[jmrwv]

Hello All,

My name's Jim and I'm new to the forum and hardscaping in general. Been reading a lot and finding great information on this forum.

I have a question about cutting pavers. I've seen paver products that have an eased or rolled edge (not sure what you call it). Obviously if you cut these with a cutoff or wet saw it'll make a hard 90 degree edge on the side that's cut. What technique is commonly used to ease the edge where cuts are made, or is it just something most people find acceptable?

Thanks,
Jim

[Stonehenge]

You mean a bevel?

For most pavers, if you were to try to grind or router the cut edge, the look would be far uglier than if you just let it be.

So just cut 'em straight, cut 'em quick and move on to the next task.

[stoneridge]

I almost always leave them straight, but I have used a mason's hammer and roughed up the edge, to give it a "tumbled" look.

[Fine Edge]

Once your sand goes in the joints, nobody will know the difference.

[cutntrim]

If you're talking about "bullnosed" pavers, like for pool coping, I don't know how you can do anything other than cut them straight.

[mrusk]

Originally posted by Fine Edge
Once your sand goes in the joints, nobody will know the difference.

I disagree. If i had a penny for everytime i heard a landscaper say "Oh the sand will hide that," i'd be rich.


Just as bad as a tile guy saying "oh the grout will hide that!"

Matt

[Stonehenge]

Matt, are you saying you grind the cut edges of the pavers to "smooth" them?

Since 1985 I've never even heard of this being a concern, either with contractors or with clients. So if I were Jim, I wouldn't worry about it.

[mrusk]

You mean to make the pavers have the same smooth bevel as a un cut one? NO

But i do take the mason hammer and ruff up the cut peices on tumbled pavers.

[jmrwv]

Thanks for the replies. Yeah, I was thinking about the bevel or the edge on tumbled pavers. Sounds like it's generally not too big of an issue, but I wanted to see what others were doing, if anything.

[Pelican]

I've chipped the edges on tumbled pavers in special cases, but for the ones with a molded beveled edge, I leave them alone. I agree with Jeff, you'll make them look worse by trying to do anything.

[EpicInterlock]

The only thing I do when I cut my pavers is to make it obvious they were cut instead of trying to hide them inside my patio or walkways by laying them side by side, cut ends facing the border or soldier course. It makes for a very clean and aesthetically pleasing look.
Good luck Jim

[Raj Venugopal]

I cut with the blade pointing slightly inwards instead of straight down, and ding it up with my brick hammer. The angle allows you to chip it away and not create a huge gap where it meets the soldier course.

[EpicInterlock]

Raj, good suggestion, I do the exact same thing, not only to chip it off if needed, but also to ensure it will fit in the gap.

[Sun Singer LLC]

As long as all the cut-lines are flowing from brick to brick, with the right angle, you will only notice the nice smooth line.

[LandArts]

We use tumbled pavers but have gotten away from ones with rolled edges. Used to saw cut and distress every cut edge with a hammer until we found this: http://marketplace.hgtvpro.com/Produ...id=902-BEL0014