Paver Sealing & Sanding
Olde Cypress

Wet pine needles and cypress debris leave brown tannin stains on unsealed pavers, and shaded motor courts and pool decks grow algae. Both lift with the right cleaners, and sealing keeps them from soaking back in.

Where irrigation water carries iron or other minerals and reaches pavers, orange or brown overspray arcs are common. We remove them before sealing so they aren’t locked in.

Polymeric sand restores joints washed out by storms, and a natural or wet-look sealer closes the surface and restores color across the whole drive and court.

A low-density community by Stock. Olde Cypress sits in North Naples at Immokalee Road and Logan Boulevard, just east of I-75, on roughly 540 acres with about 650 homes. Stock Development built it out, and listings show homes from 2002 through 2014. Spread-out lots mean longer drives, wider motor courts and more paver per home than in a typical subdivision, so we measure every paved area and quote it line by line.

Pine and cypress preserves all around. Lakes and protected preserves of pine and cypress border many lots, and homes are oriented toward the course, water or preserve. Needles collect along curbs, in the joints and in the corners of motor courts, and cypress debris stains quickly when wet. We blow and sweep everything off first, then pre-treat the tannin marks so the cleaner can work evenly across the whole surface.

Villas to 5,000-square-foot estates. Homes range from about 1,783 to 5,538 square feet across villas, courtyard homes, single-family and estate homes. Da Vinci Estates is double-gated with homes over 5,000 square feet, while Santorini Villas is a gated villa enclave, and Terramar and Lantana fall in between. A Santorini Villas entry often fits the up-to-400-square-foot tier, while Da Vinci motor courts usually need the estate rate.

Mediterranean styling and warm pavers. The 38,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style clubhouse overlooks the 18th hole and sets the tone for much of the community. Many homes pair barrel-tile roofs with warm, blended pavers in tan, rose and gold. A wet-look sealer brings those tones back after years of sun. A natural, penetrating sealer is the better choice where owners want a matte finish or where pavers sit in deep shade and need to breathe.

Older drives, layers of sealer. With the first homes here now more than two decades old, many drives have been sealed more than once. Old sealer that has turned white or started to flake has to be addressed before recoating, because new sealer does not bond well over failing film. We point out any cloudy or peeling areas on the walkthrough and explain the options before quoting.

A P.B. Dye course next door. The 18-hole championship course was designed by P.B. Dye, described as his first in the county. Golf membership is optional, while social membership comes with home ownership. Fairway lots catch fertilizer granules and clippings that can leave rust-colored spots on pavers. Those are treated with paver-safe chemistry along with any irrigation staining before we seal.

Lantana, Terramar and courtyard homes. Courtyard homes wrap living space around a central paved court, which means paver inside the walls as well as out front. Those inner courts get little wind and dry slowly, so algae and mildew settle into the joints. We clean them with lower pressure, take extra care around doors and glass, and leave them for last in the day so they have the most time in the sun before sand goes down.

Pool decks overlooking the preserve. Pool decks facing preserve or water collect leaf litter, sunscreen and pool splash together. Sunscreen leaves an oily film that stops sealer from bonding, so it is degreased first. Around the pool we use slip-resistant sealer in a single coat, since a second coat on dense pavers can be slick.

Joint sand on large paver areas. Big motor courts are sanded in sections. Following Alliance Gator’s guidance, polymeric sand goes onto a dry surface, is swept to roughly an eighth of an inch below the paver top, plate-compacted, swept and compacted a second time, then wet with a shower-setting nozzle so no section dries out halfway. Where old sand has broken down, it is dug out at least an inch and a half deep before refilling.

Rain windows and sealing gaps. Rain-safe times for polymeric sand vary, from about 15 minutes on some newer products with good drainage to up to a day on others. The gap before sealing ranges widely too, from a one-day minimum on SEK Surebond’s wet-look product to a full month on a Techniseal film-forming coat. Sand cure before sealing follows the product label, so larger estates are often finished on a second visit.

Club life and access. Residents share a lap pool, fitness center, Har-Tru tennis, pickleball, bocce and a practice facility, and many owners are seasonal. You do not need to be home. Add us to the gate list, move cars, and switch off irrigation the night before. Cars and foot traffic can go back on the finished drive after about 24 hours, per the product label.