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Spring = Cleaning & Sealing Season
Aside from the longer days, rising temperatures, and flowers blooming, we know spring time is here when our Inbox fills up with cleaning and sealing questions. In this article, we’re going to share our answers to the most common questions we’ve received from homeowners over the past month.
Organic Stain Removal for Pavers: A Contractor’s Step-by-Step Guide
Every outdoor hardscape project will eventually be impacted by an organic stain—bird droppings, leaf tannins, berries, moss, and algae. Thankfully the process for treating these types of stains is relatively fast and simple.
Here’s our reliable, field-tested method that hardscape contractors can use to restore paver surfaces efficiently and with consistent results.
How To Properly Store Alliance Gator Products
To help prevent frozen, damaged, or compromised materials from reaching job sites, we’ve created clear storage guidelines for all Alliance Gator products.
4 Things To Do Before Sealing Your Pavers
Sealing is a great way to protect the investment of an outdoor patio, pool deck or walkway. In this post, we’ll explain four important things that need to be done prior to starting the sealing process.
3 Interesting Sealer Analogies
During our hardscape training courses, we oftentimes use analogies to explain complex or confusing topics. In this post, we’re going to apply analogies to help you better understand three paver sealing concepts.
Why Efflorescence Cleaning Happens After A Poly Sand Installation
Efflorescence cleaning must happen after the installation of polymeric sand. In this post, we’ll explain why it’s imperative it happens in this order.
6 Cleaning & Sealing Hacks For Hardscape Professionals
If you’re a hardscape professional who offers cleaning and sealing services, you’ll want to read this. In today’s post, we’re going to share six invaluable cleaning and sealing hacks that you can benefit from.
Why You Must Use An Efflorescence Cleaner Before Sealing Pavers
Efflorescence cleaning is a critical step when sealing pavers, and it goes far beyond just the removal of efflorescence. In this blog post, we’ll share some other little known benefits of efflorescence cleaning that just might surprise you.
How To Remove Organic Stains From Pavers
Think about the different cleaners you have stored underneath the kitchen sink to handle all the messes that life throws at you. When it comes to messes on your paver or natural stone patio, the same logic applies because there’s really no such thing as a one-size-fits-all cleaner. In this blog post, we’re focusing on organic stains and our recommended solutions for getting rid of them.
