Cracked concrete or a driveway that's sinking? We lay pavers on a packed base with solid edges, so they stay level and locked together.
A paver driveway in Chula Vista is a surface of interlocking concrete pavers laid over a packed base, with solid edges along the sides that keep the pavers locked together under the weight of your car.
Most people call me when their old concrete driveway is cracked and stained, or when they want a surface that looks better and can be fixed one piece at a time. The price mostly follows the driveway's size in square feet and whether old concrete has to come out first. The schedule turns on those same two things, plus any permit the city needs. At the estimate I walk you through the base and edging we plan and show you where the money goes.
K&L Chula Vista Concrete & Masonry is based in Chula Vista, licensed and fully insured, and we work across the cities around it in the San Diego area. If your driveway sits on a slope that needs holding back, that's retaining wall construction, and we can plan the wall and the driveway together.
Tell us about the driveway by phone or through the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out. Rough measurements and a photo of what's there now help me plan the visit.
I look at the driveway with you, check what has to come out and show you what I see. You get a written estimate that lays out the base and edging we plan and where your money goes.
If you go ahead, we take care of any permits, then I run the work on site with our crew, from tearout and base to edges and pavers. If something we find changes the plan, you hear it from me before we keep going.
We walk it with you once the last pavers are set and the joints are filled. I show you how the edges and joints do their job, so you know what to keep an eye on over the years.
Most of a paver driveway's life comes from what's under it and what holds its edges, so that's where we put the effort. We dig out, pack the base and set real edge restraints before a single paver goes down. Paver industry guidance says flower-bed edging won't do the job and timber warps and rots, and when an edge gives, the pavers lose their grip on each other. Ask every bidder what edge they're using.
A paver driveway moves a lot of dirt, and Chula Vista cares where it ends up. The city calls for fiber rolls, gravel bags or similar barriers around the work so soil stays on site, and any dirt tracked onto nearby paving gets swept up at least daily. Larger projects must also meet the city's stormwater design rules before approval. If your plan goes past the code's driveway limits, the Director of Public Works can authorize a special permit, applied for in writing, and we check with the city before we dig.
What a paver driveway job covers:
Pavers come up one at a time, so a sunken patch or a few broken pavers can usually be lifted, the base under them fixed and the same pavers set back down. When the dips run along the edges or across the whole driveway, the base or the edging usually gave out, and I'll tell you a rebuild is the better use of your money. A crumbling brick or stone border is more like masonry restoration, and I can look at that while I'm there.
Past size and tearout, the base is the big one, because a deeper base means more digging, more material and more time packing it down. Real edge restraints cost more than flower-bed edging and earn it. The paver you pick matters too, standard or permeable, and so does the shape of the driveway, since curves, slopes and tight access mean more cuts and handwork. I'd rather spend your money below the surface than on a fancier paver over a thin base.
I taught myself masonry patching brick and fixing block walls, then learned the rest working next to experienced masons. That's why I care more that you understand your driveway than that you sign fast. Expect me to ask questions back, like what parks on it and where the water runs after a rain, and to tell you plainly when something can't be known until the old surface is up.
I come out to see every job myself, and I'm on site running the work with our crew. We protect the plants and walls next to the driveway, keep you posted when plans change and clean up as we go. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
A quick call lets me ask what parks on your driveway and where the water goes, so I show up ready to look at the right things.
Tell us the driveway's rough size in square feet and whether old concrete is coming out. We respond within 1 business day to set up your free on-site estimate, obligation-free.
A paver driveway in the San Diego area usually costs about $10 to $30 per square foot installed. Where yours lands depends on the pavers you pick, the base and edging your driveway needs and whether old concrete has to come out first, which adds to the price. Your own number comes in writing after I've seen the driveway.
Thicker than under a patio or walkway, since paver industry guidance calls for a deeper compacted base under a home driveway on ground that drains well. The exact depth comes from your traffic, drainage, moisture and climate, so a sound quote sizes the base to your driveway instead of using one number for every job. I'll show you the depth we plan and why.
Permeable pavers, which let rain soak down through the joints into the ground, are recommended for home driveways, but they're generally not used where groundwater sits within 2 feet of the bottom of the pavement. That means your site decides, so I look at it before we settle on a surface.
Not much, mostly regular sweeping. Permeable pavers are cleaned with ordinary sweeping or vacuum equipment, and a clogged surface can be vacuumed so water soaks in again. One industry guide says permeable paver units need no sealing and lists a 50-year design life for them based on field performance, which keeps long-term upkeep costs down.
The state licensing board's C-12 Earthwork and Paving class covers placing paving and other surfacing materials. We're licensed and fully insured, and you're welcome to ask us about our license at the estimate the same way you would any bidder.
It mostly comes down to the driveway's size, whether old concrete comes out first and whether the city needs a permit before we dig. The digging and base work take longer than laying the pavers, because that's the part we don't rush. Once I've seen your driveway, I'll tell you what the schedule turns on for your job.
We're based in Chula Vista and build driveways in National City, Bonita and the other cities around it. Pick your area below, or call if yours isn't listed.
