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Tamko Driveway & Pavers: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide

We stock and install Tamko-compatible driveway and paver products throughout Fort Lauderdale, with most paver driveway replacements running $7,000 to $18,000 depending on square footage, base condition, and the specific Tamko paver line you choose. The most common call we get starts with a homeowner noticing pavers sinking near the driveway apron, water pooling after a typical South Florida afternoon downpour, or edges that have started creeping outward into the lawn. If that sounds familiar, you’re in the right place. We’ll help you figure out exactly what’s failing, what it costs to fix it right, and whether you need a full replacement or a targeted repair.

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Which Tamko Models This Applies To

Tamko’s paver lines for Fort Lauderdale driveways span three general families: their concrete interlocking pavers, the tumbled or antiqued paver series, and the larger-format paving slabs used for high-traffic residential applications. The interlocking pavers are typically 60mm thick (sometimes called ” Holland” or “stone” style). The tumbled series runs the same thickness but with worn, softer edges. The slab-style products are thicker, usually 80mm, and much larger per unit. Why that matters: a 60mm paver can handle a passenger vehicle driveway, but if you’re parking a full-size pickup, a work van, or an SUV with a trailer, we’ve seen 60mm pavers crack under repeated point loads in Fort Lauderdale’s sandy soil conditions. Matching the right part starts with the thickness measurement and the paver’s footprint. Pull one paver, measure both, and we can typically identify the series from a single photo and those numbers. Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale is an independent service provider and not affiliated with Tamko, but we work with their products daily and keep compatibility charts in our trucks for quick on-site identification. For most Tamko paver jobs, OEM product is the straightforward choice because matching the color blend after years of UV exposure in the Fort Lauderdale sun is nearly impossible with aftermarket equivalents. The one exception is edge restraint parts, where a quality aftermarket aluminum or PVC paver restraint performs identically to OEM and saves real money.

Signs Your Tamko Driveway & Pavers Is Failing

• Pavers sinking or creating a low spot near the driveway apron or garage door. This almost always means the base layer (the compacted rock and sand below the pavers) has washed away or settled. In Fort Lauderdale, our high water table and heavy seasonal rain accelerate this. The pavers themselves are usually still fine; the problem is beneath them.
• Sand washing out between paver joints after heavy rain or from the irrigation system. Tamko pavers rely on joint sand to lock together and spread weight. When sand leaves, the pavers start moving independently. Each rain storm in Fort Lauderdale pulls a little more sand from the joints until you see visible gaps wider than a credit card.
• Pavers shifting or lifting along the driveway edges where the paver restraint has bent or pulled loose. Edge restraints hold the perimeter in place. Once the restraint fails, the outer rows move outward, and the whole field loses tension. We see this constantly after string-trimmer damage or when a previous installer used plastic restraint in South Florida heat. PVC and cheap plastic restraints soften and warp here.
• Cracked pavers in the tire tracks but nowhere else. This points to either insufficient base compaction, too-thin pavers for the actual vehicle weight, or both. A properly compacted base spreads the load. When paver cracks follow the exact path of your wheels, the base or the paver thickness is the culprit.
• Hollow sounds or slight movement when you walk or drive over a specific area. A hollow spot means voiding underneath the pavers. In Fort Lauderdale’s sandy, porous soil, small voids grow quickly as water moves through them. Left alone, they turn into the sink spots described above.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In Fort Lauderdale, a Tamko-compatible paver driveway replacement runs $7,000 to $18,000. That range reflects real differences: a two-car suburban driveway up to 400 square feet with a straightforward removal of an old concrete slab sits near the lower end. A larger driveway, deep excavation of a failed base, new drainage, or a front-and-side driveway layout pushing 1,000 square feet or more lands toward the top. The major cost drivers are square footage, the condition of the existing base, drainage requirements, and the specific Tamko paver series you choose. Our written price includes full demolition and haul-off of the old surface, base excavation and recompaction, geotextile fabric where needed, edge restraints, paver installation, joint sand, and cleanup. Before any work starts, you receive a written price from Trevor Nash and the Penhallow team, so the number you see on day one is the number on the final invoice. Every paver driveway installation we perform carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it fails within the year, we come back and fix it at no charge. No trip fee, no re-inspection fee, no negotiating. It’s written on the contract.

What Drives the Price Up or Down

• Existing base condition: If the old base was never properly compacted (extremely common in homes built before the mid-2000s in Fort Lauderdale), excavation goes deeper and new base material must be brought in and compacted in lifts.
• Drainage: Driveways without adequate slope away from the home often need a catch basin, channel drain, or re-graded base. Water management is not optional in Fort Lauderdale’s rainy season.
• Paver series and finish: Standard interlocking pavers cost less per square foot than tumbled and larger-format slab products. Upgrading to a premium Tamko paver line moves the price up, typically by 15 to 30 percent.

DIY or Call Us?

A homeowner in Fort Lauderdale can safely lift a single paver, check the thickness, snap a photo, and inspect the joint sand and edge restraints. Visual inspection and documentation help us quote the job faster and more accurately. What you should not attempt alone is a full base rebuild or paver re-installation. Done wrong, the repairs fail again within months, and the cost to redo the work often exceeds the cost of doing it once, correctly, the first time. We have pulled up more than a few DIY paver jobs where the owner skipped the geotextile fabric or compacted sand over loose fill. In Fort Lauderdale’s high water table, that base failure is a matter of when, not if. If you’re pricing a repair, call (754) 551-2922 and we’ll come out, inspect the driveway, and give you a written number before any work gets scheduled. Tell me what you need, I’ll tell you what it costs, then we’ll get it done.