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Fast, Reliable Driveway & Pavers Across Fountainebleau
If your driveway in Fountainebleau is cracking, sinking, or holding water after every afternoon downpour, you already know the problem doesn’t fix itself. A paver driveway installation in Fountainebleau typically runs $7,000 to $18,000, while a new concrete driveway costs $4,500 to $12,000. Most jobs take three to seven working days once materials land on site. Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 and Tom Barrett or one of his sons will walk the slab with you and give you a written line-item estimate.
We work throughout ZIP 33172, from the neighborhoods east of Florida’s Turnpike over to the Westland Mall corridor. Our crew knows what the oolitic limestone base under Fountainebleau does to a driveway over time, and we plan for it from the first shovel of excavation.
Key Takeaways
- Paver driveways in Fountainebleau run $7,000-$18,000 depending on square footage and paver selection.
- Concrete driveways run $4,500-$12,000; asphalt paving runs $3,500-$9,000.
- We pull permits through the Miami-Dade County Building Department, not a city office. This matters in Fountainebleau.
- Every job carries the written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it isn’t right, Tom comes back.
- Free estimates, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% Senior & Veteran discount.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Fountainebleau’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews that show up in Fountainebleau. You won’t get a salesperson who quotes one number on the phone and a different one at the door. Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number. Look any of it up before you sign anything. When a job in Fountainebleau needs a change, you get a written change order before that change touches the work. Not after. Not on the final bill.
Fountainebleau sits in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, which means permits don’t run through a local city hall. They run through the Miami-Dade County Building Department, and inspections follow county scheduling. Our crews do this every month. A contractor who mostly works incorporation cities like Sweetwater or Doral can stumble on this jurisdictional seam. We don’t, because we’ve pulled Miami-Dade permits for jobs all across 33172.
Our Home Additions & ADU in Fountainebleau clients see the same paperwork discipline: every allowance in writing, every change order signed before work proceeds. That discipline carries over to every paver driveway and concrete patio we lay.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Fountainebleau
Paver Driveways
Brick and concrete pavers hold up well in Fountainebleau when they’re set on a properly compacted base. The issue here isn’t frost, it’s water. With the water table two to four feet below grade in many parcels near the Tamiami Trail, a poorly drained paver base becomes a bathtub after heavy summer rain. We excavate deep enough, lay geotextile fabric, and compact in lifts. Most paver driveways we install in 33172 run $7,000 to $18,000, with Belgard and Cambridge Pavers as common choices depending on color and texture you want.

Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
A new concrete driveway in Fountainebleau runs $4,500 to $12,000 for a typical two-car pad. Stamped concrete pushes toward the upper end. The flat, low-elevation terrain here means slab pitch matters more than homeowners expect. Get the slope wrong and you’ll be watching rainwater pool against your garage door every wet season. We pour with proper control joints and slope the slab so water moves toward the street or a drainage swale.

Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt is the budget option in Fountainebleau, usually $3,500 to $9,000 for a new pad. Resurfacing an existing asphalt driveway runs lower. Asphalt doesn’t love standing water either, and South Florida’s heat can soften a fresh pour faster than crews in cooler states expect. We schedule asphalt work for cooler months when possible and make sure the base gets the same attention a paver job would.

Driveway Repair & Replacement
Full replacement in Fountainebleau typically runs $5,000 to $14,000 depending on what’s underneath. Many 1960s and 1970s homes in 33172 still have the original concrete slabs, and after fifty years of Miami heat and hurricane-season rain, a lot of them have spalling, cracking, and root damage from mature ficus and oak. If your slab has failed beyond patching, we’ll saw-cut and remove it, re-grade the base, and pour new concrete or lay pavers to current code.
Whatever direction you lean, our Driveway & Pavers team starts every job with the same step: a written site plan that shows exactly what we’re removing, what we’re installing, and what it costs.

