By Giuseppe Abbrancati
Calcium chloride is very safe to use on concrete pavers and natural stones.
Shoveling snow off pavers is also safe when stones are frozen the shovel slides off the surface easer. The use of sand is also recommended to create a better grip of the shoes to the floor. The use of a plow over a stone driveway is also ok but the driver as to be knowledgably and also aware of the pavement that he is plowing. Because a plow can damage any type of pavement. It is recommended to keep the plow one inch above the pavement surface and then throw calcium chloride over the left over snow to melt or even some fertilize will work. But also a fiberglass plow is the ideal for snow removal to prevent damages to the pavement. The best way to have snow removed from your driveway is to hire some neighborhood kids and clean it with a shovel this will prevent any damage to occur. It is recommended to throw some ice melt on the driveway, walkway and steps before a snow storm arrives or to wait for the storm to end before you clean the snow. Because the snow will melt if you have ice melter on the pavement and if you clean after the storm the snow is soft and is not packed on to the floor and it is easy to shovel. If rain comes after the snow storm it could melt the snow but it could also create a thick ice sheet
And this could be very dangerous and also very difficult to remove and melt.
It is recommended that you don’t drive over snow because this would flatten the snow and make it very difficult to remove with a shovel and or plow. Gappsi is a provider designer and builder of swimming pools, coping, patios, driveways, paving stones, landscaping, carpentry, natural stones, travertine, limestone, granite, pavers and wall veneers. To learn more about Gappsi products and services please visit our show room at 1015 West Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown Long Island, e-mails us at info@gappsi.com or visits our website at www.gappsi.com. We services Nassau and Suffolk county Long Island NY
Limestone Pavers: Garden Ornaments, Flower pots long Island NY
By Giuseppe Abbrancati
Limestone pavers are made of several components, fossils of marine animals and sediments called calcium carbonate. This is created by lime discharge from sea coral and left on the sea beds. Limestone is a quarried stone which means that it can be cut into any desired size for perhaps coping or random sized pavers.
There are many different stone quarries to get limestone from, so this ensures a wide variety of shapes, texture, veining and color variations. One of the best parts about using natural stone like Limestone is the wide variety of colors that are offered from whites and beiges, to orange, reds and terra cottas, to browns, to pinks, coppers, grays and blues. The fact that Limestone is a very strong stone; its uses are wide range such as: driveways, countertops, veneer, patios and building structures. Limestone can also come in different finishes depending on where you get the Limestone and what you are using it for.
Limestone application is the same as pavers, these pavers come in many custom shapes to fit any application, like fireplaces or coping. Garden ornaments, table, benches and flower pots.
Swimming Pools Landscape: designers, contractor, Northport Long Island
By Happy Gappsi Client
Swimming pool travertine landscape Thank you Gappsi for redesigning my backyard. The travertine looks amazing around my new pool, and the landscaping is fantastic. Now I never want to go inside ha-ha. I definitely recommend Gappsi to any homeowner out there; the design team worked with me vigorously to ensure a design that worked with my needs and my backyard. The work was doing professionally, quickly and cleans, and the outcome was exactly what was promised. Id likes to thanks first and foremost Giuseppe, Mike, Kevin, Rolando, and Farah for an outstanding job, and keeping my stress level at a all-time low throughout the renovation. And special thanks to Erik for he was very thorough and helpful, that man deserves a raise!! Thanks again Gappsi.
Gappsi is a provider designer and builder of swimming pools, coping, patios, driveways, paving stones, landscaping, carpentry, natural stones, travertine, limestone, granite, pavers and wall veneers. To learn more about Gappsi products and services please visit our show room at 1015 West Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown Long Island, e-mails us at info@gappsi.com or visits our website at www.gappsi.com. We services Nassau and Suffolk county Long Island NY
Belgard/Anchor Retaining Walls: suppliers, installer Long Island
By Giuseppe Abbrancati
Belgard/Anchor Retaining Walls: Dealers, suppliers, installer Long Island
BelAir Wall consists of 3” and 6” heights and several size pieces with as cap unit and comes in three colors: Danville Beige Blend, Delaware Blend and Silex Grey
Celtik Wall is a antiqued wall system and comes in two thicknesses as well as four different sizes and a cap unit it also comes in six colors: Brownstone Blend, Sable Blend, Flash Brown Blend, Sheffield Blend, Potomac Blend and Sheffield Beige/Black
Celtik Wall also comes in two sided finish and two colors: Potomac Blend and Sheffield Beige/Black
Country Manor Wall comes in 3” and 6” heights five random sizes and a cap unit and comes in six colors: Flash Brown Blend, Brownstone Blend, Sheffield Blend, Moss Blend, Sandalwood Blend and Sable Blend
