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Driveway and paver work in Shady Hollow, TX typically runs $3,500 to $18,000 depending on material and scope, with concrete starting around $4,500 and paver driveways landing between $7,000 and $18,000. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and if you live anywhere in the 78739, you’ve probably seen one of our trucks working a driveway or patio on a street lined with live oaks. Call (877) 610-1318 and a live person answers. The same person you’ll see at the estimate, not a call center in another state.
Shady Hollow is different from Buda or Kyle, and anyone who’s built here knows it. The mature oak canopy that makes this neighborhood what it is also makes every project slower and more particular. We’ve worked around those trees enough to know what the arborist will flag before we even stake the driveway. That’s the kind of local knowledge you can’t fake with a satellite map.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Shady Hollow’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and he still answers his own phone. That matters in a neighborhood like Shady Hollow, where the trees on your lot aren’t just scenery. They’re protected, and a contractor who doesn’t know Austin’s Heritage Tree ordinance will cost you weeks and thousands of dollars before the first form is set.
Our Driveway & Pavers crews work in Shady Hollow regularly. We know the clay soil that swells in summer and cracks in drought. We know that a driveway slab poured on native Blackland Prairie clay without proper base prep will be cracked inside five years. We pull permits on every eligible job and the inspector signs off before we call it done. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, and that’s exactly why I like him.
Every price change comes as a written change order before work proceeds. No surprise invoices at the end. That’s not a sales pitch. That’s on paper, in every contract, next to Tom’s name and license number. Look it up before you sign anything. We’ll wait.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Shady Hollow
Paver Driveways
A paver driveway in Shady Hollow runs $7,000 to $18,000, and we install Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers, brands you can research yourself before you commit. Because so many Shady Hollow lots sit under Heritage Tree protection, paver driveways are often the smarter play than poured concrete. Pavers allow water to move through joints instead of running off, which matters when you’re navigating Austin’s Slaughter Creek watershed impervious cover rules. If you’re planning a paver project and also thinking about a detached suite or garage, we can sequence the site work with our Home Additions & ADU in Shady Hollow team so you’re not tearing out fresh work a year later.
Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
Concrete driveway installation in Shady Hollow runs $4,500 to $12,000. The soil here is the real variable. The 78739 sits on the Balcones Escarpment transition zone where Blackland Prairie clay meets fractured limestone. That combination produces some of the worst slab-heaving in the Austin metro. We over-excavate and build a proper base, because a slab poured directly on native clay will push, crack, and fail during the seasonal drought-to-rain cycle.
Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt paving in Shady Hollow runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a standard residential driveway. Some of the original homes built between 1983 and 1998 had asphalt drives, and many are at the end of their service life. We handle full replacement and resurfacing. If your asphalt is more aggregate than binder, we’ll tell you straight whether resurfacing buys you another decade or whether you’re throwing good money after a failed base.
Driveway Repair & Replacement
Driveway replacement in Shady Hollow runs $5,000 to $14,000 depending on tear-out, base repair, and material. We see more slab cracks here than in Buda or Austin proper, and the cause is almost always expansive clay and a base that was never deep enough. Tree roots complicate things too. A live oak root lifting a slab corner is a common repair on the shaded lots here, and we work with the arborist’s critical root zone plan rather than fighting it.
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 Shady Hollow
We install Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers, and for home improvement work we carry Simonton and Ply Gem windows when a driveway project grows into something bigger. The point isn’t a brand name on a van. It’s that every material we use is one you can look up. If you’re replacing a driveway and notice your windows are original to a 1987 build, we can talk you through what current Austin energy code expects. We also handle Kitchen Remodeling in Shady Hollow for folks who’d rather use one contractor they trust than shop bids across five companies.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Shady Hollow Homes
- Slab heaving from expansive clay. The Blackland Prairie soil under Shady Hollow swells when wet and shrinks in drought. We see driveways that have lifted an inch or more at the joints, and the fix is almost always a proper base rebuild, not surface patching.
- Tree root intrusion under slabs and pavers. Heritage live oaks and cedar elms send roots far beyond the drip line. We regularly find roots the diameter of a forearm pushing up driveway edges on lots where the canopy is tight.
- Watershed runoff and drainage failures. Austin’s Slaughter Creek watershed rules cap how much hard surface your lot can have. Older driveways often pre-date those rules, and when we replace them, we plan for drainage so water isn’t pooling against your slab foundation.
- Original concrete pours nearing end of life. Most Shady Hollow homes were built between 1983 and 1998. That’s 30 to 40 years on the original driveways. Cracking, spalling, and rebar rust are everywhere now, and the renovation cycle is in full swing.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in Shady Hollow, TX
Concrete driveway installation runs $4,500 to $12,000. Paver driveways run $7,000 to $18,000. Asphalt runs $3,500 to $9,000. Full driveway replacement, including tear-out and base work, runs $5,000 to $14,000. Driveway sealing runs $250 to $700. A paver patio runs $3,500 to $11,000.
What moves the number in Shady Hollow is almost always the tree ordinance compliance. If your project touches a Heritage Tree’s critical root zone, you’ll need an arborist report and a City of Austin Urban Forestry review before we can pull the permit. That’s a real cost and a real delay, and we’ll put it on paper in your first estimate. Not as a surprise. As a line item. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free, written estimate. No trip charge inside the county.
We Also Serve Cities Near Shady Hollow
Our crews work throughout Shady Hollow and the surrounding area. If you’re in Buda, Austin, Kyle, or Bee Cave, we’ll bring the same written change orders, the same permits, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise. Tom’s sons run the crews, which means the person who quotes your driveway is the person whose name is on the job.
Serving Shady Hollow, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Shady Hollow 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 Shady Hollow
We typically schedule estimates in Shady Hollow within a few business days, and our crews are working in the 78739 most weeks. We coordinate dispatch and scheduling from our Austin office, so we’re not driving from another county. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll put a time on the calendar. No trip charge inside the county.
Yes. Every eligible job in Shady Hollow includes permits pulled and inspections signed. When Heritage Tree protection is involved, the permit process includes an arborist-approved critical root zone plan, and we manage that paperwork with the City of Austin Urban Forestry division. We don’t tell customers permits are optional. They aren’t, and the inspector works for you.
Sometimes yes. Shady Hollow’s tree protection ordinance adds compliance costs that don’t exist a few miles south in Buda or Kyle. A paver driveway in Shady Hollow runs $7,000 to $18,000, and the upper end often includes tree protection fencing, arborist reports, and slower work around protected root zones. We’ll itemize it all so you know exactly what you’re paying for. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
Only if you change the scope, and only with a written change order you sign before the work happens. If we discover hidden conditions like a collapsed base or unexpected tree roots, you’ll get the change on paper with the price and the reason. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t do surprises.
Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something isn’t right, Tom comes back and makes it right, one call. Beyond that, we stand behind the workmanship, and the pavers we install, Belgard and Techo-Bloc, carry their own manufacturer warranties. The driveway should last decades. So should the relationship.
Get Your Shady Hollow Driveway Started
If you’re in Shady Hollow and you’re tired of contractors who quote one price on the phone and show up with another, call Barrett & Sons Construction. Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published. A live person answers 24/7. We’ll come out, walk your lot, map the tree canopy, and give you a written line-item estimate that says what it costs and why. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate, and ask about the 10% Senior & Veteran discount while you’re on the phone.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction