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Driveway and paver work in Lakeway is not a flat-lot job. Most of the residential lots here sit on sloping Edwards Plateau limestone above Lake Travis, which means a new paver driveway runs $7,000 to $18,000 and a poured concrete driveway runs $4,500 to $12,000, with rock excavation and proper base prep driving most of the difference. If your current driveway is cracked, sinking, or washing out at the edges, you’re seeing what happens when somebody pours or lays directly over undisturbed caliche instead of excavating it first. Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come look at your lot, your slope, and your existing grade before anybody quotes you a number.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lakeway’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. That’s not marketing language. When we work in Lakeway, the person who wrote your contract is usually standing on your lot. Our Driveway & Pavers team has pulled enough failed driveways out of the 78738 ZIP to know exactly what Lakeway’s limestone does to a bad base: pavers shift, concrete cracks at the corners, and asphalt edges crumble where storm runoff undercuts them.
We answer the phone with a live person, not a voicemail box. We publish Tom’s name, address, and license number so you can look us up before you sign anything. Every price change on a Lakeway job arrives as a written change order before work proceeds, because we’ve seen too many homeowners get burned by a verbal quote that mutated by the final invoice. And every completed job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, Tom comes back. That’s the whole promise.
Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself. We’ve been serving Lakeway homeowners long enough that the permit inspector knows our work, and we like it that way. The inspector works for you, not for me, which is exactly why I want him on the job.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Lakeway
Paver Driveways
Paver driveways are the most common request we get from Lakeway homeowners who want something that can flex with the ground instead of cracking against it. On sloped lots, a properly built paver system with a compacted aggregate base and edge restraints will outlast a slab by years, because the joints let the surface move without fracturing. We typically install Belgard and Techo-Bloc products, and the base prep on a Lakeway hillside is the step that separates a twenty-year driveway from a two-year one.
Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
Concrete still makes sense on lots with less dramatic slope, especially where a homeowner wants a clean, continuous surface. But Lakeway’s soil drains fast and doesn’t hold moisture, so concrete here needs proper control joints and a base that doesn’t bridge over voids in the limestone. When we pour in Lakeway, we excavate to solid rock or engineered fill first, and we write that scope into the contract before the mixer ever arrives.
Driveway Repair & Replacement
Most of the repair work we do in Lakeway starts with somebody else’s shortcut. A 4-inch slab laid directly on limestone, no base, no drainage, and ten years of storm runoff doing the rest. We don’t patch over that. We dig out the failure, build the base correctly, and replace the surface so the problem doesn’t come back in a season. If a repair will hold, we’ll tell you. If it won’t, we’ll show you why and give you a written scope for replacement.
Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt driveways in Lakeway age differently than they do on flat lots east of here, mainly because the underlying rock doesn’t move but the fill above it does. We resurface and recompact where the base is still sound, and we recommend full replacement when the subgrade has failed. Either way, the number is honest, and the scope is in writing.
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 Lakeway
We install paver systems from Belgard and Techo-Bloc, because those are brands you can look up, with published specs and proven performance on sloped limestone lots like the ones around Lake Travis. We also work with Simonton and Ply Gem on window and door packages that often accompany driveway and paver projects during a larger exterior refresh. We stock the most common parts and materials for Lakeway jobs locally, which keeps turnaround tight and honest.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Lakeway Homes
- Pavers settling and shifting within two years. This happens when a contractor skips the rock-excavation step and lays a base directly over undisturbed caliche. The base never compacts, the pavers sink, and the surface starts to look like a washed-out riverbed after a few good rain seasons.
- Driveway additions pushing a lot over Lakeway’s impervious cover cap. Adding paved surface on a sloped lot frequently triggers stormwater engineering and LCRA review. If the previous contractor skipped the permit, the extra square footage can get flagged during resale and become the new owner’s problem.
- Concrete cracking at the corners within the first year. On hillside lots, cutting into a slope to widen a driveway can destabilize an existing retaining wall. The wall moves, the slab cracks, and the homeowner is left fighting a warranty that was never worth the paper it skipped.
- Heritage live oak roots forcing a mid-project stop. Lakeway’s tree ordinance protects live oaks with a caliper of 24 inches or more, and disturbing a protected root zone during excavation can halt the entire job while an arborist report is prepared and the design is re-engineered. We look for this before we dig.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in Lakeway, TX
A paver driveway in Lakeway typically runs $7,000 to $18,000, while a poured concrete driveway runs $4,500 to $12,000. A full driveway replacement lands between $5,000 and $14,000 depending on the excavation required. Driveway sealing runs $250 to $700. Pavers cost more per square foot than concrete, but on a sloped lot with freeze-thaw cycles and fast-draining soil, the long-term math often favors pavers because they move without cracking. Rock excavation, tree-root protection, drainage, and impervious cover compliance are the four Lakeway-specific factors that move the price more than anything else.
| Service | Typical Range in Lakeway |
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| Paver Driveway Installation | $7,000 - $18,000 |
| Concrete Driveway Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
| Driveway Replacement | $5,000 - $14,000 |
| Paver Patio Installation | $3,500 - $11,000 |
| Driveway Sealing | $250 - $700 |
Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate. We’ll walk your lot, check your grade, and put a line-item number in your hand before anybody moves a single stone.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lakeway
We run crews into Bee Cave, Lago Vista, Shady Hollow, and parts of Austin, but Driveway & Pavers in Lakeway is the work we know best. If you’re in a neighboring community and dealing with similar limestone, slope, or drainage issues, call us and we’ll tell you straight whether it’s a job we’d take on. No runaround, no out-of-state call center. Just a straight answer.
Serving Lakeway, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lakeway 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 Lakeway
Yes, and the exact trigger depends on your lot’s impervious cover, the project’s square footage, and whether you’re changing drainage patterns. Lakeway enforces strict impervious cover limits tied to the Lake Travis watershed, so what looks like a simple driveway swap can require stormwater engineering and LCRA coordination before the city signs off. We pull permits on every eligible job and handle the paperwork with the city directly. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you what your specific lot needs.
Mostly yes. Controlled rock excavation is usually done with a hydraulic hammer and excavator rather than blasting, especially in residential neighborhoods where blasting isn’t practical or permitted. On shallower lots, we can often build a compacted base directly over excavated rock without full-depth digging. The right answer depends on what’s actually under your soil, and we find that out before we quote, not after we start. Call us for a free estimate.
If a root from a live oak with a 24-inch or larger caliper is disturbed, Lakeway’s heritage tree ordinance can require an arborist report, a root-zone protection plan, and a redesigned scope before the city releases the permit. We survey for protected trees before excavation begins and adjust the driveway layout where we can. On a recent hillside job in the 78738 ZIP, we redesigned a paver driveway’s curve around a 27-inch live oak root and passed inspection without a stop-work order. That’s the way to do it.
Yes, and this is one of the few places where pavers have a genuine regulatory advantage. Permeable paver systems with open-graded joints allow water to infiltrate through the surface, which can count differently against your impervious cover calculation than a solid concrete slab depending on the system and the city’s current standards. If you’re close to the cap, this can be the difference between a permitted project and one that gets denied. Ask us to check your lot’s numbers before you pick a surface.
Twenty to thirty years when the base is built correctly, which outlasts most concrete slabs on the same terrain by a decade or more. The advantage on a slope is that pavers flex at the joints instead of cracking at stress points, and the base we install handles drainage so water doesn’t undercut the edges like it does on poorly built flat-lot jobs. The catch is that the base work costs more on limestone, which is exactly why we quote it honestly up front. Call (877) 610-1318 for a written price.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lakeway since 1998.