Wednesday, April 21, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
T
here9s something happening
here& Suddenly it seems that
everybody in Sisters is doing
projects with pavers.
It9s not hard to understand why
4 pavers are versatile and durable,
and a paver patio can provide an
option that can replace a wood deck
or supplement one. You can choose
among a variety of colors and tex-
tures and create an almost endless
variety of attractive patterns.
Ryan Vohs of Vohs Custom
Landscaping has been seeing an
upsurge in interest in pavers, espe-
cially in the face of rising material
costs 4 and scarcity 4 when it
comes to lumber products.
<Your best investment for out-
door, usable space is going to be
pavers,= he said.
Pavers have advantages in dura-
bility, longevity, ease of use and
ease of maintenance. It9s simple
to keep a paver patio clean, and
you can readily repair or replace a
broken or chipped paver here and
there.
<Especially in our area, I think
it9s something that really adds value
to your house,= Vohs said. <It9s an
extension of your living room, in
my opinion.=
Outdoor entertainment spaces
have become more valuable than
ever in pandemic conditions.
You9re limited only by imagination
and budget as to what you can do.
You can create a simple patio or go
with an elaborate outdoor kitchen
It’s a paver
kind spring
By Jim Cornelius
constructed out of stone. Build
retaining walls or seating walls
crafted out of the hard stuff. You
can add a fire pit. You can create a
whole driveway out of pavers, uti-
lizing high-PSI-rated materials to
withstand heavy traffic.
Some care and effort is involved,
and for bigger projects, it9s prob-
ably wise to tap local expertise.
NEW!
SISTERS RENTAL
Seems that everybody is working with pavers
this spring. Small wonder: They’re durable, aes-
thetic, readily available — and surprisingly easy to
work with.
There are lots of contractors in Sisters who
work with pavers — but it’s both cost-effective and
fun to take a paver project on as a DIY effort. That’s
where Sisters Rental comes in. They have recently
begun to stock product from the highly respected
Oregon Block and Paver out of Prineville, which
means they have everything you need for a project.
You’ll need base material, a compactor, the
stones you want to use, and play sand to work in
the seams to settle and lock in the pavers. All of
that is available at Sisters Rental — along with
expert advice that will take the intimidation factor
out of the equation.
And while you’re at it, you can get a kit to put
together a stone fire pit — an easy project that will
greatly enhance your enjoyment of your yard. Get
on it — and have fun!
<It9s not just slam it in the
ground and go,= Vohs said.
On the other hand, a paver proj-
ect is not so complex that it9s out
of reach for a do-it-yourself project.
<People get intimidated by it,
but it9s one of those things that
when you start it, it9s very simple,=
said Eric Spor of Sisters Rental.
Sisters Rental has always had
on hand the tools and materials
needed for such projects 4 and
now they9ve added the pavers
themselves, with materials crafted
by Oregon Block and Paver out of
Prineville.
Spor lays out a simple protocol,
using materials that are available at
the shop.
Measure the area you plan to
cover and stake it. Dig down about
three to four inches and lay in your
base material 4 1/2 or 1/4-minus
construction gravel and compact it,
then lay in a base layer of sand.
<That allows you to manipulate
the stones when you lay them,=
Spor said.
Layer play sand over the top and
brush it into the seams to lock your
pavers in place.
You can go as simple or as com-
plex as you like with the pattern.
<There9s probably 20 to 30
designs a [person] could do,= Spor
said. <We display the simplest
ones.=
Sisters Rental also offers a
stone-fire-pit kit that comes on a
pallet and is simple as can be to put
together, with no cuts required. You
simply stack the thing up, gather
around and enjoy.
<You can glue them if you want,
but you don9t have to,= Spor said.
Whether you do it yourself or
hire it done, a paver project creates
space your family can enjoy that
won9t require too much upkeep and
will last and last.
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