Pool Deck & Entry Paver Sealing
Park Shore Condos

Park Shore began as a Raymond Lutgert development and was among Florida’s first planned unit developments, the first in Collier County. Today it holds more than 600 single-family homes, several mid-rises and about 25 high-rise condominiums, ten of them first row on the beach. Every tower is its own association, so hardscape work is decided and paid for building by building. Residents holding a membership card can also use the private Lutgert Beach Park, 2.7 acres with 200 feet of sand.

Beach-side pavers and pool decks take sand, sunscreen and algae every day, and the area nearest the beach access stays gritty. A slick deck near the water is a safety issue for residents and guests.

Many towers have a resort-style pool. Le Parc, finished in 1990, has a heated Gulf-view pool and covered parking; Club Brittany, from 1996, has a lap pool and cabanas; and Aria, from 2006, has a pool and on-site management. Each deck differs in size, surface and access, so we quote each separately.

Entry drives are the first thing owners, guests and buyers see. With roughly 130 Park Shore condos listed in October 2026 at a median near $1.66 million, many boards want the entrance looking cared for when buyers tour.

Building ages vary widely. Colony Gardens was among the first towers, Park Shore Tower dates to 1985, Le Rivage and Le Ciel Venetian Tower to the mid-1990s and Aria to 2006. We walk each deck and drive, note loose or settled pavers on the quote as their own line, and let the board decide on resetting them before anything is sanded or sealed.

Beach-side hardscape connects to a shared asset. The private Commons beach walk, run by five Commons associations, links towers from Horizon House to Le Parc and was reportedly rebuilt after Hurricane Ian for more than fifteen million dollars. Pavers and walks leading to it carry the most sand, so they are cleaned and blown out before sanding.

Parking garages and ramps collect oil drips and tire marks, and garage entries track that onto the drive.

Garage oil gets a degreaser and hot-water pass, but nothing is sealed until the surface is clean and fully dry. Runoff from garages and decks is kept away from storm inlets and the beach side.

Where surfaces are pavers, re-sanding and slip-resistant sealing lock the joints and close the surface, so routine cleaning is faster and the deck stays safer underfoot.

Sand for a pool deck or entry drive goes in following Alliance Gator’s guide: only on a completely dry surface, swept in, compacted with a plate, swept and compacted again, with the joint finished about 3 mm below the paver top. For drives that carry cars, we use a vehicle-rated sand; Alliance Gator recommends Gator Maxx G2 for driveways and rules out Gator Nitro and Gator Dust.

If a tower’s deck turns out to be pavers set over a concrete slab, Alliance Gator treats it as an overlay that needs 24 hours without rain after activation, instead of the roughly 15 minutes its G2 sands need on a draining base. We confirm the deck build with the manager before booking.

Repairs follow the same rules. Washed-out joints are emptied to at least 1 1/2 inches, and regular sand is never used as filler beneath a polymeric cap.

Sealer is chosen with the board. For salt exposure, SEK’s SB-4000 is a penetrating, breathable silane-siloxane repellent that the maker sells as a salt blocker and that leaves the natural look. A wet-look film darkens the color, but Techniseal warns that a second coat on dense, low-porosity pavers can become slippery and that film-forming coatings carry a small risk of trapping efflorescence.

Before sealing, any white haze is removed. Alliance Gator ties haze on new joints to humid conditions or damp pavers at install and clears it with an efflorescence cleaner or hot pressure washer; salt residue from Gulf air is rinsed off as well.

Cure times guide the notice we draft for residents. SEK’s SB-6000 needs 24 hours after cleaning, sand activation or rain, air between 40 and 95°F and a surface under 120°F, and allows foot and vehicle traffic at 24 hours with full cure at seven days. Techniseal’s WA wants 30 days after polymeric sand and keeps cars off for 48 to 72 hours.

Florida’s milestone inspections and structural integrity reserve studies apply to condo buildings three stories and up, and focus on items like roofs, waterproofing, exterior paint, windows and doors. Washing and sealing are routine maintenance budgets, and recoating is done when the finish wears; Techniseal recommends no sooner than two years.

Rental rules also affect timing. Short-term rentals under 30 days are capped at three a year citywide, and Le Parc and Aria report 90-day minimums, so many buildings see seasonal turnover. We can schedule deck work outside peak season so fewer residents are displaced.

Pool deck sealing with a slip-resistant product starts at $499 and a clean plus re-sand of beach paths and walks at $349. Large paver entry drives start at $799. Garages, ramps and full-scope packages are quoted per building with each area on its own line.