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Cambridge Pavers Home Additions & ADU: The Miami Owner’s Guide
If you’re planning a home addition or ADU in Miami and want Cambridge Pavers anywhere in the scope, you’re looking at $53,100 – $153,400 for the full project, and we can usually get pavers ordered, delivered, and on-site within a week to ten days. Most homeowners reach out to us after finding that the pavers they bought months ago don’t match what the store carries anymore, or a prior contractor ordered the wrong color batch and the driveway apron doesn’t line up with the walkway. We source Cambridge Pavers by the pallet with matched lot numbers, and the written quote includes materials, base prep, labor, and the guarantee. If you already have damaged or mismatched Cambridge Pavers and need a fix that doesn’t require tearing out a whole slab, call (850) 988-7559 and we’ll price it before anything gets touched.
Which Cambridge Pavers Models This Applies To
Cambridge Pavingstones with ArmorTec makes several lines that show up constantly in Miami additions and ADUs: the Ledgestone, RoundTable, Maytrx, and Sherwood collections are the ones we see most often in driveways, walkways, pool decks, and the patio space that often gets attached to a new ADU. The key thing to know about Cambridge Pavers specifically is that color varies by production run even within the same named style. A “Bluestone” paver poured in March will not always match a “Bluestone” paver poured in October. That matters when you’re extending a patio for an addition and expect the new section to look seamless next to the old one.
Cambridge embeds the paver name and size on the underside of most units. Flip one over and you’ll typically see a raised stamp with the collection name and a two- or three-digit size code. Sizes run in 6×9, 6×6, and 9×9 among others depending on the line. When you call us, having a photo of that stamp plus the approximate age of the original installation will save you a back-and-forth. We can match current production runs, and when we can’t get an exact tonal match, we’ll tell you that before we lay a single unit. OEM Cambridge Pavers are made in New Jersey and distributed through authorized dealers. We also work with quality aftermarket equivalents when a color has been discontinued, but we always show you the side-by-side comparison first. Penhallow Remodeling Miami is an independent contractor and not affiliated with Cambridge Pavers, so our loyalty is to your finished product, not a manufacturer’s inventory sheet.
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Signs Your Cambridge Pavers Home Additions & ADU Is Failing
- Heaving or settling around the addition’s foundation line. In Miami, the culprit is almost always lime rock or organic soil shifting beneath a base that wasn’t compacted in lifts. You’ll see a visible ridge where the new paver edge meets the old slab, and water will start pooling right at that seam.
- Color washout that makes the new section look years older than the house. ArmorTec coating helps against UV, but our sun is relentless. When a batch was stored uncovered or cleaned aggressively with acid-based products, the surface layer breaks down fast and leaves a chalky, faded finish.
- Efflorescence that keeps coming back after cleaning. That white haze isn’t dirt. It’s salt migrating up through the paver. Near the coast in Miami, salt air and high water tables push it through faster than inland areas. If it reappears within a month of a wash, the paver’s moisture barrier is compromised.
- Edge creep along the paver border. Without a proper edge restraint pinned into compacted base, pavers walk outward under traffic and heat cycles. You’ll notice a widening gap between the last row and the house wall or the fence line on the ADU side.
- Loose or wobbly units right at the threshold of the new addition. That’s a red flag for base material that wasn’t compacted to spec before the pavers went down. Every step echoes underfoot and the sand joint pops out within weeks.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For Miami specifically, a home addition that includes Cambridge Pavers as part of the larger scope runs $53,100 – $153,400 depending on square footage, the condition of the existing slab or grade, and which Cambridge collection you select. A standalone paver patio installation sits between $4,130 and $12,980. The bigger the addition, the more excavation and structural prep the paver work inherits, and that drives the number. We itemize every line in writing: removal and haul-off if needed, base material depth (we typically run 6 – 8 inches of compacted road base under pavers in Miami because of our soil conditions), bedding sand, paver material, edge restraint, joint sand, and labor.
Every price we quote is a written number before any work starts, and the paver portion of your project carries the same 365-Day Done Right Promise as the rest of the job. If a paver settles, pops, or a joint fails within that period, we return and fix it at no charge. Materials from Cambridge, Belgard, and Unilock all come with their own manufacturer warranties, which we pass through in writing alongside ours.
DIY or Call Us?
You can absolutely take a photo of the underside stamp, measure the length and width of a clean unit, and check whether your base feels spongy underfoot before you call anyone. That information helps us price the job faster. What you shouldn’t do is pull up pavers near a foundation edge and start digging out the base without knowing what’s underneath. In Miami, a lot of older lots in areas like Coconut Grove have shallow utilities, old irrigation lines, and sometimes roots that have grown through the subgrade. Cutting a dead line or destabilizing the grade next to your home’s footer turns a $4,000 patio repair into a much larger structural conversation.
Trevor Nash has been managing crews, not just watching them, for long enough to know which corners hold weight in South Florida and which don’t. We’d rather give you a number first, then pick up the tools. Call (850) 988-7559 and we’ll schedule a look, walk you through what’s actually going on under those pavers, and put the price in writing before anything moves.
FAQs
Cambridge Pavers installed on a properly compacted base in Miami typically last 25 – 35 years before the base itself needs attention. The pavers themselves won’t rot or fail structurally, but our heat, humidity, and occasional salt exposure will dull the finish faster than northern climates, especially on unsealed or acid-washed surfaces. Call (850) 988-7559 and we can tell you whether your pavers have life left or are better off reset on fresh base.
Yes, in most cases individual damaged or stained units can be pulled and swapped without disturbing the surrounding layout, as long as you can still source the same size and a close color lot. If the base underneath has failed, a spot repair won’t hold and the same paver will sink again within a year. Call us for an honest read on which situation you have.
A straightforward patio extension or paver replacement around an addition in Miami typically takes 3 – 7 working days once materials are on site. Bigger additions with structural prep, drainage work, and large paver footprints can run three to six weeks. We’ll give you a real arrival window in writing before work begins.
We keep a limited stock of common Cambridge sizes and colors in our Miami yard, but most project-specific orders are placed by pallet through authorized distributors so we can match production lots and get the exact color you already have. Lead time for special orders is usually a week to ten days. We’ll confirm availability before we quote you a start date.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Miami at Penhallow Remodeling Miami, serving Miami and nearby areas.
