Walkways & Steps · Fairfax, VA

Paver Walkway with Soldier Border

A wide paver walk running from the public sidewalk to the house, bordered on both sides with a contrasting soldier course.

Wide paver walkway with a contrasting soldier-course border running from the public sidewalk toward a Fairfax home — Paver Walkway with Soldier Border, Fairfax, VA

Service: Walkways & Steps
Material: Interlocking pavers
Location: Fairfax, VA

What the job involved

Wide paver walk run from the public sidewalk to the house
Running-bond field framed both sides by a contrasting soldier course
Flush, level transition at the public sidewalk

Wider than a standard front walk, and deliberately so: two people should be able to walk up to a front door side by side. The field is laid in a running bond with the contrasting border framing it the whole way, which keeps a long straight run from reading as a corridor.

The walk meets the public sidewalk flush, with the transition set level so there is nothing to catch a toe or a wheel. Everything is pitched to shed water into the lawn on either side rather than letting it run the length of the walk and pool at the low end.