The ONLYCertified Porcelain Paver Installer in Sarasota, Manatee, Hillsborough, Orange, Lee & Pasco CountiesOnly Hardscape.com Certified Installer in 5 Counties
Services
Porcelain Pavers
2CM · 3CM · 5CM — certified install
Natural Stone
Travertine, marble & quartzite
Travertine Pavers
Classic natural stone elegance
Brick Pavers
Traditional & durable
Pool Decks
Slip-resistant & cool underfoot
Driveways
Curb appeal that lasts
Patios & Lanais
Extend your living space
Walkways
Beautiful paths & entries
Locations
→ Bradenton→ Lakewood Ranch→ Anna Maria Island→ Longboat Key→ All Manatee County →→ Sarasota→ Venice→ Tampa→ Orlando→ Fort Myers→ Cape Coral→ Naples
Sarasota County
The coolest surface you can walk on barefoot in August — and the one honest trade-off nobody mentions before you buy.
Barrier-island salt air reaches inland further than most homeowners expect, and irrigation overspray adds a second salt load that never stops. Travertine handles both without degrading — but only on a sealing schedule that accounts for them.
What that means for your deck: Coastal exposure means sealing within six months of installation and annually after, rather than the two-to-three-year cycle quoted for inland work.
We install travertine throughout Longboat Key:
Every quote follows a site visit. The base specification decides the outcome and it cannot be set from a photograph.
Why Travertine
Salt and pool chemistry decide the specification here. These are the properties that answer them.
Sealed travertine does not degrade from chlorine splash or salt air. That matters on a coastal deck, where the alternative surfaces either need constant re-sealing to survive pool chemistry or simply lose color to it.
Travertine runs meaningfully cooler underfoot than poured concrete and cooler than porcelain in direct midday sun — published comparisons put it roughly 20–30°F below concrete and 15–20°F below porcelain. The reason is structural: a micro-porous stone holds thousands of tiny air pockets that dissipate thermal energy instead of storing it. On an unshaded August deck that is the difference between a pool that gets used and one that gets looked at.
Brushed and tumbled travertine finishes exceed ADA wet-surface slip-resistance requirements. Around a pool this is not a preference — it is the property that decides whether the surface is appropriate at all.
Travertine is porous, and that porosity is exactly what makes it cool underfoot. The cost of that property is a maintenance cycle — coastal decks seal within six months of installation and annually after, inland decks every two to three years. Porcelain needs none of this. If a zero-maintenance surface matters more to you than surface temperature, we will tell you to choose porcelain, and we install that too.
Our Work
Real projects, photographed on site. No stock imagery.
Pool decks
The application it was made for. Cool underfoot, ADA wet-slip rated in brushed and tumbled finishes, unaffected by chlorine when sealed.
Patios and lanais
Continuity between the screened area and the open deck, with the same surface temperature advantage where there is no shade.
Driveways
Possible, and increasingly asked for, but it changes the base specification entirely — vehicle load needs depth that a pool deck does not.
Walkways and entries
Where the material reads as architecture rather than paving, which is most of why people choose it in the first place.
Questions
Longboat Key is a coastal exposure, which means sealing within six months of installation and annually after. The two-to-three-year cycle often quoted online is for inland installations and leaves stone in a salt environment exposed through a season it should not be.
No — the opposite. Published comparisons put travertine roughly 15–20°F cooler than porcelain and 20–30°F cooler than poured concrete in direct midday sun. Its micro-porous structure dissipates heat rather than storing it, which is the main reason it remains the default choice for unshaded Florida pool decks.
Not when it is sealed and maintained. Sealed travertine does not degrade from chlorine splash or salt air. Damage happens when the seal is allowed to lapse, which is why the sealing schedule is part of the specification rather than an afterthought.
Brushed and tumbled finishes exceed ADA wet-surface slip-resistance requirements, which is why those are the finishes used around pools. A polished travertine is a different product and does not belong on a pool deck.
Travertine if surface temperature matters most and you accept a sealing cycle. Porcelain if zero maintenance matters most and you accept a warmer surface. Both outlast concrete by a wide margin. We install both and will tell you which fits your deck rather than which we would rather sell.
Yes. We are a Hardscape.com certified installer working across Sarasota, Manatee, Hillsborough, Orange, Lee and Pasco Counties, and travertine pool decks, patios and driveways are a core part of what we build. Every quote follows a site visit — the base specification is what decides the outcome, and it cannot be set from a photograph.
Google Reviews
5.0Rated 5.0 out of 5· 17 Google reviews
Anthony
3 weeks ago
Highly recommend! EC Paver was able to get me scheduled quickly at a fair price. They did a great job on my pavers and offered to return if we had any issues.
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Eva Pokorny
a year ago
I just have installed the "Da Vinci" Italian Porcelain tiles by EC Paver Solutions in my driveway, and I could not be happier with the results. Diego and his team did fantastic job. They finished the project on time we agreed on and they clean after the work was done. Great job done!
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Mike Crosby
4 months ago
We found EC Paver Solutions via our porcelain paver manufacturer and hired them to do a repair of our porcelain paver driveway that was installed in July of 2024. It was installed by a crew that I was told were trained in installing this product. They were not. For the better part of 2 years we struggled with several other supposed paver sub-contractors who could never get it right. Today we’ve finally got the driveway we wanted. Thank you Diogo and crew for your expertise, attention to detail and for listening to us. If you’re in need of a unique paver solution aside from the brick pavers almost everyone uses, call Diogo. You will be glad you did!
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Marcio DaCosta
3 years ago
Highly recommend EC Pavers. Diogo is great to work with and his crew is fast and very detailed. They completed a large project around our pool using 3cm ceramic pavers and mosaic tiles wrapping the spa and waterline of the pool. A few months later, they came back to do the driveway also in the same ceramic pavers. The work was done promptly and everything was handled in a professional and efficient manner. Diogo has come back a few times to take care of minor items and is always available to address any concerns. I’m very happy with the work and highly recommend them to anyone.
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Mark Bogart
a year ago
EC Pavers has done an exceptional job in all facets of our exterior hardscape. Diogo has a talented, hard-working and conscientiousness team who always delivers a beautiful finished product. We have used EC Pavers multiple times as we have expanded the scope of the hardscape and we always get high praise for the paver walkways, pool, and patio areas. We highly recommend EC Pavers!!
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