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CertainTeed Driveway & Pavers: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
CertainTeed driveway and paver replacement in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $7,000 – $18,000 for a full paver driveway install, depending on square footage, base condition, and the paver line you’re matching. We stock CertainTeed-compatible pavers and can usually get your project quoted and scheduled within a week. If you’ve got a failing section, cracked pavers, or a sinking area near your garage apron, the fix usually comes down to one of two things: a base layer that’s given out or pavers that have shifted from years of South Florida rain and heat.
Most Fort Lauderdale homeowners discover the problem the same way: a paver sinks after a heavy afternoon downpour, or a corner near the driveway edge cracks off and suddenly the whole section looks lopsided. We’ll tell you what’s actually going on underneath before anyone picks up a shovel.
Which CertainTeed Models This Applies To
CertainTeed doesn’t make a single “driveway paver” line. What they offer through their Landmark and Matterhorn paver collections are modular concrete pavers sized in 4×8, 8×8, and 12×12 configurations, most commonly in a 60mm thickness for residential driveways. If your pavers are 80mm, that’s a commercial or heavy-vehicle spec. We verify the thickness and the paver face pattern before quoting, because matching a 60mm paver with an 80mm replacement creates a lip you’ll feel every time you pull into the garage.
You’ll find the product name stamped on the underside of most pavers, or on the original delivery pallet if you kept it. If the stamp has worn off, we match by face texture and dimension. For CertainTeed driveway repairs specifically, OEM pavers are usually the right call when you’re patching a small section and want color consistency. For a full replacement, we often recommend quality equivalents from Belgard or Unilock, which we also install, because CertainTeed’s paver line has narrowed in recent years and color availability shifts. Either way, you get a written price before we start.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your CertainTeed Driveway & Pavers Is Failing
- Pavers sinking in tire tracks. This is almost always base failure. Fort Lauderdale’s sandy soil plus heavy rain means a poorly compacted base washes out over time, and the pavers drop with it.
- Cracking along the driveway edge. Edge restraint wasn’t installed or has shifted. Without a solid concrete edge or paver restraint, the outside pavers take all the lateral pressure from tires and crack first.
- Weeds growing between joints in less than a year. The polymeric sand joint filler has failed. In Florida humidity, cheap joint sand washes out fast and weeds move in.
- Water pooling in the middle of the driveway. The base settled unevenly, or the slope was never pitched correctly for drainage. Fort Lauderdale gets roughly 60 inches of rain a year, so this shows up quickly.
- Efflorescence (white chalky film) that won’t go away. Moisture is trapped under the pavers and pulling salts to the surface. It’s cosmetic, but it signals drainage problems underneath.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
In Fort Lauderdale, a full paver driveway installation runs $7,000 – $18,000. That range covers tear-out of the old surface, excavation to a proper base depth, new compacted base material, the pavers themselves, edge restraint, and polymeric sand. The big drivers are square footage, how much base has to be rebuilt, and whether you’re matching an existing paver color or starting fresh.
A partial repair, like replacing 100 square feet of sunken pavers, usually lands between $1,500 and $3,500. The labor doesn’t drop much on small jobs because compacting the base and re-leveling still takes a full day. Every quote from Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale includes parts and labor separated, so you see exactly what you’re paying for. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the work. If a paver we reset sinks again within a year, we come back and fix it at no charge. That promise is in writing, not a handshake.
DIY or Call Us?
You can clean and re-sand the joints between pavers yourself. That’s a weekend job with a broom and polymeric sand, and it genuinely extends the life of a driveway. You can also reset a single loose paver if you’re patient and willing to dig down a few inches.
What you shouldn’t do is try to fix a sinking section larger than three or four pavers without re-compacting the base underneath. If you don’t have the right compaction density, the pavers will sink again in weeks. That’s the number one call we get: someone paid a handyman to “just level it out,” and three months later it’s worse than before. Trevor Nash has been running crews across South Florida long enough to know that the base layer is where the money lives. If the damage is more than a few pavers, call us at (754) 551-2922 and we’ll give you a straight answer and a written price.
FAQs
With a properly compacted base and good drainage, you can get 20 to 30 years from a paver driveway in Fort Lauderdale. The pavers themselves rarely fail in the Florida climate; what fails is the base underneath them.
Yes, if the failure is contained to a specific area, usually 200 square feet or less. We lift the pavers, rebuild and compact the base, then reset the same pavers if they’re intact. Call (754) 551-2922 and we’ll tell you honestly whether a repair makes sense.
Most residential paver driveways in Fort Lauderdale take three to five working days from tear-out to finished surface. Weather can stretch that, since we can’t compact a wet base and get it right.
We source CertainTeed pavers direct from regional suppliers and can usually match existing colors within a week. If an exact match isn’t available, we’ll bring you color samples of comparable Belgard or Unilock lines before any decision is made.
If you’ve got a failing driveway or pavers in Fort Lauderdale, call us at (754) 551-2922 for a free estimate. We’ll put the number in writing before any work starts, and we’ll show up when we say we will. Tell me what you need, I’ll tell you what it costs, then we’ll get it done.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale at Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
