subject: Improving Your Patio With Proper Sealer [print this page] If you have an outdoor terrace which requires you maintaining its floor in tip top shape, then you should ask yourself whether or not youve been neglecting it. Fact of the matter is, it actually doesnt take any superhuman efforts or extraordinary knowledge to protect any outdoor floor from having any cracks or fissures appear in it in the future. All you need to do is learn how to provide protection against snow, rain, moisture, dirt, and all kinds of other deterrents by applying a sealer.
If your patio is built out of pavers there are then two types of sealers available for you to use. Even though in more ancient times people did not bother applying sealer to laid out pavers, with the advances in sealer technology providing extra shielding to pavers has become a lot more common, accessible and affordable. The two types of sealer Im referring to are the penetrating and the tropical sealer.
The tropical one is generally used on pavers stones as well as bricks to keep the moisture out of them. It also helps keeping the snow melt, the rain, and practically any kind of liquid from penetrating the always present tiny cracks and fissures. This is very important since a tiny amount of water in a crack can cause damage when it expands upon unfreezing from the winter. As if that wasnt enough, this type of sealer prevents even stains from accumulating themselves on the surface which will give them a good-as-new look for many years.
The penetrating sealers actually penetrate inside the floor and offer a layer of protection against water, moisture, and stains not only on the outside but also on the inside. This also prevents from salts being deposited and accumulated on the ground, which if not treated properly, will cause your floor to become gray, characterless and dull.
Fortunately, you arent limited to using one type over the other, and youll find that many people actually prefer to apply both types to offer their floors supreme protection from the many dangers of the world. After all, youve spent either a lot of money, a lot of effort, or even both to get the outside surface that you have, and its in your best interests to take care of it and properly maintain it.
