Well-chosen and correctly installed paving will create a lasting impression while enhancing aesthetic appeal and adding value to your home.

Bosun Brick, a leading manufacturer of infrastructural concrete products welcomes two new paving products to its already extensive range. The Bosun Cobble is a modern, cobble-look paver with bevelled edges. The Bosun Cobble’s timeless beauty is modelled on old cobble streets, the result is an aesthetically pleasing driveway that is durable and maintenance free. Bosun’s Venetian paver is a contemporary, smooth-surfaced paver, which is versatile and able to blend into any design concept. It is generally laid in a herringbone pattern for a spectacular effect. The Bosun Cobble and Venetian Paver are available in eight colour variations.

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Garth McMillan, production and quality manager of Bosun Brick explores responsible water management by means of permeable paving.

Architects, engineers, contractors and manufacturers can assist the greater urban environment with responsible water management. This can be achieved by using permeable paving as a sustainable method of preventing flooding and surface water collection.

Controlling water movement into the municipal water drainage systems is the key to preventing flooding, as is providing suitable water harvesting and retention where required. The problem with traditional road surfaces is that they are designed to be impervious to rain water and the ingress of pollutants. If water is allowed to ingress the road surface, this can cause weakness, discolouration and accelerated abrasion of the surface. Once there is too much water absorption in the base and sub-base, the end result is a road riddled with potholes due to particle migration.

On a conventional road surface, water is channelled into a storm water drain. This system is extremely effective, the problem is that it is too effective and in a downpour the drainage system is overloaded very quickly.  This can result in localised flooding, downstream flooding, property damage and in severe cases, human tragedy. The consequences of downstream flooding are that localised eco-system precipitation retention is reduced and road pollutants are carried to the downstream eco-system. Flooding can also cause harsh environmental damage with soil erosion and top soil removal.

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Communication is key to secure the successful outcome of a paving project. Dawid Rademeyer, operations director at Bosun Brick – leading manufacturer of quality concrete paving – advises consumers on aspects to discuss with their paving installer.

The area that needs to be paved

“A good paving installer is a well-informed paving installer,” says Rademeyer. He advises that consumers identify and discuss the exact area that needs to be paved with their paving installer, taking the following practical issues into consideration:

• Water flow

Where will any excess water drain to?

• Drain pipes

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There is no such thing as maintenance-free paving. David Wertheim Aymes, CEO of the Bosun Group, says that a well planned cleaning and maintenance programme is the only way to ensure that the overall appearance of your paving will be enhanced.

Wertheim Aymes provides the following tips and tricks to keep paving in tip-top shape:

General cleaning

Regular hosing and sweeping will keep your paving looking clean. To remove general dirt and debris, you should hose down your paving and sweep it with a hard bristled outdoor broom regularly. If the paving is soiled, scrub the area with a general purpose, pH neutral/slightly alkaline, non-abrasive cleaner, using a hard bristled brush or broom together with some elbow grease.

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When it comes to choosing, installing and maintaining paving, how do you know where to start? What products are best suited to the application, what would look good and more importantly, what are the costs involved?

It’s these frequently asked questions that prompted Bosun Brick to update its website, www.bosun.co.za, and include informative new sections to provide clients with all the information they could possibly need to make informed decisions when it comes to their paving selection.

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