Patios do not require lots of maintenance. They will only need occasional cleaning to make sure that the material keeps its original appearance. It's always best to clean your patio with a pressure washer and occasionally tap each slab or brick just to check the sand underneath hasn't washed away.
Balerno
Balerno is a suburban area of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 8 miles (13 kilometres) south-west of the city centre, alongside Currie and afterwards Juniper Green. Administratively, Balerno drops within the territory of the City of Edinburgh Council. Its name derives from the Scottish Gaelic Baile Àirneach, meaning "townland/town of the hawthorns". The earliest created records of Balhernoch or Balernach are found in the late 13th century. The 18th Century brought substantial advancement to the location, with many brand-new flax, snuff and also paper mills emerging around the Water of Leith and also its tributary, the Bavelaw Burn (proof of flax manufacturing can be seen in Harlaw Woods). The biggest of these mills, Balerno Bank Paper Mill located near the centre of the old village closed in the very early 1980s. After the First World War residence structure started in earnest in the location and also ever since household pressures have almost overwhelmed industrial and commercial ones. There was a short loophole railway running over what is now the Water of Leith Walkway.