How Remove and Prevent the Growth of Weeds in Concrete Paver Floor

Green is beautiful. Every responsible person walking on the planet is concerned about ozone depletion, acid rain, global warming, infertile land and other dire consequences of pollution advocates green energy, forestation, greenery and all other steps that can save the earth from harmful effects of pollutions all kinds of pollutions. Planting trees on the side of roads, river banks and there are many more ideas we suggest governments to build green cities. However, there are some places where you hate to see greenery. Weed growing between joints of beautiful and designer pavers is really frustrating. Once the floor is taken over by weeds, it becomes almost impossible to remove weed without a professional aid.

Where do weeds come from?      

First of all, you should know that weeds do not come from beneath of pavers. This is true. You must have seen weeds on the floor even after installing a weed mat under pavers. In 99% cases, weed grows between joints of pavers due to seeds carried by weed. Seeds are blown in from weeds grown around the paved surface. If there is weed in your yard, seeds from there are carried by the wind to those gaps between pavers. It starts with a couple of weeds and soon it is accommodated on the entire floor.

Get Rid Of Weeds in 2 Steps  

 

There is a way to completely eradicate the possibility weeds. You can either use grout to the fill the gap between two pavers or you can seal the surface. Out of these two options, sealing offers better and lasting result. Here is how you can remove weeds from the floor.

Step 1: Kill It

Round-up and bleach, both are easily available solutions to kill weeds. However, none of these two is recommended. The first one, round up, it is not environment-friendly. Bleach is not harmful to the environment but it can discolor the pavers. White vinegar does contain a small amount of acid but the amount is too small to damage or discolor the pavers.

Step 2: Remove It

Next job to do after killing weed is removing it from pavers. You can make use of a pressure washer to remove the dead weeds from the floor. You can attach a spray wand or a rotating surface cleaner attached to a pressure washer.

Keeping It from Coming Back

Two preventive measures are already recommended in the article. You can apply grout to fill all existing gaps between pavers or seal the floor. To prevent the growth of weeds and protect the entire concrete floor from harmful effects of the environment, you can avail concrete sealing in Perth. For lasting results, you should hire the services of the most experienced company in the city.