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Driveway and paver work in Lauderhill comes down to one thing most national outfits never mention: the water table. We dig two feet and hit muck that used to be Everglades sawgrass marsh. That’s not a problem you can solve with a thicker concrete slab and a handshake. Paver driveway installation in Lauderhill typically runs $7,000 to $18,000, concrete driveways $4,500 to $12,000, and a full driveway replacement $5,000 to $14,000, depending on base depth, drainage, and whether your 1960s or 70s home’s existing driveway had any real base at all. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come look at what’s under yours.
We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and Tom Barrett’s sons run the crews that serve Lauderhill’s 33310 neighborhoods every week. We know what happens when a Sadkin-era driveway meets a June downpour, because we’ve dug up enough of them to fill a landfill. This page tells you what we’ve learned, what it costs, and what it takes to build a driveway here that doesn’t sink, crack, or wash out in two years.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lauderhill’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
A permit inspector doesn’t care if your driveway looks pretty. He cares whether the base holds, the drainage works, and the edge restraint is rated for Broward County’s wind and water demands. We like that. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, and on every Lauderhill driveway or paver job we pull the permit ourselves and stand next to our work until he signs off. That’s been the standard since Tom founded this company in 1998, and it’s the same standard his sons carry today.
Lauderhill homeowners between 50 and 70 have told us the same stories again and again about contractor quotes that turned into different bills at the door. So we run every job on a written change order system. Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives on paper before work happens. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t write surprises. When our crew strips an old driveway off NW 47th Avenue and finds the subbase is pure sand over muck, you’ll get a written change order with the cost to deepen the stone base before we spend your money.
It helps that Tom lives close by, and his name, address, and license number are published for anyone to look up. Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself. You can also reach a live person 24 hours a day at (877) 610-1318, not a voicemail box or an out-of-state answering service.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Lauderhill
Paver Driveways
The shallow water table under Lauderhill means a paver driveway here can’t be laid on sand the way crews do it on higher ground in Broward. We excavate deeper, install a compacted crushed-stone sub-base, add a drain mat and edge restraint, and only then lay interlocking pavers. In 33310’s flat lots off Inverrary Boulevard and along NW 55th Avenue, that drainage layer is the difference between a paver driveway that holds for 20 years and one that sags into a bowl after two hurricane seasons. A paver driveway in Lauderhill typically runs $7,000 to $18,000.
Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
Concrete is honest work when the base is right. Too many original concrete driveways in Lauderhill’s 1960s-70s CBS homes were poured directly onto compacted sand with no vapor barrier and no thought for where the water goes. That’s why we see edge spalling where old jalousie window runoff pours onto the slab, and hairline cracks that widen every wet season. Our concrete driveways go in over a properly compacted aggregate base sized for the water table, and we price edge drainage from the start, not as a surprise line item. Expect $4,500 to $12,000 for a standard two-car concrete driveway in Lauderhill.
Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt is still a practical option for Lauderhill homeowners on a tighter budget, but the same water table rules apply. A thin asphalt cap over a failing Sadkin-era base will crack again within a few years. When we resurface, we grind the old surface, level any settlement, and only then lay new asphalt. In parts of Lauderhill where the original drive sits flat with nowhere to shed stormwater, we’ll add a shallow swale or catch basin as part of the scope so the new surface actually lasts. Asphalt driveway paving in Lauderhill generally runs $3,500 to $9,000, and sealing runs $250 to $700.
Driveway Repair & Replacement
Some Lauderhill driveways can be saved; others need to come out. Sinking pavers, cracked slabs, pooling water, and failing edge restraints are the four problems we see most often in 33310. We start with a site visit, not a phone quote. We’ll tell you what’s under the surface worth keeping and what’s beyond saving. A full driveway replacement in Lauderhill runs $5,000 to $14,000 while a repair might be considerably less, and you’ll have a written estimate before any work starts. Call (877) 610-1318 to book a free estimate.
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Trusted Brands We Service in Lauderhill
We install Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers because they hold up to South Florida sun, flooding, and the occasional hurricane better than no-name blocks off a van. If you’ve got an existing paver driveway that’s failing, we can diagnose whether the problem is the base, the sand, or the material itself, and we stock replacement pavers and edge restraints locally so Lauderhill jobs don’t stall waiting on freight. You can look these brands up yourself, and you should. We don’t hide what we install.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Lauderhill Homes
- Sinking pavers within two years. The original Sadkin-era driveway often has no compacted base for Lauderhill’s high water table, just sand over muck. The pavers settle into the soft layer and you get a rippled driveway that collects water.
