LANDSCAPE PAVERS
Paving brick are much different than building brick, based on their firing process.
Building brick are fired at lower temperatures for shorter periods of time. They contain higher water content, are more porous and therefore absorb more water.
That’s why building brick are inferior for paver construction.
They lack compression strength, and can
absorb 3X their weight in water, causing them
to crack and disintegrate.
Paver Brick are fired at higher
temperatures, which produces higher
compression strength, deeper color, and lower water content.
Molded brick have a rough
appearance, they may have a sandy -
gritty surface. Sand is used as a
lubricant to remove the brick from the mold.
The soft brick are pushed through a
machine orifice. The bricks are
then sliced with a wire to their 2”
dimension.
The Manufacturing Process
Common Paver Patterns
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