Is there a way to prevent sand from washing away from stone paver joints?
I going to assume that your pavers are properly based and installed. There are a couple of products that can help to keep the sand in your joints. First is polymeric sand. This product is used in place of plain sand. The additive in polymeric sand binds the sand particles together. It re-solidifies every time it rains. This also helps to prevent weed seed germination in the cracks. To use this product you should first blow the existing sand out of your paver joints, sweep the ploymeric sand into the joints and then gently wet the sand.. The second product may make more sense for your patio since you have already swept sand into your paver joints. These products are paver sealers. They also bind the sand particles in the joints, but break-down over time and need to be reapplied every year. P.S. Never use pea gravel to base a patio. Pea gravel is round like ball bearings. It never locks in place, it’s always moving. The ICPI (Interlocking Concrete Paver Institute) recommends an angular a
