It is not uncommon for customers to be skeptical prior to getting estimates for having their surfaces sealed. After all, sealing pavers is not as widely known as getting your house or driveway routinely pressure washed. The main reason we recommend sealing your hardscapes is to keep them looking their best; sealing a surface will protect it from many environmental factors that we face here in Florida. Over time, UV rays from the sun, acid in rainwater, and even salt in the air or from a pool nearby will wear down your surface, often exposing the aggregate within the paver or tile itself. Unfortunately, due to our climate here in Florida, this cycle is inevitable. Sealing your surfaces sooner rather than later will help prolong the life of your investments.

If you have ever worried about spilling something on your pavers or tile, causing permanent damage, sealing can help out with that too! Our sealing process essentially makes your surface waterproof, thus repelling most stains and spills. On sealed surfaces, spills can simply be washed away with a hose. This would be almost impossible to do on an unsealed surface, as the stains would quickly penetrate deep into the pores, causing lasting discoloration.  

Another upside with having a paver or travertine surface sealed is the ability to inhibit weed growth and insect infestations in the joints. As part of our sealing process, we carefully brush in and compact a generous amount of sand into all the joints/cracks of your surface. Once our sealer has been applied, this sand will harden and create a barrier that makes it difficult for weeds and bugs to pass through. It is incredibly important to take extra care to ensure sand is at the correct and consistent height throughout a surface’s joints/cracks.

Sealing pavers also gives a customer the ability to have their pavers stabilized and held in place. We see most problems with shifting pavers on customer’s driveways; Over time, the weight from vehicles will slowly move pavers out of place, often dislodging the outside concrete border designed to hold in the pavers. We achieve stability using our sanding process. The hardened sand placed in between the paver joints cushions and also prevents pavers from shifting. This, along with reinstalling a new concrete border with rebar reinforcements, can stop future shifting problems.