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Driveway and paver work in Addison isn’t a generic job you can copy from a Dallas playbook. Our crews work on Addison’s Blackland Prairie clay every week, and that soil moves more than almost anywhere else in the metroplex. A paver driveway in Addison runs $7,000-$18,000, while a concrete driveway runs $4,500-$12,000, and the single biggest factor in whether that investment lasts is how the base is prepared for Addison’s shrink-swell clay cycle. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come look at your property, talk straight about what your driveway actually needs, and give you a written estimate before anything moves forward.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Addison’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and his name is on the truck. His sons run the crews. That matters in Addison, where homeowners keep getting burned by outfits that quote one number over the phone and show up with another. Our reputation here is built on written change orders, permits pulled, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise written on every single contract. If something isn’t right, Tom comes back and makes it right. One call.
We’re no strangers to Addison’s streets. We’ve replaced heaving driveways off Arapaho Road, rebuilt paver walkways in Les Lacs, and repaired stamped concrete borders along Belt Line Road-adjacent homes. Addison is 4.4 square miles and fully built out, so every job we do here is a renovation or replacement, not new construction. That means we’re working within existing grades, existing drainage patterns, and HOA rules that newer subdivisions enforce. A contractor who doesn’t know Addison’s rules will hand you a plan that gets rejected at design review. We’ve already been through it.
When you call about driveway or paver work in Addison, you’ll reach a live person, not a voicemail box. And because we coordinate from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, we can get a full estimate to you without the runaround. Look up Tom Barrett’s license number yourself if you want. He publishes it, along with his name and address. Ask anyone on your street about us. Then call (877) 610-1318.
We’re proud of our Driveway & Pavers work across the metroplex, but Addison is a specific place with specific problems. The clay here doesn’t behave the way it does in Carrollton or Farmers Branch. We build for that.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Addison
Paver Driveways
Paver driveways in Addison need more than a screeded sand bed. The Blackland Prairie clay under your property swells after October rains and shrinks during August heat, and if the base isn’t stabilized and the edge restraint isn’t reinforced, the pavers will migrate. We import crushed concrete or limestone base, compact in lifts, and install edge restraint that actually holds. A paver driveway in Addison runs $7,000-$18,000 depending on square footage, pattern, and whether you choose permeable pavers, which several Addison HOAs now prefer for drainage.
Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
Concrete driveways in Addison fail in a predictable pattern. Hairline cracks show up within 12 months when the subgrade wasn’t compacted for the clay’s seasonal movement. We’ve replaced enough of them to know the fix: remove the failing slab, address the soil beneath, compact properly, and pour with control joints placed for Addison’s specific movement pattern. Concrete driveway installation runs $4,500-$12,000 in Addison, and replacement runs $5,000-$14,000. If you’re on a newer lot in one of Addison’s master-planned pockets, we’ll also check the original builder’s driveway spec so we don’t repeat whatever they got wrong.
Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt is the least common residential driveway surface in Addison, mostly because the clay movement telegraphs through asphalt as alligator cracking faster than through concrete. But if you have an asphalt drive off a mid-century property or a townhome court, we do full removal, base stabilization, and resurfacing. We also handle commercial asphalt near the Belt Line Road corridor, where rapid tenant turnover means parking lots take constant abuse.
Driveway Repair & Replacement
Most Addison driveways don’t need full replacement. They need targeted repair: a section that heaved, an expansion joint that’s failing, a paver border that sank. We’ll tell you honestly what can be repaired and what’s past saving. If replacement is the right call, we’ll walk you through the permit process with the Town of Addison, schedule the inspection, and make sure the job is signed off before we leave. Repair work starts around $400, and full replacement with a proper clay-soil base runs $5,000-$14,000.
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 Addison
We install and service pavers and concrete driveways, but many Addison homeowners also ask about adjacent work: windows, doors, and exterior upgrades. When we do that work, we install brands with names you can verify. Simonton windows, Ply Gem siding, and PGT impact-rated windows are all available through our Addison jobs. We won’t hand you a mystery brand off a van. If we put it on your house, you can look it up.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Addison Homes
- Hairline cracks in new concrete within a year. The subgrade wasn’t compacted for Addison’s clay cycle. The soil shrinks hard during 100°F-plus summers, and the slab flexes. We compact differently here than we would in Richardson or Carrollton, and it matters.
- Paver edges sinking into the soft blackland soil. When a crew skips edge restraint to save money, the outer rows sink within two seasons. In Addison’s newer subdivisions, that sinking triggers HOA violation notices. We install reinforced edge restraint on every paver job in Addison, no exceptions.
- Stamped concrete borders cracking along expansion joints every August. That’s the clay drying out under the border while the main slab moves at a different rate. It’s a joint detail problem, not a contractor jinx. We re-cut and re-detail joints for Addison’s actual movement range.
- Voided builder warranties from driveway replacement vibration. If you have a newer home and we’re removing a driveway adjacent to a foundation, we run a pre-construction vibration survey before heavy equipment touches the slab. That protects your builder’s foundation warranty. Most crews skip this. We don’t.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in Addison, TX
Here are the real numbers for Addison’s market, based on the jobs we’ve completed here. Costs move with square footage, access, soil conditions, and HOA requirements.
| Service | Typical Addison Range |
|---|---|
| Paver Driveway Installation | $7,000-$18,000 |
| Concrete Driveway Installation | $4,500-$12,000 |
| Driveway Replacement | $5,000-$14,000 |
Every Addison estimate is free, and it’s a written, line-item quote. Any change to scope or price arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate. Ask about our permanent 10% Senior & Veteran discount and our $40 off any repair over $200.
We Also Serve Cities Near Addison
Our Driveway & Pavers in Addison work regularly takes us into the surrounding communities: Carrollton, Farmers Branch, University Park, and Richardson. If you’re in one of those cities and need the same clay-soil expertise, call us. The soil might be a little different, but the standard never changes.
Serving Addison, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Addison 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 Addison
Yes. Replacing your driveway with a different surface type in Addison requires a permit from the Town of Addison. We pull it, schedule the inspection, and make sure the job is signed off before we leave the site. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll handle the whole thing.
It can, if heavy equipment vibrations during removal aren’t surveyed. Our crews run a pre-construction vibration survey before removing any driveway adjacent to a foundation in Addison, so your builder’s foundation warranty stays intact. That’s standard on our jobs here.
Because Addison’s Blackland Prairie clay shrinks hard during hot, dry summers, and your border slab moves independently of the main driveway. The expansion joints aren’t detailed for that movement. We re-cut joints and adjust the layout when we repair or replace stamped concrete in Addison. Call (877) 610-1318 for an assessment.
Yes, in most cases. Several of Addison’s newer HOAs actually encourage permeable pavers for drainage. We prepare design-review packages with material samples, drainage calculations, and installation specs so your application moves quickly. We’ve done enough of these to know what gets approved.
Concrete runs $4,500-$12,000 in Addison; pavers run $7,000-$18,000. But on Addison’s clay, concrete typically needs a deeper, more expensive base to avoid the hairline cracking we see on builder-grade pours, while pavers flex naturally with the soil and are individually replaceable. The long-term owning cost often favors pavers here. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote for your property.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Addison and the surrounding Dallas area since 1998.