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ES Windows Driveway & Pavers: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
If you have an ES Windows product and a driveway or paver surface that’s failing around it, we stock and install compatible materials, with most Fort Lauderdale paver repairs running $250 to $700 for sealing and $7,000 to $18,000 for full paver driveway installation. You’ll usually discover the problem after a heavy South Florida rain, when water pools against the window frame or the pavers settle and pull away from the foundation. The fix is rarely about the window itself, it’s about the hardscape that surrounds it.
Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale is an independent service provider, not affiliated with ES Windows. We work on the driveway and paver side of the equation, which is where the water intrusion and settling problems almost always start.
Which ES Windows Models This Applies To
ES Windows makes impact-rated window and door systems, and the driveway and paver work we do around them in Fort Lauderdale applies to any model where exterior grade drops toward the window or door. That includes their casement, single-hung, horizontal roller, and fixed window lines, plus sliding glass doors. The window itself doesn’t change the paver spec, but the installation does. ES Windows products are engineered for tight water and air sealing, which means the adjacent hardscape has to carry water away from the frame, not toward it.
The compatibility gotcha most homeowners miss: ES Windows frames sit on a specific sill height, and if your pavers have been lifted or reset without accounting for that, you’ll get water wicking up into the frame track. We measure from the bottom of the frame to the top of the paver surface before we recommend anything. On the parts side, you don’t need an “ES Windows paver,” because no such branded part exists. What you need is a paver product, typically from a brand like Belgard, Unilock, or Techo-Bloc, sized and sloped to work with your ES Windows frame. We’ll tell you the truth about OEM versus quality aftermarket equivalents for any component around the window, because sometimes the branded part is the only one worth buying and sometimes it’s just a markup.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your ES Windows Driveway & Pavers Is Failing
- Water pooling against the window frame after rain. This usually means the pavers have settled below the sill height or the slope has flattened out over time. Fort Lauderdale’s summer downpours will find that low spot every single afternoon. The fix is a paver reset or regrade, not a new window.
- Pavers sinking or shifting near the window line. The sand base under the pavers has eroded or washed out, which happens faster in sandy South Florida soil than most people expect. You’ll see a visible dip or a paver that rocks when you step on it.
- Gaps opening between pavers and the house foundation. That gap is an open invitation for water to run straight down the foundation wall. In older Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods like Victoria Park, we see this constantly on homes where the original paver job was done without edge restraints.
- White crust or efflorescence staining on pavers near the window. Water is being trapped under the paver surface, pulling minerals up through the material. It means drainage isn’t moving water away, it’s holding it in place.
- Driveway pavers cracking near the window or door threshold. That’s a load problem, often from a vehicle driving on an edge course that was never rated for vehicle weight. ES Windows frames don’t flex, so the pavers take all the movement.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For a paver driveway installation in Fort Lauderdale, expect $7,000 to $18,000 depending on square footage, paver material, and whether we’re pulling up an old concrete slab first. Paver patio work runs $3,500 to $11,000. Driveway sealing as a maintenance job is $250 to $700. If the pavers around your ES Windows frame just need a reset and regrade, that typically falls between $800 and $2,500, though the exact number depends on how much base we have to rebuild.
Every quote we give is a written price before any work starts. That’s not a promotion and it never gets waived. The number on the page is the number you pay, and it includes labor, materials, and haul-away of old material where applicable. We also back every completed project with a written guarantee stating exactly what’s covered and for how long: 365 days from the completion date. If something we installed or repaired fails within that year, we come back and make it right at no cost.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely check a few things yourself: look for standing water against the ES Windows frame after a rain, note any pavers that rock or sink underfoot, and check whether the slope visibly runs toward your house instead of away from it. Those observations help us quote the job faster when you call.
What you shouldn’t do is pull up pavers and reset them without recompacting the base. A homeowner with a shovel and good intentions usually makes drainage worse, and that’s how water ends up inside the wall behind a perfectly good ES Windows frame. If the pavers have settled, the base under them is gone, and laying them back on top changes nothing. Call (754) 354-3720 and we’ll look before you and your shovel get any deeper into it.
FAQs
A properly installed paver driveway in Fort Lauderdale lasts 20 to 30 years, but only if the base is compacted correctly and the edges are restrained. The pavers themselves rarely wear out; it’s the base that fails first, especially in sandy soil that shifts with heavy rain. Call (754) 354-3720 if you think your base is going, and we’ll confirm what’s actually happening.
Yes, in most cases we can lift the affected pavers, rebuild the base, and reset them without replacing the whole driveway. Repair like this around an ES Windows frame typically costs under $2,500 in Fort Lauderdale. Call (754) 354-3720 and we’ll give you a written price before anything is touched.
Most paver resets and regrades near an ES Windows frame take one to two days, depending on how much base material has to be removed and recompacted. If we’re replacing a full driveway, plan on three to five days. Call (754) 354-3720 for a timeline on your specific job.
We supply all materials through our partnerships with Belgard, Unilock, and Techo-Bloc, so you don’t have to arrange delivery or guess at quantities. We also stock parts for KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone projects when the job calls for it. That keeps the schedule in our control and your driveway from sitting half-finished.
If your ES Windows driveway or paver surface is giving you trouble, call (754) 354-3720 for a free estimate. We tell you what we found, what it takes to fix it, and what it will cost, before we touch a thing.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner, Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale at Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
