Of the many problems that occur in the garden over the winter, damage to concrete, stone walks and paving stone areas can be among the most costly to repair. For our discussion, let's use "stone" to ...

Asphalt is considered granular due to its base of mixed aggregate sizes (crushed stone, gravel, sand and fines) mixed with bitumen binder (asphalt cement). Consequently, asphalt must be compacted with ...