Clean It Up
UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Steve Grocott on September 28, 2020, 01:10:19 pm
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Hey everyone,
Wondering whether block is stable Enough for cars without re-sanding: As can’t always resand straight away because of wet ground?
Cheers for any advice.
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The end of our cul-de-sac was cleaned around 4 years ago and NOT resanded after.
It’s only now starting to show signs of movement and in areas of heavy traffic ( mainly where vehicles turn)
Although not recommended, I would imagine it’s ok for a short time. I’m not experienced in the field at all at the moment but that’s my first hand experience.
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Cleaning will remove about 5mm of joint sand (if the sets have been laid correctly) this is not enough to allow movement. I’ve done jobs and not re-sanded without any subsequent problems.
But I would always re-sand as part of the job
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"Generally" a well laid drive will not move , however it should always be resanded as its part of the integrity of the drive.
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Not for cars or an area where vehicles will park or drive on it. You can get away with a path or a backyard where there is little human traffic on it (although I would re-sand them too but that depends on the customer), but for cars it needs to be re-sanded or it will in time cause problems to the stability of the bricks.