to use |
| yet still allowing water to filter through the | | | | them just because it is the responsible choice to |
| pavement surface. | | | | make. They cost about the same as regular |
| The most popular option of permeable pavement, | | | | pavers, with the only increase in total job cost |
| less far, has been permeable pavers. These | | | | coming from the added excavation of the sub soil |
| pavers are produced with cement, just like | | | | and more base material that is used. To find out |
| regular concrete pavers. The difference between | | | | more about permeable pavers contact a Florida |
| the two, however, is that permeable pavers are | | | | Permeable Pavers Installer today! |
| produced with larger aggregates which cause | | | | |