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CWS Driveway & Pavers: The Dallas Owner’s Guide

If you own a CWS paver driveway, walkway, or patio in Dallas and a section has shifted, cracked, or sunk, we stock CWS-compatible replacement pavers and install them for $3,500 – $11,000 depending on the area and scope. Most paver repairs in Dallas are finished in one to two days once materials are on site. The usual discovery is simple: you notice a low spot holding water after a storm, a paver cracked under a vehicle, or edge restraints starting to bow out along a driveway border. CWS pavers are built for heavy use, but Dallas clay soil expands and contracts enough to move even good pavers over time. Isaac Pruett has walked hundreds of Dallas paver jobs, and the pattern is almost always the same: water found a way under the base, the base shifted, and the pavers followed. You should know who is coming, what it costs, and what happens if something goes wrong – before we ever pick up a tool.

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Which CWS Models This Applies To

CWS makes several paver lines, and the replacement part you need depends on which line was originally installed. The most common in Dallas are the CWS Holland Stone, Roma, and Mega-Arbel profiles, though we also match CWS bullnose and border units. Each has a different thickness, chamfer, and color blend, so a paver from one line won’t sit flush next to a paver from another. The fastest way to identify what you have is to pull one intact paver and check the underside; CWS stamps a mold code there in most production runs. If the stamp has worn off, measure the paver thickness – Mega-Arbel units run 80mm, while most Holland Stone profiles are 60mm. A 20mm difference in the same driveway looks fine for a week and then you see it every time you pull in. On the OEM versus aftermarket question: CWS color blends are proprietary, so we recommend OEM or a verified color-matched equivalent from our supplier network. A generic big-box paver will not match after two Dallas summers of UV exposure, and the driveway will look patched forever.

Signs Your CWS Driveway & Pavers Is Failing

• Standing water pooling in one section after rain. This means the base under that area has compacted unevenly and the pavers have settled with it. Left alone, the low spot widens and more pavers drop.
• Individual pavers rocking when you step on them. The sand joint below has washed out or the base has eroded. The paver is no longer supported on all four corners, and driving over it will crack the unit.
• Edge restraints bowing outward along the driveway border. The base is spreading under load, usually because the edge restraint wasn’t spiked deeply enough or water is eroding the soil underneath it. Once the edge lets go, the whole field can shift.
• Hairline cracks across multiple pavers in a line. A point load – usually a vehicle tire on a section with a shallow base – is flexing the pavers. CWS units are strong, but they need a compacted base under them; no paver survives flexing forever.
• Weed growth pushing up between joints. Organic material is getting through the joint sand, and roots are lifting the pavers from below. What starts as a cosmetic annoyance becomes a trip hazard and a drainage problem.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In Dallas, a CWS paver repair or section replacement typically runs $3,500 – $11,000 installed. A small patio repair of 100 square feet or less lands around $3,500 – $5,500. A driveway section of 300 – 500 square feet with base repair runs $6,000 – $9,500. Full paver patio or driveway rebuilds with new base material, edge restraints, and joint sand fall at $8,000 – $11,000. What drives the range is base condition: if the original base was installed over Dallas clay without enough crushed stone, we’re rebuilding it before any pavers go back down, and that’s honest labor and material you want done right. Every quote includes matching replacement pavers, new bedding sand, joint sand, edge restraint repair, and haul-away of the old material. You get a written price before any work starts, on every project, every time. And the work is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not right within a year of completion, we make it right at no cost to you.

DIY or Call Us?

You can safely check a few things yourself: identify whether your CWS pavers are 60mm or 80mm thick, confirm the color name from your original install paperwork, and look for the mold stamp on the underside. What you shouldn’t do is pull up a section of failed driveway and rebuild the base by hand. Paver work is not inherently dangerous like a garage spring or an electrical panel, but it is one of the most deceptive DIY jobs in construction. The pavers go down easy; the base is the part that fails a year later. We’ve torn out more homeowner patched driveways in Dallas than we can count – one section looks perfect, the section next to it is sinking, and now the original problem has company. If you have a CWS installation that’s shifted or cracked, call (432) 302-8761 for a free estimate and a written price before anything gets moved. We also stock parts for KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone projects across Dallas, so if your paver issue is part of a bigger exterior or interior project, we can handle the whole thing.