The incidence of straight-sided paving block failure on trafficked areas and driveways is disturbingly high according to the Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA).

The paving modules should preferably be modular not only to each other, but also to other industry standard products, so that one can combine cast concrete cobbles with clay brick, interlockers or exposed aggregate pavers, for example.

Proper base preparation is one of the most neglected features of residential paving.

If you intend to use a salt-chlorinator for your swimming pool, consider carefully how you will deal with the edges of the pool.

Clay brick paving, real slate, cast concrete coping and several other types of pool surrounds are subject to a phenomenon known as salt attack, in which salt crystals form when splashed water evaporates from the coping surface.