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Why Los Angeles Homeowners Choose Unilock Construction
We repair and install Unilock hardscapes across Los Angeles as an independent Unilock service provider. That means we’re not authorized by Unilock, but we work on their pavers and walls every week, and we know how Unilock products behave in LA’s clay soils, drought cycles, and hillside drainage conditions. If you have a Unilock paver driveway, patio, or retaining wall that’s sinking, shifting, or cracking, call us at (213) 632-5711 for a free estimate.
What separates us from General Contractor services is simple: we know Unilock’s specific product lines. Brussels Block, Richcliff, Bristol Valley, Brussels Dimensional. We know which ones crack under wheel-track pressure, which ones effloresce after irrigation overspray, and which ones hold up longest on a Sherman Oaks hillside. That depth matters when you’re deciding whether to repair three pavers or rebuild a base.
Mason Remodeling Co Los Angeles has served LA homeowners since 2004 as part of the Threshold Group family of home-service companies. Every crew member is background-checked, identity-verified, and introduced to you by name and photo before they arrive. You get a written price before any work begins, and every completed project carries a written guarantee with clearly stated terms.
Why Trust Mason Remodeling Co Los Angeles for Your Unilock Construction?
Our crews have laid and repaired Unilock pavers in every kind of Los Angeles terrain you can name: flat lots in the Valley, hillside terraces in Echo Park, canyon driveways in Mount Washington, and Unilock in Van Nuys. We know that Unilock concrete pavers respond differently than clay brick or natural stone. They’re dense, color-consistent, and dimensionally stable, but they sit on a base. When that base fails, the pavers tell you. Settlement along the edge. A sunken corner. A joint line that suddenly gaps open.
Isaac Pruett, our owner, trained in construction technology at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College downtown and spent close to two decades working residential jobs across Los Angeles County before running Mason Remodeling Co. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley watching his uncle rebuild houses on Roscoe Boulevard, and the habit stuck: check the base first, use the right material, and don’t guess. When a Unilock patio fails, our first question is never “which paver is cracked?” It’s “what moved underneath it?”
We use genuine Unilock pavers and matching components whenever color consistency and dimensional tolerance matter. For structural failures, we’re honest about whether a spot repair makes sense or whether you’re better off rebuilding the affected section. No upsell. No vague verbal estimate. Written price before any work starts.
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Common Unilock Construction Problems We Fix in Los Angeles
- Settlement and heaving along cut paver edges. Los Angeles sits on large pockets of expansive clay soil. When that clay gets wet and then dries, it swells and shrinks. If the base under a Unilock Brussels Block or Bristol Valley patio wasn’t compacted in proper lifts, the edge pavers drop or rise. We see this most often along retaining edges and where patios meet foundations. The fix is excavation, geotextile, a properly compacted Class II base, and re-laying the pavers.
- Efflorescence: the white chalky film on pavers near sprinklers. Unilock concrete pavers contain cement, and when water moves through the paver it carries calcium carbonate to the surface. When the water evaporates in LA’s dry heat, the mineral stays behind as a whitish haze. It’s harmless but ugly. Irrigation overspray and winter rains both contribute. We can clean it and, more importantly, adjust drainage and sprinkler patterns so it stops coming back.
- Joint sand washout on Brussels Block driveways. Unilock’s Brussels Block system relies on polymeric joint sand to lock pavers in place. Heavy downpours or a sprinkler head pointed the wrong way flush that sand out over time. Once the joints are empty, the pavers start shifting under load. We see it on driveways in the Valley and on patios where runoff concentrates. The repair is re-sanding and, when drainage is the root cause, correcting the slope or adding a channel drain.
- Cracking along driveway wheel tracks. Brussels Dimensional and Brussels Block pavers are rated for vehicular traffic, but they’re not indestructible. Repeated heavy vehicles, a thin base layer, or tree roots pressing from below can crack individual pavers along the exact path your tires travel. We identify whether the crack came from above (load) or below (root or base failure), because the repair is different for each.
- Fading and surface wear on older Unilock paver lines. LA’s intense summer sun takes a toll. Unilock pavers are through-body colored, meaning the pigment runs all the way through, but older installations still lose surface sheen. This is cosmetic rather than structural. We’ll tell you when a deep clean and re-sand is the right call, and when new pavers would blend better.
Unilock Parts & Our Repair-vs-Replace Approach
Unilock pavers are color-blended in controlled batches, and their dimensional tolerances are tight. We’ve seen aftermarket pavers advertised as “close enough” that don’t match Unilock’s surface texture or chamfer profile. Once they’re laid next to originals, the patch looks worse than the original problem. So for color-critical repairs on Richcliff or Bristol Valley patios, we use genuine Unilock pavers. Matching a 15-year-old batch isn’t always perfect, because paver colors weather and UV-shift over time, but we can usually pull pavers from a less visible area and lay new ones in that spot, so the visible surface stays consistent.
