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CGI Driveway & Pavers: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide

CGI driveway and paver systems in Fort Lauderdale typically run $7,000 to $18,000 installed, depending on square footage, base condition, and paver style. We stock CGI-compatible pavers and replacement units on our trucks, so most repairs happen in a single visit. The way most homeowners find us is the same story every time: a paver cracked, a section settled after a heavy rain, or the driveway started holding water in a spot it never did before. What starts as an eyesore turns into a trip hazard fast, especially with Fort Lauderdale’s afternoon downpours working water under the base layer.

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Here’s what you need to know before you spend a dollar on parts or labor.

Key Takeaways

• CGI pavers are modular concrete units, which means one cracked paver doesn’t require a full driveway rebuild.
• The real cost driver in Fort Lauderdale is almost always the base, not the paver itself, due to our sandy soil and drainage demands.
• We stock common CGI color blends and sizes locally, so most single-paver or small-section repairs happen same week.
• If the pavers are shifting or sinking, replacing the visible paver only masks the problem. The base underneath is what failed.

Which CGI Models This Applies To

CGI produces paver lines in a few distinct series, and the compatibility question trips up more Fort Lauderdale homeowners than anything else. The most common lines we see locally are their traditional rectangular pavers, tumbled-edge series, and larger-format slab pavers used for driveways. Each series has different unit dimensions, color blends that shift from lot to lot, and edge profiles. You can’t pull a tumbled-edge paver and drop in a standard rectangular unit without the joint lines looking obviously wrong.

To identify what you have, flip over a loose paver and look for the mold stamp on the back. It usually includes a series code. If that’s worn off, measure the unit’s thickness. CGI driveway pavers run 60mm and 80mm in most applications, and that thickness determines whether your driveway handles vehicle weight or just foot traffic. Using an 80mm paver on a base built for 60mm creates a height mismatch at the garage apron, another common gotcha. On the OEM-versus-aftermarket question: CGI has tightened color blending in recent years, so an aftermarket unit that looks close in a photo can look obviously different in full sun on your driveway. We match the lot when possible, and when it isn’t, we tell you before ordering.

Signs Your CGI Driveway & Pavers Is Failing

• Settled or sunken sections near the garage or along the edges. This is a base failure, not a paver failure. Fort Lauderdale’s sandy soil washes out from under the edges over time, and once a low spot forms, water pools there and accelerates the problem.
• Hairline cracks running across multiple pavers in a line. That pattern means the base shifted unevenly underneath. One cracked paver is a paver issue; a line of them is structural movement.
• Sand washing out between joints after rain. Joint sand is the locking mechanism for the whole surface. When it washes out, the pavers start working against each other and chipping at the edges.
• Pavers that rock or shift when you step on them. A loose paver in an otherwise solid driveway usually means the sand bedding layer thinned out. It’s a cheap fix early, but ignored, it leads to cracked units.
• White chalky residue or surface flaking, especially near the street. South Florida’s sun and salt air are hard on concrete pavers. That efflorescence and spalling is cosmetic at first, but it opens the surface to more water intrusion over time.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For a full paver driveway replacement in Fort Lauderdale, plan between $7,000 and $18,000. Smaller patio or walkway repairs using CGI pavers run $3,500 to $11,000. If the base is solid and you’re swapping a handful of cracked units, most jobs come in between $250 and $700 in labor plus the cost of matched pavers. The wide range comes down to three things: whether the existing base gets reused or rebuilt, how many square feet we’re covering, and which CGI series you’re matching.

Every quote from Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale includes the written price before work starts, matched pavers or full system cost, base prep, haul-away of old material, and joint sand. The 365-Day Done Right Promise applies: if the repair doesn’t hold, we make it right in writing, no argument. Luca Romano has had to tell homeowners more than once that a cheap quote had skipped the base work entirely, which is exactly where South Florida driveways fail.

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