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For me that time gap after laying the paving is too early to seal, I would leave it for about 4-6 months, in case any eflo starts coming through. And it is too damp & cold at the moment anyway.
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With the temps & dampness at the moment it will be your worst nightmare.loudog wrote:thanks, what would happen if i went ahead as the guy is keen to have it done,
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to cold to seal, effloressence needs to come out if there is any in the blocks, may at the earliest to seal MSH
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Hi Loubag
I have to disagree with all the advice given already.
To start with the paving can be sealed as soon as it has been laid, I have done hundreds of drives this way and never had a problem with efflourescence, once the paving is sealed the efflo cant possibly come to the surface.
And secondly unless you are using sealers that are cheap rubbish, as long as the paving is dry and the temp is above 5 degrees it is not a problem.
I have sealed hundreds of drives/patios of all different types all year round not just spring/summer as a lot seem to do. I have sealed jobs on christmas eve and in the middle of Jan and Feb with no problems.
The main point is to use a good quality sealer not some rubbish from B&Q or a builders merchant.
Hope this helps
Drew
I have to disagree with all the advice given already.
To start with the paving can be sealed as soon as it has been laid, I have done hundreds of drives this way and never had a problem with efflourescence, once the paving is sealed the efflo cant possibly come to the surface.
And secondly unless you are using sealers that are cheap rubbish, as long as the paving is dry and the temp is above 5 degrees it is not a problem.
I have sealed hundreds of drives/patios of all different types all year round not just spring/summer as a lot seem to do. I have sealed jobs on christmas eve and in the middle of Jan and Feb with no problems.
The main point is to use a good quality sealer not some rubbish from B&Q or a builders merchant.
Hope this helps
Drew
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hi drew and welcome to the brew cabindrew54388 wrote:Hi Loubag
I have to disagree with all the advice given already.
To start with the paving can be sealed as soon as it has been laid, I have done hundreds of drives this way and never had a problem with efflorescence, once the paving is sealed the efflo cant possibly come to the surface.
And secondly unless you are using sealers that are cheap rubbish, as long as the paving is dry and the temp is above 5 degrees it is not a problem.
I have sealed hundreds of drives/patios of all different types all year round not just spring/summer as a lot seem to do. I have sealed jobs on christmas eve and in the middle of Jan and Feb with no problems.
The main point is to use a good quality sealer not some rubbish from B&Q or a builders merchant.
Hope this helps
Drew
so you are disagreeing with almost 99% of the men on this forum who do this work for a living year in year out
I agree about using a quality sealer,this has been covered ad nauseum on this forum
but i feel it is a very bold opening gambit to say that sealing will stop efflorescence coming to the surface
pull your chair forward get a cuppa rosy lee and read this
cheers LLL :;):