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CGI Driveway & Pavers: The Houston Owner’s Guide
If you’re looking for CGI driveway and pavers parts in Houston, the installed cost for a paver driveway replacement or extension typically runs $7,000 – $18,000, with most jobs landing between $9,000 and $14,000 depending on square footage, base condition, and paver style. We keep common CGI-compatible paver profiles and edging in stock at Penhallow Remodeling Houston, and we can usually have your part matched and scheduled within a week of the free estimate. Most homeowners discover a failed part the hard way: a paver shifts under a car tire, an edge restraint pops loose after a hard rain, or a low spot starts pooling water where it never did before. Often the real problem isn’t the paver itself. It’s what’s underneath it.
Which CGI Models This Applies To
CGI driveway and pavers covers a range of concrete paver profiles used in residential driveways, walkways, and patio applications across Houston. The most common CGI products we see on service calls are their Holland stone and tumbled paver lines, along with their bullnose edging and 6×9 and 6×6 inch dimensional pavers. Before you buy a replacement, check the back or underside of a clean paver. Most CGI pavers carry a mold stamp or a raised code that identifies the series and color blend. If the stamp has worn off, we measure the paver thickness and check the edge profile. That matters more than homeowners expect: a 60mm paver is not interchangeable with an 80mm paver, and mixing them on the same base creates a lip that catches tires and toes.
On the OEM-versus-aftermarket question: for driveway pavers, there is no functional reason to insist on OEM when a quality manufacturer’s equivalent matches the thickness, color, and chamfer. What actually matters is lot consistency. Pavers from different production runs can vary a shade or two, especially in Houston’s sun, so we always order enough from the same lot when doing a repair section. We stock a selection of CGI-compatible pavers and edge restraints on the truck for small repairs, and we source full pallets directly from trade suppliers for larger replacements.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your CGI Driveway & Pavers Is Failing
- Low spots that hold water after rain. This is usually a base settlement issue, not a paver failure. Houston’s clay soil expands and contracts with moisture, and a base that wasn’t compacted in lifts will eventually drop. The pavers just follow the base down.
- Pavers rocking or shifting underfoot. A paver that moves means the sand joint has failed or the edge restraint has let go. Once one paver moves, the interlock is broken and the surrounding pavers start carrying weight they weren’t meant to.
- Edge restraint popping out along the driveway border. The plastic or aluminum edging holds the whole field together. When it lifts, pavers begin to spread outward, and you’ll see gaps open along the edge. This is one of the most common CGI paver driveway failures we fix in Houston.
- Sand washing out between joints. Heavy Houston rains move a lot of water fast. If your paver joints are missing sand, water gets under the pavers and erodes the base from the inside. Left alone, this leads to settlement and cracked pavers.
- Visible cracks or spalling on paver faces. A cracked paver is usually the result of point loading: a heavy vehicle parked repeatedly in the same spot, or a base void beneath it. Spalling, where the surface flakes away, often traces back to pavers that were cut to fit and left with a weak edge.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For a full CGI-compatible paver driveway replacement in Houston, expect $7,000 – $18,000 installed, depending on driveway size, access, and how much of the existing base can be salvaged. If you’re replacing a smaller section, most repair jobs run between $1,200 and $4,000 for paver removal, base repair, and reinstallation with new sand and compaction. Concrete driveway replacement typically runs $4,500 – $12,000, and a new paver patio install runs $3,500 – $11,000.
Here’s what the number includes, in plain terms:
- Written price before any work starts. Not a range, not a verbal ballpark. A number you can hold us to.
- Parts and labor, both itemized. You’ll see exactly what the pavers cost and exactly what the crew’s time costs. No lump-sum mystery.
- Base work. If the base is the problem, repairing the pavers without fixing the base means you’ll be back in the same spot next year. We’ll tell you if the base can be saved.
- Cleanup and compaction. We leave the job site cleaner than we found it, per The Kingswell Way’s rule on every project.
Every paver repair and replacement at Penhallow Remodeling Houston carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work fails inside a year, we come back and fix it at no charge. That’s in writing, on every job.
DIY or Call Us?
Paver replacement sits in a gray zone. Replacing a single paver that hasn’t settled is reasonable DIY work if you have a rubber mallet, sand, and patience. What goes wrong is when homeowners try to fix a section of settled driveway without addressing the base. You’ll pull pavers, level the sand, reset them, and the settlement returns after the next Houston rain cycle. Base repair means digging out the old material, compacting in lifts, and re-establishing the grade away from your foundation. That’s equipment work, and doing it wrong can direct water toward your slab, which is a problem far more expensive than a paver.
There’s no dangerous tension or electrical hazard here, so the stakes aren’t injury-level. The stakes are time and money. If you want to check whether it’s a base issue first, look at the pattern of the settlement and where the water pools. If you’re not sure, call us at (254) 527-5340 and we’ll take a look at the whole driveway before recommending whether it’s a patch job or a proper base rebuild.
FAQs
Concrete pavers like CGI’s typically carry a 20 to 30-year service life in Houston’s climate, with the base underneath dictating how much of that lifespan you actually get. A properly compacted base can keep pavers flat and functional for decades; a base that wasn’t compacted in lifts often fails within five to eight years, and the pavers just ride it down. The pavers themselves rarely wear out before the base does in our experience. Call (254) 527-5340 if you want us to assess whether your base is holding.
Yes, in most cases a section repair fixes the issue, provided the base under that section is still sound. We remove the affected pavers, repair or re-compact the base material, reset the pavers with fresh joint sand, and reinstall the edge restraint. If the base has failed across the entire driveway, a full replacement is the honest answer. Estimates are free, and we’ll show you the line items either way.
Most paver repair sections are finished in one to two working days, depending on the square footage and how much base material needs to come out. A full driveway replacement typically takes three to five working days, start to finish. We’ll give you a written arrival window before the work starts, so you’re not waiting on a crew that may or may not show.
We keep common CGI-compatible paver profiles, edge restraints, and joint sand on the truck for smaller repairs in Houston. For larger sections or specific color blends, we order full pallets from the supplier so the entire repair comes from one production lot and the color matches. We’ll let you know at the estimate whether what you need is already on the truck or is a couple of days out. Call (254) 527-5340 and we’ll verify what we can get before scheduling anything.
Give me the straight story on what you need, and I’ll give you the straight number on what it costs. If your CGI driveway pavers are shifting, pooling water, or losing edge restraint, call Penhallow Remodeling Houston at (254) 527-5340 for a free estimate. We’ll put the price and the guarantee in writing before any work starts, the same way we handle every job under the Kingswell standard. We also stock parts for KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone products when you’re tackling more than one project at a time.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Houston at Penhallow Remodeling Houston, serving Houston and nearby areas.
