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CGI Driveway & Pavers: The West Palm Beach Owner’s Guide
Bradford Remodeling Co West Palm Beach stocks and installs CGI-compatible driveway pavers and replacement paver units, with typical installed work running $7,000 – $18,000 for a full CGI driveway depending on square footage and substrate condition. We carry OEM-spec pavers plus quality aftermarket equivalents that match CGI’s dimensional and color tolerances, and we can typically have a crew out within a few business days to assess the failure. Most homeowners discover the problem the same way: a paver cracks under a car tire, a section sinks after heavy rain, or the sand joints wash out and the whole field starts shifting.
If you’re in West Palm Beach and you’ve got a CGI driveway with a failed or failing section, you already know the frustration: one bad area makes the entire approach look tired. Curtis Lane has run paver jobs across West Palm Beach for years, and the most common call he gets is a homeowner who wants to know whether they can patch the one bad spot or whether the base under it is gone. The honest answer usually comes down to what’s underneath.
Which CGI Models This Applies To
CGI pavers run in several product lines, with the most common residential installations in West Palm Beach being the CGI Classic and CGI Grande series. The Classic series uses a nominal 60mm thickness with a tighter color palette suited to traditional Florida ranches and Mediterranean-style homes. The Grande series runs 80mm thick, which holds up better under heavier vehicles like SUVs and full-size pickups. If you’re not sure which one you have, pull a paver from an edge and check the underside: CGI stamps the series code into the mold, usually a two-letter prefix followed by a batch number.
The compatibility gotcha that trips up most homeowners is color lot variance. CGI, like every concrete paver manufacturer, produces in batch runs, and a paver made in 2021 won’t match a 2024 batch exactly, even with the same color name. If you’re patching a small area, we bring a few sample lots and match the closest one on site. For anything larger than a 10-foot section, we usually recommend blending pavers from the existing field with the new ones so the transition disappears. As an independent service provider, we work with CGI products and compatible aftermarket equivalents but aren’t a CGI-owned operation, so we’re free to recommend the right material rather than the brand-mandated one.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your CGI Driveway & Pavers Is Failing
- Sinking or depressions near the driveway edge. This usually means the base rock has eroded or was never compacted properly. In West Palm Beach, heavy seasonal rain saturates the soil underneath and washes fines out of the base, leaving a void under the pavers.
- Cracked pavers in a straight line. A single crack that runs across several adjacent pavers points to a structural issue below, like a root pushing up or a base that’s settling unevenly. Random single-paver cracks are usually just a point-load impact from a dropped object or an overloaded wheel.
- Sand joints washing out. West Palm Beach’s afternoon thunderstorms are relentless, and if your joint sand keeps disappearing after every storm, the pavers will start shifting against each other. Left alone, the shifted pavers chip their edges and become unrepairable.
- Weeds or grass growing through the joints. This tells you the joint sand is gone and the base is holding enough moisture to support growth. It’s a warning sign that water is penetrating the base and accelerating the failure underneath.
- Paver color fading or surface flaking. CGI pavers are concrete, and Florida’s UV exposure plus salt air near the coast breaks down the surface seal over time. If the surface starts flaking away, you’re looking at a paver replacement, not a reseal.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For CGI driveway and paver work in West Palm Beach, full driveway replacement runs $7,000 – $18,000 depending on square footage, access, and whether the existing base is salvageable. A partial repair, like replacing a 100-square-foot sunken section with new base compaction and matching pavers, typically runs toward the lower end of that range. If the base needs full removal and re-grading, expect the upper end.
Every quote we write includes the part cost, labor, base material, haul-away of the old pavers, and any needed permit work. That’s the written price, and it does not move at the door. We use a documented roster of pavers and hardscape products, with manufacturer specs on file, and every completed driveway carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work fails inside a year, we return and correct it at no charge. The Garrison Standard applies to every job, which means a written scope, a written price, and a signed guarantee in your hand before the crew leaves.
DIY or Call Us?
A homeowner with a flat shovel and a rubber mallet can certainly replace a single cracked paver. Pull it out, check that the base under it is still solid, drop in a matching unit, and brush sand into the joints. That’s about where safe DIY ends. The moment you’re dealing with a sunken section or shifting base, you’re not replacing pavers anymore, you’re rebuilding a support structure, and getting that wrong means the same failure comes back in six months. Concrete pavers are heavy, and West Palm Beach’s soil and drainage conditions make base preparation the entire job, not the paver on top.
If you’d rather have the base done right the first time, call us at (728) 203-9809 for a free estimate. We’ll tell you whether you need a patch or a rebuild, and you’ll get the number in writing either way.
FAQs
CGI pavers typically last 20 – 30 years in West Palm Beach when the base is properly compacted and the joints are kept filled, though the surface seal may need attention every 3 – 5 years due to UV and salt exposure. The base underneath usually fails before the paver itself does. For an exact assessment of your driveway’s remaining life, call (728) 203-9809 and we’ll walk the site.
Yes, sunken pavers can often be lifted, re-leveled, and re-set on a compacted base if the base material is still structurally sound. If the base has eroded or shifted, we remove and rebuild that section before re-laying the pavers. Call (728) 203-9809 for a free estimate on your specific repair.
Most paver repairs in West Palm Beach take one to two days, including base work, paver re-laying, joint sand, and a site cleanup. Full driveway replacements run three to five days depending on square footage and weather. We schedule a start date in writing so you know when the crew arrives.
We stock common CGI Classic and Grande color lots in our West Palm Beach yard, plus compatible aftermarket equivalents for discontinued colors. If you need a specific batch match, we sample-lot before the repair date. Call (728) 203-9809 and we’ll check what we have against your existing field.
Written by Curtis Lane, Owner, Bradford Remodeling Co – West Palm Beach at Bradford Remodeling Co West Palm Beach, serving West Palm Beach and nearby areas.
