About Paver Tools
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Working with pavers can be difficult enough
as it is, however, by using the right tools for
the right materials and the right jobs, the
whole experience can be much easier.
Tools such as trimmers,
cutters and
chisels are used to work on
pavers. There are so many varieties of paver
materials, like concrete, brick, clay and
rubber, that some are easier to work with than
others. |
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Therefore, there are tools that are right for
some pavers and perhaps not strong enough for
others. Working with the correct tools can avoid
personal injury as well as preventing damage to
the paver materials and tools also.
Hand Tools for Paving
Hand tools for paving work are
becoming less useful, with the option of power
tools available. Gone are the days when hand
tools were used for cutting pavers, this has
become a less economical form of crafting
masonry materials.
Hand tools can
sometimes do the job that power tools can. The
main difference seems
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to be the amount of time it takes using hand
tools, compared to the time it takes when using
power tools. This is why hand tools are
sometimes not the first choice for builders.
The reasons for this is that time is money in
the building industry. Hence, hand tools have
often taken a back seat to power tools. Besides
the time factor, hand tools are not always
efficient when working with hard stone. In these
cases more powerful tools are required.
Hand tools however have their place, when
working with pavers. Hand tools are used in the
paving industry for two main techniques;
Trimming and
Splitting. |
Splitting Pavers
Splitting is the process where pavers are
needed to be cut or broken into parts. This is
usually required when pavers need to be cut to
fit into odd spacing.
First, the size of the paver space is
measured and the paver is marked where it has to
be cut. Then using a lump hammer, while
supporting the paver, it is struck many times.
This continues from left to right, while working
your way to the center. After which, the unit
should split into the desired size.
This is one way of using a hand tool, such as
the lump hammer, to split pavers into required
size.
Trimming Pavers
Trimming pavers is applied after the pavers
have been split, using the lump hammer. The
paver may need to be tidied up by trimming the
edges, or perhaps by removing small parts of the
unit.
With the use of a chisel, the pavers are
slowly chipped away, until the desired size or
edging is achieved. So the use of this hand tool
enables a smooth edged result.
Hence, the benefit of a hand tool, like the
chisel, is that you can perform intricate,
detailed procedures, which may be a little
difficult with a power tool. |
