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CWS Driveway & Pavers: The Fort Worth Owner’s Guide

We stock and install CWS-compatible driveway and paver systems across Fort Worth, with most full paver driveway replacements running $7,000 to $18,000 depending on square footage, substrate condition, and paver line. If your CWS driveway has a failed section, sunken pavers, or a crumbling edge, we can usually match the pattern and get it back to square in two to three days once materials are on site. A crack here and there is cosmetic. A paver line that has started to roll or separate at the soldier course is structural, and that’s what most Fort Worth homeowners discover first after a heavy rain or a few freeze-thaw cycles.

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Which CWS Models This Applies To

CWS driveway systems in Fort Worth fall into three general lines: standard concrete pavers, permeable pavers, and slab-style driveway pavers. Before you order a repair, take a photo of the paver face and measure one full unit. CWS pavers run in specific modular sizes, and a paver that is off by even a quarter inch will not seat correctly against its neighbor. If the original install is more than seven or eight years old, the dye lot will not match exactly even with the same model number. Texas sun fades pavers unevenly, and the protected edge under the garage overhang will read darker than the exposed field. We tell customers to expect a slight color step on any patch. There is no way around that with concrete products. For most CWS driveways, a quality aftermarket paver from a manufacturer like Belgard or Unilock will hold up as well as the OEM unit and gives us better color and size control on a patch. Bradford Remodeling Co Fort Worth is an independent service provider, not affiliated with CWS, so we spec whatever will match and hold best for the specific driveway.

Signs Your CWS Driveway & Pavers Is Failing

• Pavers rocking underfoot. This means the sand bed under the paver has washed out or compacted unevenly. Left alone, the rocking paver will start cracking at its corners, and the problem walks outward into the field.
• Separation at the edge restraint. Fort Worth clay soil expands and contracts hard with moisture. If the plastic or concrete edge restraint has let go, the soldier course starts to drift, and the whole driveway loses its compression lock.
• Water pooling in low spots. A CWS driveway should shed water to the edges. Pooling after a light rain means the subgrade has settled, usually from a drainage issue or poor base compaction at the original install.
• Hairline cracks running through multiple pavers in a line. That is not individual paver failure. That is a base fracture telegraphing up through the surface. The pavers are just the messenger.
• Efflorescence or white chalky film that keeps returning. Moisture is wicking through the paver and carrying salts to the surface. One cleaning is cosmetic. Repeated efflorescence means the base stays wet, and that is a drainage problem, not a stain.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

A full CWS-compatible paver driveway replacement in Fort Worth runs $7,000 to $18,000. The spread comes from square footage, the depth of the existing base, and whether we are reusing subgrade or hauling out failed material. A partial repair, like resetting a sunken section or replacing a damaged soldier course, typically lands between $1,200 and $4,500 depending on how far the failure has spread. Every Bradford Remodeling job gets a written price before work starts. The number on that page is the number you pay. It includes paver removal, base repair or replacement, sand bed, reinstall, and compaction. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the work for a full year. If a paver shifts or the sand bed fails inside that window, we come back and fix it at no charge. No change orders at the door. Curtis Lane runs the scope before we quote it, so the paver count and base depth in the estimate match what the driveway actually needs.

DIY or Call Us?

You can safely pull a loose paver and check the sand bed yourself. If the sand under a rocking paver is thin or washed out, that confirms the diagnosis. What you should not do is pull a full section and start recompacting. A CWS driveway is a load-bearing surface, and the interlock depends on consistent compaction across the whole field. If you compact one patch differently than the rest, you create a new low spot and the same failure returns in six months. The paver saw cuts and edge restraint work are also not worth doing by hand. If you want to know whether the base is the problem before you spend any money, call (682) 204-4897 and describe what you are seeing. We will tell you over the phone whether it sounds like a paver-level fix or a base-level repair, and then send someone out to confirm it with a level and a probe.