Weeds and moss on driveway

Scorpion9

I've had the same problem with our block paving drive. It's a real pain!

What we've just done is to pressure wash the drive and it looks far, far better. There are still some weeds left so I'll need to get rid of them manually.

The next step is to brush kiln dried sand over it to replace the lost sand, filling the gaps. That'll make it look better and also reduce the scope for weeds to settle in cracks.

I had wondered about then using a sealant, but to get a decent one isn't cheap - maybe £200 to do our drive. They can also change the colour, which I don't really want.

So what I may do is just leave it at that, without sealing, and then seeing what can be done to reduce the number of weeds.

Weedkiller nowadays isn't as strong as it used to be, but I may still try an application of PathClear or something similar a couple of times a year, starting before weeds have taken hold.

The other tip I've read is to brush your drive occasionally. Most of the weeds are seeds that land on the surface and settle in dirt that's been allowed to accumulate between the gaps. So if you sweep regularly then you remove seeds and also much of the dirt that seeds would grow in.

Anyway - I'm going to see how that goes before going down the sealant route.

There's a good site on it all called PavingExpert.com.