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A paver driveway in Gateway typically runs $7,000 to $18,000, while a new concrete driveway usually lands between $4,500 and $12,000. Most jobs in this part of Lee County take three to seven working days once permits clear, though the HOA review step can add a week or two before we even break ground. If your driveway is cracked, sinking, or just looks tired against the rest of your home, call us at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk the property with you, measure everything, and hand you a written line-item estimate before you spend a dime.
Gateway isn’t like most of Lee County. Nearly every house here sits under a community association with its own architectural review process, which means a driveway job that would take a phone call elsewhere needs paperwork first. We’ve been through enough of those reviews in Gateway to know which paver finishes the committees approve, which concrete tones fly, and which questions to ask before we submit anything - just as we do with our Bathroom Remodeling in Gateway. That keeps your project moving instead of stalling in a queue.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Gateway’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998 and still answers his own phone. His sons run the crews, and the name on the truck is the name on the contract. When we work in Gateway, you’ll see the same faces on day one and day seven. No rotating subcontractors, no dispatcher reading from a script. That matters when you spend five figures on a driveway and want to know exactly who to call if something looks off a month later.
We publish our license number, our address, and Tom’s name. You can look all of it up before you sign anything, and we encourage that. Every estimate we write has the scope in writing, the allowances in writing, and any price change arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. The last contractor most Gateway homeowners used told them permits were optional. We pull permits on every eligible job and smile when the inspector shows up, because the inspector works for you, not for me.
Our team handles Driveway & Pavers work throughout Gateway and knows the 33973 ZIP code well. We schedule around the HOA review calendars, coordinate with the county’s permitting backlog, and show up when we say we will. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Not a voicemail tree, not an out-of-state call center.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Gateway
Paver Driveways
Paver driveways are the most common request we get in Gateway, largely because the community associations here have approved specific paver styles and colors. A typical paver driveway installation in Gateway runs $7,000 to $18,000 depending on square footage, base depth, and pattern complexity. We work with Techo-Bloc and Cambridge Pavers regularly because their color options line up with what Gateway’s architectural committees typically approve. The base prep is the part that determines whether your driveway still looks flat in ten years. We over-excavate and compact in lifts, not just enough to pass a quick look.
Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
Concrete is the budget-friendlier option here, usually costing $4,500 to $12,000 for a full driveway replacement in Gateway. The flat, low-lying terrain across Gateway means drainage planning matters as much as the pour itself. We slope every pour so the afternoon thunderstorms during the May to October wet season don’t pond against your garage slab or wash out the edges. Stamped concrete driveways are popular in the villa sections of Gateway where the HOA wants the look of pavers without the paver price tag.
Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt paving in Gateway runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a typical residential driveway, and resurfacing comes in toward the bottom of that range. Asphalt makes sense for longer driveways and for homeowners who want a quick, clean surface at the lowest upfront cost. One thing Gateway’s climate does to asphalt is rough: the wet season’s standing water works into small cracks, and the heat expands them. We recommend sealing every two to three years here, more often than drier climates would need.
Driveway Repair & Replacement
Most Gateway homes we see were built between 1995 and 2012, which means a lot of original concrete driveways are now 15 to 30 years old. We routinely replace driveways for $5,000 to $14,000 when the slab has spalled, cracked through, or settled at the edges. Sometimes the fix is smaller: a section replacement, a grading correction, or new expansion joints. Either way, we’ll tell you straight whether the driveway has life left in it or whether you’re paying twice for a band-aid.
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 Gateway
We don’t install mystery materials off a van. The paver brands we use in Gateway are Techo-Bloc, Cambridge Pavers, and Oldcastle, because they hold color and structure under Florida sun and because they’re brands you can look up yourself. For concrete work, we spec Quikrete products rated for the moisture and heat conditions we deal with in Lee County. If you want a specific paver line or color your neighbor has, tell us and we’ll match it, submit it to your HOA, and order it before we ever put a shovel in the ground.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Gateway Homes
- Settled slabs at the garage apron. Gateway’s high seasonal water table and flat terrain mean the soil under the first ten feet of a driveway can settle unevenly, dropping the slab right where it meets the garage. We correct this with proper excavation and compacted base, not just a resurface that will crack again in two years.
- HOA finish conflicts. We’ve seen homeowners install pavers that looked great in a catalog and then got a removal letter from their community’s Architectural Review Committee. Gateway deed restrictions specify approved driveway finishes in many neighborhoods, so we pull the HOA approval letter before we pull the county permit.
- Wet-season washout at driveway edges. The May through October rains in Gateway dump standing water fast, and driveways without proper edge restraint or slope lose material along the sides. We build edge restraints and grade for drainage as standard practice here, not as an add-on.
- Cracked concrete from post-Ian repair traffic. A lot of Gateway driveways took extra weight from construction vehicles, debris trucks, and contractor trailers after Hurricane Ian in 2022. Hairline cracks from that period widened over the next few wet seasons, and we replace more of those slabs than anything else right now.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in Gateway, FL
Here’s what we charge in Gateway, in writing, before we start:
- Paver driveway installation: $7,000 to $18,000
- Concrete driveway installation: $4,500 to $12,000
- Asphalt driveway paving: $3,500 to $9,000
- Driveway replacement: $5,000 to $14,000
- Driveway sealing: $250 to $700
- Paver patio installation: $3,500 to $11,000
What moves the number within those ranges is square footage, base condition, HOA-approved material choices, and access. A long, curved paver driveway with a decorative border at the high end; a standard two-car concrete replacement at the low end. Every estimate is free, written, and itemized. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll measure it ourselves.
We Also Serve Cities Near Gateway
Most of our Gateway work comes from the neighborhoods inside the 33973 ZIP code, but we regularly run crews out to Home Additions & ADU in Gateway projects and nearby communities in Lehigh Acres, Fort Myers Shores, Fort Myers, and Villas. If you’re just over the Gateway line and wondering if we’ll come out, the answer is yes. We also handle Kitchen Remodeling in Gateway for homeowners tackling the inside of the house at the same time as the outside.
Serving Gateway, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Gateway 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 Gateway
We can usually be at a Gateway property within one to two business days for a free estimate, and often sooner. Call (877) 610-1318 and a live person will put you on the schedule right then. There’s no trip charge inside Lee County.
Yes. We handle the Gateway community architectural review paperwork as part of the project, and we don’t order materials until the approval letter is in hand. In most Gateway neighborhoods, we submit the HOA package first and the county permit second, because the HOA review is usually the longer wait.
Marginally, and mostly because of the extra HOA review step and sometimes stricter material requirements. The labor and material cost is the same; the paperwork adds time, and time is money. You’ll still land in the same $4,500 to $18,000 range depending on what you’re doing.
Yes. Every driveway and paver job we do in Gateway is covered by our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If something isn’t right, one call brings Tom back to fix it. We don’t bury the warranty in fine print; it’s on the contract.
Yes, driveway sealing in Gateway runs $250 to $700 depending on square footage and condition. We recommend sealing every two to three years here because the wet-season moisture and summer heat work cracks open faster than in drier parts of Florida. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact price on your driveway.
When you’re ready to talk, call (877) 610-1318. We’ll schedule a free estimate, measure everything, and give you a written number. No surprises, no allowances that aren’t on paper, and no change orders you didn’t approve first. That’s how we’ve done it since 1998.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Gateway and Lee County.