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Driveway and paver work in Sunset usually runs between $4,500 and $18,000 depending on material choice, and most jobs take three to seven working days once we break ground. The bigger question for this part of unincorporated Miami-Dade isn’t price, it’s whether the product on the truck carries a current Miami-Dade NOA number. If it doesn’t, the county inspector will red-tag it. Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk the site, scope the job in writing, and give you a fixed number before anyone swings a hammer.
Key Takeaways
- Paver driveways in Sunset run $7,000-$18,000; concrete runs $4,500-$12,000; full replacement runs $5,000-$14,000.
- Sunset is unincorporated Miami-Dade, so every paver and concrete job routes through county permitting and HVHZ product approvals.
- Shallow oolitic limestone just under the topsoil turns simple digging into jackhammer work, and we scope for it before quoting.
- Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published and verifiable. Look us up before you sign anything.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Sunset’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
We’ve been Driveway & Pavers specialists since Tom Barrett founded the company in 1998, and we’ve done enough work in the 33173 corridor to know exactly what Sunset throws at a driveway crew. Tight lots. Shared walls. Limestone shelf. And a county building department that doesn’t bend for anyone. We pull the permit on every eligible job and post the card where the inspector and your neighbors can see it. The inspector works for you, not for me, and that’s exactly why we like him.
When a Sunset homeowner calls, a live person answers, not a voicemail box and not an out-of-state call center. Tom and his sons are on-site most days, and the crew members who carry the Barrett & Sons name are background-checked and uniformed. If something’s not right after the job is done, the 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on the contract, not buried in fine print. One call brings Tom back.
We also hold the line on pricing. Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before any work proceeds. The allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t do surprises. Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Sunset
Paver Driveways
Sunset’s ranch homes from the 1960s through the 1980s sit on tight lots, and paver driveways are a practical fit: they handle the near-zero elevation grade better than a monolithic slab when they’re built with an under-drain, and they flex instead of crack when the shallow limestone shifts underneath. We install Belgard, Techo-Bloc, and Cambridge Pavers products, and every paver we set in Sunset carries a Miami-Dade NOA number so the county inspector signs off without a second look. A typical paver driveway in Sunset runs $7,000-$18,000.
Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
Concrete in Sunset is a different animal than concrete up in Broward. The June-through-October rainy season and near-zero elevation mean a flat pour without proper slope becomes a wading pool after every downpour. We pour with engineered drainage, and we know what the county wants to see on the permit drawings before the inspector ever shows up. Stamped concrete driveways are an option, but we’ll tell you straight if your lot’s drainage profile makes a paver system the better long-term call. Concrete driveway installation in Sunset typically runs $4,500-$12,000.
Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt gets specified less often in Sunset than it does in other parts of Miami-Dade, and there’s a reason. The county’s HVHZ product approval list applies to materials in ways that surprise homeowners. We’ll walk you through whether asphalt makes sense for your specific lot, and if it does, we’ll install it with the drainage it needs. Asphalt paving in Sunset generally runs $3,500-$9,000.
Driveway Repair & Replacement
Most Sunset driveways we tear out are original 1970s slabs settled into oolitic limestone, cracked by decades of wet-season saturation and root movement from mature ficus and oak trees along 33173 side streets. On a tight lot where the driveway butts against a shared wall, we stage equipment on the swale and use paver carts so your neighbor’s car never gets blocked. Driveway replacement in Sunset runs $5,000-$14,000 depending on what we find beneath the surface, and we write every change order before we touch it.
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 Sunset
We install brands you can look up, not mystery material off a van. On Sunset paver jobs we typically work with Techo-Bloc, Cambridge Pavers, and Belgard, and we use Quikrete products on concrete pours. Because we do enough volume in the 33173 corridor, we keep common paver sizes and edge restraints staged at our South Florida yard so a Sunset job doesn’t stall waiting on a pallet from out of state. If a paver cracks or a sealer fails inside the warranty window, we’re back with the replacement on the next truck run.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Sunset Homes
- Limestone surprise under the topsoil. The oolitic Miami Limestone bedrock sits just inches below the surface across much of Sunset, and what starts as a clean paver base excavation turns into a jackhammer job fast. If that ledge isn’t scoped before the quote, the owner eats the overage. We scope it.
