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CWS Driveway & Pavers: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
If your CWS driveway or paver surface is cracking, sinking, or separating, we stock the replacement pavers, edge restraints, base material, and drainage components to fix it. Most CWS-compatible paver driveway repairs in Fort Lauderdale run $700 to $4,200 installed, and a full CWS paver driveway replacement typically falls between $7,000 and $18,000 depending on square footage and base condition. The way most homeowners discover the failure is visual: a paver pops up after heavy rain, a low spot forms where the car tires sit, or the sand between joints washes out and weeds take hold.
Key takeaways:
- We install and repair CWS driveway pavers and matching systems across Fort Lauderdale, from Victoria Park to Rio Vista to Coral Ridge.
- Typical paver repair: $700 – $4,200. Full CWS paver driveway replacement: $7,000 – $18,000.
- South Florida’s rainy season and sandy subgrade are the two biggest enemies of paver driveways here.
- You get a written price before any work starts, and every job carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Which CWS Models This Applies To
CWS driveway and paver systems come in a few distinct product lines, and the replacement part has to match the original series, not just the general look. You’ll typically see CWS pavers in 60mm and 80mm thicknesses for vehicular applications, with 60mm suited to passenger cars and 80mm specified where heavier vehicles or poor base conditions exist. The paver dimensions themselves vary by series: many CWS driveway units run 4″ x 8″, 6″ x 9″, or larger-format 12″ x 12″ squares with interlocking spacers on the edges.
Here’s the compatibility gotcha most people don’t know: CWS color lots shift between production runs. Even if you order the same named color three years after your original install, the new pavers may not match what’s already on the ground. We pull from the surrounding area when we do a repair, blending existing pavers from less visible sections with new ones in the traffic areas. For the OEM-vs-aftermarket question: CWS pavers are manufactured to specific compressive-strength and absorption specs, and quality aftermarket pavers from Belgard, Unilock, or Techo-Bloc can often interlock dimensionally, but the color and texture match will almost never be exact. If you’re repairing a hole or a sunken section, we’ll be straight with you about whether a patch will show or whether we should re-lay the affected zone.
We are an independent service provider, not affiliated with CWS. We stock the common CWS-style paver dimensions and a range of matching joint sand, edge restraints, and geotextile fabric on our trucks so most repairs don’t require a second trip.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your CWS Driveway & Pavers Is Failing
- Paver sinkage in tire tracks. This is the classic Fort Lauderdale failure. The limestone-and-sand base under the pavers shifts after years of rain saturating the subgrade, and the two strips where your car sits compact unevenly. You’ll see a shallow channel form in each wheel path.
- Joint sand washing out after storms. When the sand between pavers disappears, the pavers lose lateral support. They start shifting slightly underfoot or under tire load. Left alone, the edges of individual pavers begin chipping against each other.
- Edge rows separating from the driveway border. Without a solid edge restraint, the outer course of pavers creeps outward over time. You’ll notice a growing gap between the driveway edge and the grass or the sidewalk.
- Standing water pooling after rain. A properly pitched paver driveway drains within an hour of a South Florida downpour. If water sits for half a day, the slope has flattened or a low spot has developed, which accelerates base erosion.
- Weeds or ants pushing up through joints. Once the joint sand thins out, weeds take root and ant colonies build tunnels through the bedding layer. Both undermine the base and lead to moving pavers.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
Repair pricing in Fort Lauderdale breaks down like this:
- Spot repair (a few sunken or cracked pavers): $700 – $1,500, including pulling the affected area, re-levelling the base, and reinstalling pavers with new joint sand.
- Section repair (half a driveway or a large sunken zone): $1,800 – $4,200, with base recompaction, geotextile fabric, and blended pavers.
- Full CWS paver driveway replacement: $7,000 – $18,000. The spread depends on square footage, whether we’re excavating the old base or working over stable existing material, and the paver series you choose.
Every quote is written and line-itemed before we start. No verbal estimates that grow on the final bill. The work itself carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the repair or replacement isn’t right within a year of completion, we make it right at no cost to you. Isaac Pruett doesn’t do change orders halfway through a job that was priced up front.
DIY or Call Us?
There are a few things you can safely check yourself: look for sand loss between joints, note where water pools after rain, and mark any pavers that rock when you step on them. That diagnosis helps you talk intelligently about the problem. Where DIY goes wrong is pulling pavers up. The second you lift a paver, you disturb the compacted sand bedding layer, and getting it back to grade without a plate compactor and the right screened sand rarely works. What usually happens: the homeowner re-lays a few pavers, they sit a quarter-inch proud, the first rain shifts everything, and now the repair area is bigger than it started.
If the pavers are just dirty or the joints need sand, that’s maintainable. If pavers are moving, sunken, or the edges are spreading, call (754) 354-3720 and let us look at it. We tell you what we found, what it takes to fix it, and what it will cost, before we touch a thing.
FAQs
A properly installed CWS paver driveway in Fort Lauderdale typically lasts 20 to 30 years before needing major base work, though the joint sand will need replenishing every 2 to 4 years given our rainy-season intensity. The pavers themselves rarely fail; it’s almost always the base or edge restraint that gives out first. If your driveway is failing at year eight, the original base prep was probably insufficient. Call (754) 354-3720 and we’ll tell you exactly what’s happening.
Yes, in most cases we can repair a section rather than replace the full driveway, especially if the failure is localized to one sunken zone or a spreading edge. The deciding factor is base condition: if the subgrade under the repair area is unstable, we’ll need to excavate and recompact that section, which costs more than a paver swap but far less than a full replacement.
Most spot repairs take one day. A section repair with base recompaction takes one to two days depending on access and how much material we’re moving. A full driveway replacement typically runs three to five days in Fort Lauderdale, weather permitting. You’ll get a timeline in the written estimate before any work starts.
We stock the common CWS-style paver sizes, edge restraints, geotextile fabric, and joint sand on our trucks, along with matching pavers from Belgard, Unilock, and Techo-Bloc for color-matching flexibility. If your specific CWS series or color needs to be special-ordered, we’ll tell you the lead time and cost 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.
