block paving....upkeep.

[divegirl]

Hi I had a new patio laid this year with block paving. I have given it a good clean with a bucket of bleach and a broom [no jet wash] and seem to remember being told about re-sanding it :0/
What sort of sand should I use please?

Lisa x

[jd_1984]

http://www.diy.com/di...go&CAWELAID=266891344

[divegirl]

Lovely...many thanks!

Lisa x

[jd_1984]

The main thing is that its Kiln Dried and do not let it get wet.
B&Q stuff is perfectly adequate for a home job!

[divegirl]

Please excuse my ignorance, but I assume you mean whilst in the bag? It's going to get wet eventually isn't it, when it rains.

Lisa x

[honky-tonk]

Apply the kiln sand when the weather is dry as its easier to brush into the gaps between the blocks.

[Clanad]

If you haven't already, it's important to seal the paving blocks (as they're called here in the U.S.) with any good sealer. I see that "Thompson's" brand is available in the U.K., which is what I use twice a year (spring and fall) here int he the U.S. Be usre to use the multi-purpose sealer since the other stuff they make is for wood only...

[AlBags]

We tend not to use sealers on paving here .. because of our lovely weather .. It soon wrecks what we did only a few months earlier.

[craft1948]

I have to maintain block paving?..............the builder never mentioned that!

[vignon]

block paving! what a rip off