The quality of pavers, no matter their makeup, is usually measured through appearance. It is often assumed that its quality is compromised when pavers look dirty and have a faded color. At the same time, pavers that are stained with oils, rust, or chemical elements [whether they are natural or mechanical] often create an undesirable look. This is why many property owners lose interest in cleaning up their pavers, especially when they feel that there is no way these stains can ever be free from such pesky elements. The truth is, there is a fast and easy way to remove them.
But before discussing the solution, let us first try to understand efflorescence. Many cases of paver maintenance projects come to our desks due to the buildup of efflorescence in their pavers.
What is Efflorescence?
Efflorescence is the migration of salts to the surface of pavers. While this is a regular and natural occurrence in all concrete products, it often disappears over time. Nonetheless, when efflorescence piles up, removing it becomes more challenging, depending on what your pavement is made up of. Once this substance covers a large area of your pavers, it may look worn out and dirty from a distance.
Why Hire Professionals to Clean Up Efflorescence?
As mentioned earlier, it may seem easy to consider cleaning up efflorescence with just soap and water. However, if you are going to do this on your own and do not have the right equipment and correct cleaning materials necessary to keep your pavers from incurring the same elements again over time, the work itself may seem quite problematic in the end.
Professional maintenance personnel are trained to go through the proper process of cleanup. Rather than merely removing efflorescence, it may be possible that your professional paver maintenance agent will suggest an overall cleaning process, especially if your pavers are already sealed.
Removing efflorescence from sealed pavers is not as easy as completing the job for non-sealed surfaces. Removing old sealer is critical to make sure the efflorescence is completely removed. While this may seem drastic, it is necessary, especially for older sealed pavers. This process helps remove deep-set rust stains apart from efflorescence. This gives better protection and adds a nice sheen to your surface.
If you hire us for efflorescence removal from your pavers, we may also offer an optional application of -premium sand colors that will improve the look and visual feel of your pavers. , know that our standard light-colored silica cleaned and washed sand is on the whiting tan hue that blends well with all different pavers.
Our Process of Removing Efflorescence and Bringing Life Back to Your Pavers.
- Stripped Sealer is Collected and Disposed of offsite
Adhering to proper wash water recovery and treatment practices is a moral obligation to the environment and a legal requirement. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies fine and penalize companies that do not adequately invest in wash water recovery treatment.
EPA requires businesses to adhere to standards, including implementing a wash water recovery and treatment system.
- Implementation of Wash Water Control during Brick Paver Restoration
Controlling the wash water helps prevent the pavement from becoming frail from absorbing the water used for cleaning. In our jobs, we observe that tinting is not recommended to fix damaged or poor sealer, as the sealer is translucent.
- Resealing is applied if the client requests it.
If you request that your pavers be sealed or resealed, we will comply accordingly with additional cost to the original price of the focused cleaning service.
Our Experience and Service Guarantee
Our commercial brick paver sealing customers throughout Central Florida and surrounding areas, including (but certainly not limited to) Hernando County, Citrus County, Sumter County, Lake County, Pasco, and Hillsborough County, understand the necessity of having their properties pool decks, patios, driveways, entryways, and walkways cleaned of slippery and unattractive mold, mildew, and dirt to ensure a safe paver surface for their customers, community residents, and business patrons.
What about community properties? Communities often earn a resident’s purchase simply because of the community amenities. Nothing is more deterring than a dirty, mildew community paver pool deck for residents to put their feet on! We will also apply extra non-slip additives on all commercial projects to ensure a slip-free finish even in the highest traffic areas!
In addition to the safety benefits, nothing can make a beautiful paver hardscape have an award-winning appeal like a high-quality company using the best commercial-grade paver sealant to restore faded brick pavers from dry and dull to vibrant, deep contrasting colors with a slip-free, lustrous shine!
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