All You Need To Know About the Care, Cleaning & Maintenance of Block Paving
Block paving is a kind of decorative method commonly used in creating a hard standing surface to be used as a driveway, pavements, patios and so on. While there are several other methods of constructing these hard surfaces, block paving is one of the most preferred and popular options. There may be many reasons why people prefer block paving to construct their patios and driveways; decorative aesthetic, ease of installation, remedial work are just to name a few. Block paving is the most common herringbone pattern due to its interlocking strength. Block paving driveways and patios look great and an asset to the establishment when laid properly and maintained regularly. With a regular care and cleaning, you can maintain the lasting beauty of it for years. However, there are a number of people who fail to realize the importance to upkeep this surface that is highly needed to keep the floor look at its best. You spend a lot of money in laying down the block paving, so, it can never be wise to leave the surface uncared until it is covered in grout and grime. A regular cleaning is must to maintain the beauty of your block paving.
How to clean the block paving thoroughly? Of course, you are not needed given any kind of teaching or instructions to for the general cleaning of the surface. But when it comes to clean the paving thoroughly, having a clear understanding of the procedure is nearly must. Before starting the thorough cleaning of this surface, pre treat the area with a weed killer to wipe out the weeds or treat with a fungicidal wash to get rid of moss, algae, lichen and so on. If you can easily find these things, it is good to pre treat the area and if not, use a power washer to wash the floor else you will end up just taking out the heads of these growths and leave the roots behind. It simply means that after a couple of weeks or a month, they will be growing back stronger than ever.
To clean the weeds, moss, algae, lichen, grime etc. completely, you can consider using a high pressure water jet. It will work wonder in wiping out all of the above said substances and leave the paving looking like new again. A note of caution Block paving should only be very occasionally pressure cleaned. This is why I always advocate sealing this surface once it is cleaned so that any future cleaning can be done only with a hosing down and no vigorous pressure washing could be required.