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Fast, Reliable Driveway & Pavers Across Key Biscayne
A paver driveway replacement in Key Biscayne typically runs $7,000-$18,000, while a concrete driveway install falls between $4,500 and $12,000. Most jobs take 3-7 days once materials land on the island. The catch on this island isn’t the labor, it’s getting the stone, sand, and concrete across the Rickenbacker Causeway on a schedule that works. That’s where knowing Key Biscayne makes the difference.
Barrett & Sons Construction has run driveway and paver jobs from Mashta Point to the Village for years. Tom Barrett and his sons live on the mainland twenty minutes away. When a concrete truck hits causeway traffic, we adjust before it becomes your problem. Call (877) 610-1318 and talk to a live person about your driveway, not a call center in another state.
Before we go further, here’s what matters: our Driveway & Pavers work carries the same 90-Day Done Right Promise as every job we take. If it isn’t done right, Tom comes back and makes it right. One call.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Key Biscayne’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
We’ve been owner-operated since 1998. Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published and verifiable, which means you can look us up before you sign anything. Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself. We’re not a franchise dispatching strangers to your house.
Key Biscayne customers get the same thing Coconut Grove and Coral Gables customers get: a written scope, written allowances, and written change orders before any scope change touches the job. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, that’s why I like him. On pavers and driveways in Key Biscayne, permits get pulled and inspections signed on every eligible job.
We answer our own phone around the clock, seven days a week. Not a voicemail box. When your driveway gate is misaligned after a storm, or paver sand has washed out from a week of standing water, you want a live person who knows your street, not an answering service reading a script.
Our work in Key Biscayne has taught us one thing faster than any other market: the right material spec on paper is worthless if the material can’t legally be installed here. A product stamped “Florida Product Approval” isn’t automatically legal on this island. It must also carry a Miami-Dade County Notice of Acceptance (NOA). The permitting office will reject submittals that omit that second approval. We handle that vetting before a single paver is ordered, so you don’t lose two weeks waiting on a re-delivery across the causeway.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Key Biscayne
Paver Driveways
Most Key Biscayne paver driveways we install use interlocking concrete pavers from Techo-Bloc or Cambridge Pavers, laid over a compacted base built for this island’s water table. The paver driveway range in Key Biscayne runs $7,000-$18,000. That price reflects not just square footage but base depth. On a lot where the water table sits three feet down, we build the base accordingly, because a paver driveway that shifts after the first wet season is a paver driveway that wasn’t built for Key Biscayne.

Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
A poured concrete driveway in Key Biscayne runs $4,500-$12,000. The concrete itself is ordinary; the subgrade is not. Much of the island sits in FEMA AE or VE flood zones, so we compact and elevate the base above what the flood maps say it needs to be. We also use Quikrete and other known-brand concrete mixes. Stamped concrete driveways, which give you the look of stone or brick at a lower installed cost, fall in the same general band depending on pattern and staining.

Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt paving in Key Biscayne runs $3,500-$9,000 for a standard residential driveway. Salt air and sun pound asphalt harder here than inland. We schedule asphalt work with an awareness that the causeway can back up at rush hour, so the hot mix stays within its workable temperature window. Asphalt resurfacing over an existing base runs lower in that band and buys you years if the existing subgrade is still sound.

Driveway Repair & Replacement
Cracked slabs, settled pavers, standing puddles that never drain, gate posts that lean out of plumb. In Key Biscayne, we see paver sand washout from storm surge and salt-spray corrosion on steel edging. Driveway replacement in Key Biscayne runs $5,000-$14,000. We’ll tell you plainly whether a repair makes sense or whether you’re pouring money into a base that gave up years ago.

