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Cambridge Pavers Home Additions & ADU: The Tampa Owner’s Guide
Home additions and ADUs built with Cambridge Pavers products in Tampa typically run $45,000 – $130,000 installed, and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts. Most Tampa homeowners reach out when they notice paver settling, cracked coping around a pool, or a foundation that’s no longer draining the way it should after a few hurricane seasons. The paver itself rarely fails first. What fails is what’s underneath it: the base, the drainage, or the edge restraint that Florida’s wet-dry clay cycles quietly destroy over five to ten years.
We’re Elmstead Remodeling Tampa, a Cedarwell company. We’re an independent remodeling contractor, not affiliated with Cambridge Pavers. What that means for you: we install and repair Cambridge Pavers as part of larger home addition and ADU projects, and we’ll match the right paver, the right base, and the right drainage spec to your Tampa property. We also work with named brands like KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone on the interior side of additions, because the paver patio off the back of an ADU usually comes with a kitchen and a bath attached to it.
Key Takeaways
- Installed home addition and ADU work with Cambridge Pavers in Tampa: $45,000 – $130,000.
- Pavers rarely fail first; the base, drainage, and edge restraint beneath them do.
- We write the price down before we start, so nobody is guessing mid-project.
- Our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the completed project, pavers included.
Which Cambridge Pavers Models This Applies To
Cambridge Pavers makes three product families that show up most often on Tampa additions and ADUs: the Ledgestone and Maytrx wall systems, the RoundTable and Pavingstone patio lines, and the Cambridge 3-Piece coping units for pools and raised patios. Each line has different thicknesses and base requirements. The RoundTable patio stones, for example, are a ring-and-paver system where the outer ring locks the field in place. If someone installed those without the ring kit, the outside pavers walk outward within two seasons here. We see that in Seminole Heights bungalow backyards where a previous owner did a quick weekend job.
Identifying your exact Cambridge product is straightforward. Flip over a loose paver and look for the Cambridge name stamped on the bottom, usually near a corner. Coping units have a “C” cast into the underside. If the stamp is gone or painted over, measure the thickness: 60mm pavers are pedestrian-only, 80mm handles driveway and parking loads. The 80mm decision matters in Tampa because a paver driveway that drains into an ADU foundation is a problem you don’t want to discover in August.
OEM Cambridge Pavers are usually available through Florida distributors within days. Quality aftermarket equivalents exist for basic field pavers, but for coping, Ledgestone, and Maytrx, we always recommend the OEM unit. These are proprietary profiles. An aftermarket coping unit will be off by a few millimeters on the nose, and over a 30-foot pool edge that adds up to a visible wave.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Cambridge Pavers Home Additions & ADU Is Failing
- Low spots that hold water a day after rain. The base under the pavers has eroded or washed out. Water sitting on the surface is a symptom; the cause is below. In Tampa’s summer rain, a low spot becomes a mosquito nursery within 48 hours.
- Edge pavers leaning outward or dropping off the border. The edge restraint wasn’t properly spiked or wasn’t installed at all. Once the edge goes, the field follows it within a season.
- Cracked or chipped pool coping. Salt, sun, and pool chemicals microfracture the surface, then a freeze-thaw cycle that’s rare but real in January finishes the job. Cracked coping is also a barefoot hazard for kids and dogs.
- Paver shifting near a downspout or AC condensate line. Concentrated water is undermining the base. We regularly see this on ADU additions where the HVAC guy pointed a drain line straight at the new paver patio.
- Sand-filled joints washing out to leave gaps. Polymeric sand was either skipped or applied without enough water to activate it. Once ants move in, they accelerate the washout.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
For Cambridge Pavers work tied to a home addition or ADU in Tampa, the full project range runs $45,000 – $130,000. That includes the structure, the interior finishes, and the paver hardscape around it. If you’re repairing or replacing the paver portion only, expect a smaller line item. Here’s how that breaks down:
- Paver patio addition or reset with new base: $3,500 – $11,000
- Paver driveway replacement over new base: $7,000 – $18,000
- Pool coping replacement (Cambridge 3-piece): typically 15 – 25% of the paver project line item
- ADU construction including site work and pavers: $90,000 – $220,000
- Home addition including paver integration: $45,000 – $130,000
Every quote includes the base prep, drainage correction, the pavers themselves, edge restraint, polymeric sand installation, and a full clean-up. We name the products in the written price: the Cambridge line, the base material, the sand type. We write it down before we start so nobody is guessing mid-project. The 365-Day Done Right Promise applies to the whole job, including the hardscape.
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You can safely check a few things yourself. Flip loose pavers to read the Cambridge stamp, note where water pools after rain, and run a hose along the edge to see where drainage goes. What you shouldn’t do is pull up a patio and rebuild it with bagged sand from a big-box store over a Saturday. Tampa’s expansive clay shifts more than most soil in the country, and a patio built on the wrong base will look worse than what you started with inside a year.
There’s also the question of what the pavers are sitting next to. If an addition or ADU foundation is adjacent, drainage mistakes aren’t cosmetic. Water that sheet-flows into a stem wall finds its way inside. That’s the point where the job stops being a paver repair and becomes a waterproofing project that touches permit work. If you’re seeing paver movement near a structure, call (850) 779-4017 for an honest look before you move anything.
FAQs
Cambridge Pavers installed on a proper base in Tampa typically last 25 to 40 years before the paver units themselves show meaningful wear. The base beneath them lasts 10 to 20 years before Tampa’s clay and summer rain begin to undermine it. Plan for a base reset once per paver lifetime. Call (850) 779-4017 and we’ll assess where your project sits in that cycle.
Yes, most failing Cambridge Pavers areas can be repaired by lifting the affected section, rebuilding the base, and relaying the same pavers. If they’ve cracked from load or weathering, we’ll match replacements from the same Cambridge line. We’ll tell you which approach your project needs before you spend a dollar.
A typical Cambridge Pavers patio or driveway repair in Tampa takes two to four days, depending on the size and how much base rebuilding is needed. Full additions and ADU projects follow their own scope and schedule, which we spell out in the written price. We keep quiet tools during family rest hours and let children’s nap schedules shape the workday where it’s possible.
We carry polymeric sand, base materials, and edge restraints on every truck. Cambridge Pavers units themselves we order per project so you get the correct product and the correct quantity, not whatever happened to be left over from someone else’s job. That keeps the color and the batch consistent across your driveway, patio, and pool deck.
Ready to Talk About Your Tampa Addition or ADU?
If you’re looking at settled pavers off the back of an addition, or planning an ADU with hardscape that will actually drain, call us at (850) 779-4017. A live person answers, 24/7. We’ll walk the site, explain what’s failing and what it costs to fix, and give you a written price before any work starts. Shoe covers and drop cloths are standard on every visit. The photo of the clean-up before we leave is too.
Written by Graham Stein, Owner, Elmstead Remodeling Tampa at Elmstead Remodeling Tampa, serving Tampa and nearby areas.
