How to Clean and Seal Driveways and Patio Stones in 5 Steps

Do you know how to clean and seal driveways and patio stones? The cleaning and sealing season for driveways and patio stones has started! Our first driveway is located in Dix Hills NY. This granite paver driveway was installed by Gappsi a long time ago. Durable and beautiful, granite pavers are one of the most popular choices for patio pavers, walkways, and driveways. Granite is one of the oldest stones in the world, making it an ideal material to remain intact over years to come. Available in a variety of colors and shapes making no two pieces alike. Our granite is a versatile option when choosing a natural stone for your patio.
STEP #1 Cleaning Driveways and Patio Stones
First, we clean the granite pavers and remove most of the sand in between the joints. Our new surface cleaners are also extractors. They wash the surface of the pavers and also remove the old polymeric sand and all the debris collecting underneath the joints and send them away through a hose.
STEP # 2 Cleaning and Sealing Driveways and Patio Stones
In the second step, we will clean the entire area with the extractor surface cleaner that will remove any sitting material in between the stone joints.
STEP #3 New Polymeric Sand
The third step in sealing the pavers is filling the joint space with new polymeric sand. We are using white beige silica sand. This sand will absorb the sealer and get extremely hard; harder than polymeric sand. Using a vibratory compactor specifically made to vibrate sand into the joints we pack. The Poly sand must be vibrated into the joint, as we want the sand as tight as possible in the paver joint. The rollers have white rubber rollers specifically made for these kinds of applications and will not scratch or mark the stones.
STEP #4 Sealing the Pavers
Next is the process of the sealer application. We mix urethane sealer part A and part B in combination with water in a two-to-one solution. Then we apply the sealer through sprayers flooding the joints. This allows the sealer to penetrate the sand and absorb it deep down to get hard. Using a blower to move the extra sealer around, we prevent it from settling on top of the stones and further draining into the sand. Since these are granite pavers, they won't absorb much of the sealer, but the sand will get very very hard.
STEP #5 Slippery Resistant System Application
After the team has completed sealing the entire driveway we apply a slippery system that will be the final process with one more coat. This application is applied with a floor mop while the sealer is wet. The two coats bond together and it adds texture to the surface preventing it from getting slippery.
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