Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:15 am
greetings!
here's the deal...I had my pool deck covered with interlocking concrete pavers. The area is surrounded by a high privacy wall. The dust fom cutting pavers and flagstone didn't blow away w/the wind; because of the wall, it coated everything. The dust was not removed and was allowed to settle on and coat the pavers and everthing else with in the wall! It also rained on them when they were coated w/ the cutting dust. The pavers nearest to the water were special/treated pavers, incase the pools are salt water pools. All of the regular pavers now look muted and dull. The landscape company tried to tell me this is effloresenc...but we had 3 walkways, 3 patios, and a meditaion garden done in the pavers as well. Only areas that were exposed to excessive cutting dust look dull, muted, faded if you will. I have now read on line where this is a problem...how do we get rid of the white-ish haze on the pool deck pavers? The guy said he used muratic acid and a brush to "clean " them and that's about all he can be done. It didn't change their appearance! I need to know what specifically do you call this type of problem IE "cutting dust that clouds the pavers" AND MOST importantly how is it fixed. Belgard interlocking concrete pavers were used.
Thank you for any and all help/info you maybe able to offer me concerning this problem!
here's the deal...I had my pool deck covered with interlocking concrete pavers. The area is surrounded by a high privacy wall. The dust fom cutting pavers and flagstone didn't blow away w/the wind; because of the wall, it coated everything. The dust was not removed and was allowed to settle on and coat the pavers and everthing else with in the wall! It also rained on them when they were coated w/ the cutting dust. The pavers nearest to the water were special/treated pavers, incase the pools are salt water pools. All of the regular pavers now look muted and dull. The landscape company tried to tell me this is effloresenc...but we had 3 walkways, 3 patios, and a meditaion garden done in the pavers as well. Only areas that were exposed to excessive cutting dust look dull, muted, faded if you will. I have now read on line where this is a problem...how do we get rid of the white-ish haze on the pool deck pavers? The guy said he used muratic acid and a brush to "clean " them and that's about all he can be done. It didn't change their appearance! I need to know what specifically do you call this type of problem IE "cutting dust that clouds the pavers" AND MOST importantly how is it fixed. Belgard interlocking concrete pavers were used.
Thank you for any and all help/info you maybe able to offer me concerning this problem!
