Lake Helen, FL · 2 min read

Should you seal your pavers in Lake Helen?

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Short answer: Seal your pavers in Lake Helen if you want to hold the color and keep joint sand from washing out; it's optional and specific to pavers rather than plain concrete. Lake Helen sits inland, so sun and rain are what work on a bare paver surface here.

Why Lake Helen is different

Lake Helen is one of the smaller towns on this list, with 1,488 homes total and a median home size of 1,458 square feet, typically built around 1981.

16% of Lake Helen homes have a pool and 11% have a screened cage. A paver pool deck picks up more steady sun and splash than a shaded walkway does, which matters if that's where yours sit.

Assuming a whole driveway is pavers, a typical Lake Helen seal job runs $1,125, with the middle half of jobs between $1,125 and $1,912 depending on actual paver square footage.

The clearest signs a Lake Helen paver surface could use a seal coat are sand that's washed out of the joints, weeds or ants working their way in between them, or a wash that leaves the color still looking pale.

What to do

Step 1

Take a look at whether your driveway or patio is actually pavers, since sealing doesn't apply to plain concrete.

Step 2

Make sure the surface gets a full clean first, since sealant only bonds well to something clean and dry.

Step 3

Enter your Lake Helen address for a price based on your measured paver footage.

Step 4

Tick paver sealing on the price card so it's scheduled together with the clean.

Step 5Expect to redo the seal coat again in roughly 2 to 3 years.

Questions people ask

Does an older, single-story home in Lake Helen need anything different when sealing?

The process is the same regardless of the home's age or number of stories; pavers that have gone a long time without a wash may just need a more thorough clean first.

Is sealing worth it on a small Lake Helen patio?

It comes down to budget and how much the fading and joint sand loss bother you; a shaded, low-traffic patio can reasonably skip it.

How long before I'd need to reseal again after this?

Plan on roughly 2 to 3 years before a seal coat needs to be redone.

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