Driveway pavers in Tyler TX - a driveway that sits flat and stays tight
Cracked slab or a gravel drive that washes out? We build pavers on a packed base with solid edges, so your driveway sits level.
The owner writes your estimate
I come out myself to look over your driveway, the ground around it and the street end, and I write the estimate. Once the job's booked, a lead mason runs our crew on site, so you know who to ask.
In business on our own since 2013
I spent years running crews and jobs for another masonry owner before I started this business in 2013. Everything I know about this trade I learned on the wall, including how driveways fail and what it takes to build one right.
Licensed and insured on every job
We're licensed and insured, and I'd rather tell you what can wait than sell you work you don't need. To set up a visit, call (903) 525-6451 or send us the form on this page.
Tyler paver driveways, built from the ground up
Driveway pavers in Tyler, TX are concrete pavers laid over compacted soil, a packed base and a thin bed of sand, with edging that holds them in place. We build them for homeowners replacing a cracked or worn-out driveway, or adding parking where there's only grass.
The price mostly comes down to size, what's there now and what's under it. A bigger driveway takes more base, sand and pavers. If there's an old slab, tearing it out and hauling it off is extra work on top of the new driveway. Heavy traffic or soft, wet ground calls for a deeper base, and the paver you pick and how many curves and cuts the layout has move it too.
The schedule turns mostly on how much digging and tear-out your lot needs, and on whether the approach, where your driveway meets the street, gets replaced, since that piece needs a city permit we file for you. When you compare bids, the paver trade group recommends an experienced installer with a current ICPI paver installer certificate, so ask each one about it. My estimate spells out what needs doing now and what can wait.
Paver driveways, from the dirt to the street edge
Digging out and packing the base
What's under the pavers matters more than the pavers, so that's where we put our effort. We have the buried lines marked before we dig, so the excavator misses pipes and wires. Then we dig out, compact the soil and spread and pack the base, set to your soil, drainage and the traffic it'll carry, and our bid states that base. If the drive cuts into a slope, retaining wall construction holds the bank back so it stays off the pavers.
The right sand under the pavers
The thin sand bed is what keeps each paver steady, so it's worth asking about. Industry guidance warns that mason sand can drain slowly and turn unstable under pavers, and that stone dust or screenings shouldn't go under them at all. Our bid names the sand we plan to use, so you can put the same question to anyone else. If the brick steps or borders by the drive are worn, masonry restoration brings them back so old and new look like they belong together.
Edges and the end at the street
Pavers creep and sink when nothing holds their sides, so we take our time on the edge restraints, the borders that lock the whole field in place. The street end needs the most care. In Tyler, every driveway has to meet the city's published standards, and an approach has to be at least four feet wide and let people walk across the sidewalk safely. The city approves that plan before any work starts there.
Get a free estimate on your paver driveway
Send your driveway's rough square footage and whether the street approach is being replaced. We'll get back to you within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no pressure to book.
(903) 525-6451How your paver driveway job goes
I look over your driveway
You call or send a message and we set up a visit. I come out, measure, check the ground and the street end, and write an estimate that spells out what needs doing now and what can wait.
Permit and scheduling
If the approach to the street is being replaced, we file the permit with the city and keep it moving. Once everything is in correctly, the city's prescreening takes up to two business days and home reviews about five more, and corrections restart that clock.
Our crew builds, I walk it
A lead mason runs our crew on site, working inside the city's hours, which bar construction near homes from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekends. Then I walk the finished driveway with you.
Paver driveway questions from Tyler homeowners
How much does a paver driveway cost in Tyler, TX?
A sand-based concrete paver driveway in Tyler usually costs about $12 to $14 per square foot, and that covers the compacted base and sand bed. It doesn't cover tearing out an old driveway, so a replacement adds that work. Size, paver choice and the street approach move your number, and you'll get your own at the estimate.
Do I need a permit to replace my driveway in Tyler?
Yes, if the approach, the stretch that connects your driveway to the street, is being replaced. That application goes to the City of Tyler online through TylerInspections.com. We check with the city on each job, and when a permit's needed we file it and keep the paperwork moving.
How thick should the base be under a paver driveway?
Industry guidance says a home driveway on well-drained soil needs a base at least 6 inches thick, and deeper when traffic, soil type, drainage or moisture call for it. One Tyler price guide figured its prices on a 4-inch base, so ask what base depth each bid includes before you compare the totals.
Are permeable pavers a good fit for my driveway in Tyler?
They can be, as long as groundwater doesn't sit close under the driveway, because permeable pavers generally aren't used where it's within 2 feet of the bottom of the pavement. They let water soak into the ground below. They're kept clean by sweeping or vacuuming, and vacuum equipment can clear a clogged surface so water soaks in again.