ᐅ Keep sidewalk joints free of weeds

Hello everyone,

This year, a major internet provider is installing fiber optic cables in our town. After the pilot project a few years ago, the rest of the town is now being connected (if residents choose to opt in).

During the pilot project, it was clear that a very skilled and hardworking construction team from Eastern Europe removed the paving stones from the sidewalk, dug the trenches, laid the cables, connected them to the house, then closed everything up, relaid the pavement, and swept sand into the joints.

Now I’m wondering if, while they are at it, they could use something other than sand in the joints to reduce the amount of weed growth in the sidewalk joints in the future.

I have two questions:
1. What product or method would you recommend?
2. The sidewalk officially belongs to the municipality (?), so is there anything I should keep in mind? After all, I am responsible for clearing it in winter and keeping it free of weeds.

Thanks in advance and best regards

Hello, the sidewalk belongs to the city. You can’t just sweep random things onto it.

I believe it doesn't matter what is inside the joints. The joints themselves are the "problem." Organic material gets into them, and that allows plants to grow.

There is nearly jointless paving available, but unfortunately, you probably won’t have much choice. And if you are referring to DG as the company, their paving work is rather poor. Their support hotline is terrible, and well, Dual Stack with CGNAT. They have caused a lot of damage here in our town on both public and private property. I was already thinking about creating a photo book titled "The Most Horrible Paving Work Ever."

HilfeHilfe schrieb:

Hello, the sidewalk belongs to the city. You can’t just sweep something foreign onto it.

I’m not going to do anything there. But the construction crew is sweeping something onto it anyway...

@i_b_n_a_n: No, here it’s the large red V.
As I said, they’ve already completed part of the town as a pilot project, and the pavement is in better condition after the work than before. In my opinion, the construction crew isn’t particularly fast, but the quality looks good.

Addendum: I was thinking of something like Dansand, which alters the pH value so that wildflower seeds no longer thrive. It should last 10 years; for me, the 200-300€ material cost plus a crate of beer for the construction crew is definitely worth it.

Some people make a big deal out of it.

I don't understand why every bit of greenery has to be fought against so aggressively... 😕