In short

  • For a homeowner, there's little to do: keep plants off the pavers and clear off really excessive dirt.
  • A few dry leaves cause nothing. Wet leaves or plants left sitting cause stains and mold.
  • Shade, humidity, plants nearby and the area around a pool bring stains faster.
  • When the joints empty or weeds grow, it's time for a restoration.

How do you maintain interlock pavers?

The real answer: there's little to do. Keep plants away from the pavers, and clear off really excessive dirt or wet leaves. A few dry leaves cause nothing.

Wet leaves and plants left sitting are what cause stains and mold. Most homeowners won't do this, and that's fine: it's for someone who wants to keep the pavers in good shape as long as possible.

What gets pavers dirty faster

Shade, humidity, plants close by and the area around a pool: in those spots, stains show up faster. A dry paver in full sun is less likely to get mold.

If you already see black, read where black stains come from.

Sealer helps

Sealer helps keep stains from coming back. It goes on during a separate visit, on clean pavers. We never seal pavers that look bad or have moss on them: we clean first. It's all on the interlock sealing page.

Pavers to bring back?

We come look at your pavers and give you a price on the spot. Free, no commitment.

Free quote Call 819 328-2129

When a restoration is worth it

When the joints empty or weeds grow, upkeep at home isn't enough anymore. We wash, let everything dry, then redo the joints on a later day. The steps are in the article on how to redo the joints, and on our interlock repair in Gatineau page.

Vinegar, bleach and dish soap don't replace that: see what they can really do.

Questions we get a lot

There's little to do: keep plants and wet leaves off, and clear off really excessive dirt.
A few dry leaves cause nothing. Wet leaves left sitting cause stains and mold.
Shade, humidity, nearby plants and pool areas bring stains faster. A dry paver in full sun gets less.
When the joints empty or weeds grow.
Yes. They are the same concrete paver with two names. Everything written here applies to both.

Pavers to bring back go through our interlock repair in Gatineau page and the cleaning one. For a written price, we can come and look at your pavers.

Émile and Beckett, Duo Vert

Who writes these

We're Émile and Beckett, the two guys behind Duo Vert. We restore interlock in Gatineau and Ottawa, with our own team and no subcontractors. What's written here is what we see on real jobs.