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Cambridge Pavers Home Additions & ADU: The Orlando Owner’s Guide
We install Cambridge Pavers-compatible home additions and ADUs throughout Orlando, with a typical installed price range of $45,000 – $130,000 depending on square footage, site prep, and the paver system you already own. Most homeowners reach out after realizing their existing Cambridge paver patio, walkway, or pool deck sits right where the new addition or ADU needs to go, which means the pavers either get torn out, reset, or integrated into the new foundation plan. We stock the common Cambridge paver profiles and edging on our trucks for exactly that reason.
Here’s a scenario we see regularly in Orlando neighborhoods like College Park and Baldwin Park: you’ve got a solid Cambridge paver surface that’s been down for ten years, and now you’re adding a mother-in-law suite or a home office. The pavers aren’t the problem. The problem is that nobody told you the new slab needs to tie into the existing paver grade properly, or you’ll get a lip at the threshold that catches every grocery bag, walker, and rainy-season downpour. That’s the conversation Trevor Nash starts with every addition or ADU client who has Cambridge pavers on the property.
Which Cambridge Pavers Models This Applies To
Cambridge Pavers manufactures several product lines that show up on Orlando properties, and the one you have determines how we approach the addition or ADU work. The most common we encounter are the Ledgestone, Hollandstone, RoundTable, and Maytrx lines, along with the newer ArmorTec series. You’ll find the line name stamped on the bottom of a loose paver, or on the original invoice if you kept it. If you don’t have either, we can still identify it from the top profile and dimensions during a site visit.
One compatibility gotcha specific to Cambridge pavers in Florida: the ArmorTec line has a different thickness tolerance than the classic lines, which matters when we’re tying a new concrete slab to an existing paver edge. A standard Hollandstone runs about 60mm thick. ArmorTec runs closer to 50mm. That 10mm difference is exactly what creates the threshold lip problem if the new slab is poured without accounting for it. We measure before we quote so the number you get is the number you keep.
On the parts side, we work with OEM Cambridge edging, spike pins, and polymeric sand, plus quality aftermarket equivalents where they match spec. For an addition or ADU, the pavers themselves usually get reused. What often needs replacing is the edge restraint, which rusts or shifts over time in Orlando’s sandy, wet soil. We stock the standard edge restraints on the truck so a quote isn’t held up waiting on a special order.
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Signs Your Cambridge Pavers Home Additions & ADU Is Failing
- Threshold lip at the door. The new slab sits higher or lower than the existing paver surface. Cause: the slab was poured to a standard 4-inch depth without checking the paver’s actual finished grade. This is the number one callback we fix on additions that other contractors built.
- Pavers sinking at the tie-in line. The edge pavers near the new foundation start to dip within the first year. Cause: the original paver base wasn’t compacted properly before the new structure’s weight and drainage changed the water flow around it. Orlando’s summer rain finds any weak spot fast.
- Water pooling at the new wall. After the addition goes up, stormwater that used to run across the paver surface now hits the new wall and pools. Cause: no one adjusted the slope or added a channel drain when the footprint changed. We include this in every Cambridge paver addition plan because it’s the difference between a dry floor and a mold problem.
- Edge restraints popping loose. The plastic or metal edging that holds the paver perimeter is separating or curling. Cause: UV exposure and soil movement, both heavy in central Florida. It’s a simple fix on its own, but when it happens right after an addition, it usually means the base was disturbed and never re-secured.
- Paver color mismatch where new pavers were added. The newly set pavers look visibly different from the originals. Cause: UV fading on the old pavers, or the wrong dye lot was pulled. We match as close as physically possible and walk you through the reality of new-versus-aged Cambridge paver coloring before we set a single one.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For a Cambridge Pavers home addition or ADU in Orlando, the full installed range runs $45,000 – $130,000. The spread comes down to square footage, whether the space needs full plumbing and electrical rough-in, and how much paver work is involved at the tie-in. A smaller bump-out office addition with paver resetting and a new threshold starts around $45,000. A full attached ADU with kitchen and bath, plus significant paver re-grading and drainage, lands closer to $110,000 – $130,000.
Every quote we write includes the pavers, edge restraints, polymeric sand, the new foundation work, and the labor to reset and compact the tie-in area. We don’t hand you a paver quote and then surprise you with a “threshold adjustment” line item later. The written number covers the whole job. If we find something unexpected under the old pavers, like a tree root in the base and Orlando has no shortage of those, we document it and give you a revised written number before we touch it. No verbal add-ons, ever.
Warranty on our Cambridge paver addition and ADU work follows the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the tie-in settles, the edge restraint fails, or the threshold lip comes back within a year, we return and fix it at no charge. It’s in writing, on every single project, same as the price.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely check a few things on your own before calling: walk the paver edge near the prospective addition site and look for loose or sinking sections, note where water pools after a heavy rain, and snap a photo of any paver stamps you can find on the underside of a loose piece. Those three details speed up our quote process considerably.
What you shouldn’t do is pull up pavers and start re-grading the base yourself. The base is a compacted layer of gravel and sand that carries the weight of everything above it, and once it’s disturbed, the whole field can start moving. That’s not a cosmetic fix; it’s a structural one. Pouring concrete against a paver edge without accounting for the grade difference is equally unforgiving. If you’re planning an addition or ADU in Orlando and Cambridge pavers are involved anywhere near the footprint, call us at (850) 427-6454 and we’ll measure, quote, and plan it properly the first time.
FAQs
Cambridge pavers typically hold their structural integrity for 25 – 30 years in central Florida, but the color fades more quickly under Orlando’s intense UV exposure, usually showing visible change by the 10 – 12 year mark on unshaded surfaces. The base underneath fails before the pavers themselves do, which is why the condition of the edge restraints and drainage matters more than the paver’s age when we plan an addition. Call (850) 427-6454 and we’ll assess what you’ve got before you budget for anything.
Yes, in most additions and ADU projects we reuse your existing Cambridge pavers and reset them rather than buying new. That’s typically the right call as long as the pavers aren’t cracked, and it keeps the cost down. We only recommend replacement when the original pavers are damaged, deeply faded past reasonable matching, or the pattern won’t work with the new footprint. Our quote tells you exactly which path we’re recommending and why.
The paver reset, tie-in, and drainage work around a home addition or ADU in Orlando usually runs 3 – 5 working days, depending on the square footage and how much re-grading is needed. It’s sequenced around the foundation and framing schedule so we’re not setting pavers twice. We give you the timeline in writing with the price, and our crews arrive in the window we gave you.
We stock the common Cambridge paver edge restraints, spike pins, and polymeric sand on our trucks, along with the matching tools for a clean reset. Full paver quantities are ordered per project because dye lots vary, and we order from Cambridge’s Florida distributor network so the lead time is short. If you need a specific paver match, call (850) 427-6454 with a photo of the paver top and bottom and we’ll identify it for you.
No, not unless we uncover something structural that no one could see before we opened up the site, and in that case we stop, show you what we found, and get your written approval on a revised number before continuing. The price we hand you at the start is the price on the invoice at the end, under the Kingswell standard that’s been in place since 2004. Give you the number first, then pick up the tool.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Orlando at Penhallow Remodeling Orlando, serving Orlando and nearby areas.
