I'm looking to have my driveway block paved and reading this site it is generally accepted that all concrete pavers bleach. Is this true?
Do different makes or newer specification block suffer this fate less?
Does sealing the blocks prevent this?
Some of the drives up the road from me look quite colourless 10 years on, is this inevitable?
Concrete pavers bleaching - Do they all do this
-
seanandruby
- Site Admin
- Posts: 4713
- Joined: Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:01 am
- Location: eastbourne
-
Tony McC
- Site Admin
- Posts: 8346
- Joined: Mon Jul 05, 2004 7:27 pm
- Location: Warrington, People's Republic of South Lancashire
- Contact:
There is some variation in fade resistance, not only between manufacturers, but between the various factories used by a single manufacturer (mostly due to variation in aggregates), and between the various types of blocks from a particular manufacturer/factory.
However, if you go for one of the better-known manufacturers, you can be fairly sure of getting a product that's as fade-resistant as is humanly possible. Your profile reveals you're lucky enough to live in the glorious county of Lancashire, which means the two most readily available manufacturers are Marshalls (Ramsbottom) and Tobermore (Leyland), both of whom make top quality blocks. I can;t say one is better than the other: it would simply be a matter of choosing the block you like best.
However, if you go for one of the better-known manufacturers, you can be fairly sure of getting a product that's as fade-resistant as is humanly possible. Your profile reveals you're lucky enough to live in the glorious county of Lancashire, which means the two most readily available manufacturers are Marshalls (Ramsbottom) and Tobermore (Leyland), both of whom make top quality blocks. I can;t say one is better than the other: it would simply be a matter of choosing the block you like best.
Site Agent - Pavingexpert