Saint Augustine & St. Johns County, FL
Paver Repairs in St. Augustine
Sinking is not a paver problem. It is a base problem. Sandy North Florida soil and heavy summer rain wash out the bedding underneath, and the pavers follow it down. Re-laying the surface without fixing the base buys you a year.
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Why pavers sink here
Our soil is sand. Water moves through it fast, and it carries the fine bedding material with it. Add a downspout discharging onto a driveway, an irrigation leak, or fifteen years of summer storms, and the bedding layer under a section thins out until the pavers drop.
The common fix — lifting the pavers and dropping them back on fresh sand — treats the symptom. If the cause is still there, the same dip returns. We look for the cause first: drainage, edge restraint failure, or root intrusion.
- Cause diagnosed before anything is lifted
- Base excavated, re-graded and properly compacted
- Drainage issues identified and flagged
- Edge restraint checked and replaced where it has failed
Matching replacement pavers
Matching is the part most companies get wrong. A twelve-year-old paver in Ponte Vedra has faded, weathered and picked up patina. A brand new one of the same model sits in the field like a patch.
We source as close as we can, and where an exact match is not available we relocate original pavers from a low-visibility area — behind a shed, under a planter, along a hidden edge — and put the new pavers there instead. The visible field stays consistent.
- Cracked, chipped and spalling pavers replaced
- Color and texture matched to the existing installation
- Original pavers relocated from hidden areas where an exact match is unavailable
- Pool coping and step treads re-set
Safety and structural work
Lifted edges and settled sections around a pool are a genuine trip hazard, and around a driveway apron they will eventually crack the pavers themselves as vehicles load an unsupported edge.
Repairs are usually done as part of a full restoration, since the surface has to come up anyway. If you only need the repair stage, we will price it that way rather than upselling you into the whole job.
- Trip hazards and lifted edges corrected
- Settled driveway aprons re-based to carry vehicle load
- Root intrusion addressed where a tree has lifted a section
- Repair-only pricing available if that is all you need
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Questions
Paver Repairs FAQs
Why do my pavers keep sinking in the same spot?
Because the cause has not been fixed. It is almost always the base rather than the pavers — washed-out bedding sand from drainage, an irrigation leak, or a downspout discharging onto the surface. Lifting and re-laying without re-compacting the base and addressing the water source means the same dip comes back.
Can you match my existing pavers?
In most cases yes. Where an exact match is not available, we relocate original pavers from a hidden area — behind a shed, under a planter — and place the new ones there instead, so the visible field stays consistent. Weathered pavers rarely match new stock of the same model.
Do I need repairs before sealing?
If anything is sunken, lifted or missing, yes. Sealing locks the surface as it currently sits, so any defect gets preserved rather than fixed. Repairs come before joint sand and sealing in every full restoration we do.
How long do paver repairs take?
Most residential repairs are completed the same day, often alongside cleaning and sealing. Larger re-basing jobs or significant drainage work can run into a second day.
Is it cheaper to repair or replace?
Repair, in the large majority of cases, and usually by a wide margin. Concrete and clay pavers are extremely durable. We only recommend replacement when pavers are cracked through or spalling badly across the whole field.
Service area
Serving St. Johns County
Based in Saint Augustine, we travel to you across the county and beyond — no travel charge within our core St. Johns County service area.
- Saint Augustine
- St. Augustine Beach
- Ponte Vedra
- Ponte Vedra Beach
- Nocatee
- World Golf Village
- Fruit Cove
- Jacksonville
- Palm Coast
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PD Home Pros Saint Augustine, FL 32084(904) 560-5262
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