- Concrete slabs cracking at the edges. Where old jalousie window runoff drains directly onto the driveway, the subbase erodes from underneath and the slab edge eventually snaps. In Lauderhill’s flat CBS homes, poor drainage is rarely a small fix.
- Paver joints washing out during hurricane season. Flat lots with nowhere for water to go plus no drain mat or edge restraint mean the sand between pavers washes away with every heavy June-to-November downpour. Weeds follow, then movement.
- Pooling water against the foundation. Lauderhill’s shallow water table means driveways that don’t shed water quickly can push groundwater against a slab foundation. On homes off NW 44th Street, we regularly see this after major storms.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in Lauderhill, FL
Lauderhill’s pricing runs a bit higher than neighboring cities because the base work is more involved. You’re not just paying for pavers or concrete. You’re paying for excavation to a proper depth, a compacted aggregate sub-base rated for a 2-3 foot water table, drainage and edge restraint, and a permit that gets closed out by a Broward County inspection. The table below reflects what we quote on Lauderhill jobs today.
| Driveway & Paver Service | Typical Lauderhill Price Range |
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| Paver Driveway Installation | $7,000 - $18,000 |
| Concrete Driveway Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
| Driveway Replacement | $5,000 - $14,000 |
Every estimate is free and written. If the ground conditions change once we open up the site, you’ll get a written change order with the new price before any additional work happens. That’s been our rule since 1998 and it’s not changing. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate in Lauderhill.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lauderhill
Beyond our Driveway & Pavers work in Lauderhill proper, our crews serve Lauderdale Lakes, Fort Lauderdale, Plantation, and Broadview Park. The ground conditions change a little from one city to the next, so we adjust base spec and drainage accordingly. If you live just outside Lauderhill’s 33310 ZIP, call anyway; we’ll tell you if we cover your street.
Serving Lauderhill, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lauderhill 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 Lauderhill
Lauderhill sits on former Everglades sawgrass marsh with a water table often just 2 to 3 feet below grade, so the standard sand base used in parts of Fort Lauderdale with deeper soil fails quickly here. We dig deeper, install a compacted crushed-stone sub-base, and add drainage matting so water moves through instead of pooling under the pavers. If you’ve had pavers sink in 33310, the base was almost certainly undersized for Lauderhill conditions. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come assess what’s under your driveway.
No. Broward County requires permits for driveway replacement, and Lauderhill’s building department enforces it. We pull the permit on every job, and the inspector signs off before we call it done. That’s a feature, not a formality; the inspector’s job is to make sure your new driveway won’t flood your yard or your neighbor’s. We’ll handle the permit as part of the estimate, and it’s written into your contract as a line item.
Flooding on a paver patio in Lauderhill usually means water has nowhere to go, either because the patio sits flat on a low lot or because the base below has compacted and sealed itself. The fix typically includes a perimeter French drain or catch basin, re-sloping the pavers slightly, and installing a drain mat under the surface so water moves through not over. On a 1970s CBS home off NW 47th Avenue, our crew installed exactly that system and cleared drainage at final inspection. Call us for a free estimate; we’ll tell you if your patio needs a full rebuild or a targeted drainage fix.
No, driveway and paver work does not trigger a whole-house window replacement requirement under current Broward County code. The jalousie-window retrofit issue comes into play on additions, remodels, and structural work where the building envelope gets opened up. A driveway is exterior site work. You may, however, want to address how old window runoff drains onto the new driveway, since that’s a major cause of slab edge failure here, but that’s a drainage fix, not a window replacement mandate.
We write a 10 to 15 percent allowance into most Lauderhill driveway contracts to cover things like unexpectedly shallow muck pockets, buried debris from the original Sadkin development, or drainage surprises once we excavate. If the allowance isn’t needed, you don’t pay it. If it is needed, you get a written change order with line-item pricing before we proceed. That means no surprise invoices at the end. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote on your project, and we’ll write it all down for you.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lauderhill since 1998.