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Driveway and paver work in Highland Park carries a set of rules that simply don’t exist in neighboring Dallas. Highland Park is an independent municipality running its own building department, its own inspectors, and a separate architectural review board enforcing deed restrictions written in 1907. A paver driveway that sails through a Dallas permit can get stopped cold here if the materials, width, or pattern conflict with town covenants. We know because we’ve worked through those layers on dozens of Highland Park jobs. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate from a crew that already knows what the town will ask for.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Highland Park’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
We’re an owner-operated outfit founded in 1998 by Tom Barrett. Tom’s sons run the crews, and Tom himself is on-site for most Highland Park jobs. That matters when a project needs a quick decision on base depth or a call with the review board. You’re not getting a dispatcher and a rotating cast of subcontractors. You’re getting the same faces from the first estimate to the final walk.
Highland Park homeowners tend to do their homework before signing. They check licenses, they read covenants, and they have been burned by national outfits that quote low on the phone and show up with a different number. We publish Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number. Every scope change arrives as a written change order before any work moves. And every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back.
We also answer the phone. A live person picks up, 24 hours a day. No voicemail box, no out-of-state call center. When a Highland Park homeowner calls about a sunken paver or a spalling concrete edge, they talk to someone who can give a real answer.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Highland Park
Paver Driveways
A paver driveway in Highland Park is as much an architectural statement as it is a surface to park on. We install Belgard and Techo-Bloc paver systems over engineered bases built for North Texas expansive clay. On Blackland Prairie soil, a standard gravel-and-sand base fails within a couple of wet-dry cycles. We over-excavate and build a properly compacted base course with a permeable layer that reduces heaving. The result is a driveway that stays flat through summers that crack bare concrete and winters that leave lesser bases sagging.
Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
Concrete driveways in Highland Park range from 1920s slabs on the original platted streets to fresh pours on new luxury customs. We handle both. For an older home near Armstrong Parkway, we replaced a spalling, cracked slab with reinforced concrete over a compacted sub-base, tied to the foundation’s existing drainage plan. For a new build near Preston Road, we poured a post-tension driveway that moves with the soil instead of fighting it. We also handle walkways, pool decks, and stamped concrete with patterns approved up front by the town’s review board.
Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt is less common in Highland Park than pavers or concrete, but it shows up on service alleys, carriage-house approaches, and long private drives along Lakeside Drive. We do full asphalt paving and resurfacing over milled bases, and we fix the two most common failures in this town: alligator cracking from soil movement and edge raveling from drainage that pushes water under the asphalt. A proper Highland Park asphalt job starts with the base, not the topcoat.
Driveway Repair & Replacement
Highland Park’s shrink-swell clay punishes poor base work. We regularly see trip hazards where two adjacent pavers have shifted by an inch or more, and concrete slabs that have cracked at the control joint and heaved along one edge. We don’t patch and pray. We excavate to stable soil, rebuild the base, and reinstall the surface. When a 1920s Mediterranean estate near Lakeside Drive needed a cracked, spalling concrete driveway replaced, we pulled the old slab under a Highland Park permit, hauled it out, laid a full-depth paver installation over an engineered base, and closed the job only after the town inspector signed off and the homeowners walked the finished drive with us.
For any of these, call (877) 610-1318. We’ll give you a written, line-item estimate before you commit to anything.
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 Highland Park
We install paver systems from Belgard and Techo-Bloc, two manufacturers whose product lines are approved for use in Highland Park deed-restricted projects. We stock common paver colors and patterns locally through our Dallas-Fort Worth supply chain, which means a Highland Park paver driveway gets its materials on the ground faster than waiting on a ship from a coastal distributor. We don’t install mystery brands off the back of a van. If a paver needs replacing in five years, you’ll know exactly what was laid and where to source the match.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Highland Park Homes
- Shifting pavers from expansive clay. The Blackland Prairie soil under Highland Park shrinks in hot summers and swells in wet springs. A standard gravel-and-sand base lets pavers move with the soil, creating uneven saddles and trip hazards within two or three seasons. Our engineered base is over-excavated and rigid enough to span minor soil movement.
