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Boral Driveway & Pavers: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
If you need a Boral paver or driveway section matched, priced, and set correctly, we stock Boral-compatible pavers and install them throughout Fort Lauderdale. Paver driveway repair and replacement in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $7,000 – $18,000 for a full installation, while smaller patch and relay jobs land between $800 and $3,000 depending on square footage and base condition. Most owners discover a problem the same way: a paver sinks after a heavy rain, a corner of the driveway starts spreading into the lawn, or a section of patio pavers shifts underfoot and now catches the toe of a sandal every single time someone walks to the front door.
The underlying cause is rarely the Boral paver itself. These are dense concrete units, typically 60mm or 80mm thick for driveway use. What fails first in South Florida is the base underneath: sand washes out, limestone screenings settle, or a previous installer skimped on the crushed concrete sub-base and now the pavers are following the dip. We explain this because it changes the repair. You don’t always need new pavers. Sometimes you need the ones you have pulled, the base re-compacted, and the same pavers relayed. That’s a cheaper fix, and we’ll tell you that up front.
Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale is an independent contractor. We are not affiliated with Boral, but we work with their paver and wall block lines regularly and can match existing installations by size, color, and texture.
Which Boral Models This Applies To
Boral’s paver and driveway products in Florida fall into a few families you’ll recognize from older paperwork or the stamp on the back of a loose paver. The common ones we encounter in Fort Lauderdale include the Boral clay pavers, the Boral concrete pavers (often sold under the “Boral Stone” or “Boral Pavers” series), and their retaining wall blocks. Sizes matter more than names. Driveway pavers are typically larger format: 8″ x 4″, 12″ x 12″, or 16″ x 16″, and either 60mm or 80mm thick. Patio and walkway pavers can be thinner, down to 40mm, and that’s the first compatibility gotcha: a 40mm patio paver will not survive vehicle traffic. If a previous homeowner laid thin pavers on the driveway to save money, the fix is replacement with the thicker 60mm or 80mm unit, not another patch job.
When we arrive for a repair, we check the back of a pulled paver for the size stamp and any color code. Boral color blends have names like Charcoal, Terracotta, Sandstone, and Granite, and the dye lots drift subtly over the years. A 2018 Terracotta will not perfectly match a 2024 Terracotta, which is worth knowing before you spend money on a half-and-half patch. If you’re replacing a full section, we order matched lots from our supplier. If you’re patching three pavers next to a pool cage, we’ll tell you the honest truth about the color difference before you pay for it.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Boral Driveway & Pavers Is Failing
- Sunken or cupped sections in the driveway. This is base failure, almost always from water washing sand and fines out from under the pavers. In Fort Lauderdale, where afternoon downpours are a daily summer event, a poor edge restraint lets water tunnel under the field and create a bowl. The paver hasn’t failed; the support has.
- Pavers spreading or drifting at the edges. The edge restraint (usually concrete or plastic edging) has let go. Without a firm border, the whole field creeps outward over a year or two, opening gaps that then fill with weeds and sand.
- Joint sand constantly washing out. If you sweep polymeric sand into the joints and two weeks later it’s half gone, water is moving through the paver bed instead of across it. This is usually a slope or drainage issue, and no amount of re-sanding fixes it long-term.
- Chipped, cracked, or spalling paver surfaces on the driveway. Vehicle weight on a 40mm paver or on a paver laid over an uneven base causes point-loading that snaps corners. Once the surface spalls, that paver is done and needs replacing.
- Pavers rocking or clicking when stepped on. A rocking paver means it’s sitting on a void or a high spot. It may just need pulling and re-bedding, but if half the patio rocks, the bedding layer was never screeded level and the longer-term fix is a relay, not a patch.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For Fort Lauderdale homes, a full paver driveway replacement runs $7,000 – $18,000, which includes demolition of the old surface, a compacted base (typically 4 – 6 inches of crushed concrete or limestone screenings), bedding sand, the Boral pavers themselves, edge restraint, and joint sand. Patio-sized jobs fall lower, usually $3,500 – $11,000 depending on sq footage and access. Small repairs, like pulling and re-bedding a sunken section or replacing a dozen cracked pavers, typically land between $800 and $3,000.
What pushes the number up or down: total square footage, how much of the old base can be salvaged, whether we’re hauling away old pavers or relaying them, and access to the work area. A tight backyard with no machine access means more hand-carrying, and that’s real labor. Every job gets a written price before work begins, and the number on that paper is the number on the invoice. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers any install defect: if a paver sinks, gaps, or shifts inside the guarantee period, we come back and fix it at no charge.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely inspect your own pavers, and we encourage it. Walk the field, mark the sunken spots with chalk, and check the edges where the pavers meet the lawn or curb. Look at where water flows during a rain, because that flow pattern tells us more than any photo. What you shouldn’t do is pull a paver out of a driveway and try to fix the base yourself. Hand-tamping a patch of sand under one paver feels straightforward, but getting the compaction and slope right is the difference between a repair that lasts five years and one that sinks again by next hurricane season. If you’re uncertain, call us at (754) 551-2922 and describe what you’re seeing. We’ll give you an honest read over the phone.
FAQs
Boral concrete pavers on a properly compacted base typically last 25 – 40 years in South Florida. The pavers themselves are dense and built for UV and rain exposure; what shortens their life is a bad base or thin pavers used on a driveway.
A sunken section can usually be repaired by pulling the affected pavers, adding and re-compacting base material, and relaying the same pavers. Full replacement is only needed when the pavers themselves are cracked, the base has failed across a large area, or the original install used undersized units. Call (754) 551-2922 and we’ll tell you which situation you have before recommending any work.
A small sunken-section repair usually takes one day. A full driveway replacement in Fort Lauderdale typically runs two to four days, including demolition, base work, paver installation, and cleanup. Weather can extend that during the summer storm season.
We source Boral pavers through our local Fort Lauderdale suppliers and handle all ordering and delivery. This saves you the headache of mismatched dye lots and lets us confirm the right thickness and size for your application before anything gets delivered to your driveway.
Call (754) 551-2922 for a free estimate. We’ll come out, check your existing pavers and base, and give you a written number before any work starts. Tell me what you need, I’ll tell you what it costs – then we’ll get it done.
Key Takeaways
- Boral paver failure in Fort Lauderdale is usually a base or drainage problem, not a paver problem.
- Driveway pavers need to be 60mm or 80mm thick; 40mm patio pavers won’t hold up to vehicle traffic.
- We can patch, relay, or fully replace your Boral driveway or patio, with pricing and scope in writing before work starts.
- We also work with KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone products, so the same written-price standard applies across kitchen, bath, and hardscape projects.
- Our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers install defects; if work fails inside the guarantee period, we return and make it right at no charge.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale at Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
