Paver Sealing & Sanding
Pelican Landing

Salt air settles on pavers and draws moisture, which helps algae spread across shaded drives and pool decks. Under mature canopy, leaf tannin adds brown shadows, and irrigation leaves orange rust lines where sprinklers reach hardscape.

Older paver installations from the 1990s and 2000s have usually lost a good share of their joint sand. Low joints let pavers rock, edges spread and weeds and ants move in. Polymeric re-sanding locks them back together.

Sun and salt fade unsealed pavers over time. A penetrating or enhancing sealer brings back depth of color and closes the surface so salt, rust and algae stay on top and rinse off at the next cleaning.

Villa clusters often share drives and walks maintained by the village association, while single-family owners handle their own. We quote whoever is responsible.

More than 2,300 acres between the bay and the creek. Pelican Landing covers over 2,300 acres in Bonita Springs, bordered by Estero Bay and Spring Creek and within biking distance of Coconut Point. It is described with cypress hammocks, wetlands, protected wildlife areas and tree-shaded roads. That means two different exposures: bay-side homes get salt air, while homes under the hammocks get shade, leaf litter and damp joints. We plan the cleaning chemistry and drying time around whichever one your home has.

A community that grew from a golf club. Pelican Landing began with a golf club in the mid-1980s, and the original 18-hole course has since been expanded. Condo build years seen in listings run from 1996 at Sandpiper Isle to 2001 at The Pointe. Pavers from those years have often been sealed more than once. Before we recoat, we look for old sealer that has turned cloudy or started to peel, since a new coat will not bond well over failing film.

Twenty-seven neighborhoods, many paver jobs. Named neighborhoods include Ascot, Bay Cedar, Capri, Cottages, Heron Cove, Lakemont, Palm Colony, Pennyroyal, Sanctuary, Southbridge and Waterside. Homes range from garden condos, coach homes and villas to single-family homes, luxury estates and mid- and high-rise condos, with listings from about 1,052 to 7,745 square feet. A coach-home entry might fit the up-to-400-square-foot tier, while an estate motor court in a gated enclave needs the large-drive rate. We measure every area before quoting.

Each neighborhood has its own association. Every neighborhood has its own association, and the Pelican Landing Community Association sets vendor hours of Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. We work within those hours and confirm with your neighborhood manager whether shared drives or walks need association approval before we seal. Palm Colony, for example, is two-story coach-home style with tile roofs, where entries and walks are often shared.

Bay-side salt. Homes facing Estero Bay take salt from onshore breezes. A breathable penetrating sealer, such as a silane or siloxane water repellent and salt blocker, lets moisture escape from under the pavers and does not leave a film that can cloud in humid air. Where owners want deeper color, an enhancing sealer works too, but we apply it in a single even coat on any surface people walk on barefoot.

Creek-side shade and kayak traffic. The canoe and kayak park on Spring Creek has docks, a launch and a boardwalk, and the community marina and sailing center keep many owners on the water. Kayaks and boats stored at home drip creek water and sand onto drives. We rinse those areas toward lawn rather than drains and treat any algae in shaded joints before sanding so it is not sealed underneath.

Beach days on Big Hickory Island. Residents reach the community beach park on the northern end of Big Hickory Island by boat shuttle from Coconut Point Marina. Fine beach sand tracked home works into paver joints and acts like grit on sealer. We blow it off and clean it out before refilling joints, because loose beach sand is not a substitute for joint sand.

Refilling joints correctly. Polymeric sand only goes down on pavers that are dry all the way through, which under a hammock may mean waiting until afternoon. It is swept to about an eighth of an inch below the paver top, plate-compacted, swept again and compacted a second time, then soaked with a gentle shower one section at a time. Where joints have broken down, we remove the old sand at least an inch and a half deep before refilling, as Alliance Gator recommends.

Storms and the gap before sealing. Rain-safe times for polymeric sand range from about 15 minutes for some newer formulas to a day for others. The wait before sealing depends on the sealer, from about 24 hours for some products to as long as 30 days for others. Sand cure before sealing follows the label, and we tell you before we start whether the job takes one visit or two.

Courts, fitness and quiet driveways. With a tennis center of about a dozen courts, a fitness center and bocce close by, plus trails and a dog park, owners are rarely waiting at home for us. You do not need to be there. Move vehicles, shut off sprinklers the evening before, and we take care of the rest.