 A
house next to the HOP Shop Center was in need of garage floor
repair. The garage floor, driveway pad, sidewalks and steps were
originally poured concrete which heaved and cracked through the
years. Also the water run-off was a problem. Snow and ice during
the winter made the walks slippery and cracks worsened from ice
expanding and contracting.
The solution
was hydronics and paver stones.
In-floor heating will keep the snow and ice off during the cold
months and the pavers are an appealing, easy to install alternative
to concrete.
The first
thing was to remove the concrete, add fill to the settled ground,
then repack the surface. Over the packed ground was placed a layer
of polystyrene insulation. Uponor tubing was looped into place
(as shown below - patio on left, and front step pictured on right).
The Uponor PEX tubing was then connected to the already existing
heat pump. |
As
you can see in the picture to the left, the process of laying
in the pavers is next. When using stone pavers you need no special
equipment or training to get professional looking results. Sand
is poured over the the tubing to a certain depth and leveled as
the paver stones are set in place behind.
