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Cambridge Pavers Home Additions & ADU: The Orlando Owner’s Guide
If you’re planning a home addition or ADU with Cambridge Pavers products in Orlando, you’re likely looking at a full project cost between $45,000 and $130,000, depending on square footage, foundation work, and finish level. We install Cambridge pavers as driveways, walkways, pool decks, and patio surfaces within larger addition projects, and we can match existing Cambridge paver colors and patterns so the new work blends with your current hardscape. Most Orlando homeowners call us after they’ve lived with a failing paver installation for a season or two: edges spreading, stones sinking, weeds breaking through, or base material washing out after heavy summer rains.
We are an independent Orlando contractor, not a Cambridge Pavers dealer or affiliate. That means we give you straight answers about what the product can and can’t do in Florida’s climate, and we don’t mark up parts just to move them.
Key Takeaways:
- Home additions with Cambridge paver work in Orlando run $45,000 – $130,000 for the full project; paver-specific portions (driveways, patios, walkways) typically add $3,500 – $18,000 depending on square footage.
- Cambridge pavers are manufactured in specific series (like Ledgestone, Maytrx, RoundTable, and Pavingstone lines) with matching edge and cap pieces. Mixing knockoff or mismatched units creates visible pattern breaks.
- Orlando’s sandy soil and heavy seasonal rain mean most Cambridge paver failures trace back to base preparation, not the paver itself.
- We give a written price before any paver or addition work starts, and every crew member arrives with a photo ID badge and their name sent to you in advance.
Which Cambridge Pavers Models This Applies To
Cambridge Pavers manufactures several hardscape lines that show up regularly in Orlando additions and ADU projects. The most common are the Pavingstone Series (permeable and standard interlocking pavers), the Ledgestone Series (thin veneer units used on exterior walls, columns, and outdoor kitchen fronts), the Maytrx Series (oversized slab-style pavers with a modern look), and the RoundTable Series (circular and fan-shaped patio kits). If you have a Cambridge paver driveway or patio that’s failing, the first thing we do is identify the exact series and color code, which is stamped on the side of each unit or listed on the original invoice.
Here’s the compatibility gotcha most Orlando homeowners don’t know: Cambridge color lots shift between production runs. A “Riviera Tan” paver bought in 2019 will not be a perfect match to a “Riviera Tan” paver poured in 2024. The base material, the iron oxide pigments, and the curing conditions all drift slightly year to year. For patched repairs on an existing Cambridge installation, we sometimes pull a few pavers from a hidden corner (under a grill, behind a shed) and use those for the visible repair, then backfill the hidden area with the new batch. That gives you a near-invisible patch without waiting weeks for a custom match.
OEM Cambridge pavers are the right call when you’re adding a large new paver surface that will sit next to an existing Cambridge surface. Aftermarket equivalents from local Orlando paver suppliers can work for standalone projects, but the dimensions, bevel profile, and surface texture rarely match Cambridge’s proprietary molds exactly. If you want the new section to look like it was always there, order the Cambridge unit from an authorized Orlando dealer and let us handle the install.
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Signs Your Cambridge Pavers Home Additions & ADU Is Failing
- Sunken or dipping pavers near the addition foundation. This usually means the base rock under the pavers wasn’t compacted in layers before the units went down. In Orlando, where the water table sits high and sandy soil shifts, this is the number one failure we see. Water gets under the pavers, the sand base migrates, and the surface drops.
- Spreading edges along the driveway or walkway. Without proper edge restraint (a concrete haunch or a plastic/composite edge strip), Cambridge pavers drift outward under car tires and foot traffic. Once the edge fails, the whole field loosens and individual units start to rock.
- Weeds or ant mounds pushing up between joints. Florida’s growing season is year-round, and whether you use polymeric sand or regular joint sand, weed seeds will take root. But if you’re pulling the same weeds every two weeks, the joints are too wide or the base is holding enough moisture to feed the roots. Ants are worse: they tunnel through the bedding sand and create soft pockets that collapse under weight.
- Pool deck pavers that stay wet and grow black mold. Orlando’s humidity means a shaded paver pool deck can stay damp for days. Cambridge makes permeable pavers that drain better, but if you have standard interlocking units on a poorly sloped base, water pools instead of running off. That constant moisture eats at the joint sand and eventually undermines the pavers.
