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If you’re in Schertz and your driveway is cracking along the center joint or your paver patio has started to undulate, you already know what Blackland Prairie clay does to concrete. A paver driveway installation in Schertz typically runs $7,000-$18,000, and a concrete driveway replacement runs $5,000-$14,000, depending on how much failed native soil has to come out first. Our crews work Schertz subdivisions off Roy Richard Drive, FM 1518, and around the 78154 zip code every week, and we’ve been doing it since before most of these neighborhoods were built. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll put the scope in writing before anything gets torn out.
We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, the owner-operated Driveway & Pavers team where Tom Barrett’s sons run the crews. Tom lives twenty minutes from Schertz. If something isn’t done right, he wants to hear about it, because he’ll see you at the hardware store.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Schertz’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
Schertz is not a generic market. The city sits on expansive clay, and most of its homes were built after 2000 on previously undisturbed prairie. That means driveways and patios that look brand new are already fighting the soil beneath them. National outfits that quote one price on the phone and show up with another don’t know that. We do.
Tom Barrett has published his name, address, and license number for over 29 years. The company was founded in 1998, and it has remained owner-operated the entire time. When you call (877) 610-1318, a live person answers. Not a voicemail box, not an out-of-state call center. That matters in Schertz, where the difference between a good driveway and a failed one is often decided by whether the contractor understood the clay before he poured.
We carry a 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on every contract. If something isn’t right, Tom comes back. One call. We also pull permits and sign off inspections on every eligible job, because we know the last contractor most Schertz homeowners used told them permits were optional. Around here, the permit inspector works for you, not for the contractor. That’s why we like him.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Schertz
Paver Driveways
Paver driveways in Schertz fail almost exclusively for one reason: contractors laying Belgard or Techo-Bloc pavers directly on native clay without a geotextile separator and a proper crushed stone base. The clay swells after every fall rain event, and the pavers start to move. We install geotextile fabric, a compacted 6-inch aggregate base, and a bedding course before the first paver goes down. A paver driveway in Schertz runs $7,000-$18,000, and the base is what determines whether it lasts five years or thirty.
Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
Concrete driveways in Schertz need to be built for the soil, not just the weather. We pour 4,000-psi concrete with steel reinforcement, isolation joints at the garage slab and street edge, and a compacted select-fill base where the native clay has to be removed. A concrete driveway installation in Schertz runs $4,500-$12,000. The cheap quote leaves out the base work, and two years later you have a slab that lifted an inch at the street edge and pooled water against your foundation.
Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt is a smaller part of the Schertz market, but we handle it correctly when it’s called for. Asphalt paving in Schertz runs $3,500-$9,000, and resurfacing usually falls at the lower end. The same clay movement that breaks concrete will reflect through asphalt within a few seasons, so we address the subgrade first. If the existing base is shot, resurfacing alone is throwing money at a symptom.
Driveway Repair & Replacement
Most Schertz driveways don’t need full replacement. Hairline edge cracks that opened during summer drought and collected silt over the winter can often be routed, cleaned, and sealed before they spall. But when the slab has heaved at the street edge or settled toward the garage, full replacement with proper base work is the only honest fix. Driveway replacement in Schertz runs $5,000-$14,000, and sealing runs $250-$700. We’ll tell you which one you actually need, and we’ll put it in writing.
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 Schertz
We install premium brands you can look up, not mystery materials off a van. For hardscapes in Schertz, that means Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers. For concrete work, we specify GAF’s sister products where appropriate and trusted local concrete suppliers, with mix designs tailored to expansive clay. We stock the common paver and sealant parts Schertz customers ask for, which means faster turnaround when you’re calling about a repair on a 78154 property. Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Schertz Homes
- Clay heave at the street edge. Schertz sits on expansive Blackland Prairie clay, and because most residential development happened after 2000 on previously undisturbed prairie, many driveways are seeing slab movement within their first 10-20 years. The clay swells during fall rains and shrinks during summer drought, and the driveway moves with it.
- Builder grading that slopes toward the foundation. In newer Schertz subdivisions, original builder grading often settled toward the house rather than away from it within the first decade. That channels rainwater under the slab edge and accelerates heave on the garage-side corner.
