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Driveway and paver work in Lauderdale Lakes runs $3,500 to $18,000 depending on material and scope, and the single biggest factor in whether your job survives isn’t the brand of paver you pick. It’s the base underneath. Lauderdale Lakes sits on the flat Broward County coastal plain where the water table runs just two to three feet below grade, and a base that works fine in inland cities fails here within a few rainy seasons. We’ve been doing this since 1998, and we’ve torn out enough sinking driveways in the 33313 zip code to know exactly what holds up and what doesn’t. Call us at (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate, and we’ll walk the site with you before you spend a dollar.
Key Takeaways:
- Paver driveway installation in Lauderdale Lakes: $7,000-$18,000
- Concrete driveway installation: $4,500-$12,000
- Driveway sealing: $250-$700
- The water table two to three feet below grade means base compaction and drainage are non-negotiable here
- Every job includes written change orders before any scope shift, permits pulled, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lauderdale Lakes’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
We’re not a franchise dispatching strangers from three counties away. Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. When we do a Driveway & Pavers job in Lauderdale Lakes, the person who shakes your hand at the estimate is the same person who shows up on day one. Our crew members are background-checked, uniformed, and they carry the Barrett & Sons name on their shirts and on the truck. You won’t wonder who’s walking up your driveway on a Tuesday morning.
Lauderdale Lakes is a fully built-out 1960s and 1970s community, and that changes the work. The original concrete driveways we pull up were poured when the cars were lighter, the subgrade was never prepared for modern vehicle loads, and the high humidity here accelerates oxidation of the asphalt binder between resurfacing cycles. We send local crews who already know this, not a crew seeing the neighborhood for the first time. When a homeowner in the East Gate neighborhood or around NW 44th Street tells us their paver joints are washing out, we don’t guess at the cause. We already know the water table is sitting two to three feet down and the lot drains flat to a swale that hasn’t been cleaned out since the original owner left.
Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens. No surprise invoices at the end. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t do that to our neighbors in Lauderdale Lakes.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Lauderdale Lakes
Paver Driveways
A paver driveway in Lauderdale Lakes is the best-looking and most repairable option, but only if the base is done right. We specify crushed concrete compacted with a plate compactor, then we run drainage before the first paver goes down. On a job just off NW 44th Terrace in the 33313 zip code, our crew pulled up a sinking 1980s concrete slab and found the original base had never been properly compacted over the high water table. We deleted the cheap sand-only base, brought in crushed concrete, ran an extra 4-inch perforated drain line to daylight at the swale, and set the owner’s new brick pavers on a sealed joint system. The pavers haven’t moved since, and they won’t. That’s not a brag. That’s what a properly built base does here.
Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
Concrete driveways on older CBS properties in Lauderdale Lakes crack and spall at the expansion joints where stucco runoff and salt-laden moisture from nearby swales collect - a moisture problem we also address in our Bathroom Remodeling in Lauderdale Lakes work. An unsealed joint lets that water reach the rebar before the slab is a decade old, and once the rebar starts corroding, the slab lifts and cracks from the inside. We seal every joint on new pours and we tell you exactly which sealant we’re using and why. If you have an existing slab that’s still structurally sound but showing surface spalling, we can often repair the joints and resurface rather than tear out the whole driveway. We’ll tell you honestly which one makes sense, because we’re not trying to sell you a replacement you don’t need.
Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt driveways in Lauderdale Lakes develop alligator cracking faster than they do in inland Broward cities. The original 1960s and 1970s subgrade was never prepared for the weight of modern SUVs and pickups, and the high ambient humidity accelerates oxidation of the binder between resurfacing cycles. If your asphalt driveway is showing hairline cracks that haven’t yet spidered into alligator pattern, resealing now extends its life by years. If the alligator cracking is already there, we’ll cut out the failed section, rebuild the base, and patch it properly rather than smear sealcoat over a structural problem. Sealcoat over a failing base is a paint job on a broken bone.
Driveway Repair & Replacement
Sometimes a section fails and sometimes the whole thing has to come out. In Lauderdale Lakes, partial replacement is often possible on concrete driveways where only one slab has settled or spalled, but we’ll only recommend it if the adjacent slabs are sound and the base underneath is stable. When the base is the problem, a patch job just moves the crack to the next joint. For a full replacement, expect $5,000 to $14,000 depending on the size of the driveway, the material you choose, and the amount of base reconstruction required. We’ll give you a line-item written estimate so you can see exactly where the money goes.
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Trusted Brands We Service in Lauderdale Lakes
We’re not a company that shows up with mystery materials off the back of a van. On paver and hardscape jobs, we specify Belgard and Techo-Bloc because they’re names you can look up, and because their joint systems and edge restraints are built to hold up in coastal high-moisture conditions. For the drainage and waterproofing components under your driveway or pool deck, we use GAF’s commercial-grade underlayments and drainage membranes where the job calls for them, just as we do on Roofing in Lauderdale Lakes projects. If you’re pricing pavers and someone quotes you a brand you’ve never heard of, ask yourself why. The cheap spec costs more within a decade, and we’d rather put a material in your driveway that we’d put in our own.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Lauderdale Lakes Homes
- Pavers heaving and separating within two or three rainy seasons. This is the big one. On Lauderdale Lakes’ flat, high-water-table lots, a contractor who uses dry polymeric sand instead of a sealed joint system is setting you up for weeds, shifted edges, and a driveway that looks ragged before the warranty is up. We won’t do dry sand joints here.
