Drive jet washed - want a sealant/treatment for it now

[oblio]

I just spent 2 days jet washing our block paved drive. I intend to let it dry for a day or two before applying kiln dried sand but I would like to apply a product to it - if one exists - to inhibit lichen, crud, other growth etc.

What would you folks recommend?

Should I apply apply it before the sand or after?

Cheers

[oblio]

In case anyone reads this in the future...

In the strange absence of any input from the PH massive, I decided to seal using Sika path and Patio sealer

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sika-SKPAT5-EBD-Patio-Sea...

I started the job using a garden sprayer but quickly moved to using a roller. It went on well and dried evenly. Only one coat needed for block paving according to the instructions.

Next job is to brush in the kiln dried sand.

[Andeh1]

Thanks for letting us know, but great to hear how you get on with it over the coming months and years!

[Beetnik]

oblio said:

I just spent 2 days jet washing our block paved drive.

What would you folks recommend?

Cheers

Save 1.8 days next time by using Wet & Forget

[Ste-EVo]

Beetnik said:

Save 1.8 days next time by using Wet & Forget

Is this really as good as it claims to be?

I usually just use bleach on my patio and driveway.

[Flat6er]

Its fantastic. Amd even cheaper if you buy bac 50 the non branded main ingredient.

Once a year, quick spray using a pump sprayer and my Indian sandstone patio is as fresh as the day it was laid

Added bonus of not pissing the neighbourhood off with a days drone of jetwash. And the grout stays where its supposed to be.

[AC43]

I use Thompson one coat. I wanted the wet look version and had to go online to get it.

I wanted to retain a lot of the sand in the joints so I brushed it on and blew the excess away with my leaf blower set to minimum.

Then I sprayed the first coat using a spray bottle with Viton seals.

It's a small drive so I rollered on two more coats.

Really pleased with how it turned out and it's now super-easy to keep clean. The other day I cleaned two cars and there was loads of black water from all the brake dust - two minutes of jet washing and it was gone.

[oblio]

Beetnik said:

Save 1.8 days next time by using Wet & Forget

I had used Crikey Mikey but it didn't really touch the sides tbh. It hadn't been cleaned in many a year and we only moved in ourselves last June. Now that it is clean I'll treat it with Wet and Forget next spring and hopefully it'll keep it looking clean.

I did the brushing in of sand yesterday. 4 sacks of the stuff but it look great now.

[ARH]

BAC50 does this in 5 hours, I use it once a year.

[B'stard Child]

oblio said:

In case anyone reads this in the future...

<snip>

I started the job using a garden sprayer but quickly moved to using a roller. It went on well and dried evenly. Only one coat needed for block paving according to the instructions.

Next job is to brush in the kiln dried sand.

When I have used sealer in the past on my brickweave drive I found it worked better after the sand was brushed in as it helped to stabilise/bind the sand

[oblio]

B'stard Child said:

oblio said:

In case anyone reads this in the future...

<snip>

I started the job using a garden sprayer but quickly moved to using a roller. It went on well and dried evenly. Only one coat needed for block paving according to the instructions.

Next job is to brush in the kiln dried sand.

When I have used sealer in the past on my brickweave drive I found it worked better after the sand was brushed in as it helped to stabilise/bind the sand

I'll remember that for next time. Cheers