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CertainTeed Driveway & Pavers: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
If you’ve got a CertainTeed paver driveway or walkway showing its age in Fort Lauderdale, parts and replacement pavers typically run $7 to $18 per square foot installed, with most full driveway repairs landing between $7,000 and $18,000 depending on square footage and base condition. We stock common CertainTeed-compatible paver sizes and can usually match your existing pattern within a day or two of inspection. Most owners discover a problem the hard way: a paver shifts underfoot after a heavy rain, a corner of the driveway sinks where the car sits every night, or weeds start punching through joints that used to stay tight.
Here’s the straight read from Isaac Pruett and our crews: CertainTeed pavers fail less often than the ground beneath them. The pavers themselves are dense, color-fast concrete units built to take South Florida sun. The failure usually starts in the bedding sand and base material, and what you see on top is just the symptom.
Which CertainTeed Models This Applies To
CertainTeed’s hardscape line has shifted over the years, but in Fort Lauderdale we most often match replacements for their Holland/Herringbone 60mm and 80mm units, the larger-format plaza stones, and their permeable paver series. The company’s concrete paver manufacturing has gone through several distribution changes, so finding an exact factory match for a 15-year-old driveway is harder than it sounds. Color lots fade and shift even under the same name, which is why an exact visual match for older installations sometimes requires blending a new paver with the existing field rather than swapping one-for-one.
The identification step matters. Look at the paver’s thickness: 60mm (about 2-3/8″) is standard for residential driveways, while pedestrian-only paths sometimes use 40mm units. The 80mm units are commercial-spec and handle heavier loads, but they need a deeper base than most older Fort Lauderdale homes were built with. We also carry quality aftermarket equivalents from Belgard and Techo-Bloc when a CertainTeed exact match is no longer made, and we’ll tell you plainly which way we’re going before you spend a dollar.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your CertainTeed Driveway & Pavers Are Failing
- Low spots or birdbaths after rain. Water pooling in one area means the base material has settled or washed out beneath the pavers. In Fort Lauderdale’s sandy, high-water-table soil, this happens faster than most homeowners expect, especially near the street edge of the driveway.
- Rocking or shifting pavers underfoot. A paver that tips when you step on it has lost its edge restraint or its sand joint. Left alone, the movement spreads to neighboring pavers and the pattern starts to ripple.
- Weeds or grass growing through joints. Joint sand has washed out or compacted away, leaving room for seed to take hold. It starts ugly and ends with pavers drifting sideways because there’s nothing locking them together.
- Visible gap between the driveway edge and the lawn or curb. The edge restraint, usually a concrete haunch or plastic strip, has failed. Once the border lets go, the whole field of pavers migrates outward over a season or two.
- Cracks running through individual pavers. A cracked unit right next to a solid one usually means a point load problem: a car tire resting in the same spot, or a base void directly underneath. The paver didn’t fail. The support did.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For a typical Fort Lauderdale paver driveway repair, our written price covers removing the affected area, regrading and recompacting the base where needed, inspecting the edge restraint, then reinstalling the salvaged pavers plus any new ones required for the match. Partial repairs usually run $1,500 to $4,500 depending on how much base work is required. A full reinstallation where we pull everything, recompact or replace the base, and relay the same pavers typically starts around $7,000 and can reach $18,000 for a long drive with extensive base failure.
We give you a line-item written quote before any work begins, and our 365-Day Done Right Promise applies to paver work the same as everything else we build: if something we installed fails within a year of completion, we come back and fix it at no charge.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely check a few things yourself. Sweep out a joint and see how much sand is still in there. Step on suspicious pavers and mark the ones that rock. Runs a hose across the low spots and see where the water wants to pool. Those observations help us size the job before we even arrive.
What you should not attempt is pulling and relaying pavers over a failing base. The work needs a plate compactor, the right bedding sand, and an understanding of drainage grade. A homeowner who swaps pavers without fixing the base gets the same sinkhole back in six months. If you’re seeing any signs on this page, call (754) 354-3720 and we’ll come out and tell you what you actually need, not what’s easy to sell.
FAQs
A properly installed paver driveway in Fort Lauderdale should last 25 to 30 years on the surface, but the base typically needs attention at the 10-15 year mark because our sandy soil and heavy seasonal rain undercut the bedding layer long before the pavers themselves wear out. We tell you what we found, what it takes to fix it, and what it will cost, before we touch a thing. Call (754) 354-3720 for an honest assessment.
Yes, in most cases we repair just the failed sections rather than replacing an entire paver driveway, and that typically means removing pavers from the affected area, recompacting or replacing the base material underneath, and relaying the same pavers. If your base is still sound, repairs are the better investment. Call (754) 354-3720 and we’ll give you a written quote for the scope you actually need.
Most partial repairs take one to two days from start to finish, and a full driveway base rebuild in Fort Lauderdale typically runs three to five working days depending on weather and the size of the drive. The pavers themselves go back in fast; the base work is what takes the time, and skipping that step is what causes repeat failures. Call (754) 354-3720 to schedule a free estimate and we’ll give you a timeline in writing.
We keep common CertainTeed-sized replacements in stock through our material partners and can often source matching units within a few days; for older or discontinued color lots we’ll spec a direct size match from Belgard or Techo-Bloc and blend it properly with your existing field. For cabinetry lines like KraftMaid or quartz surfaces like Cambria and Silestone, the same rule applies: if the exact unit isn’t made anymore, you get a straight answer and a real option, not a long wait with no plan. Call (754) 354-3720 for a free estimate and we’ll confirm availability 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.
