Why pavers are different
A paver patio isn't one solid surface — it's dozens of units locked together by the sand packed between them. That joint sand is what keeps the pavers from shifting, rocking, and growing weeds. Clean a paver patio like you'd clean a driveway and you'll blast that sand right out, trading a dirty-but-stable patio for a clean-but-loose one.
So the goal with pavers is controlled cleaning: enough to lift the grime, not enough to excavate the joints.
The right way to clean them
Pull any weeds from the joints first, then pre-treat with a cleaner to kill moss and algae and let it dwell. Clean with a surface cleaner at a moderate pressure and a steady pace — the shroud keeps the spray even and off the joints far better than a handheld wand poking between every paver.
Keep the spray angle off the joint lines and don't linger. If you see sand washing out, back off the pressure or raise the wand. The aim is a uniform clean across the paver faces with the joints largely intact.
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Re-sanding: the step most people skip
Even careful cleaning lowers the joint sand a little, and older patios often need re-sanding regardless. The fix is polymeric sand — swept into the joints dry, then misted to activate a binder that hardens and locks the pavers while resisting weeds and washout.
If your joints were already failing before cleaning — soft, low, or sprouting weeds — re-sanding is the difference between a patio that looks clean for a week and one that stays stable for years. Re-sanding is really landscaping work, so it isn't part of a patio cleaning — but we'll protect the sand that's there during the wash and point you to a contractor who can re-sand the failed joints.
What not to do
Don't use a zero-degree or turbo tip on pavers — it strips joints and can chip paver edges. Don't clean a paver patio and walk away without checking the joints; clean-but-loose pavers become rocking, weed-filled pavers within a season. And don't use plain play sand to re-sand — it washes out fast and doesn't resist weeds the way polymeric sand does.