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CGI Driveway & Pavers: The West Palm Beach Owner’s Guide

We stock and install CGI-compatible driveway pavers and hardscape components in West Palm Beach, with most replacement projects running $5,000-$14,000 for driveway replacement and $3,500-$11,000 for paver patio work depending on substrate condition and square footage. Most homeowners discover their CGI installation is failing when they notice pooling after rain that didn’t pool before, or when individual pavers rock underfoot where they once sat flush. In West Palm Beach’s sandy, high-water-table soil, substrate settlement shows up first at the driveway apron and along any edge without proper edge restraint.

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Which CGI Models This Applies To

CGI, or Concrete Graphics Incorporated, produces interlocking concrete pavers in multiple thicknesses and compressive strengths. The most common lines we encounter in West Palm Beach are the Holland Stone series (60mm and 80mm), the Cobble series, and the permeable Eco-Paver line. You can identify your specific paver by the manufacturing stamp on the edge or underside, typically a four-digit date code followed by the plant designation. The 60mm Holland is rated for residential driveways; the 80mm for commercial or heavy residential use. If your driveway was installed between 2005 and 2015, there’s a good chance you’re looking at the older CGI spec that used a smaller chamfer edge, which is functionally identical but visually distinct when mixed with current production. We source OEM-matched CGI where available, but we’ve also vetted Belgard and Techo-Bloc equivalents that meet or exceed the same ASTM C936 spec. The aftermarket decision usually comes down to whether you need five pavers or five hundred, and whether the original color has been discontinued.

Signs Your CGI Driveway & Pavers Is Failing

• Individual pavers rock or sink when stepped on. This indicates bedding sand erosion or base material washout beneath the paver, often from improper drainage slope or failed edge restraint that lets water penetrate the base layer.
• Weeds growing through joints that were previously tight. Polymeric sand breakdown allows organic material to accumulate; in West Palm Beach’s growing season, this accelerates as roots exploit the gap and widen it.
• Surface spalling or flaking on the paver face. This is freeze-thaw damage or salt degradation, less common in South Florida but prevalent where irrigation systems overspray repeatedly and calcium deposits trap moisture against the surface.
• Standing water that lingers more than 30 minutes after rain. The original pitch has failed, either from base settlement or from tree root intrusion lifting a section and creating a low spot that traps water against the substrate.
• Pavers shifting out of pattern at the edges. Edge restraint failure, usually plastic or aluminum edging that has pulled away from its stakes due to soil movement or vehicle overhang driving onto the margin.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For a typical CGI paver driveway replacement in West Palm Beach, expect $5,000-$14,000 depending on square footage, base depth required, and whether we need to address drainage. Paver patio installation runs $3,500-$11,000. Driveway sealing, which we recommend every 2-3 years in Florida’s UV exposure, is $250-$700. Every quote we write breaks out demolition, base material (usually #57 stone compacted in 4-inch lifts), bedding sand, pavers, edge restraint, and polymeric sand as separate line items. Under Clause 1 of The Haven Standard, that written price is delivered before any work starts. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the installation; manufacturer defects in the CGI product itself are handled through the standard material warranty. We pull permits when required by Palm Beach County and include a documented photo record of substrate condition before we cover it.

DIY or Call Us?

A homeowner can safely inspect what’s visible: lift a loose paver to check for sand depth, photograph the manufacturing stamp for identification, and verify whether water drains toward the street or pools against the house. What goes wrong fast is the excavation. Cutting out failed base material without knowing what’s underneath, compacting in lifts that are too thick, or skipping geotextile separation in West Palm Beach’s sandy soils, these are how DIY repairs fail within a season. There’s no high-tension danger here as with garage door springs, but there is a structural one: a driveway that drains toward your foundation will cost far more than the paver job if water intrusion follows. Call (561) 475-3903 and we’ll assess it without charge. If you have a competitor’s written estimate, we review it line by line free under our Second Opinion offer.

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