Concrete paver pool deck wrapping a freeform pool on a Rancho Santa Fe project — Rancho Santa Fe — a paver deck run right up to the coping on a freeform pool.

Concrete pavers

Tumbled concrete paver

The standard interlocking paver, tumbled in a drum so the edges and faces read as worn rather than moulded. The default surface on most San Diego backyards for a reason.

Essential cost band

The workhorse option. Does the job, lasts, and is what most of a yard is made of.

Colour families

Sand
Buff blend
Grey blend
Charcoal

Families, not products. The exact colour gets chosen off a physical sample against your house.

What is true of this material

Laid on: Compacted base and bedding sand, no mortar
Repairable: Individual units lift and reset
Joints: Polymeric sand, swept and set

Ask whoever bids this

“How deep is the base under it, and is that depth different under the driveway?”

Attributes

TypeConcrete pavers
Where it goesPool deck Patio Walkway Driveway
Colour familyWarm buff / tan Grey Multi / blended
Cost bandEssential $
Barefoot in AugustMiddling
StyleMediterranean Traditional Rustic

Where this turns up

Driveways & entries

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