- Concrete spalling at the expansion joints. On older CBS homes, stucco runoff and salt-laden moisture collect at the joints, and unsealed joints let that brine reach the rebar. The slab lifts, the surface pops, and you’re looking at a replacement you didn’t budget for. Sealing existing joints now is cheap insurance.
- Asphalt alligator cracking from failed subgrade. The original 1960s and 1970s base under many Lauderdale Lakes driveways was never built for modern vehicle loads. Once the alligator cracks appear, sealcoating won’t fix it. The failed section has to be cut out and rebuilt.
- Pool deck pavers failing at the coping line. Around Lauderdale Lakes’ aging low-rise apartment complexes and older single-family homes with pools, we see contractors reuse the original corroded aluminum trim instead of upgrading to marine-grade stainless. The salt air eats the fasteners in under five years. We specify stainless and we tell you why.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Here’s what you should budget for a Driveway & Pavers in Lauderdale Lakes job:
| Service | Typical Range in Lauderdale Lakes |
|---|---|
| Paver Driveway Installation | $7,000-$18,000 |
| Concrete Driveway Installation | $4,500-$12,000 |
| Asphalt Driveway Paving | $3,500-$9,000 |
| Driveway Sealing | $250-$700 |
| Driveway Replacement | $5,000-$14,000 |
The range is broad because the base work is the wildcard. A paver driveway on a lot with proper drainage and a deep, stable base is a straightforward install at the lower end. A paver driveway on a flat lot with groundwater two feet down and a failed 1970s subgrade needs dewatering, base reconstruction, and drainage before the first paver goes in. That’s the higher end. We write the dewatering allowance into the contract ahead of time, so if the water table shows up during excavation, you’re not staring at a change order you didn’t expect. Free estimates in Lauderdale Lakes. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come out, walk the site, and give you a written line-item quote.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lauderdale Lakes
Our crews serve Lauderdale Lakes and the surrounding Broward communities, including Lauderhill, Fort Lauderdale, Plantation, and Broadview Park. No trip charge inside the county. If you’re just outside Lauderdale Lakes and are not sure whether we cover your street, call and ask. A live person answers.
Serving Lauderdale Lakes, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lauderdale Lakes 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 Lauderdale Lakes
Because Plantation sits higher and drier. In Lauderdale Lakes the water table is two to three feet below grade, so a proper paver job here needs base reconstruction with crushed concrete, compaction with a plate compactor, and usually an additional drainage line to daylight at the swale. Contractors in Plantation can often get away with a standard base and no dewatering. Here, skipping that work means pavers heaving and separating within two or three rainy seasons. The extra cost is not markup. It’s the base work that keeps the driveway flat. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote on your lot, and we’ll show you the base spec we’re pricing.
Seal concrete and asphalt driveways every two to three years in Lauderdale Lakes. The salt-laden air and intense summer humidity here accelerate oxidation and moisture intrusion faster than inland Broward cities. Concrete lasts longest overall if the joints are sealed and the slab is resurfaced as needed, but paver driveways with a sealed joint system and a proper crushed aggregate base actually outperform everything else on Lauderdale Lakes’ high water table because the joints flex instead of crack. Unsealed concrete spalls at the joints, and asphalt alligators once the binder oxidizes. If you want the longest life with the least resealing, do pavers with sealed joints. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through the options with real numbers.
Sometimes, yes. If one slab has settled or spalled but the adjacent slabs are sound and the base underneath is stable, a section replacement makes sense. But on many Lauderdale Lakes homes built in the 1960s and 1970s, the entire subgrade was never compacted for modern loads, so the failure is underneath, not just in one visible slab. If we cut out the bad section and find the base is mush, we’ll show you before we pour anything. You’ll get a written change order for the expanded scope before any extra work happens. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free site inspection, and we’ll tell you honestly whether a patch will hold or you’re just delaying the full replacement.
Skipping drainage and compaction. The biggest red flag is a contractor who shows up, scrapes off the topsoil, dumps sand, and starts laying pavers the same morning. In Lauderdale Lakes, with the water table two to three feet down, a sand-only base over uncompacted soil is a future sinking driveway. The base under a paver job here should include crushed concrete compacted in lifts with a plate compactor, and there should be a drainage plan for the water that collects on these flat lots. If your contractor can’t explain the base spec in writing, call us instead. We write the dewatering allowance into the contract and get inspection sign-off on the rough-in before the pavers go down. Call (877) 610-1318 before you sign anything.
No. Asphalt driveways fail faster here because the original 1960s and 1970s subgrade was never prepared for modern vehicle loads, and the high humidity accelerates oxidation of the asphalt binder between resurfacing cycles. You’ll get more life out of asphalt in Lauderdale Lakes if you reseal every two years and don’t park heavy pickups or trailers on the same spot repeatedly, but understand that alligator cracking is likely within eight to twelve years even with good maintenance here. If you want the longest service life on this specific city’s lots, do pavers on a properly compacted base instead. Call (877) 610-1318 for honest pricing on both options.
Get a Free Driveway & Pavers Estimate in Lauderdale Lakes
If you live in Lauderdale Lakes and your driveway is sinking, cracking, or washing out, don’t wait. The rainy season makes everything worse, and a failing base only gets more expensive to fix the longer it sits. Call (877) 610-1318 today. We’ll come out, walk the site with you, check the drainage and the base, and hand you a written line-item estimate with real numbers. Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published and verifiable. Ask anyone on your street. Or look us up yourself. We’ll be here when you call.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lauderdale Lakes, FL.