Paver Sealing & Sanding
The Colony Golf & Bay Club

The Colony Golf & Bay Club covers about 809 acres on Estero Bay in Bonita Springs, with just over 800 residences in custom estate homes, villas and luxury towers. Its private Jerry Pate course plays to nearly 6,800 yards at par 72, and even its streets are brick-paved.

Members reach a 34-acre private island beach park by boat shuttle, and the community also has Bay Club dining, tennis, a spa and fitness center and a resort-style pool. Sand from the island and the pool both end up on the hardscape at home.

Salt settles on pavers and soaks into the pores. Over time it fades color and roughens the surface, and that is why we rinse it out thoroughly before any sand or sealer goes down.

A Tuscany Isle estate listing shows the type of home here: built in 2002 in concrete block and stucco under a tile roof, with a screened lanai opening to an infinity-edge pool and a marine-grade outdoor kitchen. Pavers around homes like that run from the drive through to the pool.

Rust spots from irrigation, light fixtures and metal furniture are common, and shaded edges of drives and decks grow algae in the joints.

Rust is taken out with a paver-safe rust remover, algae with an organic cleaner, and grill grease with a degreaser, each before the general clean. A film-forming sealer holds whatever is left underneath, so the drive is checked again once dry.

Tower pool decks carry daily foot traffic, sand and sunscreen, and they need slip-resistant sealer. Coach-home drives are smaller but often side by side, so neighbors like to seal together for an even look.

Infinity at The Colony, the newest Ronto Group tower, lists a beach-entry pool, rooftop sunset terrace, dog park and a kayak launch on Estero Bay. Tower pool decks like these are quoted for the board per building and sealed in sections.

Polymeric sand holds the joints in place, and the sealer closes the paver surface. Techniseal recommends recoating when the finish shows wear, no sooner than two years apart.

When joints have to be rebuilt, the old sand comes out to at least 1 1/2 inches. Alliance Gator, a polymeric sand manufacturer, warns against filling the base of a joint with plain sand and topping it with polymeric, so the full depth gets polymeric.

The pavers must be dry before sanding. Polymeric is swept into the joints, plate-compacted, swept and compacted again, and left about 1/8 inch under the paver chamfer.

Each section is wetted with a shower setting and kept wet until done. Alliance Gator’s G2 sands take that single watering and are rain-safe in about 15 minutes on a draining base, but the company generally recommends 24 hours without rain.

Estate drives and motor courts need a sand that carries cars. Alliance Gator steers driveways toward Gator Maxx G2 and says Gator Nitro and Gator Dust are not for vehicle traffic.

SEK’s Surebond SB-6000 asks for 24 hours after cleaning, sand activation or rain, an application range of 40 to 95°F and a surface below 120°F; it can be walked and driven on after a day and is fully cured in a week. Techniseal’s water-based WA is slower, wanting a 30-day gap after polymeric sand and two to three days before cars return.

Near salt water, owners often ask about SEK’s SB-4000, a breathable penetrating silane/siloxane water repellent that its distributor also lists as a salt blocker. SB-1300 and SB-7700 are joint-stabilizing acrylics that coat the surface, help bind sand and discourage weeds and ants.

Pool decks get one coat of a slip-resistant product. According to Techniseal, a second coat on dense, low-porosity pavers can turn slippery.

If white haze forms on new joints, Alliance Gator links it to humidity or damp pavers at installation and removes it with an efflorescence cleaner or hot water under pressure. We clear it before sealing.

On a coach-home row, neighbors often seal on the same day for an even look along the street. Each drive is priced on its own and billed to its owner, or the whole row is quoted to the association when the drives are an association item.

Because a sealed tower deck stays closed for about a day, the work is split so part of the pool area remains open. The manager receives the dates and sections ahead of time to share with residents.

Preserve land and the bay are close by, so cleaners are biodegradable and rinse water is kept on turf and away from storm drains and the water’s edge.

We are pre-registered at the gate and send a COI on request. Each job ends with photos and a written record of the date, surfaces, method and our Florida license number.

Recoat timing depends on wear rather than a fixed date. Techniseal puts the minimum at two years and says heavy traffic and harsh conditions shorten coating life, so we check sun-exposed drives and busy tower decks at each visit.

Coach-home drives up to 400 square feet start at $399 cleaned, sanded and sealed, estate drives at $599, large bay-front drives or motor courts at $799, and slip-resistant pool decks at $499. Tower decks and entries are quoted per building.