Field vs Border Thickness on Pinellas Paver Jobs
A dark soldier course looks finished until the border sits a quarter-inch above the field. That lip is usually a thickness mismatch, not a sand-bed error. PaverForge Hardscapes matches field and border heights before the first row is laid. Call 727-490-9798.
What goes wrong
Patio 60mm field pavers next to 80mm driveway borders, or a tumbled border that is nominally the same height but comes in thicker after the tumble. The bedding sand cannot hide a systematic 8mm difference. Chairs rock. Tire scuffs concentrate on the high edge.
How we specify it
Field and border come from the same thickness class unless the detail is a raised curb. We dry-lay a sample panel, check height with a straightedge, and only then strike the bed. If the owner wants a contrasting border that is thicker, we recess that course into the base so the finished plane is flush.
New installs and border repairs across Pinellas County. Request a panel review at https://www.paverforge.com/book-online.
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