How to get rid of weeds etc between brick paving? Help!!!!!!
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Hi
I have quite alot of patio and paved area outside my house.
It is brick paving and suffers badly with weeds etc between the bricks.
I pressure wash and it looks nice.
A month or so later the jungle starts to reappear.
Any suggestions for how to get rid long term or permanently?
I dont to spend 4 weekends a year jet washing everywhere.
Like i said it is a fairly large area so a little bottle of weed killer or spray wont do it - i have tried.
Will loys of bleach mixed with gallons of water poured everwhere do it?
Thans for any advice
Phil
I have quite alot of patio and paved area outside my house.
It is brick paving and suffers badly with weeds etc between the bricks.
I pressure wash and it looks nice.
A month or so later the jungle starts to reappear.
Any suggestions for how to get rid long term or permanently?
I dont to spend 4 weekends a year jet washing everywhere.
Like i said it is a fairly large area so a little bottle of weed killer or spray wont do it - i have tried.
Will loys of bleach mixed with gallons of water poured everwhere do it?
Thans for any advice
Phil
philv said:
Might tarnish the bricks - but well noted - ta
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Even with a send and cement mix in the joints, it will still come back through.
The only real way is to take it all back up and put a membrane down. That's quite labour intensive, and really should have been done anyway when it was first laid?
I think it needs the membrane down first on the earth, then the compacted stone/chippings on top of the membrane, then the bricks laid.
It might already have a membrane down, though. In which case, regular treatment is probably the only way to go.
The only real way is to take it all back up and put a membrane down. That's quite labour intensive, and really should have been done anyway when it was first laid?
I think it needs the membrane down first on the earth, then the compacted stone/chippings on top of the membrane, then the bricks laid.
It might already have a membrane down, though. In which case, regular treatment is probably the only way to go.
My drive is about 200 square metres and I have the same problem . I use a combination of a pump spray with a strong glyphosate mix which kills them off quite slowly but lasts about 3 -4 months . It takes less than 2 hrs to treat the drive.
I also brush it over with a diluted solution of sodium hypochlorite (strong bleach available at farm supply outlets). This restores the colour of the blocks by removing the dirt and algae . It's quicker and much less hassle than a jet wash.
Also , if you jet wash it regularly you will have removed most of the sand from between the blocks. Next time you get your drive looking clear of weeds wait for a nice sunny day and brush in some fine dry sand . Once the gaps between the blocks are filled this will help reduce the weed growth.
I once did some work at a property where the block paving was pristine but not freshly laid. I asked how it was kept so well . The owner said he brushed in a diluted solution of jeyes fluid every month without fail.
I also brush it over with a diluted solution of sodium hypochlorite (strong bleach available at farm supply outlets). This restores the colour of the blocks by removing the dirt and algae . It's quicker and much less hassle than a jet wash.
Also , if you jet wash it regularly you will have removed most of the sand from between the blocks. Next time you get your drive looking clear of weeds wait for a nice sunny day and brush in some fine dry sand . Once the gaps between the blocks are filled this will help reduce the weed growth.
I once did some work at a property where the block paving was pristine but not freshly laid. I asked how it was kept so well . The owner said he brushed in a diluted solution of jeyes fluid every month without fail.
Thanks for all the replies.
I had considrered jeyes fluid. A friend had mentioned he thought it would kil weeds aswell.
My plan now is -
Complete jet wash... As it is a jungle now.
Then fine sand.
Then jeyes fluid diluted to wash it all down.
Then jeyes fluid every couple of months.
If that fails i think ill sell!
Thanks again
I had considrered jeyes fluid. A friend had mentioned he thought it would kil weeds aswell.
My plan now is -
Complete jet wash... As it is a jungle now.
Then fine sand.
Then jeyes fluid diluted to wash it all down.
Then jeyes fluid every couple of months.
If that fails i think ill sell!
Thanks again
Buy a path weedkiller that stays active for 6-12 moths, just water on.
Guess we are talking block paving?
Unless the drive is laid very poorly and it has all moved and sunk, with gaps between the blocks appearing, then you will get weeds/ grass coming through.
Generally, the weeds grow in the top of the blocks.
The profile of the block has a chamfer all around the edge.
When they are then laid together you get a nice little dip. Over time this silts up with dust/ dirt which the weeds then self seed into.
You often see a budlia growing out of a crack/ gap in a wall, but it does not mean the house is poorly built/ falling down.
Unless the drive is laid very poorly and it has all moved and sunk, with gaps between the blocks appearing, then you will get weeds/ grass coming through.
Generally, the weeds grow in the top of the blocks.
The profile of the block has a chamfer all around the edge.
When they are then laid together you get a nice little dip. Over time this silts up with dust/ dirt which the weeds then self seed into.
You often see a budlia growing out of a crack/ gap in a wall, but it does not mean the house is poorly built/ falling down.
The weeds that you see on block paving do not grow through it. They are wind-blown and grow downwards. Unless it's Japanese Knotweed.
Solution is one or two dowsings a year with weedkiller, being careful not to allow it to run off if you have a lawn alongside.
Membrane underneath block paving should be under the hardcore, between it and the subsoil, to stop the two mixing. Sod all to do with weed prevention.
IF you feel the need to jet-wash your drive, do it at low pressure, with the nozzle at a low angle, and go ACROSS the joint, not along it. Otherwise you'll clear all the sand out, which you will have to replace, and if you get really enthusiastic, you will scour the sub-sand out; which will cause the blocks to settle unevenly, and then you'll have to take the whole lot up and re-do it.
Now it's up to you.
Solution is one or two dowsings a year with weedkiller, being careful not to allow it to run off if you have a lawn alongside.
Membrane underneath block paving should be under the hardcore, between it and the subsoil, to stop the two mixing. Sod all to do with weed prevention.
IF you feel the need to jet-wash your drive, do it at low pressure, with the nozzle at a low angle, and go ACROSS the joint, not along it. Otherwise you'll clear all the sand out, which you will have to replace, and if you get really enthusiastic, you will scour the sub-sand out; which will cause the blocks to settle unevenly, and then you'll have to take the whole lot up and re-do it.
Now it's up to you.
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