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If your driveway in Kirby has started cracking along the expansion joints or your pavers have shifted into something that looks like a wave rolling toward Ackerman Road, you already know what time and clay soil can do. We’ve pulled enough old driveways out of Kirby home sites to know exactly what you’re looking at. The typical fix runs anywhere from a few hundred dollars for sealing to $7,000-$18,000 for a full paver driveway replacement, and we’ll tell you which one you need before any work begins. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come out, walk the property with you, and put the scope in writing.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Kirby’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998 and his sons run the crews. That’s not a marketing line. When someone walks onto your property in Kirby, they carry the Barrett name and they live with the reputation of the work. We answer our own phone, and we don’t send out strangers from a call center.
Kirby is one of those places where the permit path matters. The city runs its own building office out of Kirby City Hall, separate from San Antonio, and any contractor who assumes Bexar County rules apply gets a surprise. We know which jobs in the 78244 ZIP need a Kirby permit and which don’t, and we pull every one of them ourselves. The inspector doesn’t scare us. We like him. He works for you.
Our driveway and paver customers in Kirby tend to find us the same way: they got burned by a company that quoted one number on the phone and produced a different number at the door. Our numbers come on paper. Every allowance, every scope change, every material upgrade arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. There’s no mystery invoice at the end. That’s why our customers stay with us when the next project comes up, whether it’s a patio or a Home Additions & ADU in Kirby.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Kirby
Paver Driveways
A paver driveway in Kirby runs $7,000-$18,000 depending on square footage, the paver you choose, and how much base preparation that clay soil demands. We install Techo-Bloc and Cambridge Pavers because you can look them up, see what they cost, and know exactly what’s going on the ground. The big advantage of pavers on Kirby’s expansive black clay is that they flex with the soil instead of cracking against it. A concrete slab fights the heave. Pavers ride it.
Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
Concrete driveways in Kirby typically land between $4,500 and $12,000 for a full pour. We also handle patios, walkways, and pool decks, plus our Bathroom Remodeling in Kirby. The key with concrete in the 78244 ZIP is rebar and proper jointing, because the soil under these post-WWII ranch homes has been moving for sixty or seventy years. Cut it up the same way every time without accounting for that movement, and you get the cracking you see all over the neighborhood.
Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt paving in Kirby runs $3,500-$9,000 for a new driveway, and resurfacing is less. It’s a solid choice for longer drives and for homeowners who want something that goes down fast and handles the heat. We don’t push asphalt where pavers or concrete make more sense. We’ll tell you what we’d do on our own mothers’ houses and why.
Driveway Repair & Replacement
A full driveway replacement in Kirby costs $5,000-$14,000. A repair could be a few hundred dollars for sealing or a couple thousand for a section repour. The honest question is whether the damage is cosmetic or structural. If the slab has dropped two inches at the garage apron, we’re not going to sell you a sealcoat. That’s a replacement conversation, and we’ll have it straight with you.
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 Kirby
We install and service pavers and materials you can research before you spend a dollar. Techo-Bloc and Cambridge Pavers are named on our quotes because we want you to look them up. Oldcastle products show up on walkway and patio jobs. Quikrete shows up in the prep work. We don’t park a van out front and unload mystery materials with no name. If you want to see the paver color in person before the crew shows up, we’ll point you to a local supplier and let you stand on it yourself.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Kirby Homes
- Clay soil heave and settlement cracks. The eastern Bexar County black-clay belt swells in wet months and shrinks in the dry ones. Slabs that were poured without proper rebar or deeper base prep crack at the joints, and driveways that once drained now puddle at the foundation line.
- Root intrusion from mature trees. Many of the 1950s through 1970s ranch homes around Kirby have oak trees that were planted when the house went up. Those roots lift concrete sections and push pavers out of plane, and the fix usually means root pruning plus a base rebuild, not just a patch.
- Failed sealcoat from cheap asphalt work. We regularly see asphalt driveways in the 78244 ZIP where the sealcoat peeled within two seasons because the original crew skipped crack filling or sprayed over damp base. A good seal job on a Kirby driveway runs $250-$700 and should last, not flake off in a summer.
- Garage apron drop from slab heave. The transition from driveway to garage is where water pours in and where clay movement shows up first. When the apron drops or tilts, it pulls water toward the garage slab, and the longer that goes, the more the repair costs.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in Kirby, TX
Here’s what we quote for Kirby work. A paver driveway runs $7,000-$18,000. A concrete driveway runs $4,500-$12,000. Asphalt runs $3,500-$9,000. A full replacement runs $5,000-$14,000, and sealing runs $250-$700. If you’re looking at a paver patio instead, budget $3,500-$11,000. What moves those numbers in Kirby specifically is the prep: a driveway on a lot with mature tree roots and decades of expansive clay movement needs more base work than one on fresh fill. We don’t hide that in an “allowance” that shows up later as a surprise. You’ll see the prep cost on your written estimate before you ever approve the job, and every change after that arrives as a written change order. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll bring you a number you can hold us to.
We also serve the neighborhoods around Kirby, and when a driveway project turns into a bigger conversation about the house itself, a lot of our customers end up asking about a Kitchen Remodeling in Kirby. It’s the same crew mindset: name-brand materials, permits pulled, written change orders, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kirby
While our crews spend most of their days in Kirby, we also run paver and driveway jobs in Windcrest, Converse, Live Oak, and Universal City. If you’re on the edge of Kirby, near the border with Converse or Live Oak, the same crew and the same written pricing applies. Our full driveway and paver work is described on our Driveway & Pavers page.
Serving Kirby, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kirby area and know this community well, from driveways to Roofing - Kirby homeowners can count on. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Driveway & Pavers in Kirby
We schedule Kirby driveway and paver work within days of the estimate in most cases, and we always confirm the exact start date before we show up. Scheduling is coordinated from our San Antonio office but the crews work Kirby regularly, so we don’t treat it like an out-of-town trip. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you a real date, not a window.
Yes. We work the full 78244 ZIP in Kirby, including homes near Ackerman Road, Binz-Engleman, and the residential streets around Kirby Middle School and Hopkins Elementary. We know which homes fall inside Kirby city limits versus the unincorporated pockets nearby, because that affects permits.
Yes, and that’s one of the reasons we recommend pavers for many Kirby homes. The base flexes with the soil’s seasonal swelling and shrinking, so the surface doesn’t crack the way a rigid slab does. If a section settles, we can lift and reset individual pavers instead of tearing out the whole driveway.
Usually not. Material prices are the same, and the labor is the same. The difference in Kirby is the permit path, and that’s not a cost you want to skip. A contractor who quotes you a price without checking Kirby’s own permit requirements is quoting you a number that could change once the city gets involved. We build the permit cost into your written estimate up front.
Every driveway and paver job we do in Kirby gets our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something’s not right, Tom Barrett comes back and makes it right with one call. Beyond that, the paver and material manufacturers carry their own warranties, and we register those for you.
When you’re ready to get a real number, call (877) 610-1318. We’ll walk the driveway with you, measure it, tell you what we see under the surface, and put the price in writing before you commit to anything.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction.