I'm planning on redoing all of my walkways as well as a small patio in the back yard. I'm trying to decide between concrete with exposed aggregate or rubber pavers. The whole market for rubber pavers seems a bit nebulous to me. I haven't been able to find much advice for which brands hold up the best or reports from anybody about wear & tear after much time after the installation. I would like to know what to expect for durability from a non-biased and experienced installer or owner. I'm especially interested in hearing about how they endure winter conditions, including the possibility of saturation with ice as well as being shoveled and salted.
Update:
The reason I'm interested in rubber is to minimize injuries from children wiping out because this walkway will be curving across the middle of a somewhat smaller (urban) back yard to reach the house back door to the garage back door.
Best Answer
Why install rubber? Unless you have a really modern house or a funky design they will look ugly. Also I had these for a walk up to my apartment door a while back. Cuts and scratches in them really stick out. Landlord was upset after I shoveled them one winter and there were a lot of blade marks on them...