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Wellborn Driveway & Pavers: The San Antonio Owner’s Guide
Wellborn driveway and pavers replacement in San Antonio typically runs $7,000 – $18,000 installed, depending on square footage, base condition, and paver grade. We keep Wellborn-compatible pavers and edge restraints in our San Antonio inventory and can usually start a driveway repair within the week. Most homeowners discover a problem when they notice a sunken section near the garage apron, a paver that has cracked along the edge, or pooled water that wasn’t there last spring.
Texas heat and our clay-heavy San Antonio soil work against pavers in specific ways: the ground shifts with dry-wet cycles, and direct summer sun can bake sealant off faster than the manufacturer’s average timeline. The result usually shows up as a loose edge block, a low spot that holds water after rain, or hairline cracks across pavers that carry vehicle weight.
Which Wellborn Models This Applies To
Wellborn’s paver line for residential driveways centers on their interlocking concrete pavers and clay brick pavers, most commonly installed in a herringbone or running-bond pattern. The parts you’ll need to match depend on the paver thickness: Wellborn driveway pavers are typically 60mm or 80mm thick, and that number matters more than the color or texture name. Measure the thickness of an undamaged paver before you buy replacements. A 60mm paver won’t sit flush next to an 80mm one, and the base underneath was graded for whatever was originally installed.
Edge restraints are the other Wellborn-specific piece. Their aluminum and plastic restraint systems anchor the border pavers and keep the whole field from drifting outward over time. If the original install used a plastic restraint and the San Antonio sun has made it brittle, swapping to Wellborn’s aluminum edge restraint is a straightforward upgrade that adds years to the driveway’s life. For OEM parts, Wellborn-branded pavers carry a manufacturer warranty that generic alternatives won’t match, but high-quality aftermarket pavers from local stone yards in San Antonio often cost 15 – 20% less and perform identically for standard residential loads.
Elmstead Remodeling San Antonio is an independent contractor and not affiliated with Wellborn, but we work with their paver specs daily and can source OEM or equivalent parts based on what your project needs.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Wellborn Driveway & Pavers Is Failing
- Pooling water after light rain. This usually means the sand bedding under the pavers has washed out or compacted unevenly, leaving a low spot that will only get deeper as more water runs through it.
- Loose or rocking pavers near the driveway edge. Edge restraints have failed or were never installed properly, so the outer pavers have nothing holding them in place and will continue to drift.
- Cracked pavers in the wheel paths. Vehicle weight over a spot where the base wasn’t compacted deeply enough creates a point load that pavers aren’t designed to absorb alone.
- Sunken section by the garage apron. Clay soil in San Antonio expands and contracts with moisture; if the base layer was too thin, the pavers will sink with the soil movement.
- Weeds or ants pushing up between pavers. Joint sand has been displaced, which also means the pavers are losing the lateral support that keeps them locked together under load.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For a typical two-car driveway in San Antonio, paver driveway installation runs $7,000 – $18,000 depending on square footage, the paver you choose, and how much base repair is needed. A small repair like replacing a half-dozen cracked pavers and re-setting the edge restraint might fall between $800 and $2,500, while a full paver patio installation runs $3,500 – $11,000. If the driveway needs to be torn out and rebuilt entirely, driveway replacement costs $5,000 – $14,000 here.
Every quote from us includes the written price before any work starts, with the paver cost, base material, labor, haul-away, and edge restraints listed as separate line items. There are no change orders after demo day unless you ask us to add something. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the finished driveway: if a paver settles or an edge fails within a year, we come back and make it right.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely check a few things yourself: measure the thickness of an undamaged paver, note where water pools, and look at whether the edge restraint is cracked or missing. Those observations help any contractor give you a faster, more accurate quote. Replacing a single cracked paver is also doable for a patient homeowner with a pry bar and a rubber mallet.
What’s not a weekend project is anything involving the base layer. Once pavers are lifted and the sand or gravel base is exposed, getting the grade right, compacting in lifts, and re-setting the field so it drains correctly takes equipment and experience. Done wrong, you’ll have the same low spot back in six months, and the cracked paver you replaced will break again. If the damage is in a vehicle-bearing area or the base has visibly washed out, call us at (432) 233-0976 and we’ll assess it honestly. If it’s a simple repair, we’ll tell you that too.
FAQs
Wellborn driveway pavers typically last 25 – 30 years in San Antonio when installed on a properly compacted base, though the sealant needs reapplication every 2 – 3 years under our UV exposure. Clay soil movement may require edge restraint adjustments every few years. Call (432) 233-0976 and we can inspect your driveway and tell you whether it needs a simple fix or fuller repair.
Small surface cracks can sometimes be stabilized with joint sand and sealant, but a paver cracked through its full thickness in a load-bearing area should be replaced. The crack will continue to widen as vehicles pass over it. For an honest assessment of your specific paver, call us at (432) 233-0976.
A small repair like replacing a few pavers and re-setting an edge restraint typically takes one day. A full driveway replacement runs 3 – 7 days depending on the square footage, base work, and San Antonio weather. We’ll give you a written timeline with your written price before any work starts.
We keep standard 60mm and 80mm Wellborn-compatible pavers and aluminum edge restraints in our San Antonio stock, along with matching joint sand. Unusual colors or custom shapes may need a few days for order-in. We’ll tell you which applies to your project when you call (432) 233-0976.
Written by Graham Stein, Owner, Elmstead Remodeling San Antonio at Elmstead Remodeling San Antonio, serving San Antonio and nearby areas.
