LOS ANGELES, CA – November 11, 2008: Pacific Pavingstone Inc, one of the largest paving stone driveway, patio, pool deck and walkway installation companies in Southern California has recently made a foray into the so-called “blogosphere.” For those who need a quick primer, the blogosphere is defined as all the weblogs on the internet. Much is known about Pacific Pavingstone’s online informational and educational efforts. They’ve posted countless videos and articles, all to increase consumer knowledge of paving stones and how to make the right decisions when one wants to pave their driveway, pool deck, patio or walkway. But there is an additional resource not many people know about, and this one is quite a gem since Pacific Pavingstone’s expert employees pen the articles. Indeed, Pacific Pavingstone operates its own blog, which can be found here: http://blog.pacificpavingstone.com/. The blog itself is described as “a collection of facts, tips and tricks for paving stone contractors, construction, driveways, patios, walkways, pool decks and more.” This blog is, for lack of a better phrase, right from the horse’s mouth. In other words, it’s the raw sentiments and advice from the company’s corps of professionals who really do impart the little known and obscure “tips and tricks” only an old hand would know. So if you are in the mood to find out why concrete takes four times the amount of water to pour than paving stones take to lay, this is your library. Likewise, if you would like to know why some paving stone streets are laid in a diagonal fashion, look no further than the Pacific Pavingstone officially unofficial blog. It’s a great resource and presents a wealth of knowledge regarding paving a pool deck, patio, walkway and the ever-popular drive way. Browse through the archives; they stretch back ten pages to July of 2008. One particularly memorable entry is about the Chino Hills earthquake, which shook buildings as far away as Downtown Los Angeles. In any event, the quake sparked a debate about the advantages of paving stone driveways, patios and pool decks, as opposed to concrete and asphalt driveways. When it was all said and done, many discovered just how superior paving stones are and pondered the possibility of building structures out of paving stones because they are so sound! Needless to say, that eventuality never materialized but many whose concrete driveways and patios were cracked beyond repair, did indeed replace them with paving stones.
Terry Morrill, founder and CEO of Pacific Pavingstone, continues, “We started the blog earlier this year as an experiment to get more in-depth information out there regarding paving stone driveways, pool decks and patios and were surprised by the response. It started small of course, but now it seems to be on a steady rise with people viewing the posts. Homeowners want to know the ins-and-outs of paving stone work because it is and will remain to be one of the most important home improvement investments. We will add many more posts in the near future and look forward to steady readership.” Terry Morrill also owns California Waterscapes, which designs and installs ponds, streams and waterfalls around the Los Angeles area. Pacific Pavingstone has twice been included on the Inc 500 list of fastest growing companies, and this year was included on the Inc 5000 list and recently won The Angie’s List Award for Superior Service.
