Curb Appeal

Just about the first thing visitors will take note of when they arrive at your home is the driveway. Realtors refer to it as curb appeal and in most cases a new driveway can boost a homes value by as much as five percent. And in a slow market, a well-constructed driveway can be the difference in a house selling or sitting.

mega Arbel by Belgard (pictured) is an elegant choice for larger resurfacing projects such as driveways or long walkways. The durable stone features a range of attractive natural hues to choose from and the scale is similar to natural flagstone, roughly two times larger than Arbel, it’s smaller counterpart. Plus, installation is easy…the amount of cutting required is reduced to a minimum because of the manufactured stones interlocking feature. No worries about having your front yard torn up for months on end.

An added plus is that the installation of the stones is completely green, using recycled products in the base, and the pavers themselves are a fine, concrete-molded product that come with a P.S.I. rating of 8,000, three times that of poured concrete. In the installation phase, homeowners can choose to use a sealer over the finished project, which enhances the color, locks in the sand and resists staining.

Paving stones are designed to provide years of protection in all climates including heavy rain and sea air as we have on the Central Coast. The quality of the concrete used to manufacture its products is rigorously checked at all times as to stability, consistency of mixture and load-bearing quality to ensure a beautiful curb appeal.

For more information on driveway resurfacing products and options call santa BarBara’s PavinG stone PeoPle 805-884-9955 or visit www.pavingstonepeople.com zig, and they want something unique, personalized and specific.” They also want higher quality sound and resolution from their digital files.

Recently Sony answered the call by introducing the hAP S1 ($999). designed to play back digital files at higher resolution, the system comes with an amplifier and hard drive. In addition to making your studio quality recordings sound live, the system also improves the quality of your existing mP3 or iTunes purchased collection, which can be conveniently folded into the 500GB hard drive.

As music is highly experiential, Janka says most people want to test a product before they buy. The mission Audio showroom gives locals that opportunity to see the system first hand. Janka has a team of audio and visual specialists for the showroom, so clients can get immediate answers to any complicated home entertainment questions from people trained by the manufacturer. –By Jenn Kennedy

To view the Sony HAP S1 or ask other questions, see Mission Audio online at www.missionaudiovideo.com. Or call 805-682-7575.