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PGT Driveway & Pavers: The Fort Worth Owner’s Guide
If you have a PGT driveway or paver system and a section is failing, we stock the replacement components and install them for between $7,000 and $18,000 for a full driveway in Fort Worth, depending on square footage and the condition of your base. Most paver repairs are smaller than full replacements: expect $3,500 to $11,000 for a patio section or partial driveway. Owners usually catch this when a paver shifts under a car tire, a low spot holds water after rain, or a corner paver cracks loose from its edge restraint.
Key takeaways: we match PGT paver profiles and colors, we carry edge restraints and bedding sand on the truck, and every job starts with a written price before a single paver gets pulled. Sawyer Remodel Fort Worth is an independent contractor, not affiliated with PGT.
Which PGT Models This Applies To
PGT driveway systems run on interlocking concrete pavers, not asphalt or poured concrete. The compatibility question that trips up most Fort Worth homeowners is profile: PGT offers rectangular, square, and tumbled-edge profiles, and they do not intermix cleanly. A square paver laid against a tumbled-edge paver shows visible joint gaps and shifts differently under load. The fix starts with measuring what’s already in the ground.
Flip a loose paver over. Most PGT units have a stamp or code on the bottom face. If the stamp is faded, measure length, width, and thickness with a tape measure. A 60mm paver handles driveway traffic; 45mm is patio-grade and will crack under repeated vehicle weight. On the OEM-versus-aftermarket question: PGT’s own line is consistent in color batch, but several Fort Worth supply houses carry equivalent profiles from Belgard and Unilock at 15 to 20 percent lower material cost. We’ll price both and let you see the difference in writing.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your PGT Driveway & Pavers Is Failing
- Low spots holding water after a North Texas rain. This means the bedding sand layer has washed out or compacted unevenly beneath the pavers. Fort Worth’s clay soil expands and contracts with moisture, and if the base wasn’t compacted to the right depth, the surface shows it first.
- Pavers rocking or shifting under foot or tire. A rocking paver means the sand bed has voids. Left alone, the edges chip against each other and the damage spreads outward.
- Cracks radiating from a corner paver. Corner pavers take the most lateral stress. If the edge restraint is plastic and brittle from UV exposure, the whole border starts to wander and the pattern opens up.
- Weeds or ants eroding joints between pavers. Joint sand is not permanent. Scouring ants and water flow pull it out over time, and once it’s gone, pavers grind against each other and lose their interlock.
- A settled depression near a downspout or driveway edge. Water concentrates there, softens the base, and the pavers follow. This is the most common failure we see in Fort Worth, and it’s fixable without replacing the whole driveway.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
In Fort Worth, a full paver driveway replacement runs $7,000 to $18,000 installed. The spread comes down to three things: square footage, whether the existing base needs excavation and recompaction, and which paver profile you’re matching. A small paver patio repair sits lower, in the $3,500 to $11,000 range, again depending on access and base condition.
Every line item hits the page before work starts: demolition and haul-off, base material, bedding sand, pavers, edge restraint, joint sand, and compaction. No change orders because we didn’t look. The workmanship carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if a paver settles or a joint opens within a year, we come back and fix it. In writing, on every job.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely pull a single cracked paver and inspect what’s underneath. What you shouldn’t do is start pulling a full section without understanding base conditions. Once the bedding is disturbed and you’re into Fort Worth clay, you’ll need to recompact in lifts or the new surface will settle within six months. For a driveway that carries two cars daily, that clay base has to be handled correctly the first time.
Most paver swaps we do take a day or two, not weeks. If you want eyes on it before you decide, call (682) 841-6652 and Luca will walk the driveway with you. The work talks. We just back it up.
FAQs
A properly installed paver driveway lasts 20 to 30 years in Fort Worth, though individual pavers may need re-leveling every 8 to 10 years as the clay soil moves. The pavers themselves almost never fail; the base and sand layers do. Give us a call at (682) 841-6652 and we’ll tell you which layer is the problem.
Yes, settled sections can be lifted, re-leveled, and recompacted without replacing the whole driveway, typically at a fraction of full replacement cost. The catch is matching the existing base depth. If the original install skimped on base, patching one section leaves you chasing settlements forever. Call (682) 841-6652 for an honest read on what’s under yours.
Most Fort Worth paver repairs finish in one to two days, including excavation, base correction, re-leveling, and re-sanding. Larger full replacements run three to five days. We’ll put the schedule in writing before work starts.
We carry bedding sand, joint sand, edge restraints, and the tools to pull and reset pavers on every truck. Replacement pavers are ordered to match your profile and color after we measure, which usually takes one to three days from our Fort Worth suppliers. If it’s a common profile, we often match it same week.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner & Lead Remodeler, Sawyer Remodel Fort Worth at Sawyer Remodel Fort Worth, serving Fort Worth and nearby areas.
