Natural Stone paving is a great looking addition to your home or commercial site but it needs some maintenance every so often to keep it at its best. Some Natural stone are better than others at repelling various stains from different sources, others not so good. Cleaning and a application of Sealer is the best way to look after your paving, especially the grout, which is a very porous product itself. Leaving the grout unprotected for long periods of time can cause many problems but the most common ones are efflorescence and calcifying.
There are many causes for this and when it gets too bad there are few options to remove it. Applying a sealer to your paving will help your grout most of all, repealing water which will help prevent mold growth, mineral staining and premature breaking down of the grout.
Same goes for Cement pavers. Cement pavers can be just as porous as grout and will attract mold and lichen growth very quickly especially in damp or shaded areas.
BEFORE: Natural Stone Sealing
AFTER: Natural Stone Sealing
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Bluestone paving prior to treatment and pressure cleaning Bluestone Paving after treatment to kill moss, mold, bringing the grout back to white and making it easier to pressure clean. Removal of Calcium and Efflorescence from a balcony using safe acid treatment. Calcium and efflorescence build up on tiles before treatment. Before cleaning of this White Granite/Bluestone mix. Cleaned and a sealer applied. The paving will retain it’s natural look and feel once the sealer has cured. Pressure cleaning granite paving for application of a sealer. Granite paving that’s just had a natural finish sealer applied.
