HOW TO RE SAND BLOCK PAVING

[@MartinVanDerSande]

Great video. I wish I'd watched it before I did mine. I simply poured bags of sand down and the sweeping was all over the place 😂. Done now, but this would have saved me and the back alot of time. I know now for next time 😂

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

LOL glad it helped thanks for watching and supporting the channel

[@melb6528]

Brilliant, many thanks for a helpful video.

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

Thanks for watching Mel appreciate the support on the channel

[@Baztard1068]

Nice vid Lee, really nice to see you're using a soft coco brush to brush in the sand which I prefer personally too, I see a lot of people using stiff brushes, with the soft coco brush it leaves hardly any sand behind unlike stiff brooms where it takes even longer to sweep excess sand along the area. Keep 'em coming mate. 👍

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

Thanks Baz I find the same with those coco brushes I could do with a longer handle though

[@sudavies3629]

Really helpful mate thank you 😊

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

Glad it was helpful thanks for watching

[@Involvod]

Nice walkthrough mate

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

Cheers Buddy

[@harryali9672]

Brilliant vid. Thanks 🙌🏾

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

@harryali9672 thanks for watching and supporting the channel

[@TezTezTezTezTez]

Very informative.. thanks 👍

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

Thanks for watching and supporting the channel

[@jamesgrey8093]

Looks great

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

Thanks James

[@gethinjones2961]

Hi bud, nice job. I'm wondering tho how many back of sand you used? My drive is 74m2 so not sure how many bags I'd need. Thanks

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

It varys as some blocks are tighter together than others but the general rule of thumb is a bag should do 20°M hope that helps thanks for watching and supporting the channel

[@josephsalemi1770]

How many bags do you use for a patio of that size?

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

I think it was 1 bag if memory serves me correctly but it varys depending on the gaps as some block paving it laid nice and tight and some have larger gaps so obviously then you would use more sand I think a standard bag of kiln dried does 20 or 25 sq mtrs Thanks for watching and supporting the channel

[@jackkruese4258]

Hi great video mate but can I ask a question? I want to use polymeric sand to prevent weeds and ants coming back but I’ve heard it will stop water draining away. Is that a problem ?

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

I've not heard of that I suggest normal sand and the just use a strong salt water treatment to keep the weeds at bay. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel

[@junglebhoy7]

Do you spray weed killer in between the cobble before the sand bud?

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

If the customer requests it I do a strong salt water treatment but the Hypo kills most weeds and organic growth Hope that helps

[@junglebhoy7]

@@completeexteriorcleaningse750 Got it thanks 👍

[@claregrose1714]

All well and good if you dont have to dig out weeds and soil first from the gaps. In real life this is a much longer job. I need to if any of the weed prevention link dried sand products actually work once they have set.

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

Hi when I pressure wash it rips out all the weeds and the Hypo acts like a weed killer but you can use a strong salt water after it's clean and you can buy weed inhibitoring dry kiln sand but it's expensive and I'm not sure how effective it is thans for watching and supporting the channel

[@MichelGarciaH]

Wouldn't it be easier or more effective diagonally? Does it matter the direction?

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

It may be but I just prefer a straight line and the soft coco brush gently brushes across the top of the blocks if you go straight or Diagonal

[@jodifrancesneild]

Does this have to be sealed afterwards?

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

Hi Jodi it don't have to be sealed but some customers like to have them sealed so it looks shiny

[@Dan-oo9jx]

How do you get the sand so dry?

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

Hi Dan that's how you buy it in the bags from the builders merchant

[@Dan-oo9jx]

@@completeexteriorcleaningse750 mines always wet lol and sticky haha. I need to let it dry for a while before its usable

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

@@Dan-oo9jx if you get from Wickes or Selco anywhere like that they keep the Kiln Dried paving sand inside so it's dry buddy that's your best option

[@ched999uk]

Great vid explaining why and how to sand. Why does the 'services' not have a capital letter in channel name, looks weird all other words capitals but services not 🙂

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

I've never noticed Ched was you an English teacher before 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ched999uk]

@@completeexteriorcleaningse750Electronics Engineer by trade. English is the only exam I have ever failed 😁😁😁😁. Techy stuff I am fine on, English I'm terrible at.

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

@@ched999uk I use remanufacture starter motors and Alternators for heavy plant machinery before I got into exterior cleaning

[@ched999uk]

@@completeexteriorcleaningse750 Cool, so I know where to come for new alt or starter! I used to test jets and gas turbines - Typhoon aircraft and new Carriers amongst others.

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

@@ched999uk alright alright its not a competition u know LOL

[@dwinter85]

Instead of using sand, what if you used something like quickcrete (or any cement powder) and then gave it a light misting so that it set? Would that last longer and give a better result than just dry sand. Feel like it wouldn’t be long before all the sand had just blown out the gaps again

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

You could do but that's not something I would offer as it's extra cost most customers just prefer the standard sanding thanks for watching and supporting the channel

[@mikee2773]

It would stain the pavers, cement colour

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

Not sire if it would crack as well as the there's not enough gap for enough purchase to set if that makes sense

[@stevenhunter3928]

Do you have to do the resanding straight away or will it wait for a while before the integrity of the blocks become compromised?

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

Hi Steve you can wait a week I'd say 2 weeks max I wouldn't want to leave it any longer than that also just consider what's being parked on the blocks if it's just small cars your ok but if it's big 4x4s or vans the sooner the better but this can be dependent on weather of course

[@stevenhunter3928]

@@completeexteriorcleaningse750 thanks for the reply! Would love the heatwave to return so I can do the resanding! Waiting for a good dry spell to come! Typical. 😂

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

@@stevenhunter3928 yeah the temps dropped today had to wait for the driveway to dry out so I could re sand it save going back

[@stevenhunter3928]

@@completeexteriorcleaningse750 managed to resand today but unfortunately it wasn’t as dry as I’d have liked. Kiln dry sand seems to have gone in ok. Some joints look more wet and thicker than others. Is there something I should look out for or should this be ok? Thanks

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

Hi Steven it should be fine as once the sand drys out it will drop into the gaps but personally I would pop back and double check it it a day or so if it stays dry and touch in any sections that need doing

[@richie2072]

Should do it diagonal

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

You can go diagonal or straight it won't make any difference as your still brushing the sand across the gaps Thanks for watching and supporting the channel