Unilock vs Permacon Pavers for interlocking patio and driveway?

croyd wrote: ↑ Hi, I'm also looking at granite blend Windermere smooth. Would it be possible to share a couple of pics of your driveway? I would love to see it. Close up and far would be cool to see. Thanks!

croyd wrote: ↑ I'm located in Richmond Hill. My contractor mentioned that Windermere may be more available than the Permacon Kensington. Are you seeing the Windermere chipping on your driveway? Thanks.

GSD wrote: ↑ Installing these recently and some minor chipping on the edges. Something I would notice but others not so much.

I ended up ordering my pavers in Scarborough after most were out of stock. Delivered directly by Unilock from Kitchener.

There is also a rebate from Unilock on driveway pavers. Are you getting a good price on install?

DC5R wrote: ↑ @croyd, you mind DM'ing me the contractor you're using? I'm located in Richmond Hill and am looking into getting my driveway done.

My neighbour just got his done and I noticed their contractor simply removed the old asphalt and a minor layer of soil to level the interlock with the sidewalk - no additional digging. Not certain if this is the right or wrong way to do it, so any input from the RFD community would be great.

GSD wrote: ↑ Installing these recently and some minor chipping on the edges. Something I would notice but others not so much.

I ended up ordering my pavers in Scarborough after most were out of stock. Delivered directly by Unilock from Kitchener.

There is also a rebate from Unilock on driveway pavers. Are you getting a good price on install?

GSD wrote: ↑ Here's a picture when the interlocking is wet. Looks totally different than when it's dry.

Pavers seem to chip more easily.

Where are you located OP. As these seem to be backordered.

golden wrote: ↑ You need 80mm for driveway. Don't go with 60mm as it's not designed to support vehicle weight.

Stephhhen wrote: ↑ Thank you very much for this information.

I have been trying really hard to look for cheap Windermere and my motivation just dropped a whole bunch after I saw "chipping".

Do you think its going to be a real issue considering the cruel winter here in Toronto?

According to Unilock's website, "chipping resulting from snow removal" are not covered by the warranty.

Nevertheless, I do notice that triple H Covinton is quite a lot harder than Windermere. But the less than 60mm thickness makes me worried about using it for driveways. What do you think?

croyd wrote: ↑ I have a contractor I’m talking to but I don’t know what a good price is. He seems to be middle of the road. The cheaper contractors don’t seem to want to dig to deep and a lot of them say they will use my current asphalt base so they won’t dig deep. My guy is definitely more expensive but he said he will dig at least 9” in the back and 12” in front.

You wouldn’t have any pics of your driveway in a dry state would you? I went to a supplier yesterday and the Windermere looks darker than I thought.

Thanks!

GSD wrote: ↑ Current driveway 3/4 crush base is fine if there hasn't been much movement in the past. Typically layers of gravel need to be removed to cover the size of the paver and then levelled apply a geotextile for drainage and then a bedding layer e.g., HPB. Avoid anyone who wants to use limestone screening or sand as a bedding layer.