What we do
Paver work covers 225 different jobs and they are not the same job. Here is the whole list rather than four vague categories.
Pick the closest thing to your problem
If you are not sure which one you need, call and describe what you are looking at. Half the time the job somebody thinks they need is not the job they actually need, and that usually works in your favour.
The failure is almost always below the pavers. Sand washes out of the joints, water gets down into the bedding, the bedding migrates, and the surface drops. Everything you can see is downstream of that.
If nobody talks to you about drainage, they are quoting a different job.
The part that decides everything
Depth is decided by what the surface has to carry. A walkway that only ever sees people can sit on a shallower base than a driveway that takes a loaded pickup every day, and a commercial drive that takes delivery trucks needs more again. Anybody who quotes the same base depth for a garden path and a driveway is not measuring, they are guessing.
Compaction has to happen in lifts. That means putting the aggregate down in layers of a few inches and compacting each one before the next goes on. Dump the whole depth in at once and run a plate over the top and you get a hard crust over loose material, which behaves fine for a year and then starts settling in patches. This is the single most common corner cut in the trade and it is invisible on day one.
A paver surface is really four layers and only one of them is visible. Under the pavers there is a thin bedding course of sharp sand, screeded dead flat. Under that is the base, which is compacted crushed aggregate and does the actual structural work. Under that is the subgrade, which is whatever your property is made of. The pavers on top are a wearing surface. They spread load and they look good, but they are not what holds the thing up.
Base depth
Set by what the surface carries, not by habit. A walkway and a truck-bearing drive are not the same excavation.
Compaction
Aggregate goes down in lifts and each one gets compacted. One dump and a quick pass gives you a crust over loose material.
Fall
Roughly an eighth to a quarter inch per foot away from the building. Invisible underfoot, decisive for where water ends up.
Installation
Paver Installation
The whole job from excavation to the last joint swept, on any surface.
See the pageLicensed Paver Contractor
A licensed crew that does this daily rather than between other trades.
See the pageCustom Paver Installation
Layouts drawn for your property instead of a pattern off a sheet.
See the pageResidential Paver Installation
Homes, from a single walk to the whole front of the property.
See the pageBrick Paver Installation
Clay brick set so the color stays because the color is the material.
See the pageConcrete Paver Installation
The workhorse unit, laid on a base built to carry what runs over it.
See the pageInterlocking Paver Installation
Units shaped to lock into each other and share the load across the field.
See the pagePermeable Paver Installation
Surfaces that take stormwater down instead of pushing it to the street.
See the pageDecorative Paver Installation
Pattern, border and color worked out before anything gets cut.
See the pageCustom Pattern Paver Installation
Herringbone, basket weave, running bond or a layout drawn for the space.
See the pagePaver Sealer Stripping
Stripping a failed or hazed sealer before putting anything new down.
See the pageTravertine Pool Deck Installation
Travertine around the water, set cool underfoot and safe when wet.
See the pagePorcelain Paver Installation
Dense porcelain, close to stain proof, cut clean and set true.
See the pageLarge Format Paver Installation
Big units, which are less forgiving of a bad base than anything else.
See the pageOutdoor Kitchen Paver Installation
A floor under the cooking run that takes grease, heat and traffic.
See the pageScreened Patio Paver Installation
Paver floors inside a screen enclosure, cut clean to the track.
See the pagePaver Courtyard Installation
Enclosed courtyards where the pattern has to read from every angle.
See the pagePaver Entryway Installation
The approach to the front door, laid so it reads as the entrance.
See the pagePaver Steps Installation
Steps built to an even rise so nobody has to think about their feet.
See the pagePaver Fire Pit Installation
A seating circle laid around a fire feature with the radius set out properly.
See the pagePaver Outdoor Fireplace Installation
The hearth floor and surround, built for heat and for how people stand.
See the pagePaver Seating Area Installation
Defined seating zones that read as a room instead of leftover space.
See the pageDriveways
Paver Driveway Installation
A new paver driveway, laid on a base built to carry vehicle loads for decades.
See the pagePaver Driveway Replacement
Tearing out a failed driveway and rebuilding it properly from the subgrade up.
See the pagePaver Driveway Repair
Fixing the sunken, shifted, or broken sections without redoing the whole drive.
See the pagePaver Driveway Resurfacing
Lifting and relaying the surface course over a corrected base.
See the pagePaver Driveway Sealing
Sealing that protects color and locks the joints without a plastic-looking sheen.
See the pagePaver Driveway Borders
A defined border course that holds the field tight and finishes the edge.
See the pagePaver Driveway Extensions
Widening a drive for a third car, a turnaround, or a guest pad.
See the pageCircular Paver Driveways
Curved drives set out so the radius runs true and the pattern stays honest.
See the pageConcrete Paver Driveways
The widest range of shapes and colors, on a base built to carry cars.
See the pageInterlocking Paver Driveways
Interlocking units that share vehicle load instead of taking it one unit at a time.
See the pagePaver Driveway Restoration
Clean, re-level, re-sand and re-seal a tired drive back to new.
See the pagePatios
Paver Patio Installation
A patio laid flat, drained away from the house, and set to stay that way.
See the pagePaver Patio Repair
Resetting the settled corner or the rocking course without a full rebuild.
See the pagePaver Patio Resurfacing
Relaying the surface over a corrected base for a patio that reads new.
See the pageConcrete Paver Patios
Concrete units in the shape, color and price point that fits the space.
See the pagePools
Paver Pool Deck Installation
Pool decks laid for grip underfoot, cool surface, and drainage away from the water.
See the pagePool Deck Replacement
Full pool deck rebuild when the base is gone and patching is throwing money away.