What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fountainebleau
We don’t install mystery materials off the back of a van. For paver work in Fountainebleau, we regularly install Techo-Bloc and Cambridge Pavers products. For concrete work, Quikrete bags and mixes show up on our trucks. If a homeowner already has a brand preference, we’ll work with it as long as it carries Miami-Dade NOA approval. That approval matters here. Materials that pass code in Broward County don’t always pass in Fountainebleau’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Fountainebleau Homes
- Sinking slabs from the porous limestone base. The oolitic Miami Limestone under much of 33172 drains fast when it’s dry, but it can shift when saturated during the June-October wet season. Driveways that were poured decades ago often didn’t have compacted subbase work, so one corner sinks while the rest holds. We re-grade and compact before we pour anything new.
- Water pooling against the foundation. Flat terrain plus poor slab pitch means rainwater from the driveway flows back toward the house. We’ve seen garage interiors flooded in Fountainebleau after a heavy afternoon storm because the driveway was pitched wrong at construction. Correcting that pitch is part of every replacement we do.
- Root heave from mature street trees. Many homes in Fountainebleau were built in the 1960s and 1970s, which means the trees planted around them are now fifty years old. Ficus roots are relentless. They lift pavers, crack concrete, and block proper drainage. We’ll cut back encroaching roots during excavation and recommend root barriers where it makes sense.
- Original slabs that predate Hurricane Andrew. Nearly every home in 33172 was built before Andrew hit in 1992, and the driveways that survived are now decades old. Some are still structurally fine. Many are not. The county’s post-Andrew building codes forced better house construction, but the driveway attached to that house didn’t always get updated.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in Fountainebleau, FL
Here’s what we’re seeing in Fountainebleau right now. A paver driveway installation runs $7,000 to $18,000. Concrete driveway installation runs $4,500 to $12,000. Asphalt paving runs $3,500 to $9,000. Full driveway replacement runs $5,000 to $14,000. Driveway sealing runs $250 to $700. A paver patio starts around $3,500 and typically tops out near $11,000.
Three things move the price: square footage, what’s under the existing slab, and the paver or finish you pick. A basic gray broom-finish concrete pad costs less than a stamped concrete driveway with color hardener. A paver driveway using basic Cambridge pavers costs less than one using premium Techo-Bloc. You’ll see the allowance in writing before we break ground. Then you’ll see a change order in writing if anything shifts. No surprises at the end.
Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. We’ll come out to Fountainebleau, walk the property, and give you a written line-item quote with no trip charge inside the county.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fountainebleau
Our crews work up and down the Tamiami Trail corridor, so if you’re in Sweetwater, University Park, Olympia Heights, or Westwood Lake, the same crew that handles Driveway & Pavers in Fountainebleau covers you too. Scheduling works the same way: call, get a written estimate, and we’ll put you on the board. County permits and NOA paperwork don’t change across these neighborhoods.
If a driveway project grows into something bigger, like a covered carport or a garage conversion, our Kitchen Remodeling in Fountainebleau and whole-home crews can scope that work as part of the same plan. We’d rather coordinate once than have you juggle three contractors.
Serving Fountainebleau, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fountainebleau area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Driveway & Pavers in Fountainebleau
We typically schedule estimates in Fountainebleau within a few business days, and many can be done the same week you call. There’s no trip charge inside the county. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll set a time that works around your schedule.
We cover the entire 33172 ZIP area, from the neighborhoods along Southwest 107th Avenue over to the Westland Mall corridor and the residential streets near Florida’s Turnpike. If you’re in Fountainebleau proper or the unincorporated pockets around it, we’ll come out and give you a written estimate.
Yes. Since Fountainebleau is unincorporated Miami-Dade County, permits run through the Miami-Dade County Building Department rather than a city office. We pull every required permit and schedule the inspections ourselves. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and we like it that way.
Costs here run about the same as Sweetwater, University Park, and Olympia Heights, mostly because the permit jurisdiction and material requirements are identical across unincorporated Miami-Dade, whether you’re looking at driveways or Roofing in Fountainebleau. The bigger variable is what’s under your existing slab and how much base work the oolitic limestone requires. Plan on $7,000 to $18,000 for pavers or $4,500 to $12,000 for concrete, and call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote on your specific driveway.
Every job we do carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something isn’t right in the first 90 days, Tom Barrett comes back and makes it right with one call. Workmanship issues are handled without you chasing anyone down. On top of that, manufacturer warranties on pavers and concrete materials apply as specified by the brand.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, working in Fountainebleau and throughout Miami-Dade County since 1998.







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