{"id":9172,"date":"2025-09-16T16:07:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.warmzone.com\/blog\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=9172"},"modified":"2025-09-16T16:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:07:07","slug":"base-material","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.warmzone.com\/blog\/glossary\/base-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Base Material"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Material used in paving to compensate for ground swell, provide drainage, and to support brick pavers. <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_7260169b1378003fe95934044a6f577a\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Base material<\/span> might be <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_dd32b15777ca58fc47c51324187e8952\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">gravel<\/span>, <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_568f830d3e920efaca9c000fbe6aa146\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">concrete<\/span>, or <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_9020707e1f17539a19650bb9e55ab8c1\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">asphalt<\/span>. Radiant heating cables for snowmelt systems are often installed on the <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_7260169b1378003fe95934044a6f577a\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">base material<\/span> for <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_9020707e1f17539a19650bb9e55ab8c1\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">asphalt<\/span> and <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_c43d5b7c729447e5129f937dc35af844\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">brick paver<\/span> projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Material used in paving to compensate for ground swell, provide drainage, and to support brick pavers. <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_7260169b1378003fe95934044a6f577a\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Base material<\/span> might be <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_dd32b15777ca58fc47c51324187e8952\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">gravel<\/span>, <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_568f830d3e920efaca9c000fbe6aa146\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">concrete<\/span>, or <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_9020707e1f17539a19650bb9e55ab8c1\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">asphalt<\/span>. Radiant heating cables for snowmelt systems are often installed on the <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_7260169b1378003fe95934044a6f577a\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">base material<\/span> for <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_9020707e1f17539a19650bb9e55ab8c1\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">asphalt<\/span> and <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_c43d5b7c729447e5129f937dc35af844\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">brick paver<\/span> projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9172","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Base Material | Warmzone Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.warmzone.com\/blog\/glossary\/base-material\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Base Material | Warmzone Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Material used in paving to compensate for ground swell, provide drainage, and to support brick pavers. 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