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CGI Driveway & Pavers: The Austin Owner’s Guide
CGI driveway and paver products in Austin typically cost $7,000 – $18,000 to install new, while repairing a failed section of CGI pavers usually runs $400 – $2,500 depending on how much sub-base has shifted. We stock CGI-compatible replacement pavers, edge restraints, and bedding materials, and we can typically match your existing CGI pattern on the first visit. Most Austin homeowners discover a problem the same way: a paver sinks after a heavy rain, an edge restraint pops loose along the driveway border, or a section of the driveway starts rocking underfoot because the sand bedding underneath has washed out through a cracked joint.
We’re an independent Austin service provider, not affiliated with CGI, which means we tell you straight what’s worth repairing and what’s better replaced. Trevor Nash built Penhallow Remodeling Austin on a simple idea: put the real number in writing before anyone picks up a tool. Tell me what you need, I’ll tell you what it costs, and we’ll go from there.
Which CGI Models This Applies To
CGI produces concrete pavers in several lines commonly installed across Austin neighborhoods, including their Holland stone, tumbled paver, and larger-format slab series. The compatibility gotcha most homeowners hit is thickness: CGI driveway pavers come in 60mm and 80mm profiles, and an 80mm paver cannot simply drop into a 60mm section without raising the driveway surface and creating a trip edge. Before you buy any replacement paver, measure the thickness of a pulled unit with a tape measure, not by eye. We do this on every call.
The OEM-versus-aftermarket decision matters less for CGI pavers than for mechanical parts. CGI pavers are concrete, so a quality aftermarket unit from a recognized manufacturer like Belgard or Unilock will often match the dimensions and color closely enough for a seamless patch. Where we insist on CGI-spec materials is edge restraint: the plastic or aluminum edging must match the paver height exactly or the whole border fails again inside a year. Austin’s clay-heavy soils expand and contract through wet-dry cycles, so an undersized edge restraint will pop out after the first good rain.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your CGI Driveway & Pavers Is Failing
- Sinking pavers near the gutter or driveway apron. Water running off the driveway erodes the aggregate base underneath, and Austin’s spring downpours move a lot of water fast. One sunken paver usually means the base has started migrating, not just one loose stone.
- Sand washing up onto the sidewalk after rain. That’s the bedding sand escaping through failed joint sand. If you see it, the joints need cleaning and re-sanding soon or the pavers will start shifting against each other and chipping.
- Rocking pavers underfoot or under tire load. A paver that moves when you step on it means the base beneath has gone soft. In Austin that’s often a clay expansion issue plus a drainage problem, not just a worn paver.
- Edge restraint lifting along the driveway border. When the plastic or aluminum edging separates from the pavers, the outer course starts spreading under vehicle weight. Once the border spreads, the whole field loosens behind it.
- Hairline cracks running through multiple pavers in a line. That usually points to base settlement, a tree root pushing up from below, or a heavy vehicle load concentrated in one spot. Cracked pavers are the symptom, not the disease, so replacing just the cracked units usually buys you a year, not a decade.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For a CGI paver driveway replacement in Austin, you’re looking at $7,000 – $18,000 for a full install including tear-out of the old surface, re-grading the base, new aggregate, sand bedding, pavers, edge restraint, joint sand, and cleanup. Partial repair of a failed section typically runs $400 – $2,500 depending on how much base has to be dug out and re-laid. The two biggest drivers of the range are paver thickness (80mm costs more per square foot than 60mm) and whether we have to re-grade the sub-base for proper drainage. Austin’s soil moves, so we don’t patch over a drainage problem; we fix the slope first, then lay the pavers.
Every repair or replacement includes a written price before work starts, a written guarantee on the labor, and our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the pavers settle or the edge restraint fails inside a year, we come back and fix it at no charge. You also get a free second visit if the repair fails, no service call fee.
DIY or Call Us?
What an Austin homeowner can safely check on their own: look at where water pools after a rain, check whether the edge restraint is still tight against the pavers, and note whether any paver rocks when you step on it. That gives you a useful picture to describe over the phone. What goes wrong with DIY: most people replace the visible broken paver but skip the base repair underneath, so the new paver sinks inside a season. Worse, they buy the wrong thickness or the wrong edge restraint and create a mismatch they can’t see until the border spreads.
Pavers are not a dangerous DIY job like a garage spring or electrical panel, but a failed base is heavy work: dug out by hand, re-compacted in lifts, re-graded for drainage. We send background-checked, uniformed technicians who do this every week in Austin. Call (325) 225-5429 for a free estimate and we’ll tell you what’s actually wrong under the surface.
FAQs
CGI concrete pavers in Austin typically last 20 – 30 years on the surface, but the sand joints and edge restraint usually need attention every 3 – 5 years because our clay soil and heavy rains erode the bedding faster than in drier climates. The pavers themselves rarely fail first; the base and joints do. Call (325) 225-5429 and we’ll inspect your joints and edging for free.
Yes, a single cracked CGI paver can be pulled and swapped for a matching unit for $400 – $800 in most Austin yards, and a sunken section can be lifted and re-bedded for $400 – $2,500 depending on the base condition. If the base has failed under a wide area, repair cost starts to approach replacement cost, and we’ll tell you where that line is before you commit. Call (325) 225-5429 for an exact written quote, not a ballpark.
A single-paver swap or small sunken-section repair is usually done in one day, and a full CGI driveway replacement in Austin typically takes 3 – 5 working days depending on driveway size, paver thickness, and whether we re-grade the sub-base. We’ll give you a written schedule and arrival window before work starts.
We stock common CGI-compatible paver sizes, colors, and edge restraints on our Austin service trucks, so a straightforward single-paver match is often handled the same day. For less common CGI colors or the 80mm profile, we order from our supplier and have the material within a week. Call (325) 225-5429 and we’ll check stock while you’re on the phone. We also carry parts for KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone product lines for our remodeling clients.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Austin at Penhallow Remodeling Austin, serving Austin and nearby areas.
