Aquajetexteriorcleaning
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Anyone else had problems with weeds coming through after only 6 months or so of sealing? Been using smartseal
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Sealing not stopping weeds
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Weeds will grow through tarmac you won’t stop them coming through sand with a tiny bit of sealer on it ????, generaly the problem is that the seeds are under the sand then they germinate and come up through it , we always advise customers that on going weed killing will be nesasary just spray with weed killer ever so often when they start to appear job done
Aquajetexteriorcleaning
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That’s strange because I’ve only had the problem in the last year, before never been an issue. I have a window cleaning customer that I cleaned and sealed 4 yrs ago and still today no weeds. Sand is still rock hard. Sorry but weeds should not be coming through sealed sand.
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If there is seeds under the sand they will grow , if there are roots left behind when pressurewashing they will grow through sealed sand , plants will grow through tarmac as I said ,a bit of sand with sealer in it won’t stop that , if there is no weed seeds in the gaps nothing will grow , we have experienced exactly the same thing you have described , unless you dig up all the bricks remove all the sand and start again you will not stop this happening , we advise customers with problem drives to weed kill regularly this will eventually stop the problem , we have been pressurewashing drives ,paths etc for over 20 years some are fine some are not
Yeah got to agree with Pjj, i don’t seal but i do tell customers ongoing maintenance is the key. For the price the customer would pay constantly forking out on weedkillers, i reckon its better off for them to invest in a petrol Strimmer. Very few driveways are maintenance free and i would suggest steering clear of selling them the “magical no weeds for x number of years” line. Because if it cant be lived up to then You’re in a pickle especially at the price of sealing.
i’m very careful not to big myself up. Customers see our photos and our work and people recommend us but very rarely do i big myself up to be captain fantastic “best in the area” etc etc...because i know the higher you big yourself up the more some people will look to bite me in the rear end the moment i slip up.
either way, just like mowing the lawn, if the customer cant be bothered to either weed, strim or put weedkiller down once a fortnight, then it kind of says they’re not really concerned about how it looks ?
i’m very careful not to big myself up. Customers see our photos and our work and people recommend us but very rarely do i big myself up to be captain fantastic “best in the area” etc etc...because i know the higher you big yourself up the more some people will look to bite me in the rear end the moment i slip up.
either way, just like mowing the lawn, if the customer cant be bothered to either weed, strim or put weedkiller down once a fortnight, then it kind of says they’re not really concerned about how it looks ?
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Aquajetexteriorcleaning
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I always tell the customer that weeds will eventually grow back just to cover myself, just strange that never had a problem before (not after just 6 months anyway) after last year I decided to stop sealing, but a customer asked today about it, so I thought I’d ask on here.Yeah got to agree with Pjj, i don’t seal but i do tell customers ongoing maintenance is the key. For the price the customer would pay constantly forking out on weedkillers, i reckon its better off for them to invest in a petrol Strimmer. Very few driveways are maintenance free and i would suggest steering clear of selling them the “magical no weeds for x number of years” line. Because if it cant be lived up to then You’re in a pickle especially at the price of sealing.
i’m very careful not to big myself up. Customers see our photos and our work and people recommend us but very rarely do i big myself up to be captain fantastic “best in the area” etc etc...because i know the higher you big yourself up the more some people will look to bite me in the rear end the moment i slip up.
either way, just like mowing the lawn, if the customer cant be bothered to either weed, strim or put weedkiller down once a fortnight, then it kind of says they’re not really concerned about how it looks ?
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I did a patio and a driveway today in 3hrs with the twin turbo nozzle. My problem is the 240l bin which I keep over-running the supply when there is poor pressure. I'm going to see if I can pick up a 360l bin which would be a lot better and give me a longer tea-break waiting for it to fill up. :1f609:
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