See the pagePool Deck Repair
Lifting and resetting the settled or trip-hazard sections around a pool.
See the pagePool Deck Resurfacing
A new surface course over a corrected base, without touching the shell.
See the pagePool Coping Installation
Coping set true at the waterline so the edge is clean and safe to grab.
See the pagePool Paver Replacement
Full deck rebuild when the base is gone and patching wastes money.
See the pagePool Paver Repair
Lifting and resetting the settled or trip hazard sections around water.
See the pagePool Paver Cleaning
Cleaning around water where chemistry and algae both work on the surface.
See the pagePool Coping Pavers
Coping set true at the waterline so the edge is clean and safe to grab.
See the pagePool Deck Paver Repair
The settled corner or the rocking course, fixed without a full rebuild.
See the pagePool Deck Paver Resurfacing
Relaying the surface course over a base that has been corrected.
See the pagePool Deck Drainage Solutions
Getting water off the deck instead of letting it sit at the coping.
See the pageSpa Surround Paver Installation
Spa surrounds where the units are wet constantly and grip decides it.
See the pageWaterline Paver Installation
The course that meets the water, which is the one nobody forgives.
See the pageWalkways
Paver Sidewalk Installation
Sidewalks built to hold a straight line and a consistent grade.
See the pagePaver Walkway Repair
Resetting lifted or rocking walkway sections before they become a fall.
See the pageGarden Paver Walkways
Garden paths that follow the way people actually walk the property.
See the pageFront Walkway Pavers
The most looked at surface on the property, laid to match the entry.
See the pageOutdoor
Screened Patio Pavers
Paver floors set inside a screen enclosure, cut clean to the track.
See the pageOutdoor Kitchen Pavers
A floor under the kitchen run that takes grease, heat, and traffic.
See the pageFire Pit Paver Areas
A seating circle laid around a fire feature with the radius set out properly.
See the pagePaver Retaining Walls
Segmental walls engineered for the height and the soil behind them.
See the pageDrainage
Permeable Driveways
Drives that take rain down through the joints instead of shedding it.
See the pagePaver Drainage Installation
Drains built into the surface while it is open, not cut in later.
See the pagePaver Channel Drains
Channel drains set at the low line, at the grade the water actually wants.
See the pageLinear Drain Installation
A continuous line of intake where a spot drain would never keep up.
See the pagePaver French Drain Integration
A french drain tied into the paver base so both work together.
See the pagePaver Stormwater Management
Where the water goes in a South Florida downpour, worked out first.
See the pagePool Deck Drainage Installation
Deck drainage that moves water away from the coping and the house.
See the pageRepair
Sunken Paver Repair
The dip in the drive is a base problem. We fix the base, not the surface.
See the pageCracked Paver Replacement
Swapping broken units and blending the replacements so they disappear.
See the pagePaver Settlement Repair
A settled area is a base problem. We fix the base, not the surface.
See the pagePaver Edge Restraint Repair
The restraint is the piece that holds the field. We replace it properly.
See the pagePaver Reconstruction
Taking it back to subgrade and rebuilding when repair is throwing money away.
See the pageRestoration
Paver Resurfacing
Lifting and relaying the surface course over a corrected base, on any paver surface.
See the pagePaver Cleaning
Cleaning that lifts the grime without stripping the color out of the units.
See the pageOil Stain Removal from Pavers
Drive and garage oil, drawn out rather than smeared around.
See the pageRust Stain Removal from Pavers
Irrigation and fertilizer rust, treated for what actually caused it.
See the pagePaver Joint Sand Replacement
Refilling joints that have washed out and taken the interlock with them.
See the pageDesign
Luxury Paver Installation
High end work where the tolerance is tighter and the detail is the point.
See the pageHigh-End Paver Driveways
Drives where the material, radius and border are all deliberate.
See the pageTravertine Paver Installation
Natural stone that stays cool underfoot and reads high end.
See the pageMarble Paver Installation
Marble laid where the light and the veining are the reason for it.
See the pagePaver Medallion Installation
A medallion set true, which is a cutting job before it is a laying job.
See the pageMaterials
Permeable Pavers
Surfaces that let stormwater through instead of shedding it to the street.
See the pageCommercial
Paver Contractor
A licensed paver contractor for homes, HOAs and commercial property across South Florida.
See the pageHotel Paver Installation
Resort and hotel work phased so guests are never fenced out of the property.
See the pageMultifamily Paver Installation
Apartment drives, walks, and courtyards on a maintenance-minded spec.
See the pageResort Paver Installation
Resort work sequenced so guests are never fenced out of the property.
See the pageApartment Paver Installation
Apartment drives, walks and courtyards on a maintenance minded spec.
See the pageCommercial Pool Deck Pavers
Commercial decks where slip resistance is a liability question.
See the pageGolf Course Paver Installation
Cart paths and clubhouse surfaces built for constant light traffic.
See the pageWaterfront Paver Installation
Waterfront work where salt and the water table both get a vote.
See the pageCoastal
Florida Pool Paver Installation
Deck work built for Florida sun, chlorine and afternoon storms.
See the pageHurricane-Resistant Paver Installation
Built to be repairable after a storm rather than replaced.
See the pageFlorida Outdoor Living Pavers
Outdoor rooms for a climate where they get used year round.
See the pageFlorida Outdoor Kitchen Pavers
Kitchen floors that take grease, heat and a summer downpour.
See the pageFlorida Travertine Pavers
Travertine, which is the coolest common surface in this climate.
See the pageStart with a conversation
Send a couple of photos or just call. We will tell you what we think is going on, what it would take to fix, and whether it needs doing now or can wait.
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