Block paving plays a vital role in the overall aesthetics and appearance of your home. A corroded and cracked paving may leave your home looking like a huge mess, both for your friends and guests that you invite over for dinner or get-together. Fortunately, there are cost-effective and easy ways of maintaining and sealing your block paving in order to give it a fresh and clean look for people to walk at during their visit or stay in your home.
First, assess your problem. There are several problems that plague block paving, the most common are weeds growing in between the blocks, staining of the blocks with dark and dirty shades, and chipping off on the block's edges. Next, plan a step-by-step process on how you intend to fix the problem. For general cleaning, you'll need to prepare a brush, a durable broom, heavy-duty soap, and buckets of water. Start off by splashing the area with soapy water. Then, gently and thoroughly scrub the area until the dirt and stain is removed. Make sure to remove all the dust particles and other materials that have adhered onto the block paving's surface. If you have a large area to cover, it is best to get help from someone in order to finish the task in a day.
If your problem is those continuously growing weeds, moss and algae on your block paving, you may need to use specialised weed killing formulas that you can buy on the store in order to eliminate vegetation from accumulating between the paving joints. When opting for the weed killing formula to use, it is best that you choose one that is strong yet doesn't have any ingredients that may harm humans or the environment. Furthermore, one should take extreme precautions when using these weed killers as many of the products contain poisonous ingredients that are harmful when swallowed or get caught up in the eye. Also, make sure to apply weed killers occasionally, especially during the warmer seasons of the year as the time is more conducive for weed growth.
If you've encountered heavy and harsh natural phenomena such as earthquakes and storms, over the past couple of years, chances are some of your block paving may have cracked or chipped off. To replace the lost pieces and holes on your block paving, apply and fill the spots with sand and let it solidify. For maintenance of your paving you can also make use of sealing agents in order to protect the surface of your block paving and give it a shiny glow for an improved visual appeal.
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