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Proof-Rolling and Compaction Checks Before Setting Pinellas Pavers

paverforge
Sep 15
1 min read

Most failed Pinellas driveways were set on a base that looked finished and was not dense. The stones hid the soft spot until the first wet season. Proof-rolling is how we find that spot while it is still cheap to fix.

PaverForge Hardscapes compact in lifts and check the base before bedding sand goes down. Call 727-490-9798 if you want that written into the quote instead of assumed.

What we check before the field goes down

  • Soft spots that pump under a roller or a loaded tire

  • Lifts that were dumped thick and never densified

  • Wet pockets that need more stone, not more sand

  • Edges that will move if the restraint is set on loose material

If a crew cannot tell you how they will compact and how they will know it is enough, they are selling color. Color does not hold a car on Florida sand.

How to start a quote

Send photos of the existing surface and the street frontage. We walk the lot, talk through base depth, and put compaction in the scope. Book online at https://www.paverforge.com/book-online.

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