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CWS Driveway & Pavers: The West Palm Beach Owner’s Guide
We stock and install CWS-compatible driveway and paver components in West Palm Beach, with typical parts-plus-labor pricing from $250 for sealing up to $18,000 for a full paver driveway installation. Most homeowners find out their pavers are failing the slow way: a low spot forms near the garage apron, water pools after a hard rain, and one morning the edge paver tilts up and catches the lawn mower. The good news is that CWS paver systems use standard-dimension units that we match by measuring the existing piece, so you’re not stuck waiting for a special order.
Graham Stein walks every CWS driveway job in West Palm Beach himself before the crew sets a drop cloth, because what’s underneath the pavers tells you more than what’s on top. Elmstead Remodeling West Palm Beach is an independent service provider, not affiliated with CWS, but we’ve worked on enough of their paver installations throughout Flamingo Park and along the Palm Beach Lakes corridor that we know which batches held up and which didn’t.
Which CWS Models This Applies To
CWS paver driveways in this area run on three main series: the standard 4×8-inch interlocking concrete paver, the 6×9-inch oversized format used on wider driveways, and a 2.5-inch-thick travertine-look paver that shows up on higher-end builds from the last decade. The compatibility gotcha is thickness: CWS switched from a 2.25-inch to a 2.5-inch profile in 2017, and the two don’t mix in the same field without a visible height difference. We verify by measuring the removed paver’s caliper with a dial indicator before matching anything.
OEM CWS pavers are still available through authorized distributors, but the lead time in South Florida runs three to six weeks. For most homeowners, a quality aftermarket equivalent from a Florida paver yard matches the dimensional spec and color well enough that once it’s in and the surface is sanded and sealed, you won’t spot it from ten feet. We show you both options and the price for each before anything is ordered.
We also stock parts for KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone, so if your driveway project touches a cabinet run or a countertop edge, the same crew can handle it.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your CWS Driveway & Pavers Is Failing
- Pooling water after rain: This is usually a base failure, not a paver failure. West Palm Beach’s sandy loam shifts, and without enough compacted aggregate underneath, the pavers sink and the low spot collects water that sits and accelerates the problem.
- Paver rocking underfoot: A paver that tilts when you step on it means the sand joint has washed out or the edge restraint has failed. You’ll see the sand eroding along the driveway edges first, then the outer pavers start to drift.
- White chalky haze spreading across the surface: This is efflorescence, common on CWS concrete pavers after our humid, salt-adjacent air works on them. It’s not structural, but it means the seal was never applied or has worn through, leaving the paver open to moisture and staining.
- Cracks running through multiple pavers in a straight line: A crack that jumps from paver to paver in a line usually points to a shifting subbase or a buried root from live oaks, which are everywhere in West Palm Beach neighborhoods like El Cid and Northwood.
- Sand washing into the street after storms: If you’re seeing joint sand swept out onto the road after every heavy rain, the paver joints are failing and the surface is losing interlock. Left alone, the pavers begin to spread and the driveway loses its flat plane.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
In West Palm Beach, CWS paver driveway installation runs $7,000 to $18,000, depending on square footage, access, and what the base looks like once we open it up. Concrete driveway installation runs $4,500 to $12,000, and driveway replacement lands between $5,000 and $14,000 if you’re pulling an old slab. Sealing alone runs $250 to $700, and that’s often the right first move if the pavers themselves are sound.
Here’s the line-item picture:
- Removal and haul-off of failed pavers or old slab: $1,200 – $3,500
- Compacted aggregate base repair: $1,500 – $4,000
- Paver supply (CWS-compatible or aftermarket equivalent): $2,500 – $7,000
- Installation labor, including edge restraint and joint sand: $2,000 – $4,500
- Sealant application: $250 – $700
You get a written price before any work starts. That price names the paver spec, the base depth in inches, the sealant product, and the start and end window. If it’s not done right after the job is complete, the 365-Day Done Right Promise applies: we make it right.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely inspect a CWS driveway without touching a tool. Look for low spots after a rain, tap a few pavers with the toe of your shoe to check for rocking, and run your finger along an edge restraint to see if it’s still capturing the border. That’s useful information for whoever ends up fixing it.
What we don’t recommend is pulling pavers yourself. The moment you remove one, the field loses tension and neighboring pavers start to migrate. Without a plate compactor and the right base material, the repair won’t hold through a West Palm Beach summer. If the edges are spreading, that means the base is compromised, and that’s a machine job, not a weekend job.
Call (728) 203-3270. Graham will walk the driveway with you, tell you what’s actually going on underneath, and hand you a written number. Put it in writing, then do exactly that.
FAQs
A properly installed CWS paver driveway in this climate lasts 20 to 30 years, but that assumes the base was compacted correctly and the surface has been resealed roughly every three to five years. Salt air, heavy rain, and live oak roots shorten that for driveways that skip the sealant step.
Yes, if the failure is limited to a section. We remove the affected area, re-compact the base, reset the pavers, and re-sand the joints. If the base has failed across a wide area or the edges are no longer interlocked, a full replacement is the honest recommendation. Call (728) 203-3270 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
A section repair usually takes one to two days. A full driveway replacement in West Palm Beach runs three to five days, including base work, paver setting, joint sand, and sealant. We give you a firm start and end window in the written price.
We keep the common 4×8-inch and 6×9-inch profiles stocked at our West Palm Beach yard, in the color ranges most CWS driveways use here. Specialty 2.5-inch travertine-look pavers may take three to six weeks from a Florida distributor. We tell you the lead time before you spend a dollar.
Written by Graham Stein, Owner, Elmstead Remodeling West Palm Beach at Elmstead Remodeling West Palm Beach, serving West Palm Beach and nearby areas.
