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Mr-Glass Driveway & Pavers: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
If your Mr-Glass driveway or paver surface is cracking, sinking, or draining poorly, we stock and install Mr-Glass-compatible replacement pavers and driveway systems throughout Fort Lauderdale. A typical Mr-Glass paver driveway replacement in Fort Lauderdale runs $7,000 – $18,000 installed, while smaller paver patio repairs usually land between $3,500 and $11,000. Most owners first notice the problem after a heavy Florida downpour leaves standing water where it never used to pool, or when a paver shifts underfoot near the driveway edge.
We’re an independent Fort Lauderdale contractor, not affiliated with Mr-Glass, but we work with their paver lines regularly and know which pieces match which runs. If you’re staring at a cracked paver or a driveway that’s started to heave, call (754) 354-3720 and we’ll tell you what we found, what it takes to fix it, and what it will cost, before we touch a thing.
Key Takeaways
- Mr-Glass paver replacement in Fort Lauderdale typically costs $7,000 – $18,000 for a full driveway; partial repairs start around $3,500.
- We stock common Mr-Glass paver sizes on the truck and can source full pallets within days.
- South Florida’s heat and rainy-season saturation are the two biggest causes of Mr-Glass paver failure here.
- Every job gets a written price before work starts, and the install is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Which Mr-Glass Models This Applies To
Mr-Glass driveway and paver systems come in a few distinct series, and matching the wrong paver to the wrong run is the most common mistake we see from DIY repairs and handyman fixes. The three series we encounter most in Fort Lauderdale are the Mr-Glass Permeable Paver Series (designed for drainage compliance in coastal Florida zones), the Classic Driveway Series (standard 60mm and 80mm pavers for residential vehicle loads), and the Travertine-Style Series (lighter surface color, often used for pool decks and patios). Each series has a different thickness spec, joint width, and base requirement.
The fastest way to identify what you have is to flip a loose paver and look for the stamped code on the underside. Mr-Glass pavers carry a two-letter series prefix followed by a size code, like PD-60 for the Permeable Driveway 60mm or CD-80 for Classic Driveway 80mm. If the stamp is worn off, measure the paver thickness with a tape measure, that single number eliminates most mismatches. We also match Mr-Glass color lots. A paver from a different batch can look identical in the store and visibly wrong on your driveway in afternoon sun. That’s a Florida-specific problem too: UV exposure fades pavers faster here than in most markets, so a mismatched lot next to a three-year-old install will stand out immediately.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Mr-Glass Driveway & Pavers Is Failing
- Standing water after rain. If water pools for more than an hour after a storm, your base layer under the pavers has likely eroded or compacted unevenly. In Fort Lauderdale, our summer rains will find every low spot you’ve got.
- Sunken or dipping sections near the driveway edges. This usually means the edge restraint has failed and the base material is washing out sideways. Once the edge goes, the paver field follows within a season or two.
- Visible cracks across multiple pavers in a line. A single cracked paver is a paver problem. A line of cracks running through several pavers is a base problem, and the fix means pulling that section and rebuilding the substrate.
- Pavers shifting or wobbling underfoot. A paver should never rock. If it does, the bedding sand has washed out beneath it, and you’re now walking on a floating tile. This gets worse with every rain.
- Weeds or grass pushing up between joints. It’s not cosmetic. Root growth means the joint sand has failed and the system has opened up to the soil below. In Fort Lauderdale’s growing season, that gap widens fast.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
Full Mr-Glass driveway replacement in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $7,000 – $18,000, which is a big range because the total depends on three things: the square footage of your driveway, the condition of the existing base, and which Mr-Glass series you have. Paver patio repairs and partial replacements fall between $3,500 and $11,000, and a section repair of a dozen or two dozen pavers can run under that. Here’s how the line items break down:
- Existing surface and base removal: $1,200 – $3,500 depending on driveway size and how deep the old base goes.
- New paver base prep (crushed stone, compaction, grading): $1,800 – $5,000, with drainage correction on top if the old system lacked proper slope.
- Mr-Glass paver materials: $2,500 – $7,000. The Permeable Series runs at the top of that range because of the spec-grade aggregate that goes under it.
- Install labor, edge restraint, bedding and joint sand, final compaction: $1,500 – $2,500.
Every quote we give is written, line-itemed, and fixed before we start. No change orders because the project grew on us halfway through. The install is covered for a full year under our 365-Day Done Right Promise, and if something isn’t right within that year, we make it right at no cost to you.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely inspect a failing Mr-Glass paver surface yourself. Look at the joints, check for edge restraint failure, note where water pools, and snap photos. You can also replace a single cracked paver if it’s not load-bearing and you have a matching piece on hand. That’s genuinely DIY territory.
What you should not do is start pulling pavers and digging out base material under a driveway that holds vehicle weight. A paver driveway is a system, and once you disturb the compacted base under a section that carries a car, you’ve changed the load path. If you guess wrong on drainage or base depth in Fort Lauderdale’s wet season, you’ll have a sunken, shifting mess in three months. We’ve repaired enough Mr-Glass driveways in Fort Lauderdale where the homeowner gave a DIY base fix a try, and the honest version is that the re-do usually costs more than calling us first. If you’ll want a hand, call (754) 354-3720 and we’ll bring a written estimate.
FAQs
With proper base prep and drainage, a Mr-Glass paver driveway in Fort Lauderdale should hold its structure for 20 to 25 years, though UV fading and surface wear in our climate may make the color look tired by year 12 or 15. Structure fails before surface if the base was undersized or the edge restraint failed. Call (754) 354-3720 and we’ll assess whether you need full replacement or a surface-level refresh.
Usually not worth it. Paver repair compounds and epoxy patches look worse than the crack and fail again within a couple of seasons under Florida sun and rain. Paver replacement is the standard fix, and for a small run of matching pavers, it’s often surprisingly affordable. We can match your Mr-Glass series and color and tell you the exact cost before any work starts.
Most full driveway replacements in Fort Lauderdale take 3 to 5 working days from teardown to final compaction, weather permitting. Partial paver repairs and patio section replacements are usually done in a day or two. We’ll put the timeline in your written quote.
We stock the most common Mr-Glass sizes in the Classic Driveway and Permeable Series on our trucks, and we can order full pallets for larger jobs. Color matching for older installs may require a short lead time, but we’ll tell you that up front. If you’ll want a fast look, call (754) 354-3720, and a live person answers, 24 hours a day.
When you call Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale, you get a written price before any work starts, a crew whose name and photo you’ll have before they arrive, and a full-year warranty on everything we install. Isaac Pruett and the team have spent the better part of two decades running Fort Lauderdale driveway and hardscape jobs, and we’ve seen every way a paver base can fail in South Florida. Whether you’re in Victoria Park, Rio Vista, or anywhere nearby, we’ll get you an honest answer and an exact number. Call (754) 354-3720 to schedule your free estimate.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner, Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale at Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
