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Hardscape Repair and Maintenance
Looking to enhance the value of your home by expanding your outdoor living spaces or repairing all outdoor elements? Benson Enterprises is your perfect destination. We leverage almost forty years of experience and the expertise of our brilliant landscape consultants and designers to help clients create outdoor living spaces that suit their unique needs. Hardscape Repair is a service that can instantly revitalize your landscape.
This includes:
- Pressure Washing
- Polymeric Sand
- Lift and Relay of Walkways and Patios
Repair and Maintenance of Walkways and Patios
Pressure Washing
Pressure washing a walkway or patio involves using a high-powered water spray to clean dirt, grime, mildew, and other debris from the surface of the walkway. This process can significantly enhance the appearance of the walkway, making it look fresh and new.
Before starting the pressure washing process, it’s essential to prepare the area. Clear the walkway of any objects, furniture, or debris that might obstruct the cleaning process. You should also cover nearby plants and delicate surfaces to protect them from the high-pressure water.
Safety is paramount when pressure washing. Wear appropriate protective gear, including safety goggles, gloves, and appropriate footwear. The high-pressure water can cause injury if it comes into contact with the skin or eyes.
Start by giving the entire walkway a preliminary rinse. This helps remove loose dirt and debris, preparing the surface for deeper cleaning. Hold the pressure washer nozzle at a consistent distance from the surface to ensure an even clean without causing damage.
Divide the walkway into manageable sections and begin cleaning from one end to the other. Hold the nozzle at a consistent angle to the surface to prevent streaking. Use overlapping passes to ensure thorough coverage. You might need to adjust the nozzle angle or distance to address stubborn stains or grime.
Polymeric Sand Application
After the pressure washing is complete, if your walkway or patio is made of interlocking pavers, you might use polymeric sand to enhance stability and prevent weed growth. Polymeric sand is a mixture of fine sand and special polymers that, when activated, create a binding agent.
Applying Polymeric Sand
Sprinkle the polymeric sand evenly over the walkway, ensuring it fills the gaps between the pavers. Use a broom to sweep the sand into the gaps, ensuring it’s tightly packed.
Once the sand is in place, lightly mist the walkway with water to activate the polymers. This causes the sand to harden and create a solid, weed-resistant surface between the pavers.
Clean up any excess sand from the surface of the pavers. This prevents the sand from hardening on the surface, which could be difficult to remove.
Allow the polymeric sand to dry according to the manufacturer’s instructions. This usually takes a few hours, but it’s best to avoid foot traffic during this time.
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Lift and Relay
“Lift and relay” involves temporarily removing the existing pavers, stones, or tiles from the surface, addressing any underlying issues, and then repositioning or replacing the materials to create a refreshed and improved appearance. This process is often undertaken to fix problems like uneven surfaces, settling, sinking, or damage to the paving materials.
Proper preparation is crucial to preventing future issues and ensuring the longevity of the paved surface.
The “lift and relay” process can be a cost-effective way to rejuvenate an existing walkway, patio, or paved area without completely starting from scratch. It allows for addressing underlying issues and enhancing the aesthetic appeal and functionality of the surface. However, it does require careful planning, skilled execution, and attention to detail to achieve the desired results.
The existing pavers, stones, or tiles are carefully and systematically removed from the surface. This might involve using tools such as pry bars or lifting equipment to ensure minimal damage to the materials. The goal is to safely remove the pieces while preserving their integrity as much as possible.
With the paved surface exposed, any underlying issues can be identified and addressed. This could include correcting uneven or sunken areas, replacing damaged sub-base materials, and resolving drainage problems that might have contributed to the initial issues.
The area is prepared for reinstallation. This may involve adding or compacting base materials to ensure a stable foundation for the pavers. Proper preparation is crucial to preventing future issues and ensuring the longevity of the paved surface.
Once the underlying issues have been resolved and the base is properly prepared, the pavers, stones, or tiles are carefully put back into place. This step requires attention to detail to ensure that the patterns and alignments are consistent and aesthetically pleasing.
After the pavers are repositioned, they are leveled and compacted to create a uniform surface. This helps to ensure that the paved area is stable, safe for walking or other uses, and visually appealing.
If applicable, the gaps between the pavers are filled with grout, sand, or a polymeric jointing material. This step helps to lock the pavers in place, enhance the structural integrity of the paved surface, and prevent weed growth between the joints.
Any final adjustments are made to ensure that the pavers are aligned correctly and the surface is even. This might involve minor shifts or adjustments to individual pavers.
Benson Enterprises: Your Full-Service Landscape Repair and Maintenance Partner
Restore your landscape’s beauty and structural integrity by hiring Benson Enterprises for all your repair and maintenance needs. Leveraging our decades of exceptional expertise, you can trust us to help you bring back your landscape’s soul to its newest form.
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Our patio was getting up in years and we were getting weeds between the stones. We also had a section that needed to be dug out and lowered for a more consistent flow. The guys from Benson (Jose and Sender) did a terrific job. It required quite a bit of skill, patience and stamina. The patio looks new and we're very happy with it.
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