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Three-Piece Modular and Random Ashlar Paver Patterns in Pinellas

paverforge
Sep 16
1 min read

A three-piece modular or random-ashlar pattern is how a concrete paver starts to read like cut stone. Pinellas homeowners ask for it on patios and pool decks more than on driveways. PaverForge Hardscapes lays the pattern from a written module so joints stay tight and the field does not drift into a zipper of repeating rectangles.

Modular versus true random

A three-piece modular kit repeats a set of rectangles on a grid. Random ashlar mixes those sizes without a visible module if the crew follows a no-four-corners and no-long-joint rule. Both need a square start line and a consistent joint. We snap the grid, dry-lay the first two rows, and only then set sand.

  • No four-corner intersections in the ashlar field

  • Soldier or sailor border so the random field has a stop

  • Cuts saved for the house and pool edges, not the middle

  • Color blending across pallets so one size is not all one dye lot

Where we skip ashlar

Driveways that take boats and work trucks still want herringbone or a running bond in 80 mm. Ashlar looks better on a patio that is walked, not turned on. If a client wants ashlar in a drive, we thicken the base and keep a herringbone apron at the street so the first stall does not creep.

Bring a patio photo to the walk-through or call 727-490-9798 and we will mark a sample panel on the lot.

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