For structural problems like base failure, the honest answer is usually full replacement of the affected section. Patching a few pavers on top of a failed base is like painting over a crack in a retaining wall: it looks fine for a season, then the same thing happens again. We’d rather spend your money once. Call us at (213) 632-5711 and we’ll give you a written line-item price either way.
Our Unilock Service Process – Step by Step
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Diagnosis. We inspect the paver surface, then look underneath: base depth, compaction, drainage path, root intrusion. We check joint sand condition and whether edge restraints are still holding. You get a written diagnosis with a line-item quote before any work starts.
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Site prep and repair. For spot repairs, we remove the affected Unilock pavers, correct the base material under them, re-set the pavers with proper joint spacing, and apply fresh joint sand. For structural work, we excavate to the required depth, lay geotextile, build a compacted Class II base in lifts, and re-lay the pavers to Unilock’s installation pattern.
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Installation and compaction. New Unilock paver driveways and patios get plate-compacted after laying, then polymeric sand is swept into the joints and activated. We pay close attention to the edge restraint: a sloppy edge is the first part of any paver field to fail.
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Test and walk-through. We run water across the surface to confirm drainage, walk the full area with you, and explain what we did and why. If anything isn’t right within 365 days of the completion date, our Done Right Promise means we come back and make it right at no cost to you.
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Our crews work on the Unilock lines most common in Los Angeles yards and driveways: Brussels Block, the classic tumbled-edge paver you see on front walks and patios; Richcliff, with its taller units and sharper face, often used for retaining walls and hillside patios; Bristol Valley, the smaller-scale stone look popular on mid-century and Spanish-style homes; and Brussels Dimensional, the rectangular system used for driveway borders and larger hardscape layouts. In a Sherman Oaks hillside backyard, our crew provided Unilock repair in Los Angeles, replacing a sunken Richcliff patio where clay soil expansion had caused a 3-inch drop along the retaining edge. We excavated 12 inches, installed geotextile and a compacted Class II base, then re-laid the original Richcliff pavers with new joint sand. Two years later the patio remains level and drains properly toward the linear drain we added.
We keep a rotating local stock of common Unilock colors and sizes for fast repair turnarounds, and we can order any current line direct through Los Angeles suppliers. If you’re not sure which Unilock line you have, send us a photo or describe the texture over the phone and we’ll usually identify it on the spot.
We Also Service These Brands
Hardscape repair often sits next to other home projects. While we’re a deep Unilock shop, we also work with KraftMaid cabinetry, Cambria and Silestone countertops, and Kohler fixtures. If your paver patio ties into an outdoor kitchen or a bathroom addition, we can handle the full scope with our Unilock service in Beverly Hills and surrounding areas, without juggling multiple contractors.
FAQs – Unilock Construction Service in Los Angeles
Joint sand washout is the usual culprit. Heavy rain or sprinkler overspray flushes the sand from between your Brussels Block pavers, which removes the interlock that holds them in place. Vehicles then push the pavers sideways. The fix is re-sanding plus a drainage correction so water stops channeling through the joints. Call (213) 632-5711 for a site assessment.
Yes, with a caveat. Fifteen years of LA sun shifts paver color slightly even with through-body pigment. We use genuine Unilock pavers and when color match is critical, we pull originals from a less visible area, install the new pavers there, and re-lay the originals where the eye lands first. You get a surface that reads consistent.
That’s efflorescence: capillary action pulling calcium carbonate to the paver surface as water evaporates. Sprinklers hitting pavers directly makes it worse. We remove it and then fix the watering pattern or slope so it doesn’t recur. It’s not structural, but it can be persistent if the water source isn’t addressed.
It depends on what cracked it. If a root or a dropped tool cracked one paver, we replace the individual unit. If the crack is in the wheel track and the base is failing, replacing the paver alone won’t hold. We’ll tell you which situation you have and give you a line-item price for the right scope. Estimates are free.
Common in Los Angeles, but not “normal” in the sense of acceptable. Expansive clay soil near retaining walls swells when wet and shrinks hard in summer heat, which opens voids under the paver base. A 1 – 2 inch seasonal drop can become permanent if left alone. The fix involves excavating the affected area and rebuilding the base with proper compaction. Call (213) 632-5711 for an exact quote.
Our Unilock paver driveway installations in Los Angeles run from $8,260 to $21,240, paver patios from $4,130 to $12,980, and full driveway replacements from $5,900 to $16,520. Those ranges reflect base depth, paver line, drainage work, and access. You’ll get a written line-item price for your exact job before any work begins.
| Service | Los Angeles Price Range |
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| Paver Driveway Installation | $8,260 – $21,240 |
| Paver Patio Installation | $4,130 – $12,980 |
| Driveway Replacement | $5,900 – $16,520 |
Book Your Unilock Service in Los Angeles, CA
We’re ready to diagnose your Unilock paver problem and put a written price in your hand. Know who’s coming, know what it costs, know it’s guaranteed – everything else is just noise. Call (213) 632-5711 to schedule your free estimate.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner at Mason Remodeling Co Los Angeles, serving Los Angeles since 2004.
