Driveway pavers in South Whittier CA - fewer cracks and easy repairs later
Cracked, sinking concrete out front? We lay a paver driveway on a packed base with drainage planned first, so water doesn't sit under it.
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When a paver driveway makes sense
A paver driveway makes sense when a cracked or sunken slab needs replacing and you want something you can fix a piece at a time. It's built in layers. We dig out and pack the soil, pack a base over it, set an edge border to hold everything in, then lay concrete pavers on smoothed sand.
At K&L South Whittier Concrete & Masonry, we build driveway pavers in South Whittier and the cities around it. The price turns on the size, how much old concrete comes out, the paver you pick and the drainage. The schedule turns on that digging and on any permit. I give you your own figure on site.
Compacted base
We pack the soil and then the base so they carry the weight of a car.
Edge restraint
A border along each side holds the pavers so they don't creep outward.
Pavers on sand
The pavers sit on a smoothed sand bed and lock together at the joints.
Drainage planned first
We work out where water goes under the driveway before any base goes down.
Pavers or another kind of work?
Some of our work fixes what's already there and some builds something new, so start with what your house actually needs.
- Foundation repairThis pageA good fit when cracks or settling show up in your home's foundation.
- Chimney repairThis pageChoose this when your chimney leaks, leans or is shedding brick and mortar.
- TuckpointingThis pageRight for brick walls where the mortar is worn but the brick is still sound.
- Brick repairThis pageFor cracked, chipped or loose bricks that need fixing or replacing one by one.
- Driveway paversThis pagePick this when you want a new driveway of interlocking pavers over a packed base.
- Retaining wall constructionThis pageWhen a slope in your yard needs holding back or leveling into usable ground.
- Masonry restorationThis pageFor older brick or stone that needs cleaning, repair and new mortar throughout.
- Fireplace installationThis pageWhen you want a new masonry fireplace built inside the house or out back.
- Stone veneer installationThis pageA good fit when you want a stone face on walls without building in full stone.
- Concrete block wallsThis pageFor sturdy block walls along a property line or around a yard.
- Foundation block wall installationThis pageWhen an addition or new structure needs a block foundation wall built under it.
- Outdoor kitchen masonryThis pageFor a built-in grill counter or outdoor kitchen made of block, brick or stone.
- Walkway constructionThis pageWhen you need a path to the door or through the yard, not a driveway.
- Brick wall installationThis pageChoose this for a new brick wall, from a low garden wall to a privacy wall.
- Stone masonryThis pageFor natural stone work such as steps, walls, columns or planters.
- Brick pointingThis pageWhen only some mortar joints need filling and you want the repair to match.
Paver driveway styles and ideas
Press any photo to see it larger, and ask us about a style you like.
Why hire K&L for your paver driveway
I see every job myself
I come out to look at every job myself, and I work alongside my crew, so the person who looked at your driveway is there when it's built.
Learned on masonry crews
I worked masonry crews every summer through school, mixing mortar and hauling block long before I laid my first course or started this business here.
Fully licensed and insured
We're fully licensed and insured, and our promise on the job is short and plain. Satisfaction guaranteed.
How a paver driveway job runs
You hear from me at each step, and you know who's on your property and what they're doing there.
Call or send a request
Call (562) 358-3030 or use the form, with the driveway's rough size and how water sits after rain.
I come out and measure
I look at the driveway myself and ask your address, so we know which permit office covers it.
You get your estimate
I give you an estimate for your driveway, drainage included, and you decide from there.
We dig, base and lay
After utility lines are marked, my crew and I dig out, pack the base and lay pavers.
Walk the finished job
I walk the driveway with you before we leave, and we clean up the site.
Paver driveway questions, answered
Read through the answers below, and if your question isn't here, call or send it to us.
Ask us directly
Call (562) 358-3030 or send the form with anything this list doesn't cover, and I'll give you a straight answer.
How much does a paver driveway cost in South Whittier?
A paver driveway in Los Angeles usually costs about $15 to $30 per square foot, installed. That's the going market price, not ours. Where yours lands depends on the size, the paver, how much old concrete comes out and the drainage, and I'll price it when I come out.
Do paver driveways crack like concrete driveways do?
Pavers usually crack less, because the joints between them help reduce the cracking you often see on poured concrete and asphalt. That's one of the main reasons people pick them over a new slab. If you're weighing the two, I'll tell you plainly which one fits your driveway.
Can driveway pavers be taken up and put back for repairs?
Yes. To reach a buried line or fix a dip in the base, the pavers come up and the same ones go back down, with no jackhammer and nothing hauled to the landfill. You keep the driveway you already paid for.
Do I need drainage under a paver driveway?
If your soil is clay or drains slowly, yes. Trade guidance recommends drain pipes under pavers that carry cars on that kind of soil, and says good drainage adds years that repay the small extra cost many times. That's why we plan it before the base goes down, as above.
Who issues permits for a paver driveway in South Whittier?
For property in unincorporated LA County, LA County Public Works issues permits, and it also handles digging in the public right-of-way. A property outside the county's jurisdiction may go through another office. We check your address before we start, and when a permit is needed we take care of it as the licensed contractor.
Does redoing the driveway apron at the street need a permit?
If your job includes the approach, the sloped part that meets the street, the county's driveway approach permit asks for the contractor's license number and insurance. When you're not the one applying, the county also wants a letter of authorization from you. We supply ours, and you sign the letter.
What license should a paver driveway contractor have in California?
Under California's contractor classifications, a D-6 concrete related services contractor installs interlocking precast pavers, and a C-12 earthwork and paving contractor digs, grades and places paving. Ask any installer which license they hold before the work starts.
Tell us about your driveway for a free estimate
Send the driveway's size in square feet and whether water pools after rain. We reply within one business day, then I come out for a free estimate with no obligation.
Whittier, CA 90604