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Unilock Driveway & Pavers: The Los Angeles Owner’s Guide
We stock and install Unilock-compatible driveway pavers and repair parts throughout Los Angeles, with most paver driveway repairs running $826 to $2,950 and full paver driveway installations between $8,260 and $21,240. Replacement pavers, edge restraints, and joint sand are usually on our truck the day we arrive, which means we can fix most failed paver sections in a single visit. The way most Los Angeles homeowners discover a problem is gradual: a paver sinks near the driveway apron, a row of pavers shifts after winter rain, or joint sand washes out and weeds start pushing through the seams.
Which Unilock Pavers This Applies To
Unilock makes several paver lines that show up regularly on Los Angeles driveways. The most common we see are the Brussels Block, Courtstone, and Mattoni series, plus the Umbriano and Richcliff lines for higher-end driveway work. Here’s the compatibility gotcha most owners don’t know until it’s too late: Unilock changes mold dimensions between manufacturing runs, so a Brussels Block paver bought in 2019 may be off by an eighth of an inch from a current-production Brussels Block paver. That eighth of an inch doesn’t sound like much, but across an eight-foot driveway width it compounds into a visible seam. We measure existing pavers before ordering replacements, every single time.
OEM versus aftermarket matters here. Unilock’s color blends like Sierra, Granite City, and Almond Grove are proprietary, and aftermarket pavers almost never match them after two or three years of California sun. For structural pieces like edge restraints and base panels, quality aftermarket equivalents work fine. For the surface pavers themselves, we order genuine Unilock whenever possible because color-matching is the difference between a repair you can see and one you can’t.
Our team is not affiliated with Unilock directly. We’re an independent Los Angeles contractor that stocks real, specification-grade Unilock product because we’ve been repairing and installing these pavers for nearly two decades, and Isaac Pruett would rather keep a warehouse shelf stocked than tell a customer to wait two weeks for a pallet that might not match.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Unilock Driveway or Pavers Are Failing
- Sunken pavers near the driveway edges – This usually means the base layer has eroded or was never compacted properly. Los Angeles clay soil expands and contracts with moisture, and over time it works the base out from under the outer pavers first.
- Joint sand washing out after rain – When the polymeric sand between pavers breaks down, water gets under the pavers and starts eroding the bedding layer. You’ll see sand collecting at the bottom of the driveway after every storm.
- Pavers rocking underfoot – A rocking paver almost always indicates a void underneath, not a bad paver. Replacing just the paver without fixing the void means you’ll be back out there in six months with the same rock.
- Weeds pushing through the seams – Weeds don’t crack pavers, but they exploit joints that have already failed. By the time you see vegetation, water has been getting under the pavers for at least a season.
- Color fading or surface flaking on high-traffic areas – Los Angeles UV exposure is relentless on concrete pavers. Surface flaking (called spalling) is more common on older Unilock lines and usually means the paver has reached the end of its useful life rather than suffered an installation failure.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For Los Angeles homeowners, paver driveway repair and replacement pricing depends on how much of the installation is salvageable. Here’s what we quote:
- Spot repair (1-10 pavers): $295 to $825
- Section repair with base rebuild (partial driveway): $1,180 to $3,540
- Full paver driveway installation: $8,260 to $21,240
- Full paver driveway replacement (demo and rebuild): $5,900 to $16,520
Every quote is a written line-item price delivered before we start. That means you’ll see the paver cost, base material cost, labor, and disposal split out, with no change orders unless you ask us to expand the scope. The work itself is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if any part of the installation fails within a year of completion, we return and make it right at no cost to you. That includes paver movement, joint failure, and base settling.
DIY or Call Us?
Replacing a single cracked paver is something a careful homeowner can do with a pry bar, some patience, and the right replacement piece. What most DIY repairs get wrong is the base. Digging out a sunken paver, filling the hole with a bag of sand from the home center, and dropping the paver back in works for about one wet season in Los Angeles, then it sinks again because the bedding layer isn’t compacted and the edge restraint is still failing.
If your pavers are shifting as a group, if water pools against your garage door, or if the driveway has dropped more than half an inch, that’s a base failure, not a paver failure. Fixing base failure means pulling the section, recompacting crushed stone, and sometimes installing a geotextile layer to stop the clay from working its way back up. That’s not a weekend project, and doing it wrong costs more than having it done right the first time. Call us at (213) 632-5711 and we’ll come look at your driveway, quote the repair in writing, and tell you honestly if a few replacement pavers will solve the problem.
FAQs
A properly installed Unilock paver driveway in Los Angeles typically lasts 25 to 40 years, with the pavers themselves often outlasting the base they sit on. The base fails first in our climate, usually due to clay soil movement or water intrusion, which is why we inspect and rebuild bases before we replace surface pavers. Call (213) 632-5711 for an assessment if your pavers are sinking or shifting.
Yes, we repair sections of Unilock driveways regularly, and a partial repair runs $1,180 to $3,540 depending on the size and extent of base damage underneath. The key is matching the existing pavers, which we do by measuring and ordering against your specific Unilock product. Call (213) 632-5711 and we’ll quote the section repair in writing.
Spot repairs typically take one visit and a few hours on site, while a full paver driveway installation in Los Angeles usually runs three to five working days including demo, base prep, paver installation, and joint sanding. We’ll give you a specific schedule in your written quote. Call (213) 632-5711 to get your project on the calendar.
We stock common Unilock replacement pavers and edge restraints, and we can order less common colors and series directly through our supplier network, typically arriving within five to seven business days. For color-critical matches we always order genuine Unilock product. Call (213) 632-5711 and we’ll check our inventory while you’re on the phone.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner, Mason Remodeling Co at Mason Remodeling Co Los Angeles, serving Los Angeles and nearby areas.