- Standing water after every rain. Near-zero elevation plus June-through-October downpours means a driveway without an engineered under-drain and a proper slope puddles against the foundation and the neighbor’s wall. We design for drainage on every Sunset job, not as an add-on.
- Unapproved materials at inspection. A paver or sealer that passes in Coral Gables can fail in Sunset if it lacks a current Miami-Dade NOA number on the packaging. The county inspector enforces the HVHZ list without exception. We only install products with active approvals.
- Neighbor friction on tight lots. Sunset’s shared driveways and narrow setbacks mean noise, dust, and equipment staging can turn a two-week job into a months-long dispute. We follow county work-hour rules, post notice, keep the site clean, and stay on schedule.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in Sunset, FL
Here are the numbers we quote most often in Sunset, and they hold steady across the 33173 corridor. The spread inside each range comes from access, the condition of the existing slab, and whether we hit limestone during excavation.
| Service | Typical Sunset Price 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 on a Sunset job: whether the old slab has settled into limestone and needs full removal, whether your lot has room for us to stage equipment without blocking a shared driveway, and whether the drainage plan requires an under-drain or a re-slope. We write every one of those factors into a fixed line-item quote. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come out and price your driveway in person. The estimate is free, and the trip charge inside the county is waived.
We Also Serve Cities Near Sunset
Our Driveway & Pavers in Sunset crew works the surrounding communities as well, including Olympia Heights, Westwood Lake, Richmond Heights, and Kendale Lakes. If you’re in one of those neighborhoods and you’re tired of getting one price on the phone and another at the door, call (877) 610-1318. Same owner, same crew, same written change orders.
Serving Sunset, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sunset 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 Sunset
Yes, a paver driveway in Sunset needs a Miami-Dade County permit because Sunset is unincorporated, and every eligible job routes through the county building department. We pull the permit, post the card, and get the inspection sign-off. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, and we want them on every job we do.
Call (877) 610-1318 if you want us to check the permit requirements on your specific lot. No charge to look it up.
Because Sunset sits inside Miami-Dade’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone unincorporated jurisdiction, and the county inspector enforces the HVHZ product approval list without exception. A product installed across the line in Kendall may be under a different approval path, or the specific sealer or base course didn’t carry a current NOA number when it hit your job. We only install materials with active Miami-Dade NOAs, matched to what we put on the permit application.
If you’ve already got a red tag, call (877) 610-1318. We’ll tell you straight what’s salvageable and what needs a redo before you spend another dollar.
We stage the delivery on the swale, use two-man paver carts instead of driving equipment across your neighbor’s grass, and tarp the shared wall before we start jackhammering. We keep the permit card posted where the county and the neighbors can see it, and we sweep the street at the end of every day. On a typical tight 1970s ranch lot, that approach keeps the job moving without turning the neighbor into an inspector.
Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your lot before we quote, so the access plan is in writing from day one.
We scout for it before we quote, but if the oolitic limestone ledge is higher than expected, the crew pulls out the jackhammer and the clock keeps running. That’s why we scope excavation by the foot and issue a written change order before we dig past the original plan. No surprise invoice at the end, because the allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date.
Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote. We’ll tell you after the first site walk whether your lot is a hand-dig or a jackhammer job.
You can, but only if we build an engineered under-drain and re-slope into the scope of work, and that changes the quote. Sunset’s near-zero elevation and the June-through-October rainy season mean a flat stamped pour becomes a shallow pond. We’ll give you two options with pricing: fix the drainage and pour stamped concrete, or switch to a paver system that handles the runoff better. Either way, the drainage is not optional in this part of the 33173 corridor.
Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll show you both numbers before you commit to anything.
Call Barrett & Sons Construction for Driveway & Pavers in Sunset
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his name, address, and license number are published right on our documents. Look us up before you sign. Then call (877) 610-1318 for a free, written, line-item estimate on your Sunset driveway. We’ll shake your hand at the hardware store on Saturday and stand behind what we built on Monday. That’s how it works out here.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction.