EXPERT TOP TIPS:
PROTECTING A PATIO
The weather can be harsh on your patio so it’s essential that you take a few steps to ensure it’s fully prepared ahead
of the winter months. Lee Dunderdale, Product Manager at Bradstone, gives his top tips for helping to protect your
paving.
Tip #1: Clean your patio Tip #2: Remove pots and furniture Tip #3: Sealer
The first step to protecting your patio Removing plant pots and garden A good quality sealer can be used
is ensuring that it remains clean. furniture from your patio is a good to combat stains and weeds and, if
way of avoiding any stains appearing applied early enough, can help to
or the build-up of mildew over the ensure protection during the colder
autumn and winter months. months. Sealer should only be applied
Be sure to regularly remove any
fungus, dirt, mildew, algae and leaves
that accumulate on your pavers and
give it a regular wash-down with a stiff Bringing potted plants indoors and
brush or broom. storing away furniture will also help
on a thoroughly clean and dry patio
surface.
to protect them from the bad weather Image caption: Bradstone’s Old Town in
too. Grey Green
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Landscape & Urban Design Issue 35 2019