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Cambridge Pavers Home Additions & ADU: The Fort Worth Owner’s Guide
If you’re planning a home addition or ADU in Fort Worth and want Cambridge Pavers on the patio, walkway, or driveway that ties the new build to the existing house, we can help. We install Cambridge Pavers-compatible hardscape as part of the additions and ADUs we build, with a written price before any work starts. Home additions in Fort Worth typically run $45,000 – $130,000 and ADUs $90,000 – $220,000, depending on square footage and site conditions.
Most homeowners reach out to us after the addition is framed and they realize the paver area around the new entry, side yard, or ADU approach needs to match what’s already on the property. The old pavers may have settled, cracked, or shifted after the excavation work, and the new concrete or paver pad needs to tie in cleanly. That’s the moment we see most often.
Which Cambridge Pavers Models This Applies To
Cambridge Pavingstones come in three families: the ArmorTec series (denser, made for driveways), the Ledgestone and RoundTable series for patios and walkways, and the Maytrx line for modern, tight-joint designs. The key compatibility factor is paver thickness. Driveway-rated Cambridge pavers are 60mm to 80mm thick; patio pavers run 45mm to 60mm. If your addition adds a driveway extension off the new ADU, you need the thicker paver, not the patio stone, and vice versa.
We see this mismatch all the time: a homeowner buys patio-weight pavers for a driveway area, then wonders why they crack after one season of car traffic on Fort Worth’s clay soil. We’ll pull the paver, check the underside stamp (Cambridge molds the series name into each paver), and match the right spec. We’re an independent remodeler, not affiliated with Cambridge Pavers, so we can buy from any supplier and match to the existing paver exactly.
For the OEM-vs-aftermarket decision: Cambride Pavers are the OEM product, and we stock a local supply line for them, along with matching coping, border, and soldier-course pieces from the same casting runs to keep color consistent. We also work with KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone for the indoor finishes that go with the addition.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Cambridge Pavers Home Additions & ADU Is Failing
- Pavers sinking or heaving around the new foundation. Fort Worth’s clay soil expands and contracts with moisture, and the excavation for an addition or ADU disturbs the sub-base. Pavers settle if the base wasn’t re-compacted after backfill.
- Cracks running across multiple pavers in a straight line. That’s usually a base failure, not a paver failure. It means water got under the pavers, washed out the sand bedding, and the pavers are now bridging a void.
- Efflorescence or white haze on pavers near the new roofline. Water runoff from the new roof concentrates minerals on the paver surface. It’s cosmetic, but it signals your drainage plan needs a second look.
- Pavers lifting at the edges where the addition meets the old patio. The transition joint between old and new work is the weak point. If the contractor didn’t install an edge restraint, the pavers drift outward and open the joint.
- Water pooling against the addition’s slab after rain. If the new paver grade slopes toward the house, every storm sends water under the door threshold. In Fort Worth’s May and October rainy seasons, that becomes a problem fast.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For paver work tied to a home addition or ADU in Fort Worth, you’re usually looking at $3,500 – $11,000 for a paver patio, $7,000 – $18,000 for a paver driveway, and the addition or ADU itself runs $45,000 – $130,000 for the addition or $90,000 – $220,000 for the ADU build.
What drives the range: access to the paver area after the big build (fence removal, narrow side yards), the condition of the sub-base (new compaction vs. rework), paver thickness grade, and whether we’re matching an existing paver pattern or starting fresh. Every bid includes the written price before work begins, line by line. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every project: if it’s not done right, we make it right. You will not find a change order on the final invoice that wasn’t discussed and priced before you signed.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely check the grade around your new addition. A 4-foot level on the pavers will tell you if water is running toward the house. You can also sweep the joints, check for edge restraint, and note where paver color differs from the original. That’s all useful, and we’ll talk you through it on the phone.
What we would not do yourself: re-setting pavers over a failed sub-base. That means excavation, re-compaction, new gravel, new sand, and re-laying every paver to the correct pitch, especially where the addition’s foundation drains matter. In Fort Worth’s clay, a thin re-lay without re-compaction fails again in one wet season. If the pavers are around a new ADU’s driveway, it’s all about the 60mm+ thickness and the base depth, and that’s work that needs a plate compactor and a string line, not a hand tamper. Call (682) 708-9180 and we’ll tell you what your specific paver area needs. Estimate is free, and the written price comes before the crew arrives.
FAQs
Properly installed Cambridge Pavers on a compacted base last 25 to 40 years in Fort Worth’s climate, with edge restraint and periodic joint sand top-ups. In our experience, most paver failures around additions happen in the first three years, and they trace back to compromised sub-base from excavation work, not the paver itself.
If your pavers are shifting near a new foundation, call (682) 708-9180 and we’ll come look at the base, not just the surface. The estimate is free.
Yes, most of the time. We pull the affected section, correct the base, re-set the original pavers, and re-sand the joints. If the base is intact and only edge restraints failed, it’s a half-day fix at a lower cost than new pavers. When the base has washed out under a driveway section, we rework the whole affected zone so it doesn’t fail again.
Call (682) 708-9180 for an exact quote on your paver repair. Written price before the work starts.
Most paver patio installations finish in 2 to 4 working days; driveway work runs 3 to 5 days depending on size and base work. Repairs on settled pavers typically take one day. We schedule noisy work outside school-pickup hours whenever families are living in the house during the project.
For a timeline on your specific addition or ADU site, call (682) 708-9180. We’ll walk the site and give you a written schedule with the written price.
We keep a standard supply of Cambridge paver colors and sizes on hand for repairs and small tie-in jobs, and we order larger pulls from local Fort Worth suppliers for full driveway or patio work. We can match existing colors from the series stamp on your current pavers.
Call (682) 708-9180 with your paver’s series stamp (found on the underside of any loose paver) and we’ll confirm the match before we schedule.
Written by Graham Stein, Owner, Elmstead Remodeling Fort Worth at Elmstead Remodeling Fort Worth, serving Fort Worth and nearby areas.
