Gappsi newest addition to the cleaning and sealing division.
Gappsi provides patios, driveways, walkways, steps and retaining walls restoration. We will bring your outdoor floors back to look brand new again, our state of the art steam washing system along with our exclusive sealers and cleaning products along with our talented and well trained personal will deliver the highest quality of work.
Backyard Pool Patio Contractor Westbury Long Island NY
Backyard pool patio installed by Gappsi in Westbury NY with natural stone pavers. Scogli di mare limestone pool coping, 6×9 Melfi limestone random pattern and inlays of 6×9 scogli di mare pavers. Stoop and cocking island veneer were veneered with Fiorito travertine. The all pool and house patio were cleaned with hot water low pressure washing, joints were filled with haze free polymeric sand and sealed with urethane sealer.
How often do pavers need to be resealed?
It is important to wait at least a year before sealing concrete pavers from the date of installation. Concrete pavers have to cure and must go through a four-season cycle of weathering. This allows most of the lime from the paver’s surface to come out. After the cleaning and pressure washing process, all the lime from the surface gets removed and the color of the stones gets exposed, this allows the sealer to capture the best of the pavers and preserve it that way. The life of the sealer is contingent to how well it has been applied. Three to five years is recommended by most sealer manufactures, and usually people reseal the driveway and pavers that often. But what’s most important is that pavers are sealed right one time and even though the sheen will go away, or some dust my sit on the surface, the sealer that penetrated the surface of the pavers has created that will be present for many years preventing the pavers from edging.
Long Island Best Sealing Products for Paving Stones
Do you need to pressure wash pavers before sealing them?
Yes! All concrete and paver surfaces should be cleaned before applying any sealer coating. It is very important that the surface is clean because any stains or materials that get trapped under the sealer will not be able to be cleaned after it’s sealed. Pressure washing pavers is just as important as sealing it.
Using the wrong pressure washing tools could also hurt the pavers. A pressure washer with the wrong nozzle could mark or wear the pavers. The best recommended tool is a high volume, low pressure, hot water pressure washer. The hot water cleans the pavers and prepares the surface for the best result sealing job.