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Most driveways in Lakehills are fighting a losing battle against two things: limestone and lake levels. A paver driveway installation in Lakehills typically runs $7,000-$18,000, while concrete comes in at $4,500-$12,000. We’ve pulled enough permits in the 78056 area to know that what looks like a simple pour is almost never simple here. If you’re pricing a new driveway or patio, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you a straight answer without the sales pitch.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lakehills’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
We’re not the biggest outfit in Bandera County, and that’s the point. Barrett & Sons is Tom Barrett, his sons running the crews, and a name that’s been on the truck since 1998. Homeowners along Medina Lake tell us the same thing: they got burned by a company that quoted one number over the phone and showed up with another. That doesn’t happen here. Every scope, every allowance, every price change comes to you as a written change order before work starts, not as a surprise line item at the end.
Most days you’ll find us on a lot somewhere off FM 1280 or County Road 261, working with the rock that sits just inches under the grass. We know what Bandera County inspections require, and we like the inspector knowing our name. The permits get pulled on every eligible job, and the inspections get signed. If something’s not right within 90 days, Tom comes back, one call, and makes it right. That’s the 90-Day Done Right Promise, and it’s on every contract we write.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Lakehills
Our Driveway & Pavers team handles everything from a cracked slab replacement to a full paver driveway cut into a hillside, all right here in Lakehills. Below are the four jobs we do the most.
Paver Driveways
The rocky terrain around Medina Lake sounds like it’d be a nightmare for pavers, but it’s actually where they shine. Unlike a solid slab, a brick or Techo-Bloc paver driveway flexes with ground movement, and the shallow limestone here means ground shift is a constant. We compact a proper base, and we don’t skip the edge restraints that keep pavers from wandering toward the downhill side of a sloped lot. A paver driveway in Lakehills runs $7,000-$18,000 depending on grade, access, and the stone you pick.
Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
Summers here top 100°F on a regular basis, and hot weather cures concrete fast. Too fast, if the crew doesn’t know what it’s doing. We watch the pour temperature, we keep the moisture up, and we saw the control joints at the right time so your driveway in Lakehills doesn’t turn into a spiderweb of cracks by September. Plain concrete driveways run $4,500-$12,000. Stamped concrete, patios, and walkways come in a bit higher depending on the pattern and color you want.
Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt makes sense on flat, open lots where the sun hits it evenly. On the steeper, rocky properties along the lake’s north shore, it holds up well if the base is prepared right. Most of what we see in Lakehills is older asphalt that has oxidized and crumbled at the edges. Resurfacing over a solid base runs cheaper than a full teardown, and asphalt paving in this market runs $3,500-$9,000.
Driveway Repair & Replacement
If your slab has heaved because a root found a crack, or the corners are spalling from years of rain and sun, you may not need a full replacement. We’ll tell you straight if a repair buys you five more years or if you’re just patching a sinking ship. Driveway replacement in Lakehills runs $5,000-$14,000, and we’ll put the scope in writing before anything moves.
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 Lakehills
We install Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers because they’re brands you can look up, with warranties that mean something, not mystery blocks off a van. Prefer our Bathroom Remodeling in Lakehills or a wall or landing system with a specific look? We’ll order Ply Gem or Simonton where the job calls for it, and we store materials locally so a special order doesn’t hold your project hostage for three weeks while a distributor drags its feet. That matters when the Medina Lake wind is blowing dust into your kitchen and you just want the driveway done.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Lakehills Homes
- Limestone ledge erosion. The Edwards Plateau limestone under much of the 78056 area is rarely flat. Over time, soil washes away around it, leaving paver edges or slab corners hanging with nothing under them. Fixing it requires rebuilding the base, not just filling the hole.
- Flash-flood washout. Bandera County sits in the flash-flood alley of the Hill Country. Shallow limestone soil absorbs almost nothing, so a hard rain sends water over the ground instead of into it. Driveways without proper drainage and channeling get undercut fast.
- Cracked slabs on converted fishing cabins. Many of the older 1950s-1970s cabins around the lake were built as seasonal fishing camps, never meant for full-time living. Their driveways were often just a thin pour over ungraded ground. Adding a permanent home and a heavier vehicle means those slabs fail quickly.
- Lake-level ground shift. Medina Lake swings between drought and flood. The ground near the shoreline reacts to those cycles, expanding and contracting. Pavers or slabs without flexible joints and proper base compaction crack along the lake side first.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in Lakehills, TX
A paver driveway in Lakehills runs $7,000-$18,000. Concrete driveways run $4,500-$12,000. Asphalt paving runs $3,500-$9,000, and driveway replacement runs $5,000-$14,000. Paver patios run $3,500-$11,000, and driveway sealing is $250-$700. The biggest cost factors are the size and grade of your lot, how much rock has to come out, and whether you build a standard driveway or something with borders, steps, or a circle drive. We give free estimates, and we put the allowance and the scope in writing before you commit. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come out, measure, and tell you what it’ll cost to the dollar. If you already have a written estimate from someone else, bring it to us. The second opinion is free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lakehills
We run crews to Helotes, Lackland Air Force Base, Leon Valley, and Fair Oaks Ranch too. If you’re in one of those areas and you’re pricing a driveway, the same free estimate and written change order policy applies. We also handle Home Additions & ADU in Lakehills when a driveway is just the first piece of a bigger project, and our Kitchen Remodeling in Lakehills crews are lifting cabinets and counters in homes right around the lake.
Serving Lakehills, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lakehills 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 Lakehills
A paver driveway in Lakehills runs $7,000-$18,000. The range comes down to your lot’s grade, how much limestone has to be moved, and what paver you choose, like Belgard or Techo-Bloc. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote, and the estimate is free.
Yes, on every eligible job. Driveways and paving near Medina Lake can require Bandera County permits, and lakefront lots may run into FEMA floodplain and Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority shoreline constraints. We pull what’s required, get the inspections signed, and never tell you permits are optional. That’s the wrong way to work, and you’ll be the one who pays for it later.
Often, yes. A crack that is stable and hasn’t heaved can be repaired with the right materials, and we’ll tell you straight whether a repair buys you five years or whether you’re just patching until the whole slab fails. We won’t sell you a replacement you don’t need. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk the driveway with you.
It does. Medina Lake swings between drought and flood, and the ground near the shoreline moves with those cycles. A driveway built on the lake side of the lot without proper base compaction and flexible joints will crack sooner than one on high, stable limestone. That’s one of the reasons we over-prepare bases on lake-adjacent lots in the 78056 area.
Yes. We come out, measure, look at the grade and the rock, and give you a written line-item estimate with no obligation. No trip charge inside the county, and if you have another written estimate, we’ll give you a free second opinion. Call (877) 610-1318 to set it up.
Ready to Price Your Driveway in Lakehills?
You’ll get Tom or one of his sons on the job, not a dispatcher sending out a stranger. Every price change arrives in writing before we touch the work. Every permit gets pulled. Every job gets the 90-Day Done Right Promise. Call (877) 610-1318 today for your free estimate, and we’ll shake your hand and tell you what it costs.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lakehills and surrounding areas since 1998.