Product Expectations to Be Reviewed with the Customer
Because of color dye lots and natural raw materials inconsistencies, products will have color shade and texture variations. Assure an even color mix by taking pavers from several bundles or pallets at a time.
In Shellock® & Roadlock® pavers, natural shells and/or aggregates are embedded at different distances from the surface of the material. Therefore, a small percentage of the shells and/or aggregates are expected to come loose from the surface and edges of the tile. This occurrence will diminish over a short span of time and in no way will affect the strength of the product.
Due to the process required to manufacture, package, deliver, unpack, install and compact, small chipping can be expected.
Installation of coping is done by leveling from the top. Because of variations in thickness, length and width of flagstone, wet cast products, Artistic Paver products and many other natural products, there will be uneven joints between the top of tile line and the bottom of the coping. Additionally, because of dimensional differences in these products, grout joints will vary.
Pavers are calibrated to achieve a uniform thickness of approximately 1-5/8" or 2-3/8", according to the product nominal description. Artistic Paver's products are manufactured in metric sizes and are rounded to the closest size equivalent in English units.
When installing a thicker paver or paving slab on the field and a thinner paver for coping or border, the field base needs to be adjusted to match the coping and/or border thickness.
Before making a decision on any product, we recommend verifying your selection with an actual sample of the product.