Palm Beach County · Delray Beach
Around Lake Ida and the beach the homes are older and the salt air is constant — a sealed paver walkway takes it better than concrete ever will.
Delray's strength is the east side — Lake Ida, the beach district, Del-Ida Park — where established homes sit close to the water. These coastal streets have a character of their own, and many of the front walks are original to homes from the 1950s through 80s, cracked and uneven after decades of roots and settling.
This close to the ocean, salt and heavy summer rain wear a walk down fast. Concrete stains and spalls; a sealed paver walkway shrugs off the salt, and if a section settles near a tree or the water we reset those units rather than patching a slab. Travertine and warm-toned pavers give the entry and garden paths a coastal look that stays even and trip-safe.
The good news on the east side is simplicity — most of these streets are non-HOA, so approval is usually just the city permit. We pull the City of Delray Beach permit, build the base for the sandy coastal soil, run the walk around mature roots, and grade the drainage off the surface.
Coastal east-side lots deal with salt, high summer rain and big shade trees — we seal for the salt, route the walk around roots, and set the slope so heavy rain sheds off instead of pooling on the path.
Far less than it hurts concrete. We seal the pavers so salt and storm runoff bead off, and because the surface is individual units, any piece that ever weathers or settles near the water can be lifted and reset — no visible patch.
Usually yes. An old walk that has heaved over roots or settled is past patching; we remove it, build a compacted base and lay a paver walkway that sits flat and stays trip-safe, with any future movement fixed by a simple reset.
Usually just the city permit. Most of the Lake Ida and beach-district streets have no HOA, so we simply pull the City of Delray Beach permit, handle the drainage requirement if one applies, and get to work.
It depends on size, material and site prep, which is why the on-site visit and written estimate are free and itemized. Financing through Wisetack is available so the budget does not decide the timeline.
Your free on-site visit
We come out within a day or two, measure the space, and send an itemized written estimate — no charge, no pressure.