My neighbours are giving me their old driveway pavers (good condition) and I want to clean them up before laying down for my own driveway.
2007-08-04 17:13:18 · 10 answers · asked by raffi 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
If you have a truck you could load them up in the bed and then take them to the local do it yourself car wash. I would take a stiff bristle broom with you. The car wash has soap that will spray with the water and them scrub them with the broom. It would be a lot more cost effective than buying a pressure washer. Most pressure washers will run you at least $65 a day. That is a lot of quarters.
2007-08-12 06:08:19 · answer #1 · answered by dcs997 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If, by "clean," you mean free of stains, dirst, etc., try turning them upside down and see how they look. They might be somewhat "discolored" from contact with soil, sand or whatever they were in -but mere exposure to sunlight may help a bit with that. Otherwise, clean them after you've laid them down: ****'nSpan, Simple Green -whatever. The idea here is that while the undersides may be discolored or darkened, they will probably be more UNIFORM then the tops. On the other hand, if they were GLUED down or set in concrete, this may not even be an option. In that case, lay everything down and THEN clean it off. If you want a real dandy job, rent a sand blaster (works sort of like a pressure washer) then seal the pavers later.
But, do you ALSO mean clean off any mortar or grout from around the sides? If so, you can tap it away with a hammer, or a hammer and stone chisel. You don't have to get it all off, as long as there is enough room to put in new fill when you lay them back down. These pavers may be the kind that butt up against each other -in which case there's no stuff to clean off.
2007-08-09 02:45:49 · answer #2 · answered by JSGeare 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's up to you to choose your own aethetic. But keep in mind maintenance. Pavers crack more easily and can become dislodged due to ground water. Patterned concrete doesn't have this maintenence issue.
2016-05-18 03:13:56 · answer #3 · answered by beverley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pressure washer would be your best bet. If you have a "Dollar General" close by,,,,,, Get some of their brand of mean green ( $5 / gallon) , spray it on with a garden sprayer let it soak about 5 minutes, pressure wash it clean.
2007-08-05 03:21:06 · answer #4 · answered by russbillen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might actually be easier to put them down, then clean them. But either way, I would use a high pressure washer & some type of cleaner made for pressure washers.
2007-08-04 17:17:49 · answer #5 · answered by ropar 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
got to the hardware store, buy a gal of Muratice acid,
and a GOOD pair of rubber gloves, and a wire brush, and something to proctect your eyes,
fill a 5 gal bucket 1/2 full of water pour in the acid, dip the bricks into solution scrub with wire brush then rinse it off with water, warning, this will kill any vegetation where you rinse it off, [use 2 buckets, one with clear water to rinse ]
2007-08-12 02:14:48 · answer #6 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just give them a scrub with some water and a good scrub brush.
2007-08-04 17:30:40 · answer #7 · answered by sorwho? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get someone else to clean them for you.
2007-08-12 07:18:01 · answer #8 · answered by veg_rose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not flip them over use the other side
2007-08-10 15:21:39 · answer #9 · answered by bbqbob911 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
need more info on how clean and how dirty they are.
2007-08-10 09:08:09 · answer #10 · answered by bvbvjk in Ral. NC 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