98th Street North St. Pete Aprons

Aprons on 98th Street North meet a city sidewalk and a garage that is often only a step above the crown of the road. The failure we see is a thin sand set that dishes under the tires, then ponds at the garage door after a summer storm.

Apron spec, not patio spec

A driveway apron takes car load. We size the base for that, hold the sidewalk flush so the city cut does not become a trip edge, and pitch water to the street. Joint sand is compacted in, not swept on and left.

• Compacted aggregate base under the tire path, not a patio-depth bed

• Sidewalk joint kept flush and straight so the apron does not rock the panel

• Garage threshold kept dry, with the high point at the door

• Edge restraint at the lawn so the field does not walk out after the first heat cycle

How to start

Call PaverForge Hardscapes at 727-490-9798. Send the street frontage, the sidewalk cut, and any low spot at the garage. We typically reply the same business day.