Concrete Paver Materials

With varying colors, textures, and shapes, there's a paver for every landscape. Here are a few of our favorite looks

By Jeanne Huber

Pick Your Paver

From faux stone and brick to pebble finish, concrete paver styles abound.

"Stone" Paver

Product: Old World Stone

Highlight: Three sizes let you customize your pattern and avoid some edge cutting.

Weight 16 lbs. (max.) per paver

Price: about $5.75 per square foot, by Belgard

Good for driveways.

"Brick" Paver

Product: Copthorne

Highlight: The look of worn, aged brick instantly adds charm to a walkway.

Weight: 2 lbs. per paver

Price: about $8 per square foot, by Unilock

Good for driveways.

"Flagstone"

Product: Arbel stone

Highlight: The irregular edges fit together like jigsaw pieces. Faux joints make one paver look like two or three.

Weight: 24 lbs. per paver (max.)

Price: about $7.50 per square foot, by Belgard

"Fieldstone"

Product: Sandstone

Highlight: These stones have a natural shape, with eased edges that fit together like a puzzle.

Weight: 32 lbs. per paver (max.)

Price: about $10 per square foot, by Pavestone

Pebble Finish

Product: Exposed aggregate paver

Highlight: A pebbly surface provides slip resistance, which is useful around pools.

Weight: 22 lbs. per paver

Price: about $5 per square foot, by Stepstone

"Sandstone"

Product: Sonorastone

Highlight: These hefty, 2-foot-square pavers add a shot of vermilion while mimicking the texture of split stone.

Weight: 88 lbs. per paver

Price: about $5.50 per square foot, by Stepstone

Modern "Brick"

Product: Narrow Modular

Highlight: Their crisp lines visually stretch a pathway's length.

Weight: 16 lbs. per paver

Price: about $8 per square foot, by Stepstone

Smooth "Cobbles"

Product: Courtstone

Highlight: Re-create the polished cobblestones found in European cities.

Weight: 3 lbs. per paver

Price: about $8 per square foot, by Unilock

Good for driveways.

Rough "Cobbles"

Product: Cobble

Highlight: Each paver looks like five individual stones, once you fill the faux joints with sand.

Weight: 10 lbs. per paver

Price: about $3.20 per square foot, by Pavestone