Permeable Interlocking Pavers for Pinellas Stormwater

Permeable interlocking concrete pavement is a system, not a magic stone. Water goes through the joints into an open-graded reservoir, then into the soil or a pipe. On a low Pinellas lot that already floods the neighbor, PICP can be the legal way to keep more of the storm on the property. It is not a thinner, cheaper driveway.

When PICP is the right call

We quote permeable fields when the city or the lot geometry needs infiltration, the soil can take water or we can drain the reservoir, and the owner will keep the joints from filling with fines. A beach lot that sits in the water table all summer is often a better candidate for pitch plus a catch basin than for a reservoir that stays full.

• Open-graded stone base, not regular compacted fill with a pretty joint.

• True permeable units and open joints, not polymeric sand on a standard field.

• A cleanout path so the reservoir is not a sealed bathtub.

• An overflow so a 4-inch rain has somewhere to go when the stone is saturated.

Maintenance is part of the system

If the joints pack with yard sand and oak fines, the field stops being permeable. We tell owners that up front. Sweeping and occasional vacuuming are not optional extras on PICP. If that is not realistic, we design a standard field with basins instead.

Ask whether your lot qualifies

PaverForge Hardscapes will say no when the water table makes a reservoir a pond. Call 727-490-9798 or email PaverForge@gmail.com with the address and how long water sits after a storm.