Are weed burners any good?

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Fed up with weeds on block paving so thought this. Any good? I guess it could burn the brickwork if flame is too close
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Bloody useless. I’ve got one of them and it takes ages to burn one medium sized weed. It’s okay to use a week after you’ve put week killer down and they’ve died though - saves scraping them up or leaving 'em there looking unsightly. It won’t damage your bricks.
 
Bloody useless. I’ve got one of them and it takes ages to burn one medium sized weed. It’s okay to use a week after you’ve put week killer down and they’ve died though - saves scraping them up or leaving 'em there looking unsightly. It won’t damage your bricks.

It wasn't too bad but I held it too close so think it burnt the paving a bit. Does it kill the roots? I assume I come back in two weeks and sweep them away
 
I have used on and it wasn't very good. BUT you're not supposed to burn the weeds- you're supposed to wilt them and then they die. Then go back later

I remember my dad hiring a massive paraffin based thing when I was a kid
 
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Mine's rubbish. The weeds are back in a week. If the EU hadn't banned the sale of decent weedkillers I would use those rather than my burner. Tried a saturated salt solution as well. That's rubbish. Tried white vinegar. That's rubbish. best thing I have found is one of those wire brush things on a broom handle. Hard work though.
 

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Doesn't kill the roots, doesn't really work on a lot of weeds. Rosate 360 is an excellent weedkiller if that helps.

My FIL has brick paving, I use weedkiller then one of those wire brushes to clean it all out with a couple weeks later. Because the wire brushes clean out most of the dirt/soil stuff between the bricks, the weeds don't grow back for a year or so.
 
Doesn't kill the roots, doesn't really work on a lot of weeds. Rosate 360 is an excellent weedkiller if that helps.

My FIL has brick paving, I use weedkiller then one of those wire brushes to clean it all out with a couple weeks later. Because the wire brushes clean out most of the dirt/soil stuff between the bricks, the weeds don't grow back for a year or so.


I guess resand after brushing them out.

I'll keep trying this burning thing. I've paid for it now. I'll try and make the weeds wilt rather than burning completely. I was getting a bit carried away and may have burnt blocks slightly.

Gallup XL is supposed to be a good weed killer.
 

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