Coloured sealant for driveway

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  1. Jess Peletier

    Jess Peletier Mortgage Broker & Finance Strategy, Aus Wide! Business Member

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    Hi all,

    We're renovating our house and we currently have a cream brick paver driveway. We need to widen it, and are also going to landscape the front with a heap more paving. The drive is mostly in good conditon and after speaking to some tradies are considering using old pavers for the new part and spraying the whole lot for a uniform look.

    Has anyone done this before? Just wondering if I'm better off ripping the whole lot up and starting again .
     
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  3. Brian84

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    Use a roller and apply the coloured concrete sealer. Don't use paving paint as it will peel over time. With a sealer it doesn't usually peel it just fades.
     
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  4. drg86

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    Agree with Brian, use a sealer not a paving paint. I'm about to seal my new concrete driveway but I keep taking on other projects and don't get to it. You can get a 20L for around $200 and roll it on.
     
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  5. Jess Peletier

    Jess Peletier Mortgage Broker & Finance Strategy, Aus Wide! Business Member

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    Thanks! In your experience, if the pavers are different colours will this show through the sealer?
     
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  6. Timmyd02

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    If the driveway is in good condition. A proper clean and paint is relatively inexpensive and easy to do
     
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