On Monday, May 6, 2024, Pro Pavers Houston (PPH), broke ground on a 560 square feet paver patio, 71 linear feet planter border and 102 linear feet drainage system project in Sunterra, Texas, and was ready for customer use on Thursday, May 9th.
Sunterra is the new 2,303 acre #1 selling master planned community in Texas, according to the Sunterra website. Sunterra is sprawled out Northwest of Katy, Texas, starting at the Northwest corner of Clay Rd. and Pitts Rd in the 77493 zip code. StarWood Land, which was established in 2007 and has acquired 90 communities as of 2024, is the Developer. The community’s HOA is managed by GrandManors Management.
Sunterra’s Sol Club boasts the Lagoon Amenity Village with white sand beaches that is sure to draw kayakers and paddle boarders. Another attraction planned for 2025, The Retreat Amenity Village, will feature a giant lazy river swim facility.
Business Owners, Travis Pavelka, of PPH and, Will Enoch of ENOCH GROUP Data (EGD) dba Brick Paver Repair Houston, have maintained a working relationship since 2010. EGD has handled much of PPH’s commercial project estimating on Interlocking Pavement Systems (IPS), Segmental Retaining Walls (SRW) and Pedestal Pavement Systems (PPS) projects since 2018. Their dealings have experienced an uptick in partnering on the residential sector project closings in 2024.
Will worked closely together with PPH customer, Teri A., on her project’s design, material selection and project start day layout. Teri chose Belgard’s Travertino combo-sized pavers for the patio field in the ivory tone. The 560 square feet patio is accented by a special ordered 71 linear feet suede toned soldier course border in the Hollandstone product line which encircles the entire paver patio’s perimeter and extends further to form the planter borders. Travis facilitated materials delivery and the PPH Operations Team hit the installation out of the park.
Did Teri attain the results she was looking for? She answers, “I had a smaller backyard of just grass. I was looking to give it some personality and add a space to relax and enjoy the outdoors. The Pro Pavers team did a phenomenal job. I absolutely love it!”
Pro Pavers Houston’s Paver Patios Are Built To Last Life of the Home
In-addition-to the seen components, the unseen components of an Interlocking Pavement System (IPS) are the backbone that should withstand the test of use, poor soil condition of the Texas Gulf Coast Region, and time. These are the reasons Will includes geo-textile fabric within the scope of work for his client, PPH. “This often unused material is an inexpensive insurance policy against cracking clayey soils, which are prevalent in our region”, says Will.
Geo-textile fabric typically stops fissures within dry clayey soils from transferring up through the prepared subbase when installing IPS causing the pavement surface to split apart as well. This ‘insurance policy’ is placed upon the face of the excavated and compacted area. A prepared subbase of a minimum thickness of 4 inches for pedestrian applications and 6 inches minimum for vehicular applications is then placed atop the geo-textile fabric and compacted in proper lift thicknesses according to the application and compaction ability of the compaction equipment.
The type of pavement edge restraints and how they are installed is another component of IPS. Without proper edge restraints, the pavers will typically creep out horizontally, further weakening the system and leading to a need for paver repairs. Will’s business, Brick Paver Repair Houston (BPRH) repairs many, many distressed IPS and failing edge restraints is a typical cause for repair.
PPH’s installation of their latest Sunterra hardscape and drainage project is crafted with focus on correctly incorporating each component of the IPS.
Pro Pavers Houston is local to Katy, Texas and can be reached by dialing 281.712.8786
For residential paver patio, pool deck, driveway and walkway ballpark cost ranges, Will Enoch may be reached by emailing wenoch@propavershouston.com
