A brick walkway provides you with many installation designs and it’s easy to install; however, it comes with many problems. Here are some of the most common ones:

Poor brick walkway installation

This happens when you hire the wrong brick walkway contractor. There are many problems that can come about when you hire an inexperienced contractor. One of the most common is water puddling in odd places. This happens when the contractor installs the pavers unevenly. It’s also common when the contractor installs the bricks in the wrong area. To avoid this problem you should take your time when hiring a contractor. For ideal results ensure that you hire the most experienced professional that you can afford.

Tipping of the walkway border

When the walkway border is tipping to one side it means that the edge restrains were never installed due to ignorance or lack of knowledge. The edge restrains are made from wood, metal, plastic or pre-cast concrete and when you don’t install them, the pavers on the walkway start separating when cars and vehicles walk on them. To fix this issue you should hire a professional to install the border.

Damage of the walkway pavers by tree roots

If you have trees growing near the walkway, it’s common for the roots to pass under walkways and raise bulges in the path. The bulges are not only unsightly, they are also risky. There are two ways that you can fix this problem: raise the walkway on a new footer or remove the roots. Raising the footer requires a lot of work thus the easiest way of going about it is removing the tree roots. All you need to do is remove the pavers, dig out the stubborn roots and replace the pavers.

Formation of sinkholes on the pavers

Sinkholes come about when the ground under the pavers settles thus causing the walkway to drop. This problem is common if the area wasn’t properly filled in. To fix the problem you should remove the entire section of pavers then pour in a substantial amount of course sand in order to move the pavers up to their original level and then replace the pavers.

Conclusion

These are the common problems with brick walkways. The first step to preventing the problems from coming up is hiring the most experienced and reputable masonry contractor.