What is the best paving material for building a paver patio or walkway?
Concrete pavers offer more design options (more colors and sizes), whereas clay pavers offer less maintenance. The cost is about the same. Concrete pavers tend to lay a bit snugger, making tighter joints and a more consistently flat surface. Clay pavers however hold their color much the use of chemical sealers. Although the concrete is died straight through the paver, the die still has a tendency to wash off the top over time. Clay pavers have slight variations from one to the next, the result being slight gaps between pavers which offers a more rustic looking patio. Some people prefer the more rustic, traditional look of clay pavers over the cleaner look of concrete pavers. This aesthetic difference has been blurred with the introduction of tumbled and textured concrete pavers and even tumbled clay pavers which look a lot like old cobble stones.