- Paver patios with no geotextile separator. Pavers laid directly on native clay will undulate and create trip hazards after one or two wet seasons. The clay swells, the pavers ride up, and the surface looks like a washboard.
- Hairline cracks that widen during drought. Summer temperatures in Schertz routinely exceed 100°F, and the clay dries out hard. Small cracks open into voids, fill with silt and debris, and spall within two seasons if they aren’t sealed.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in Schertz, TX
Here’s what driveway and paver work actually costs in Schertz as of this year. These ranges reflect the soil conditions, the need for base work, and the permit costs specific to the city. A cheap quote that leaves out base preparation or skips the permit will look good on paper and fail within five years.
| Service | Schertz Price Range |
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| 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 |
What moves the number is always the same three things: how much failed native soil has to come out, whether drainage re-grading is needed, and whether the city requires a permit with inspection sign-off. We write all of it down as a line-item quote, and every change order gets issued in writing before work proceeds. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact number. The estimate is free, and the senior and veteran discount of 10% applies on top of it.
We Also Serve Cities Near Schertz
Our crews cover Schertz and the surrounding communities, including Selma, Universal City, Cibolo, and Converse. If your driveway is heaving on clay in any of those towns, we’ll bring the same geotextile base work, the same written change orders, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise. One call to (877) 610-1318 gets it scheduled.
Serving Schertz, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Schertz 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 Schertz
The clay soil matters more. Schertz does not impose a wind-load or storm-rating requirement on driveway slabs the way it would on a roof or a fence, but the city’s building code does require that new concrete work be placed on a properly prepared subgrade, and that grading be sloped away from the foundation. On expansive Blackland Prairie clay, that means removing the native soil to a specified depth, installing a compacted select-fill base, and using geotextile separation where the city’s inspector will look for it. A compliant quote includes that base work and the inspection sign-off. A cheap quote skips both. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll show you the difference in writing.
Replacing a concrete driveway in Schertz requires a permit, and the city will require an inspection before and after the pour. The first inspection looks at the subgrade and base preparation, and the final inspection signs off on the finished slab, the slope away from the foundation, and the isolation joints. We pull the permit, schedule both inspections, and hand you the sign-off paperwork. In the 2008-era subdivision off Roy Richard Drive where we replaced a heaving driveway, the city’s final sign-off was the documentation the homeowner’s insurance carrier later acknowledged as a drainage mitigation measure. Estimates are free at (877) 610-1318.
Shrinkage cracks are hairline, fairly uniform, and usually appear within the first year. Clay heave cracks are wider, uneven, and often run along the center joint or around the garage slab, with one side visibly higher than the other. In Schertz, if the slab has lifted at the street edge or water pools against the garage after rain, it’s almost certainly clay heave. We’ll look at it for free, tell you which one it is, and write up the fix. Call (877) 610-1318.
Documented drainage correction can help a claim, and in some cases it can factor into your premium. When we re-graded the swale and corrected the driveway slope on a Schertz home off Roy Richard Drive, the homeowner’s insurance carrier acknowledged the documented drainage correction as a mitigation measure. The key is the paper trail: a permit, an inspection sign-off, and a written scope that shows what was corrected. We provide all three. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and ask about the Free Second Opinion on any written estimate you already have.
You don’t have to remove all the native soil, but you do have to isolate the pavers from it. We install a geotextile separator, then a 6-inch compacted crushed stone base, then a bedding course. The pavers never touch the clay, and the clay can swell and shrink underneath without moving the surface. Skip the geotextile or the base and the driveway will undulate within two seasons. We use Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers, and every paver driveway in Schertz gets the full base treatment. Free estimates at (877) 610-1318.
Call Barrett & Sons Construction for Driveway & Pavers in Schertz
If your Schertz driveway is cracking, heaving, or pooling water against the garage, don’t wait until the next drought-and-rain cycle makes it worse. Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. Tom Barrett founded the company in 1998, his sons run the crews, and every job is backed by the 90-Day Done Right Promise. We’ll put the scope in writing, pull the permit, and build it for the clay. We also offer $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.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Schertz and the surrounding communities since 1998.