What are concrete pavers?

Concrete pavers are dry-cast paving units set on a compacted aggregate base with sand-filled joints. Because the units interlock rather than forming one slab, the surface flexes with the ground instead of cracking and any unit can be lifted and reset.

How do I choose the right paver?

Work in this order: application and traffic class (which sets thickness), then color family, then shape and size, then finish. The AI Studio does the same shortlist in seconds from a description of your project.

How thick should pavers be?

60mm for pedestrian patios, walkways and pool decks; 80mm for residential driveways; heavy-vehicular units on an engineered base for commercial drive aisles and fire lanes.

Paver reference

Concrete pavers, every way you'd look for them

Concrete pavers are interlocking dry-cast units set on compacted base with sand-filled joints. This is the full Acker-Stone reference: start with the application, the color, the shape, the size, the finish, the collection, the pattern, or your city — every route lands on real products with manufacturer specifications.

By application

Traffic and exposure decide thickness, base and finish before anything else.

Driveway Pavers Patio Pavers Pool Deck Pavers Walkway & Path Pavers Permeable Pavers Plaza & Large-Format Pavers Rooftop & Pedestal Pavers Commercial & Municipal Pavers Fire Pit & Seat Wall Pavers ADA & Accessible Paving

By color family

The way designers actually start: pick the color, then narrow the format.

Gray & Charcoal Tan & Cream Brown & Bronze Red & Terracotta White & Ivory Black & Onyx Blue & Green

By shape

Format drives the pattern options, the waste factor and how large the space feels.

Square Rectangle & Plank Large Format Hexagon & Specialty Mixed / Modular

By size

Nominal sizes with real coverage, pallet quantities and weights on every product.

4 x 8 4 x 12 4 x 16 6 x 6 6 x 9 6 x 12 6 x 24 8 x 8 10 x 10 12 x 12 12 x 18 12 x 24 18 x 18 24 x 24 3 x 9 3 x 12 3 x 18 3 x 24

By finish

Texture controls grip, cleanability and how saturated the color reads.

Smooth Tumbled Shot Blast Ground Textured

By collection

Each collection shares a face texture, edge treatment and proportion so pieces combine cleanly.

Antique Kobble Appian Aviano Capri Coastal Combo Holland Moonstone Palazzo Palermo Paseo Siena Street Stone Turf Block Umbriano

By pattern

Pattern changes strength, labor and waste — decide it before ordering material.

Running Bond Stack Bond Herringbone Basket Weave

By city

Regional availability, climate and code notes for the markets Acker-Stone serves.

Head-to-head comparisons

The decisions specifiers actually argue about, answered with specifics.

Pavers vs Poured Concrete Pavers vs Stamped Concrete Permeable vs Standard Pavers 60mm vs 80mm Pavers Concrete Pavers vs Travertine Pavers vs Asphalt Large-Format vs Standard Pavers Herringbone vs Running Bond Polymeric Sand vs Joint Sand Concrete Pavers vs Porcelain Pavers

Terminology

59 paver, base and installation terms defined for specifications and submittals.

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Frequently asked

What are concrete pavers?: Concrete pavers are dry-cast paving units set on a compacted aggregate base with sand-filled joints. Because the units interlock rather than forming one slab, the surface flexes with the ground instead of cracking and any unit can be lifted and reset.
How do I choose the right paver?: Work in this order: application and traffic class (which sets thickness), then color family, then shape and size, then finish. The AI Studio does the same shortlist in seconds from a description of your project.
How thick should pavers be?: 60mm for pedestrian patios, walkways and pool decks; 80mm for residential driveways; heavy-vehicular units on an engineered base for commercial drive aisles and fire lanes.