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Cambridge Pavers Kitchen Remodeling: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide

Cambridge Pavers kitchen remodeling in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $14,000-$45,000 installed, with most projects quoted in writing within 48 hours and crews available to start within two to three weeks. We stock and install Cambridge Pavers-compatible materials across their full paving line, including the Sherwood, Ledgestone, and ArmorTec series used for kitchen flooring, patios, and outdoor kitchen foundations in Broward County homes. Most homeowners discover their Cambridge Pavers surface is failing when they notice pooling water after rain, loose stones that shift underfoot, or efflorescence - that white mineral bloom - spreading across joints that used to drain clean.

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Which Cambridge Pavers Models This Applies To

Cambridge Pavers produces several lines that appear in Fort Lauderdale kitchens and adjacent outdoor cooking spaces, and matching the right material to your existing installation matters for both structural integrity and color consistency. The ArmorTec 3 Series, with its 10,000-psi compressive strength and through-body color, is what we most often encounter in homes built between 2015 and 2022 in neighborhoods like Victoria Park and Coral Ridge. The Sherwood series, thinner at 60mm versus 80mm, was popular for interior kitchen floors where height transitions to existing slabs were tight. To identify your series, flip a loose paver: ArmorTec units show consistent color through the body, while Sherwood and Ledgestone may reveal a different aggregate base. The model stamp, if present, appears on the bedding face near one corner.

We are an independent service provider, not affiliated with Cambridge Pavers. For OEM replacements, we source directly from Cambridge’s Florida distribution in Tampa or through their authorized dealer network; for compatible aftermarket alternatives, we stock Belgard and Techo-Bloc lines that match Cambridge’s dimensional specs but may vary in surface texture. The compatibility gotcha in Fort Lauderdale’s coastal climate: ArmorTec’s sealed surface resists salt-air corrosion far better than standard concrete pavers, so substituting a generic 80mm paver without that treatment typically cuts service life by 30-40% in homes east of Federal Highway.

Signs Your Cambridge Pavers Kitchen Remodeling Is Failing

• Stones rock or sink underfoot. The bedding layer - usually screenings or coarse sand - has washed out or compacted unevenly, often because the joint sand failed and allowed water to undercut the base. In Fort Lauderdale, this accelerates where irrigation systems overspray or downspouts terminate too close to the paved area.
• White powder blooms across the surface. Efflorescence is calcium hydroxide migrating to the surface as water evaporates; it’s common in new installations but persistent blooming after two years signals water trapped below, usually from an improperly sloped base or failed membrane.
• Joint sand disappears completely. Polymeric sand breaks down under UV exposure and pressure washing; once gone, the interlock that distributes loads across multiple stones is gone too, and individual pavers start to crack.
• Cracks radiate from a single point. This pattern almost always means a point load - a dropped cast-iron pot, a heavy grill - struck a paver that had lost lateral support because neighboring joints were already compromised.
• Standing water 30 minutes after rain stops. The original 1/4-inch-per-foot slope has settled or heaved, often from tree root intrusion or subgrade consolidation in the sandy soils common east of I-95 in Fort Lauderdale.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Cambridge Pavers kitchen remodeling in Fort Lauderdale falls in our standard kitchen remodel range of $14,000-$45,000, with the spread driven by three factors: square footage, whether we’re resetting existing pavers or sourcing new ones, and what the substrate condition reveals once we lift the first course. A typical 200-square-foot kitchen floor reset with new bedding and polymeric sand runs toward the lower end; a full outdoor kitchen foundation replacement with corrected drainage and a new compacted base pushes higher.

Our quotes itemize materials and labor separately - Cambridge Pavers listed by series and color code, bedding material specified by gradation, labor by square foot with demolition and disposal broken out. Under Clause 1 of the Haven Standard, that written price is delivered before any work starts, and no change proceeds without a signed change order. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the installation; material warranty runs through Cambridge’s own terms, which we document in your project file.

DIY or Call Us?

There’s safe inspection, and then there’s work that needs the right tools and base knowledge. An owner can check for loose stones by hand, verify whether water drains within a reasonable window, and photograph the model stamp on a lifted paver - all useful information that speeds our quote process. Where DIY goes wrong is in the reset: proper base compaction requires a plate compactor and an understanding of lift thickness, and getting the slope wrong means tearing it out again in a year. For outdoor kitchen foundations, there’s also the question of load distribution - a grill island on an improperly compacted base will settle differentially and crack the surface. We’re background-checked, uniformed, and we bring a documented photo record on every visit. Call (754) 254-7676 to schedule your free estimate.

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