When you survey the outside of your home, one of the first things you can see is your driveway.
How this looks will say a lot about the pride, care, and maintenance that you take in your home overall. Curb appeal says much more than you may think. So, you should invest in upgrading your driveway.
The choice of driveway materials you make will also speak volumes. Gravel can be expensive and messy and needs to be replaced every 1–2 years as it gets worn with constant use or washed away due to heavy rains. Concrete can look dull and blend in with all the other houses on the street.
Interlocking driveway stones, however, stand out. They boost the value of your home, increase curb appeal, and so much more. These stones will show your pride and care and be the envy of the neighbourhood.
1. Increase your home’s value
An interlocking stone driveway is one of the best investments you can make in your home. When it comes time to sell, you’ll more than make back your initial investment with the increased resale value.
Interlock driveways are durable and stylish, making them a feature highly valued by prospective buyers looking for their next home. Not only are they practical, offering more space and less maintenance than traditional asphalt driveways, but they also help your home stand apart from others the buyers may have seen, giving you an edge in a competitive market.
2. Create your own style
Interlocking stones can come in a variety of colours and shapes, thus allowing you to fully customize your driveway.
You can go for a simple geometric pattern or something a little more complicated. Whatever you decide upon, this customizable material allows you to create the driveway to match the rest of your landscaping and overall feel of the home.
3. Increase curb appeal
The front exterior of your home is seen by potentially hundreds of people every day, such as dog walkers, postal service and delivery drivers, and so many others,
Therefore, making your home stand out enhances the street and neighbourhood’s atmosphere and promotes your sense of care and design.
Planters and decor around the front lawn space, porch, and entranceway go a long way, but the driveway and garage are all part of this overall look. Thus, they should not be ignored.
4. Easy maintenance
Whether the design is simple or eccentric, you don’t need to worry about extensive maintenance and care to keep it looking fresh, new, and stunning.
With occasional power washing, the driveway will retain its beauty. Since the stones are placed in sand, no weeds can grow through, so there is no need for weed killer or other weed-removal methods.
When the snow falls, a little care is required when shovelling the snow to prevent the stones from lifting. Otherwise, snow removal is not a concern, and the driveway will endure the winter.
5. Environmentally friendly
Interlocking driveways don’t require harsh chemicals when laying. This means that the installation time is fast, and the materials used are safe for the environment.
The sand used under the stones works with the environment as well. By providing improved water drainage and filtering, fewer chemicals leach into the soil, thus preventing soil erosion. Also, weeds cannot grow through, and water cannot pool, causing damage to the stones.
6. Durability
Aside from the inside of your house, your driveway will be the one place that will experience the most heavy traffic. It will need to withstand heavy vehicles, cars, trucks, and even RVs and boats being parked on it for a prolonged period of time.
It will also need to stand up against children riding bikes or being the centre court for a home basketball game, for example.
Interlocking stones have amazing durability and a proven longevity that will outlast other materials. Without the use of pressure joints to keep everything together, you get an increase in strength and longevity without the care needed to get the same result.
While maintenance requirements are low, you can still benefit from outstanding craftsmanship and enjoy a strong and durable driveway for years. Also, you can feel a certain pride in your choice as you watch others replace theirs before you have to.
7. Easy to install
Interlocking stones can be laid quickly so that the driveway (depending on the length) can be finished in one day.
This creates less disruption to your day (or to the people around you), and no heavy equipment will take up the road space on your street for days. The absence of such equipment taking up space and time means that there is no noise pollution, no loud sounds to drive people crazy during the day, and no toxic chemical fumes to stink up the area.
Trusting your new driveway installation to professionals who know how to properly install it and do so with care and expertise makes sense. Greenfield Landscaping provides exceptional driveway landscaping services and can transform your driveway right before your eyes.
Choose the Driveway Landscaping Experts
Remember to upgrade your driveway after investing in the landscaping for the front of your home. Now is the time to revamp it and even expand it with interlocking stones.
Your driveway will be just as impressive as the rest of the picture when people look on in awe at your home and garden.
Greenfield Lawn Care & Landscaping are the local landscaping experts that can deliver this new driveway and other landscaping with care and precision.
Founded and operated by Mansoor Reihani in 1997, his Masters Degree in agriculture from Arizona State University is implemented daily with his landscape designs. Being a family-run business, we take pride in our honest, reliable work and expert craftsmanship in every landscaping project undertaken.
Reach out to Greenfield Lawn Care & Landscaping today at 833-709-1732, or go online for a free quote and see how we can elevate your curb appeal with more than just your lawn.