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GAF Driveway & Pavers: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
If you’re searching for GAF driveway and pavers in Fort Lauderdale, here’s the straight answer: GAF doesn’t manufacture driveway pavers or concrete pavers. GAF is a roofing and waterproofing company. What you’re likely looking for is paver installation, driveway replacement, or a paver patio using brands like Belgard or Unilock, which we install regularly across Fort Lauderdale. A paver driveway in this area typically runs $7,000 – $18,000 installed, depending on square footage, base prep, and paver line.
Most homeowners land on this search because they have a GAF product on the roof and a separate driveway issue, or they’ve seen GAF pavers mentioned somewhere and assumed the brand made them. We get this call fairly often. The good news is that the driveway problem usually has a clear fix, whether it’s settling pavers, a cracked concrete slab, or a failed asphalt surface that needs replacement rather than another patch job.
Which GAF Models This Applies To
Since GAF doesn’t produce driveway pavers, there’s no model compatibility chart to worry about here. What matters more is the roofing product you already have from GAF and how it interacts with your driveway. If you have GAF Timberline shingles, a GAF underlayment system, or GAF EverGuard membrane on a flat roof, the driveway surface below is a separate system entirely.
The overlap happens when roof runoff drains onto the driveway. Fort Lauderdale gets roughly 60 inches of rain a year, and a roof that sheds water directly onto a paver driveway without proper channeling will erode the sand joints, cause settling, and eventually create ruts where the water hits. We’ve seen paver driveways in Victoria Park and Rio Vista sink four inches in two years because the downspouts dumped straight onto the pavers. The GAF roof was fine. The driveway wasn’t. That’s the compatibility issue that actually matters.
For the driveway itself, Belgard and Unilock are the paver brands we stock and install. Both offer enough color, size, and finish options to match nearly any home from Sailboat Bend to Coral Ridge. If you’re dealing with a concrete driveway instead, replacement runs $4,500 – $12,000. Asphalt paving comes in at $3,500 – $9,000.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Driveway & Pavers Are Failing
- Settling or sinking pavers. This almost always means the base layer was never compacted properly. Sand shifts, the base washes out through the joints, and the pavers drop. In Fort Lauderdale’s sandy soil, a six-inch compacted base is non-negotiable. A two-inch base fails every time.
- Water pooling in the middle of the driveway. A properly pitched driveway channels water to the edges or into a drain. Ponding water means the grade was wrong from the start or the base has settled unevenly. Either way, the water will accelerate the damage.
- Wide, crumbling joints between pavers. Polymeric sand holds pavers together. When joints widen and weeds push through, the sand has washed out and needs replacing, not just a top-up. Left alone, the pavers start shifting laterally.
- Cracks running through a concrete driveway. In Fort Lauderdale, the two culprits are tree roots and poor sub-base prep. Surface cracks can sometimes be resurfaced. Cracks that run through the slab usually mean the soil underneath shifted and the whole section needs to come out.
- Paver color fading or surface flaking. Cheap pavers fade in South Florida sun within five years. Quality Belgard and Unilock pavers carry color-fast warranties and hold up far longer. If your pavers look chalky or the top layer is flaking off, they were likely a low-grade product.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
A paver driveway in Fort Lauderdale runs $7,000 – $18,000 installed. The range comes down to three things: square footage, base depth, and paver line. A two-car driveway around 400 square feet with a six-inch compacted base and a mid-grade Belgard paver will land in the $10,000 – $13,000 range. Larger driveways, higher-end pavers, decorative borders, and drainage work push the number toward the top of the range.
Every estimate from Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale includes a written price before any work starts. That number covers demolition of the old surface, full base prep, paver installation, polymeric sand joints, and a final walkthrough. You get a written 365-Day Done Right Promise on the work: if anything fails inside a year, we come back and fix it at no charge. No re-inspection fee, no service call.
DIY or Call Us?
What you can do yourself: check where your downspouts drain. If roof water pours onto the driveway, that’s a problem you can spot in five minutes. Regrade the splash block or add an extension to move the water away from the pavers. That single change can add years to a driveway that’s otherwise in decent shape.
What you should not do: pull up settled pavers and try to re-level them yourself. The base underneath has to be excavated, re-compacted, and re-graded. A paver patio runs $3,500 – $11,000. If you do it wrong, it settles again within six months and you’ve spent a weekend making an expensive problem worse. Trevor Nash has spent two decades running crews across South Florida, and he will tell you the same thing: “Tell me what you need, I’ll tell you what it costs, then we’ll get it done.” Call (754) 551-2922 for a free estimate.
FAQs
A properly installed paver driveway with a compacted six-inch base will last 25 – 30 years in Fort Lauderdale, with occasional joint sand replenishment every few years. The pavers themselves don’t fail. Improper base prep is what kills them early. Call (754) 551-2922 for a free inspection and an honest assessment of what you have.
Some cracks can. A few settled pavers can be lifted, the base re-compacted locally, and the pavers relaid. But when settling is widespread or the concrete slab has shifted, repairs become a losing game. We’ll tell you straight which one you need, and the estimate is free either way.
A standard two-car paver driveway takes three to five days in Fort Lauderdale, including demolition, base work, laying, and joint sand. Rain can stretch that. We give you a written schedule before work starts, and we hit the arrival window we committed to.
We source Belgard and Unilock pavers directly through our supplier network, and we also work with brands like KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone on the remodeling side. You don’t need to order a thing. We handle material delivery on our schedule so it’s on site when the crew arrives. Call (754) 551-2922 and we’ll walk you through paver options and costs.
For a free estimate on paver driveway installation, driveway replacement, or any driveway and paver work in Fort Lauderdale, call (754) 551-2922. A real person answers, 24/7. We’ll give you a written price, a written 365-Day Done Right Promise, and a realistic window for when we show up.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale at Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
