Colourless water repellency for outdoor surfaces: facades, roofs, driveways, patios and paths. It limits the ingress of water and the settling of soiling, forms no film and does not change the colour of the substrate.
Surface
Block paving
The surface the manufacturer intends this preparation for.
ImperGuard Ultra 4 in 1 is water repellency for outdoor surfaces over a large area: facades, roofs, drives, patios and paths. The manufacturer states 8 m² per litre, which from a 5-litre container is around 40 m².
The product is colourless and forms no film - the material keeps its colour and stays vapour-permeable. Besides limiting water ingress, the manufacturer lists an anti-dust effect and reduced growth of algae and moss.
It is the cheapest protective product per square metre among the Guard range in our catalogue. If you also need resistance to grease, oil and graffiti, the right choice is ProtectGuard; if it is about water and a large area - this one.
The usual reason a sealing job fails is not the product but the substrate. A sealer will not bond to a surface with grease, lime efflorescence or an old coating on it.
New paving has to season first. Manufacturers state that period on the data sheet - usually around 28 days from the date the block was made. The figure for each product is under "Technical data".
Before sealing the whole area, test on a patch hidden by a planter or in a corner of the patio. The same product can read differently on two batches of the same material, and on a surface with old coating left on it, it will not bond at all.
That depends on the finish given in the technical data. An invisible product leaves the colour alone, a wet-look version deepens it permanently, and a colour sealer gives it a new shade. Each product's finish is listed under "Technical data".
By how the water behaves. While it still beads on the surface, the treatment is working. Once water starts soaking in and dark patches return after rain, the protection has worn out. We do not quote a number of years, because it depends on traffic, sun and whether the drive is salted in winter.
No. Water occupies the pores the product is meant to enter, and stays trapped under the film. The result is often a milky bloom that cannot be removed without stripping the coat. The exceptions - products that allow slight surface dampness - say so in their technical data.
Use the calculator under the product description: it takes the manufacturer's coverage figure, the number of coats and the absorbency of the substrate, and turns them into pack sizes. On older, thirstier paving, work to the lower end of the coverage range.
Penetrating products form no film on the surface and do not change its grip. Where a manufacturer says something about slipperiness, we quote it in the technical data. If the surface is already slippery, the right product is an anti-slip treatment, not a sealer.
Yes - the manufacturer lists roofs explicitly, alongside facades, paving and paths. The covering has to be washed, rinsed and completely dry first.
It is the manufacturer's name for four stated actions: water repellency, an anti-dust effect, reduced settling of soiling, and reduced growth of algae and moss. All four are the result of one application of the same product.
The technical sheet and safety data sheet will be available after approval.
Enter the area and how absorbent the substrate is. We work out the litres and the packs.
The manufacturer states 1 l to approx. 8 m². Applied to saturation.
Example for 45 m²
5.6L
Enter your own area to calculate for your job.
An impregnation will not bond to a surface with anything left on it. This is the most common cause of complaints.
Go directly to the right category. We do not imply compatibility across materials.