Paver sealing is a three step service: deep clean the pavers, replace the joint sand, then apply a sealer that locks the sand and blocks stains. On the Sarasota coast, sealed pavers hold their color longer, shed oil and rust, and resist the algae that grows in shade. Sarasota Paver Sealing Pros back every sealing with a 3 year warranty.
Sarasota Paver Sealing Pros is a licensed, bonded and insured Florida LLC owned by Dany Acosta, with over ten years of paver work behind it and 12 plus years on the commercial side. Every crew on site is a trained employee, not a subcontractor. We clean and seal up to 20,000 square feet of pavers in a day, and every sealing carries our original 3 year warranty. Call 941-266-5284 for a free on site estimate.
That is almost always irrigation rust. Water pulled from a well or from a reclaimed system carries dissolved iron. When it sprays onto pavers and evaporates in the sun, the iron oxidizes and bonds to the surface. Repeat it every morning for a couple of years and you get the fan shaped orange arcs that track exactly where the heads throw.
Nearly every village here is deed restricted, with an HOA and in most cases a CDD as well. Homes sit close together with heavy irrigation on common turf and on individual lots. That combination, well or reclaimed irrigation water spraying onto light colored pavers day after day, produces the orange staining that Lakewood Ranch homeowners call about more than anything else.
What makes Lakewood Ranch different?
We can remove the stain. We cannot stop your irrigation from putting it back. On most Lakewood Ranch lots the fix is small, a head that has drifted off its arc, an overspray onto the driveway apron that was never intended, or a run time that leaves the pavers wet through the morning sun.
We will point out what we see when we are on site. If heads are throwing onto your pavers, adjusting them before we come back is the difference between a driveway that stays clean for years and one that starts spotting again in a season. Sealer helps a great deal because iron cannot bond into a sealed pore the way it does into raw concrete, but the sealed surface still wants the overspray corrected.
What we see on Lakewood Ranch properties
- Irrigation rust from well and reclaimed water is the number one paver complaint in Lakewood Ranch and it will not come off with pressure alone.
- Nearly every village is deed restricted with an HOA, and many also carry a CDD, so contractor documentation and posted work hours apply.
- Newer villages east of Lorraine Road have young pavers that are still pushing efflorescence.
- Lots are close together with heavy common area irrigation, so overspray onto driveway aprons is extremely common.
Why do you re-sand the joints before sealing instead of after?
Because the sealer is what locks the sand in place. Seal first and sand after, and the new sand sits loose on a hardened surface until the first storm carries it into the street. Sand goes in first, gets swept and settled down into the joint, then the sealer soaks through it and sets it.
This matters more in older Sarasota installs, where the screed layer is often a shell based sand that breaks down and packs differently than modern silica. On those jobs we top the joints with the right sand, compact it to the correct depth (roughly an eighth of an inch below the paver chamfer), then seal. Skipping that step is the single most common reason a sealing job fails early.
Which surfaces around a Sarasota home do you seal?
Driveways are the biggest and the most requested, and they are where sealing pays back fastest because of oil, tire marks and full sun. Lanais come second and are their own specialty, since a screen cage blocks the drying sun and grows algae in the corners. Pool decks need a finish rated for chlorine splash out and bare feet. Patios, walkways and front entries round out most homes.
We also seal materials other than concrete paver. Travertine takes a different, breathable product. Poured concrete driveways and patios take a concrete specific sealer. Clay brick, common on older Sarasota walkways and columns, needs a product that will not trap moisture behind the face. Each of those has its own page on this site with the details.
HOA rules, color and finish in a deed restricted village
Some Lakewood Ranch associations have language about exterior appearance that touches on driveways, including uniformity of color across a street and whether a high gloss finish is acceptable. Others say nothing at all. It varies village by village and it is worth two minutes of checking before we start.
We are comfortable working inside deed restricted communities. We provide license and insurance documentation to management companies routinely, we work within posted contractor hours, and we clean up completely. If your documents restrict sheen, tell us and we will bring the appropriate finish. We would rather match the requirement than have you get a letter after the fact.
What is included, and what does the 3 year warranty cover?
Every sealing starts with a deep clean, not a rinse. We pull weeds and growth from the joints, treat organic growth at the root, and surface clean the field evenly so there are no wand stripes. Oil, rust and efflorescence get spot treatment before anything else happens. Then joint sand, then sealer, applied at the coverage rate the product actually calls for rather than stretched thin. Repairs, sealer stripping and polymeric sand are quoted separately when a surface needs them, so you can see what each item is.
The 3 year warranty is our signature and it is the original one in this market. It means that if the finish fails inside that window on work we performed, we come back and make it right. We can stand behind that because we control the prep, we use our own trained crews, and we do not rush a job onto wet pavers to beat a storm.
| Surface | Common problem here | Finish we usually recommend | Typical reseal window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paver driveway | Oil, tire marks, sand washout, UV fade | Wet look or natural, owner preference | 2 to 3 years |
| Lanai pavers | Black algae and mildew in shaded corners | Natural matte, low slip | 3 years |
| Pool deck | Chlorine splash out, salt, bare feet | Natural matte, non slip additive | 2 to 3 years |
| Patio | Leaf tannin, rust from furniture legs | Owner preference | 3 years |
| Walkway and entry | Foot traffic wear, weeds in the joints | Natural or wet look | 3 years |
| Travertine | Etching, absorbed stains, pitting | Breathable penetrating sealer | 2 to 3 years |
| Clay brick | Efflorescence, moss, spalling risk | Breathable, never a heavy film | 2 to 3 years |
How long does it take and when can you use the pavers again?
Most residential jobs are one to two days. Day one is cleaning, and the pavers have to dry fully before anything goes down, which in Florida humidity usually means overnight. Day two is sanding and sealing. A typical driveway is walkable in about four to six hours and ready for vehicles the next day, depending on temperature, humidity and the product used.
Weather drives the schedule more here than almost anywhere. We watch the rain windows closely in summer and we will move a seal day rather than gamble, because sealer that gets rained on before it cures will haze. If we push your date, that is why, and we would rather explain a delay than a redo.
Here is what happens on a Sarasota Paver Sealing Pros job, start to finish
- Free on site estimate with a real measurement, not a phone guess
- Weeds, moss and organic growth pulled and treated at the root
- Oil, rust and efflorescence spot treated before the general clean
- Even surface cleaning across the whole field, no wand stripes left behind
- Full dry time, usually overnight in Florida humidity
- New joint sand swept and set to the correct depth below the chamfer
- Sealer applied at the manufacturer coverage rate, in the finish you chose
- A walk through with you before we leave, backed by the 3 year warranty
How do we schedule work in Lakewood Ranch?
We clean, re-sand and seal pavers across Lakewood Ranch, from Greenbrook and Summerfield to the newer villages east of Lorraine Road. Irrigation rust staining, efflorescence on newer installs and shaded lanai algae are the three issues we handle most here. Every sealing carries a 3 year warranty. Free on site estimate at 941-266-5284.
Call 941-266-5284 and we will set a time to come look at it. Estimates are free, they happen on site rather than over the phone, and there is no obligation attached. We are reachable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
