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OLD CONCRETE OUT. REAL BASE IN.
A lot of Cocoa's older streets are still running the driveway that came with the house — we tear out what's cracked and build a paver base that's engineered instead of poured and hoped for.
Paver installation in Cocoa
A lot of Cocoa's older streets are still running the driveway and walkway that came with the house — original poured concrete, cracked and settled from years of sun and ground movement. When we install pavers here, that's usually what we're replacing. Riverfront lots add a wrinkle too, with a water table that sits closer to the surface than it does further inland, so how the base drains matters from the first shovel.
We compact the base in lifts and grade it to move water toward the street or a drain, which counts for more near the river than it does elsewhere. Bedding sand goes down close to an inch — thick sand is the shortcut that fails, especially once ground saturation from a wet season works underneath it. Edge restraint gets fastened into the compacted base, not the sand, and driveways go down in herringbone so the pattern locks against the shifting force of tires.
What that looks like here
Original concrete driveways and walkways on Cocoa's older streets are usually cracked and settled by now. We tear out what's failing and build a compacted, engineered base underneath instead of pouring another slab that will do the same thing again.
Closer to the water, the base has to move water somewhere on purpose. We grade and compact with that water table in mind so the installation isn't fighting ground saturation the first time it rains hard.
Anywhere tires roll gets laid in herringbone. The interlocking pattern resists the shifting load of a parked or moving car far better than a straight running bond, which is why it belongs under a driveway specifically.
By the numbers
The Brevard County tax roll counts 11,234 single-family homes in Cocoa, not counting ZIP 32927 (Port St. John). The typical one was built in 1980, and about 79% were built before 2000.
With most homes here past twenty-five years old, many cracked or worn driveways and patios are ready to be replaced with pavers.
Source: Florida Department of Revenue, Brevard County 2026 preliminary tax roll.
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We'll measure, look at where the water goes, and leave you an itemized written estimate — anywhere in Cocoa. No charge, no pressure.
Local questions
Yes, that's a common job on Cocoa's older streets. We tear out the old slab, build a compacted base in its place, and lay pavers in herringbone since that's what holds up best under a vehicle. We'll measure and give you a written estimate before anything gets removed.
It affects the drainage plan more than anything. The water table sits closer to the surface on riverfront lots, so we grade the base to move water toward the street or a drain rather than letting it sit under the pavers during a wet season.
It depends on the specific property and whether an HOA or review board applies — that varies case by case. We'll tell you what your job specifically needs; the permits and HOA page has the full picture.
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