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CGI Driveway & Pavers: The West Palm Beach Owner’s Guide
CGI driveway and paver replacement in West Palm Beach typically runs $7,000 – $18,000 for a full paver driveway install, and we carry CGI-compatible pavers and edging on our trucks for most residential models. The most common way a West Palm Beach homeowner discovers the failure is a sunken section near the street edge or a paver that’s cracked free of its sand bed after two or three rainy seasons. You’ll usually see the problem at the driveway apron first, where stormwater collects and the sand base washes out beneath the pavers.
We’re Elmstead Remodeling West Palm Beach, and we’ve been sorting out failed driveways in this market long enough to know the failure usually isn’t the paver itself. It’s the base underneath. More on that below, including what we name on every written quote before any work begins.
Which CGI Models This Applies To
CGI manufactures pavers in three primary surface treatments: tumbled, smooth, and ground-face, each of which changes how the paver handles standing water and tire wear. The paver dimensions that matter most are 60mm, 80mm, and 100mm thickness, and that number is stamped or molded into the underside of most CGI pavers sold in the Florida market. If your driveway is holding up to pickup trucks or a boat trailer, the 80mm and 100mm thicknesses are what’s actually rated for sustained vehicle load; the 60mm versions are meant for walkways and patios. Matching the wrong thickness to a driveway is the single most common compatibility mistake we see on DIY replacements.
For West Palm Beach homes built since roughly 2005, a CGI driveway is usually a modular 3-piece or 6-piece set sold as a bundle with matching border pavers. The border units are thinner and shorter than the field pavers, and they’the first piece to fail because they sit at the transition to the lawn or the curb. When we quote a replacement, we identify the model two ways: by the stamp on the underside and by measuring the surface dimension with a caliper, because CGI’s tumbled line wears a few millimeters smaller than the smooth line over time. OEM CGI pavers are the safest match for an existing driveway because the color blend is batch-specific; aftermarket equivalents are less expensive but the color drift in West Palm Beach UV exposure is real. We stock both and show the color difference side by side before you commit.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your CGI Driveway & Pavers Is Failing
- Sunken area near the curb or driveway apron. The sand base has washed out from under the pavers, usually after heavy summer rain. Water pools there instead of running to the storm drain, and each car trip across the dip presses the pavers deeper.
- A single paver cracked into three or more pieces. CGI pavers are dense, but a paver sitting over a void will snap under the weight of a car. The crack pattern tells you the base failed first, not the paver.
- Edging pavers leaning outward. The plastic or aluminum edge restraint has pulled free of the sand bed, and the border units are starting to spread into the grass. You’ll notice the driveway edge looks wider and less square than it did when it was installed.
- Sand washing out between the joints after every rain. Joint sand is supposed to lock the pavers together. Once it’s gone, the pavers shift against each other, and the polymer sand can’t re-bind without a full clean and refill.
- Grass or weeds growing through the joints. It looks like a garden problem, but it’s actually a joint-sand failure. When the sand washes out, organic matter fills the gaps, and the weeds follow. Left alone, roots push the pavers apart horizontally.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
CGI paver driveway replacement in West Palm Beach runs $7,000 – $18,000 depending on square footage, paver thickness, and how much of the base needs to be excavated and rebuilt. The low end covers a driveway with a sound base and only the top layer of pavers replaced. The high end covers full excavation, a new compacted base, new edge restraints, and all new pavers, including a paver driveway with a paver patio or walkway attached.
Every quote is a written price before any work starts. We itemize the labor, the pavers by brand and quantity, the base material, the sand, and the haul-away. You’ll see the exact number, and that number won’t grow after the crew arrives unless you ask for additional work. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the finished driveway: if it isn’t done right after the job is complete, we make it right.
For context, here is how paver work compares to other driveway options in West Palm Beach:
| Driveway Type | Installed Price Range |
|---|---|
| Paver driveway installation | $7,000 – $18,000 |
| Concrete driveway installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Asphalt driveway paving | $3,500 – $9,000 |
| Driveway replacement (any surface) | $5,000 – $14,000 |
| Driveway sealing | $250 – $700 |
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Replacing a single paver that’s cracked but not sitting over a void is something a careful homeowner can do in an afternoon, if they can match the CGI model and the base underneath is still solid. Rebuilding a base that’s washed out is not a weekend job, and getting it wrong means the new pavers fail again in a year. Excavation, compaction, and proper slope are the difference between a driveway that lasts fifteen years and one that sinks again by next hurricane season.
What we tell every West Palm Beach homeowner: if water is pooling, if the base is soft, or if the failure is bigger than a single paver, call us. Graham Stein walks the site himself before any quote, and the written price covers the whole repair, not just the pretty top layer. Call (728) 203-3270 and we’ll tell you what you’re actually looking at.
FAQs
CGI pavers themselves can last 25 to 40 years in West Palm Beach’s climate, but the sand base underneath typically needs a full rebuild every 12 to 18 years, sooner if the original drainage was poor. The paver isn’t usually the part that fails. Call (728) 203-3270 if you want us to check whether your base is still sound, because the answer changes the whole quote.
Yes, if the damage is limited to a small section and the base underneath that section is still compacted, we can remove and reset the affected pavers for a fraction of the full replacement cost. Once the base washes out or the sand is gone across the whole driveway, repair becomes a temporary patch. We’ll tell you which camp you’re in before any work is quoted.
A standard paver driveway replacement takes 3 to 7 working days from demolition to final sand and compaction, depending on square footage and how much of the old base has to be hauled out. Rain delays are the wild card in West Palm Beach, and we build that into the start and end window on your written quote rather than leaving you guessing.
We stock CGI-compatible pavers, edging, and joint sand on our trucks for most residential models, and anything we don’t have on hand we order directly with the exact model and color batch for your driveway. You don’t need to order anything yourself, and you’ll see the paver brand and quantity itemized on the written price before any work starts. For other brands we work with, KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone are the ones our remodeling clients ask for most often.
Get a Written Price Before Any Work Starts
If your CGI driveway is failing in West Palm Beach, don’t guess at the repair and don’t let the base get worse. Call (728) 203-3270 and we’ll walk the driveway with you, show you what’s actually failing underneath, and hand you a written price with every line item named. Shoe covers and drop cloths go down if the crew needs to walk through the house, and a photo of the clean-up is on your phone before they leave.
Written by Graham Stein, Owner, Elmstead Remodeling West Palm Beach at Elmstead Remodeling West Palm Beach, serving West Palm Beach and nearby areas.
