Resin sealing driveway? DIY or get someone in?

[paulfoel]

Well pressure washed it and got all the weeds out. Re-sanded it. Took ages.... (and not all sand is swept off just yet).

If I wanted to get ir sealed, get someone to do it properly or knacker myself again and risk it being crap anyway?

(BTW its block paving driveway prob about 50m2)

 

[Mottie]

Make sure the sand is well in and any loose sand is swept off then just get the required quantity of block paving sealer and spray it on with one of those hand pump/weed sprayers. It’s not difficult.

 

[paulfoel]

hmm ok. I've had quotes of £!500 umm no thanks.
Looks like £20 on a sprayer and £70odd is the way to go.

Surely impossible to screw up?

 

[Mottie]

hmm ok. I've had quotes of £!500 umm no thanks.
Looks like £20 on a sprayer and £70odd is the way to go.

Surely impossible to screw up?

Yep. There’s nothing to it. You can get different finishes of sealer too - matt, wet look etc.

 

[jj4091]

Yep. There’s nothing to it. You can get different finishes of sealer too - matt, wet look etc.

Not sure if you are talking about acrylic sealer, but if you are you used to be able to get that in matt, gloss and high gloss. But the latter is no longer supplied which I suspect is because it was too slippy even with anti-slip additive and deemed unsafe. So what is todays gloss actually only has a sheen.