- Deed-restriction conflicts after the fact. Highland Park’s architectural review board enforces 1907 covenants on driveway width, material, and color. We’ve seen Dallas-based crews pull a Dallas permit, lay a paver drive, and get hit with a stop-work order because the width exceeded the recorded frontage allowance. We check the covenants before the first shovelful turns.
- Concrete spalling along control joints. Seasonal movement cracks the slab, water seeps in, and freeze-thaw cycles pop the surface at the joint. Highland Park’s alternating wet springs and dry summers accelerate this. We replace the affected sections with properly reinforced concrete and joint spacing matched to the soil, not a one-size-fits-all spec.
- Permit confusion between jurisdictions. Highland Park is entirely surrounded by Dallas, but it is not Dallas. A contractor who assumes Dallas permitting rules apply here will fail inspection. We pull Highland Park permits for every eligible driveway and paver job, and we schedule the town’s inspector before we call the job done.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in Highland Park, TX
Highland Park pricing runs a notch above surrounding cities because the town’s review board and its engineered-base requirements add legitimate scope. That’s the honest answer. Here’s what you’re looking at:
| Service | Highland Park Range |
|---|---|
| Paver Driveway Installation | $7,000 - $18,000 |
| Concrete Driveway Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
| Driveway Replacement | $5,000 - $14,000 |
What moves the number: paver choice (Belgard vs. premium Techo-Bloc), base depth (expansive clay needs more excavation), driveway area, and whether the review board requires material or width changes. You’ll get every number in writing as a line item before work begins. Every change after that arrives as a written change order. No surprises at the end. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll bring a tape measure and a straight answer.
We Also Serve Cities Near Highland Park
Our Driveway & Pavers crews work throughout the Park Cities and the surrounding North Texas suburbs. If you’re in University Park, Dallas, Richardson, or Irving, the same Barrett & Sons team that handles Highland Park’s permit and review-board process can serve your project. Scheduling and coordination come from our Dallas-Fort Worth office. For local service in this town, see our Driveway & Pavers in Highland Park page.
Serving Highland Park, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Highland Park 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 Highland Park
Yes, Highland Park issues its own permit for driveway replacement, and it is separate from anything Dallas requires. The architectural review board enforces the town’s 1907 deed restrictions on driveway width, material, and sometimes color or pattern. The inspector works for you, not for the contractor. We handle the permit, schedule the inspection, and bring the deed-restriction review up front so the board signs off before we pour or lay anything. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll check your street’s covenants during the estimate.
You don’t lay pavers on a standard gravel-and-sand base here and expect them to stay flat. The Blackland Prairie clay under Highland Park shrinks in summer and swells in spring. We over-excavate, lay a properly compacted engineered base with a permeable course, and use edge restraints that hold the pattern together as the soil moves. It’s more work up front, and it’s the difference between a flat drive and a line of trip hazards two years from now. Call (877) 610-1318 for a quote that includes the base work so you can compare apples to apples.
In most cases, replacing the driveway itself will not void the structural warranty on the home, but you should check the warranty language before work begins. Some builder warranties have subsidence clauses tied to soil movement, which is exactly what a heavy paver installation can trigger on expansive clay. We’ll review the warranty with you and design the base so it doesn’t load the foundation in a way that transfers risk. A written scope and a call with the builder is a lot cheaper than a denied claim. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll look at the documents before we quote.
Stamped and colored concrete are used in Highland Park, but they go through the review board first, and the board can reject specific colors or patterns if they conflict with the street’s recorded covenant. We’ve seen a natural gray stamped pattern approved on one block and a darker charcoal pattern flagged on the next because of a deed restriction written in 1907. We submit the finish samples and pattern drawings up front so nothing gets ripped out later. Call (877) 610-1318 to see what’s been approved on your street.
A paver driveway in Highland Park runs $7,000 to $18,000, while a plain concrete replacement runs $4,500 to $12,000. The paver premium covers material, a deeper engineered base for the clay, and the extra labor for the tighter pattern. Some homeowners split the difference with a concrete driveway that uses stamped borders or paver accents at the apron. We’ll price both options in writing so you can decide with real numbers. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. We also offer a Free Second Opinion on any written estimate and No Trip Charge Inside the County.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction. Tom founded the company in 1998 and handles estimates and on-site supervision for Highland Park driveway and paver projects.