- Cracks through the paver surface itself, not just at the joints. Cambridge pavers are made to withstand Florida sun and rain, but a paver that cracks usually has a void underneath it, or it took an impact (a dropped tree limb, a heavy vehicle on a walkway-rated surface). Once one paver cracks, the surrounding units carry more load and start failing in a widening circle.
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For a Cambridge paver installation within a home addition or ADU project in Orlando, the paver portion typically runs:
- Paver driveway replacement: $7,000 – $18,000 installed, depending on square footage, paver series, and whether we’re reusing any existing base material.
- Paver patio or walkway: $3,500 – $11,000 installed.
- Patch repair on an existing Cambridge surface: $400 – $1,800, which covers removing the failed pavers, recompacting the base, adding fresh sand, and reinstalling matched units.
- Full home addition with paver hardscape (driveway, walkway, pool deck): $45,000 – $130,000 for the complete structure and finishes.
What drives the price up in Orlando? Accessibility to your backyard matters more than most people think. If we can’t get a skid steer through a side gate, every yard of base rock and sand moves by wheelbarrow, and that’s labor. Tree roots from mature Orlando oaks also add cost when they’ve grown under the existing pavers and need to be removed or worked around. On the finish side, Cambridge’s higher-end series (Maytrx, Ledgestone veneer on raised planters or seat walls) cost more per square foot than the standard Pavingstone line.
Every paver and addition quote from Mason Remodeling Co Orlando is a written price before any work starts. No verbal estimate that grows on the final bill. If we find a problem mid-project (and sometimes we do, because Orlando soil hides surprises), we stop, explain it, and give you a new written number before we proceed. The work is covered for 365 days from the completion date. If a paver sinks or a joint fails in that year, we come back and fix it at no charge.
DIY or Call Us?
Pavers are one of the more forgiving hardscape projects for a homeowner to inspect on their own. You can safely walk your driveway or patio and press down on any paver that looks lower than its neighbors. You can check the edges for spreading. You can pull a weed and see whether the base sand under the paver is loose and washing away. Those observations help you describe the problem when you call, and they help us give you a more accurate phone estimate.
Where DIY goes wrong is the repair. Lifting a few pavers to re-level one sunken spot looks simple, but the reason it sank is usually still there: a weak base, a drainage problem, or ants. Pulling pavers without fixing what’s underneath means the same paver sinks again next rainy season. And if the failing pavers sit near a pool, a raised edge, or a change in elevation, a loose stone is a trip hazard for kids and older adults. Tell me what the problem is. We’ll figure out the rest from there. Call (850) 920-7745 and we’ll send someone out to look at it properly.
FAQs
A properly installed Cambridge paver surface in Orlando should last 25 to 40 years, with the caveat that the base and edge restraints are the parts that actually determine longevity. The paver itself is concrete, so it won’t rot or rust; what fails in Florida is the sand base washing out, the edge spreading, or roots and water undermining the soil underneath. Pavers on a poorly compacted base can show problems within the first two or three years. Call (850) 920-7745 if your pavers are shifting sooner than that.
Yes, most of the time we can repair the failed section rather than tearing out the whole surface. If the pavers are intact and the problem is localized sinking, spreading edges, or joint washout, we lift the affected area, recompact and add base material, and reset the same pavers. Full replacement only makes sense when the pavers themselves are cracked, the surface is so uneven it’s a safety issue, or the owner wants a different Cambridge series or color. Call (850) 920-7745 for a free inspection and we’ll tell you which is cheaper in your situation.
A patch repair on a Cambridge driveway or patio usually takes one to two days, including compacting the base and letting any new joint sand settle. A full paver driveway replacement in Orlando typically runs three to five working days, and a larger addition project that includes paver hardscape, foundation work, framing, and finishes takes weeks to months depending on scope and permitting. We’ll give you a written schedule along with your written price so you know what to expect before we start.
We don’t keep a warehouse of Cambridge pavers sitting in inventory, because Orlando homeowners order so many different series, sizes, and colors that a stocked inventory would sit in the Florida sun and weather before it ever got installed. We order Cambridge pavers through local Orlando suppliers for each project, which keeps the units fresh and the color lot as close to your existing surface as possible. If you need a patch with an older color, we may suggest pulling matching units from a hidden corner of your own installation first. Call (850) 920-7745 and we’ll walk you through the matching process.
We also work with other product lines on addition and ADU projects: KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria and Silestone countertops, and Kohler and Moen plumbing fixtures.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner, Mason Remodeling Co Orlando at Mason Remodeling Co Orlando, serving Orlando and nearby areas.
