Paving Jointing Stabilisers

What is paving joint stabilising?

Segmented paving is commonly jointed with sand. In certain applications, sand jointing might be problematic as flooding, slopes, traffics or other site specific conditions might cause the jointing to be washed out or removed mechanically. In simple language, joint stabilising means gluing the sand particles to each other and the adjacent paving stones with a special material that will be durable enough to withstand vehicular traffic, yet remain flexible in order for paving to still act as a system that distributes weight between pavers and the layers underneath. In many instances, the stabilizing of joints might form part of a maintenance regime, especially in areas where jointing material is lost on a recurring basis. Sometimes joint stabilisers are specified by pavement engineers from the outset as it is a know fact that it extends the life of segmented pavements.