Paving Slabs Need a New Driveway?, What are my choices? Block Paving Looks good at first but when it,s a few years old it gets weeds, dips, the blocks come loose and they fade. Why pay top-notch prices for a temporary job when you can have pattern imprinted concrete. Tarmacadum Forget the skimpy 1/2 inch overlays that last 6 months and cost £500. Lets do it properly--available in Bright Green,Bright Red,or plain black. Guaranteed to look pale grey in a years time with dips as it tends to melt on a hot day. Why have these drawbacks when you can have pattern imprinted concrete Paving Slabs Also looks good when first laid, but the more decorative and attractive in style, the less likely they will take the weight of a car. Also prone to weeds and fading. Plain Concrete Tends to hold its looks if laid correctly. Available only in Colditz Grey. Shingle Cheap! But a year down the line, wheres it gone? Well what has'nt squashed into the ground is either in next doors garden, all over the road or deep inside the shag-pile of the living room carpet. Crazy Paving See paving slabs and plain concrete. Pattern Imprinted Concrete If laid correctly pattern imprinted concrete will hold its looks for many years. Pattern imprinted concrete will not get weeds as it is one slab of concrete laid with an impression on top. Pattern imprinted concrete will not fade as both the colour and seal of the imprinted concrete are UV resistant. Pattern imprinted concrete can resemble blocks, bricks, cobbles, slabs, slates, tiles, wood, pebbles, dried mud or crazy paving but with none of the drawbacks. Block Paving After 6 Years! This recently taken photograph is of pattern imprinted concrete laid 18 years ago!