Clean Start is your ultimate choice for quality sealing services for your new and existing pavers. Our skilled professionals use high quality sealers and the best application techniques to help protect your investment and restore the beauty of your paver hardscape. If you’ve had pavers recently installed or need help cleaning and restoring your old pavers, we are the first choice to get the job done correctly and at a great price! A bad paver sealing job can end up costing you thousands to fix, so make sure you hire a paver sealing company that uses premium products as we do at Clean Start.
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Paver Sealers Are Used for Many Different Reasons
Choosing A Paver Sealer Isn’t Easy
The first step to selecting the right paver sealer for your project is to know what type of pavers you have. There are three main types: concrete, cast stone and ceramic. Each one has its own unique characteristics that determine which type of sealer will be best for it.
- Concrete pavers come in numerous colors and shapes, but they’re all made with a cement mortar base that makes them heavier than their counterparts in other materials. Generally speaking, concrete pavers are used as patio surfaces due to their durability and low maintenance requirements; however, they can be used in driveways or walkways as well because they stand up well against heavy traffic.
- Cast stone is produced with a mixture of sandstone aggregate bonded together with resin into molds and then baked at high temperatures until hardened before being shaped into blocks or slabs for use on patios or other paved areas where heavy loads are expected underfoot such as parking lots or garages where cars may park daily without any protection between them (other than perhaps a strip of asphalt).
- Ceramic tiles make great applications wherever there’s little foot traffic since these tiles tend not to last long when exposed daily abuse from shoes scraping across them every day—this includes kitchens where greasy spoons might drip onto floors after cooking meals–but rather work better outdoors as decorative features around swimming pools where people don’t wear shoes anyway when lounging around poolside!
The type of pavers you choose will determine the type of paver sealers you can use. If you have natural stone, for example, it is possible to use a natural paver sealer. Natural stone pavers require less maintenance than other types and can be sealed with a product that is safe for your health. The same goes for clay brick, which is also known as fired brick or clay face brick. Clay bricks are very durable and don’t need much maintenance at all; however, if they do get damaged or wind up getting dirty from frequent use (or from being outdoors), then sealing them may be necessary in order to keep them looking good over time – especially if they’re used around an entranceway or porch area where people will be walking on them frequently (which could cause serious damage). On the other hand: Concrete pavers can only really be sealed using chemical-based products (as opposed to natural ones). Some concrete paving materials are harder than others and some need more protection than others do when exposed to sun and rain conditions outside over long periods of time—so knowing what type of material you have before purchasing any kind of sealer makes sense because there aren’t many options available out there right now!
Bad Paver Sealer in Florida
Probably the number one cause of failed paver sealer jobs in Florida is poor sealer selection. As you know, Florida has a high humidity level and also a high-water table level. This means there is constantly moisture on the surface and moisture trying to escape from the ground. Most of the sealers used in Florida are solvent based sealers which are designed to keep water and moisture out. The problem is, they also keep water and moisture trapped in the paver. This moisture and water will begin deteriorating the bond that the sealer has with the paver and when this happens your sealer turns a white color.
Notice how the sealer has turned white. This is because this sealer has detached from the paver and there is water trapped between the sealer and paver. Once this happens, the sealer pretty much needs to be stripped.
Our paver sealer at Perfect Paver Co is specially designed to work with the environment to allow the natural flow of moisture in and out of pavers. We can achieve this by using H2O (water) in place of the solvent-based ingredients in our sealers. As the sealer cures, the water evaporates from our sealer leaving microscopic channels that allow moisture to flow in and out.
The term ‘sealing pavers’ is often compared to sealing a deck or sealing a basement where the goal is to keep water out. When it comes to pavers, that’s not the goal. Pavers should be sealed regularly to prevent the surface of the paver from deteriorating from traffic, UV rays and rain. Exposure to these three events cause the finer materials in the surface of your paver to wear away leaving only the larger aggregates. The finer materials at the top of the paver is where all the color of your paver is held because the larger aggregate won’t absorb the color.
This picture does a great job of showing this wear. The pavers on the left have been sealed and the pavers on the right have not. Notice how the pavers on the right have started to loose the finer aggregate exposing the larger, colorless aggregate in the surface of the paver. There are many other benefits of sealing pavers, but those benefits vary depending on the type of sealer being used.
Bad Paver Sealer Application
The second most common cause for failed paver sealer is due to improper application. Unlike any of the other markets/cities/states we provide paver cleaning and paver sealing in, Florida has more unexperienced companies offering paver sealing services than any of the others combined. In Florida, sealing pavers is one of the few trades or services a company can provide without needing a contractor license. So naturally, this industry attracts unskilled and unexperienced startups due to the ease of getting started because getting a contractor license in the State of Florida can be very difficult.
Most bad paver sealer jobs start with poor surface preparation. Due to the porosity of concrete pavers, dirt and grime can become lodged deep in the pores of the paver. If this dirt is not removed prior to sealing, it will prevent the sealer from fully adhering to the paver. We use steam and hot water to throughly clean pavers. Most other companies simply use small cold water pressure washers.
Conclusion
As you can see, there are many different types of paver sealers. The type that you choose depends on the type of pavers that you have and how much money you want to spend on them.
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