Paver Cleaning and Sealing Blog

Paver Sealing vs Polymeric Sand

Typically, a customer comes to us requesting to either have their pavers sealed or stabilized with polymeric sand. Rarely does the client know both options exist. So, I wanted to put this informational article to share what the differences are and which is the best for your situation.
A joint stabilizing sealer is a liquid product that penetrates into the surface of the concrete paver as well as the sand in the joint giving the paver protection from stains and an enhanced look as well as hardening the sand in the joint. The joint stabilizing sealers come in a natural or matt sheen, enhanced or semi-gloss sheen and a high gloss sheen.
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Keep weeds from growing in pavers

There’s nothing more frustrating than seeing your beautiful paver patio become infested with weeds. Weeds are probably the #1 or #2 biggest concern from potential clients of our new installation division. Because pavers are presented/marketed as an easy installation, they are often installed by DIY’ers or companies with very minimal experience installing pavers. I’ve always said that a paver patio properly installed will have minimal weed growth.
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