CAN PAVINGSTONES BE INSTALLED ON A CONCRETE BASE?
As long as the ICPI Construction details are followed.
CAN PAVINGSTONES BE INSTALLED ANYWHERE INSTEAD OF ASPHALT OR POURED CONCRETE?
Yes. Choose Cambridge Pavingstones with value-added ArmorTec for any paving project. An
interlocking Cambridge Pavingstones system will instantly improve your home's appearance and
increase its appraised value. With dozens of shapes and colors to choose from, design possibilities
for driveways, walkways, patios & pools, sunrooms and other areas are endless.
HOW DO CAMBRIDGE PAVINGSTONES HOLD UP COMPARED TO ASPHALT AND POURED CONCRETE?
Cambridge Pavers are more durable. Interlocking pavingstones are an engineered pavement
system and are used at airports, taxiways, container ports, industrial and corporate campuses as
well as on streets for urban renewal projects.
WHAT MAKES PAVINGSTONES SO STRONG?
They are made of high-density concrete. Cambridge Pavingstones are twice as strong as and
less absorbent than poured concrete. The mortarless, flexible, interlocking system won't crack or
heave as a result of ground movement. Ugly patches are a thing of the past.
CAN ARMORTEC® COME OFF?
No. ArmorTec® and the paver are, in fact, one. ArmorTec®, also referred to as "hardfacing," has
been field-proven for over 70 years in Europe, where pavingstone technology originated and
continues to evolve.
CAN PAVINGSTONES BE INSTALLED OVER EXISTING PAVEMENT?
Yes. Cambridge Pavingstones can be used as an overlay over existing concrete patios and
walkways as well as asphalt driveways. Costs incurred for removal and disposal of existing asphalt
or concrete are therefore eliminated. Follow ICPI guidelines.
ARE PAVINGSTONES SLIPPERY?
No. Pavingstones surpass the standards for slip-resistance set by the Americans With Disabilities Act.
CAN PAVERS BE PLOWED?
All pavements can be damaged by steel plow blades. ICPI recommends using a rubber-edged
plow blade.
CAN DE-ICING CHEMICALS BE USED ON PAVERS?
We recommend using sand as the preferred method for providing skid and slip resistance. If using
de-icer we recommend only sodium chloride (NaCl). De-icer should be applied sparingly. Once
loosened, snow and ice should be promptly removed to avoid a build-up in the concentration of
the de-icing chemical. Do not use products that contain a blend of chemicals.
