The Current Edition
The Sealing Fundamentals
Real costs, real timelines, and what Florida sun, rain, and humidity actually do to your pavers — written by the people who seal them, cited to the source.
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The Cost of Sealing
What a clean-and-seal really runs in Florida, and what moves the number.
Cost
02
How Long It Lasts
Real lifespan under Florida sun, salt, and rain.
Durability
03
The Reseal Rule
How often to reseal — and the water-drop test that tells you.
Timing
04
Gloss or Natural?
Wet-look vs. penetrating, and which suits your pavers or travertine.
Finishes
05
The Right Sealer
What actually protects Florida pavers — and what fails by fall.
Products
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The 2026 Florida Cost Index
Our original pricing data — the number this whole edition is built on.
Data
From the Field
Why this reference exists
Albert Kelly · Founder, Kingdom Elite Services
The authority here isn’t from a manual. It’s from the driveways, patios, and pool decks we clean, re-sand, and seal every week across Tampa Bay and Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, and Pinellas counties.
Most homeowners have no idea what paver sealing should cost, how long it should last, or why a cheap seal fails by fall. So they overpay, or they ruin good pavers doing it themselves. This edition fixes that — plainly, with real numbers, and every technical claim traced to a named source, not a marketing brochure.
Read it, use it, and if you’d rather we handle it, you know where to find us.