Brick path...which surface treatment

[ellal]

I'm building a path of bricks (on a hardcore/concrete base), and although they are not the softest type (or the hardest) , I want to make sure they stand up to a lot of 'wear & tear'..

Would it be best to coat them with a patio/block waterproofer, or a 'concrete surface hardener' or similar?..or is there something else that would be good for this purpose?

cheers

 

[Thermo]

they dont need it and as they do wear they will look even better.

 

[^woody^]

Its not wear and tear which is the problem but frost and freezing.

If these are normal clay bricks, and do not have a good frost rating, then they will crack and shale quite quickly.

You will only be coating the surface, but moisture will be absorbed from below and this will then freeze