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 Key Biscayne
We stock and install Techo-Bloc and Cambridge Pavers for paver driveways, patios, and pool decks, and we use Quikrete products for concrete work. These are brands you can look up, not mystery materials off a van. We keep local parts and materials staged for Key Biscayne jobs so a short material list doesn’t mean a second bridge crossing. When you call about a missing paver or a cracked section, we already know what we’re working with.
Paver patios in Key Biscayne run $3,500-$11,000. Pool decks, walkways, and driveway aprons fall into similar ranges depending on pattern, permitting, and whether we’re tearing out failing concrete first. We’ll give you the number on paper before a single stone moves.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Key Biscayne Homes
- Paver sand washout and shifting from standing water. With most of the island below six feet elevation and flood zones everywhere, heavy rain doesn’t drain fast. Polymeric sand holds better here than traditional joint sand, and we use it by default on Key Biscayne paver jobs.
- Concrete spalling from salt air. Decks, driveways, and pool surrounds within a few hundred yards of the Atlantic show surface scaling faster than inland concrete. We see it on oceanfront condos off Crandon Boulevard and on single-family homes near the beach side.
- Root heave from mature trees on older lots. Key Biscayne has a deep canopy of old live oaks and tropical hardwoods. Roots lift pavers and crack concrete, and the fix is rarely just patching the surface. We address the base and drainage, not just the visible crack.
- Post-Andrew construction showing its age. Much of the island’s housing stock went up between 1993 and 2008. Those driveways are now 20-30 years old. We see a lot of them reaching the end of their useful life, especially where the original base was thin.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in Key Biscayne, FL
Here are the market ranges for this island right now:
- Paver driveway installation: $7,000-$18,000
- Concrete driveway installation: $4,500-$12,000
- Asphalt driveway paving: $3,500-$9,000
- Driveway replacement: $5,000-$14,000
- Driveway sealing: $250-$700
- Paver patio installation: $3,500-$11,000
What moves the number: square footage, paver or concrete style, whether we’re removing an old driveway or building from scratch, and whether the base needs to be brought up to the elevation your flood zone requires. Our standing offers apply: $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% senior and veteran discount. Estimates are free. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote on your driveway.
We Also Serve Cities Near Key Biscayne
Along with Key Biscayne, we run driveway and paver jobs across Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Miami Beach, and Miami. If you’re on the mainland but want the same written-scope, written-change-order approach, we cover those streets regularly. We also handle Home Additions & ADU in Key Biscayne when a driveway project grows into something bigger, and we’ve done plenty of Kitchen Remodeling in Key Biscayne for homeowners who found us through their driveway first.
Serving Key Biscayne, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Key Biscayne area and know this community well, from Roofing in Key Biscayne to driveways and patios. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Driveway & Pavers in Key Biscayne
We schedule Key Biscayne work as soon as materials can be confirmed and the causeway allows concrete and stone to arrive on time. For paving and paver delivery, that usually means we’re on-site within a few days of the signed scope. Since a live person answers our phone 24/7, you’ll know the schedule before you commit. Call (877) 610-1318 for a straight answer on timing.
Yes. We work across the 33149 ZIP code, from the Village around Crandon Boulevard down to Mashta Drive and the oceanfront streets from Harbor Drive to Ocean Lane Drive. We schedule work on Key Biscayne with the causeway in mind, so timing estimates account for bridge traffic.
Most driveway replacements and paver installs in Key Biscayne require a permit, and the rules are stricter here than almost anywhere else in Florida. The island sits in Miami-Dade’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, and the permitting office enforces NOA requirements on materials. We pull permits and get inspections signed on every eligible job, so your driveway is legal and insurable. A former contractor telling you permits are optional is exactly the kind of surprise we fix.
The island premium is real, and it comes from two places. First, every material delivery crosses the Rickenbacker Causeway, which adds scheduling and delivery cost. Second, the building codes and flood-zone requirements here are stricter than much of the mainland, so base prep and elevation details cost more. Concrete driveway installs in Key Biscayne run $4,500-$12,000, where a mainland job might land lower, and our Bathroom Remodeling in Key Biscayne follows the same island pricing logic. Get a free written estimate and you’ll see the number broken down by line item.
Every driveway and paver job carries our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right, one call. That’s on top of manufacturer warranties on materials from Techo-Bloc, Cambridge Pavers, and Quikrete. When you call about something that isn’t right, you talk to us, not a claims department. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through exactly what’s covered before you sign.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Key Biscayne from our South Florida office.







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