What to Expect Of Paving Stone Contractor

Paving stone contractors are companies that build surfaces using paving stones such as sidewalks, roads or general concrete floors. They may also be contracted to work on large projects such as airport runways. In most cases, these companies are hired to do paving stone installation by individual homeowners, municipal agencies or businesses in addition to doing repair works for existing ones. Paver stone contractors can choose to specialize in doing either commercial or residential work even though there are those who can perform both but this will often depend on the scope and magnitude of the work and the equipment that may be required.   

A residential paving stone contractor will meet with a homeowner and discuss details of the task before they can provide their estimate for the task. The can also get hired to lay a completely new driveway, concrete floor or patio in addition to other jobs such as repairing other structures such as walkways and steps. There are companies that specialize in hardscape that may include the installation of poured surfaces as well as laying paving stones or outdoor tiles.

A commercial paving stone contractor will almost always provide their pricing in the form of a bid and in many cases the lowest bidder could be guaranteed of winning the project. In any commercial setting, you will expect the paver stone contractor to report to a general contractor or any other manager instead of dealing directly with the project owner. In most cases paving stone installation will involve projects such as walkways, parking lots or any other new developments. Those who get contracted to work on municipal projects may be asked to lay new sidewalks or roads, repair cracks or potholes or any other sign of damage that may exist in already paved surfaces.

Paver stone installation is usually performed using specialized equipment; the paving stone contractor could use paving machines to smooth out freshly laid road surfaces or excavators when they are preparing the ground for paving. There are also large tamping machines that are used to flatten out the gravel and dirt surfaces in addition to concrete trucks that are used to keep the concrete and other paving materials mixed in readiness for pouring.