I built a landing for my front door. It is wall block and caps and in
the center of the caps I filled in with pavers. The joints are nice
and snug and I filled in the pavers with the screened sand that I used
under the pavers.

My problem is that even after a few weeks and sweeping the landing
many times the sand still kind of blows out or the rain will splash
some out and it gets tracked into the house. Is the screened sand
that I used between the pavers and the crushed base what I should be
using to fill in the space between the pavers or is there something
else that stays in the cracks?

Jordan wrote:
I built a landing for my front door. It is wall block and caps and in
the center of the caps I filled in with pavers. The joints are nice
and snug and I filled in the pavers with the screened sand that I used
under the pavers.

My problem is that even after a few weeks and sweeping the landing
many times the sand still kind of blows out or the rain will splash
some out and it gets tracked into the house. Is the screened sand
that I used between the pavers and the crushed base what I should be
using to fill in the space between the pavers or is there something
else that stays in the cracks?


polymeric sand

Mike Paulsen wrote:
Jordan wrote:
I built a landing for my front door. It is wall block and caps and in
the center of the caps I filled in with pavers. The joints are nice
and snug and I filled in the pavers with the screened sand that I used
under the pavers.

My problem is that even after a few weeks and sweeping the landing
many times the sand still kind of blows out or the rain will splash
some out and it gets tracked into the house. Is the screened sand
that I used between the pavers and the crushed base what I should be
using to fill in the space between the pavers or is there something
else that stays in the cracks?


polymeric sand

Curiosity killed the cat. Satisfaction brought it back.

So... http://www.groundtradesxchange.com/p...meric_sand.htm

Lou

On Mon, 25 May 2009 19:20:17 -0700 (PDT), Jordan
wrote:

I built a landing for my front door. It is wall block and caps and in
the center of the caps I filled in with pavers. The joints are nice
and snug and I filled in the pavers with the screened sand that I used
under the pavers.

My problem is that even after a few weeks and sweeping the landing
many times the sand still kind of blows out or the rain will splash
some out and it gets tracked into the house. Is the screened sand
that I used between the pavers and the crushed base what I should be
using to fill in the space between the pavers or is there something
else that stays in the cracks?

Ask where you bought the pavers- unless you got them at a big box
store. Polymeric sand is best- but you'd have to blow at least 1/2
the sand you already have to have any chance of the polymeric sand
staying in place.

You might be able to just seal it- but again, check with the guy who
sold you the pavers. They will no what sealant will work with your
materials. Sealing can be a slippery slope- the wrong stuff can
create a constant cycle of re-doing the sealant.

Or you can just wait- and eventually the sand will be infiltrated with
enough silt to make it stay in place.

Jim