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GAF Driveway & Pavers: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
If your GAF driveway or paver surface is cracking, shifting, or holding water in Fort Lauderdale, we stock the replacement materials and install them for $7,000 – $18,000 on a typical paver driveway. Most homeowners call us after a summer storm exposes an edge that’s sunk half an inch or a paver that’s cracked straight through from a tree root underneath. We’re an independent contractor, not affiliated with GAF, but we work with their paver and driveway systems every week across Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods like Victoria Park, Rio Vista, and Coral Ridge.
The part that fails first is almost never the paver itself. It’s what’s underneath: the base. South Florida’s sand-heavy soil shifts with every wet season and dry season cycle, and once the base compacts unevenly, the pavers above it telegraph every problem. You’ll see it as a low spot after rain, a wobble underfoot, or a line of pavers that’s drifted a quarter inch out of joint.
Which GAF Models This Applies To
GAF’s hardscape line covers their Timberline paver series and the GAF Glenwood driveway paver system, both of which use a modular interlocking design. The glenwood pavers come in 3-piece and 4-piece bundle patterns, which matters when you’re replacing a section: you can’t just drop in a random paver from the home center and expect the joint lines to match. We measure the existing paver’s actual dimensions on site, because GAF has shifted tolerances slightly between production years, and a sixteenth of an inch across a 40-foot driveway turns into a visible wave.
The OEM vs. aftermarket call for GAF pavers is straightforward. GAF’s own pavers hold their color longer under Florida UV than most aftermarket equivalents, but the aftermarket base materials, specifically the crushed limestone and bedding sand, are functionally identical and often half the cost. We’ll tell you which line items we’re quoting and why. If you have an older GAF paver that’s no longer in production, we match the closest current series and adjust the bedding depth so the replacement sits flush.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your GAF Driveway & Pavers Is Failing
- Low spots that hold water after a 20-minute rain. This is the base settling or washing out underneath. In Fort Lauderdale, where afternoon storms drop an inch of rain in an hour, standing water on pavers accelerates the freeze-thaw equivalent we get here: salt and sand intrusion that grinds the joints loose.
- Pavers rocking under foot or tire. The bedding sand has migrated, often because the edge restraint along the driveway border failed. Once the outer edge lets go, every paver behind it starts walking outward.
- Cracks running straight through individual pavers. Usually a tree root pushing up from below, or a vehicle load that exceeded what the section was built for. GAF pavers are tough, but they crack when the base flexes.
- Joint sand disappearing between pavers. Ants, heavy rain, and power washing all pull sand out. Without joint sand, pavers shift against each other and chip at the corners.
- Edges crumbling or a border that’s drifted off-line. The edge restraint, usually plastic or aluminum, has failed. The border is the structural spine of the whole driveway, and once it’s gone, the rest follows within a season.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
A full paver driveway replacement in Fort Lauderdale runs $7,000 – $18,000 installed, depending on square footage, base condition, and whether we’re pulling up and reusing existing pavers or starting fresh. A paver patio falls in the $3,500 – $11,000 range. If the base is still solid and we’re just re-bedding and re-setting existing pavers, the job lands at the lower end. If we’re excavating a failed base, hauling off spoils, and compacting new limestone in lifts, the price climbs.
Every quote from Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale is a written price, delivered before we start, with the parts, labor, and disposal broken out. No verbal estimates that grow on the final bill. Our workmanship warranty covers the install, stated in writing, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise means if anything’s not right within a year of completion, we make it right at no cost to you. Isaac Pruett has spent the better part of two decades running jobs like this across Fort Lauderdale, and he will tell you what we found, what it takes to fix it, and what it will cost, before we touch a thing.
DIY or Call Us?
You can clean and inspect your GAF pavers safely on your own. Pull the obvious weeds, check the joint sand levels, and note where water pools after rain. That tells us a lot before we even show up. What you shouldn’t do is start pulling up pavers to “see what’s underneath.” Once the interlock is broken, the section loses its structural grip, and you’ll have a bigger problem than you started with. Compacting a new base properly takes a plate compactor, and doing it wrong means you’ll be re-doing the same spot in eighteen months.
If you’re in Fort Lauderdale and your GAF driveway or pavers are failing, call (754) 354-3720. We’ll schedule a look, measure what’s there, and give you a written price before any work begins.
FAQs
A properly installed GAF paver driveway lasts 25 – 30 years in South Florida, but the base underneath typically needs attention around the 15-year mark due to our sand-heavy soil and heavy seasonal rain. Call (754) 354-3720 and we’ll tell you whether your base is still doing its job.
Yes, if the failure is localized: a sunken section, a cracked border, or washed-out joint sand can often be fixed without tearing out the whole driveway. We’ll always quote the smallest repair that actually solves the problem, and the written price you get is the price you pay.
Most full driveway replacements take 3 – 5 working days from demo to final compaction, depending on access and whether we hit unexpected conditions below the old base. Weather delays in the summer afternoon storm season are real, and we build that into the schedule honestly.
We stock the common GAF Glenwood and Timberline paver sizes on our trucks for small repairs, and we order full driveway quantities directly for larger jobs. If you have a discontinued GAF color, we’ll pull samples of the closest current series before you commit to anything.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner, Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale at Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
