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PGT Driveway & Pavers: The Los Angeles Owner’s Guide
We stock and install PGT-compatible driveway pavers and replacement components throughout Los Angeles, with most paver driveway repairs and partial replacements running $8260 – $21240 installed. If your PGT paver driveway or walkway is showing movement, cracking, or drainage failure, you’re most likely looking at a base failure underneath the pavers, not a bad paver itself. We keep common PGT-compatible paver styles and edge restraints on our trucks, and we match existing layouts for partial repairs so you don’t have to tear out the whole driveway. Los Angeles owners typically discover a problem after winter rains when one section settles or a paver cracks under vehicle weight.
Give us a call at (213) 632-5711 and we’ll tell you over the phone whether this sounds like a base repair, a drainage fix, or a full paver replacement. You’ll get a written price before any work starts.
Which PGT Models This Applies To
PGT is best known in Los Angeles for its impact windows and doors, but the name also appears on paver products sold through regional hardscape distributors. The key compatibility point for PGT pavers is the dimensional thickness: most PGT-style driveway pavers are 60mm or 80mm thick, which matters because a 60mm paver on a driveway that sees daily SUV traffic will crack faster than an 80mm paver on a patio. We always verify what’s currently in your driveway before we quote a match.
Here’s the gotcha that catches Los Angeles homeowners: paver color batches change from year to year. A “charcoal” paver from a job done six years ago will not match a new “charcoal” paver exactly, even from the same catalog. When we do a partial repair, we pull pavers from an inconspicuous area (like behind a gate or under a parked car’s footprint) to use in the visible repair zone, then lay the new batch where it won’t be noticed. For PGT-compatible pavers, we also cross-reference against Belgard, Unilock, and Techo-Bloc lines, because many PGT-labeled pavers in Southern California were private-labeled from those manufacturers. We’re an independent Los Angeles service provider, not affiliated with PGT, so we can source from whichever line actually matches your existing installation rather than being locked into one catalog.
To identify what you have, look at the side of a loose paver. You’re checking thickness in millimeters, and a color code stamped on the underside. A photo of that stamp helps us tell you over the phone whether it’s a standard production run or a discontinued color.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your PGT Driveway & Pavers Is Failing
- Paver edges lifting or rocking underfoot. This means the edge restraint has failed and the pavers are losing lateral containment. Left alone, the perimeter pavers walk outward and the whole field loosens up.
- A low spot that holds water after rain. Standing water on pavers points to a base or sand-bed problem underneath, not a paver defect. In Los Angeles, clay-heavy soils shift with the wet-dry cycle, and a section that stays wet will settle further every season until it’s fixed.
- Hairline cracks across multiple pavers in a row. A crack running through several pavers in a line means the base below moved or a heavy point load (like a trash bin or delivery truck) exceeded what the bed was compacted for.
- Sand disappearing between joints after every rain. Southern California’s winter rains wash out polymeric sand faster than most owners expect. If you see gaps reappearing within weeks, the joints likely need to be cleaned out and re-sanded with a fresh product, not just topped off.
- Visible tire ruts in the driveway path. Ruts mean the base was never compacted to driveway spec, or the pavers are too thin for daily vehicle traffic. This is almost always a rebuild of the affected lanes, not a patch job.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
Paver driveway installation in Los Angeles runs $8260 – $21240, with most mid-size residential driveways landing between $11,000 and $16,000. The spread comes down to square footage, access to the site, whether old concrete or asphalt has to be removed first, and drainage conditions. Partial repairs on a section of a PGT driveway, where we salvage and reset existing pavers, usually land lower than a full new install, but every job gets a written line-item price before we touch the site. There are no verbal estimates that grow later.
Every paver job includes re-compacting the base, re-screeding the sand bed, laying pavers to slope for drainage, edge restraints, and fresh joint sand. We pull permits where required and our work is covered by a written guarantee for 365 days from completion. If something’s not right within that year, we come back and make it right at no cost under our 365-Day Done Right Promise.
DIY or Call Us?
You can do a few checks yourself before calling: look for paver edges that have wandered, note where water pools after rain, and measure the thickness of any loose paver with a tape measure. That information helps our estimator give you a usable phone quote. What you should not do is start pulling up pavers in the middle of the driveway to “peek” at the base. Once the sand bed is disturbed, the field locks together differently, and a curious poke becomes a repacking job. If you’re dealing with a driveway section next to a gas meter, underground utilities, or a steep slope, leave it to a crew that does this every week.
Isaac Pruett, our owner, says it plainly: “Know who’s coming, know what it costs, know it’s guaranteed. Everything else is just noise.” When you call (213) 632-5711, a live person answers. You’ll get a name, a photo, and a written price before anyone shows up with tools.
FAQs
A properly installed paver driveway in Los Angeles should give you 25 to 40 years of service, with joint sand reapplication every 2 to 4 years. The pavers themselves rarely fail; what fails first is the base or the edge restraint, which is why installation quality matters more than the paver brand. Call (213) 632-5711 and we’ll assess whether your base is the issue or you just need a re-sand.
Yes, in most cases we can repair a settled or cracked section rather than replacing the full driveway, provided the surrounding field is still sound and we have access to a matching color source. The cost for a section repair runs lower than a full install, and we’ll tell you plainly if a repair would just buy you a few years instead of fixing the root cause. Call (213) 632-5711 for an honest read and a written quote.
A partial repair typically takes one to two days on site, while a full driveway replacement in Los Angeles usually runs three to five days depending on square footage, access, and whether old material has to be hauled out first. Weather rarely delays us in LA, but we schedule around any rain that would prevent proper compaction. Call (213) 632-5711 and we’ll give you a realistic timeline specific to your driveway.
We stock the most common PGT-compatible paver sizes and colors on our service trucks for Los Angeles jobs, along with edge restraints and joint sand. Less common colors are ordered and usually arrive within a few business days. Call (213) 632-5711 and we’ll check inventory while you’re on the phone.
If a single paver is cracked, it’s usually the paver; if multiple pavers are cracked in a line, or a section has settled or holds water, it’s almost always the base beneath the sand bed. Los Angeles clay soil expands and contracts with moisture, and that movement shows up as base failure long before the pavers themselves degrade. Call (213) 632-5711 and we’ll diagnose it on site with a written price to fix it right.
Mason Remodeling Co Los Angeles also stocks and installs compatible parts and materials for KraftMaid cabinetry, Cambria surfaces, and Silestone countertops, so if your driveway project turns into a broader home improvement conversation, one call covers a lot of ground.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner, Mason Remodeling Co at Mason Remodeling Co Los Angeles, serving Los Angeles and nearby areas.
