Paver sealingin Tamarac, FL.

Kings Point's 4,869 villas, coach homes and condos were built between 1983 and 2001, and many ground-floor units have a patio behind them that is the owner's to maintain. Those patios are small, fenced or hedged, and shaded much of the day, so the pavers stay damp and the joints fill with algae. Pots left in the same place for years leave dark rings, which get their own treatment in the clean.

The job is the same three steps on a smaller footprint: a clean at paver pressure, a drying day, then polymeric sand and sealer. Check with your neighborhood's association about finish before choosing a wet look. Every Kings Point neighborhood is gated, so the gate list comes first.

The old Woodlands course covers about 270 acres, and 13th Floor Homes is grading it, digging lakes and building 335 homes, with the site work running into 2026. Homes around it pick up a fine dust that settles into paver joints and onto the faces.

Sealing locks in whatever is on the paver, so the clean has to get that dust out first, and it is better not to seal while heavy earthwork is still running next door. If the grading near you is finished, the timing is fine. If it is not, a clean now and a seal later is an option. Dust that lands on a cured seal is a different matter: it sits on top and rinses off.

Paver sealing runs over two visits. The first is the clean, with the pavers left to dry. The second is sand and sealer. Most small villa patios take a short visit each time. You do not need to be home for either, as long as the patio can be reached. In a gated community, Michael needs to be on the list for both visits. Rain changes the schedule, not the method.

Foot traffic can usually come back within a day and cars within a day or two, depending on the heat and humidity. Move planters and furniture off beforehand and keep them off until Michael says the sealer has cured. If the association has parking rules for contractors, send them with the booking.