Fire up your grill this fall!

With leaves disappearing off the trees and the days growing shorter, we know the wonderful season of fall has arrived. To help you get outside and experience this season, System Pavers has a collection of outdoor barbeque islands. Break in your new barbeque with a delicious recipe from www.bettycrocker.com.

 Grilled Beef and Corn Kabobs

Ingredients:

   1/3 cup vegetable oil

   1/4 cup red wine vinegar

   1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

   1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)

   1 clove garlic, finely chopped

   1 1/2 lb boneless beef top round steak, cut into 1-inch cubes

   12 frozen half-ears corn-on-the-cob, thawed

   2 green or red bell peppers cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces

Directions:

1.    In medium nonmetal bowl or re-sealable food-storage plastic bag, mix oil, vinegar, thyme, red pepper and garlic. Add beef; stir to coat with marinade. Cover dish or seal bag and refrigerate, stirring beef occasionally, at least 4 hours but no longer than 24 hours to marinate.

2.    Heat up the grill. Remove beef from marinade; reserve marinade. On each of six 10- to 12-inch metal skewers, thread beef, corn and bell peppers alternately, leaving space between each piece. Brush with marinade.

3.    Place kabobs on grill rack over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 15 to 20 minutes for medium beef doneness, brushing with marinade and turning frequently. Discard any remaining marinade.

Grab a light blanket and cozy up around your System Pavers fire pit. Top this wonderful evening off with classic s’mores. Pick up some original graham crackers, fluffy marshmallows, chocolate, and roasting skewers. You’re guaranteed to have a memorable time with friends and family.

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When's the Best Time for a Brand New Pool Deck?

It’s Fall, and if you’re surrounded by trees, leafs are changing into different colors, falling off and no matter how much time’s spent raking or blowing them into neat piles for collecting, they’ll most certainly end up covering your property tomorrow, the next day and the next – even in California. Before you know it, you begin to think of how it is that you’re stuck with this chore. It was almost yesterday that the warm long summer days were here and you were hanging poolside wondering what to fill you’re glass with next and going through books like they were short stories. Most importantly, you were too busy to maintain your pool deck. Why not begin by considering a few items that can possibly make your pool deck the least of your worries and more enjoyable year round?

·   Are there cracks?

·   Is the water draining properly?

·   Are you satisfied with the way it looks?

·       Do you need to expand it?

·   When wet or dry, is it slip resistant?

·   Will it look great year round?

·   Is it time to get a new pool deck which functions and looks great year round while adding value to your home?

·        Do you want a low maintenance pool deck?

If your answer was Yes! to most if not all of the questions above, it may be time for you to consider a paving stone pool deck solution.

Now is the perfect time to get a paving company down to your home to walk you through the installation process, propose various designs that will look great with your home’s unique architecture and provide you with a digital rendering. A paving stone pool deck will last a long time and bring additional value to your home. What you should consider when hiring the right company to install your pool deck are their years of experience plus their warranty, the longer the warranty in terms of years, the longer their commitment to you, your home, your pool deck and your year-round enjoyment.