Century Wall comes in 4” and 8” heights four random sizes and four colors: Sable Blend, Flash Brown Blend, Sheffield Blend and Sheffield Beige/Black
Victorian wall comes in one size, a corner piece and a cap it comes in four colors: Brownstone Blend, Flash Brown Blend, Sable Blend and Sandalwood Blend
Keystone Wall comes in standard straight and Compaq straight sizes a corner piece and a cap unit in 4” and 8” height and comes in four colors: Sable Blend, Tan, Brown and Sandalwood Blend
Keystone Wall comes in standard curved face and Compaq curved face sizes a corner piece and a cap unit in 4” and 8” height and comes in four colors: Sable Blend, Tan, Brown and Sandalwood Blend
Provincial wall comes in one size in an antiqued finish and five colors: Brownstone Blend, Flash Brown Blend, Moss Blend, Sheffield Blend and Sable Blend
Keystone Garden Wall comes in one size and height and six colors: Tan, Sable Blend, Liberty Blend, Charcoal, Brown and Flash Brown Blend
Verazzo wall comes in one size and four colors: Sable Blend, Sheffield Blend, Flash Brown Blend and Sandalwood Blend
You have come to the right place .Gappsi can design, supply and install your entire project. To learn more about Gappsi products and services for Nassau and Suffolk county long island NY .Please e mail us at Giuseppe@gappsi.com or call Gappsi at 631-543-1177 or visit Gappsi Show Room at 1015 west Jericho turn pike Smithtown NY 11787 or visit us on line at : www.gappsi.com
Belgard/Anchor Pavers: Dealers, suppliers, Installer Long Island
By Giuseppe Abbrancati
Mega Lafitt comes in a Natural finish with three various sizes and a large square and comes in four colors: Danville Beige Blend, Brookstone Blend, Silex Grey and Delaware Blend
Arbel stone comes in a natural finish and a three piece module set that can be arranged into nine different configurations it comes in three colors: Fossil Beige, Silex Grey and Potomac Blend
Mega-Arbel stone comes in a natural finish and a three piece module set that can be arranged into nine different configurations it comes in three colors: Fossil Beige, Silex Grey and Potomac Blend
Urbana Stone comes in a Natural finish with three various sizes and a large square and comes in three colors: Fossil Beige, Potomac Blend and Silex Grey
Old World stone comes in a Natural finish and three different sizes as well as four colors: Fossil Beige, Potomac Blend, Silex Grey and Danville Beige
Portage stone comes in a Natural finish and one random shaped size it also comes in two colors: Tan/Charcoal Blend and Gray/Charcoal Blend
Bergerac comes in an Antique finish with four various sizes and six colors: Moss Blend, Flash Brown Blend, Sandalwood Blend, Brownstone Blend, Sable Blend and Sheffield Blend
Mega-Bergerac comes in an Antique finish with three various sizes and a large square and comes in six colors: Moss Blend, Flash Brown Blend, Sandalwood Blend, Brownstone Blend, Sable Blend and Sheffield Blend
Dublin Cobble comes in an Antique finish with three various sizes and a large square and comes in six colors: Sable Blend, Sheffield Blend, Sandalwood Blend, Silex Grey, Potomac Blend and Fossil Beige
Country Manor comes in an Antique finish and three various sizes and comes in six colors: Moss Blend, Flash Brown Blend, Sandalwood Blend, Brownstone Blend, Sable Blend and Sheffield Blend
Country Manor also comes in a tumbled 4×8 and comes in six colors: Moss Blend, Flash Brown Blend, Brownstone Blend, Sandalwood Blend, Sable Blend and Sheffield Blend
Country Manor fire pit comes in six colors: Moss Blend, Flash Brown Blend, Brownstone Blend, Sandalwood Blend, Sable Blend and Sheffield Blend
Provincial Wall fire pit comes in five colors: Moss Blend, Flash Brown Blend, Brownstone Blend, Sable Blend and Sheffield Blend
Country Manor Curb Stone comes in one size and two colors: Sable Blend and Flash Brown Blend
Stair Treads come in one side with chamfer edge and comes in three colors: Flash Brown Blend, Sable Blend and Sandalwood
London Cobble comes in a classic finish and five random sizes as well as six colors: Sable Blend, Sandalwood Blend, Charcoal, Liberty Blend, Flash Brown Blend and Light Grey
London Cobble also comes in a square and a rectangle and comes in three colors: Silex Grey, Fossil Beige and Potomac Blend
Holland Stone comes in 4×8 in Classic finish and comes in nine colors: Sable Blend, Charcoal, Flash Brown Blend, Red, Liberty Blend, Light Grey, Silex Grey, Potomac Blend and Fossil Beige
Towne Square stones come in classic finish and two sizes 8×8 and 12×12 also comes in three colors: Sable Blend, Liberty Blend and Flash Brown Blend
Classico Pallet I come sin one size and four colors: Charcoal, Flash Brown Blend, Liberty Blend and Sable Blend
Classico Pallet II comes in three random shapes and three colors: Flash Brown Blend, Liberty Blend and Sable Blend
Classico Pallet III comes in four random sizes to create circles and comes in three colors: Flash Brown Blend, Liberty Blend and Sable Blend
Anchor Cobble comes in one size and an edger and comes in four colors: Sable Blend, Flash Brown Blend, Liberty Blend and Red
Bullnose comes in one size and two finishes, tumbled comes in Sheffield Blend, Sable Blend, Sandalwood Blend, Moss Blend, Brownstone Blend and Flash Brown Blend
Bullnose non tumbled comes in five colors: Sable Blend, Charcoal, Flash Brown Blend, Liberty Blend and Light Gray
Subterra stone comes in one large modular square and comes in three colors: Fossil Beige, Potomac Blend and Silex Grey
Turfstone comes in one size and only Gray color