Driveway pavers in Eastvale CA - built on a base made to carry your cars
Cracked or patched driveway out front? We dig it out, build a solid compacted base and lay new pavers on top.
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Is a paver driveway a good fit for your Eastvale home?
Driveway pavers in Eastvale are concrete pavers laid on a level bed of sand over a dug-out, compacted stone base, with an edge that keeps them locked in place. Done right, you get a driveway that looks sharp out front and carries your cars without sinking.
Most people who call us have a concrete driveway that's cracked, sunk or been patched one too many times, and they want something that looks better and holds up. The price moves with the driveway's size, whether the old slab has to be broken out and hauled away, how much base your ground needs and the pavers you pick. The schedule turns mostly on the tear-out, the dig and any permit the city wants first. A lot of people redo the front walk at the same time, so ask about walkway construction too. Your own number comes in the written estimate I send after I walk the driveway with you.
How do you know it's time to replace your driveway with pavers?
Cracks that keep growing
You see cracks that started thin and get wider or longer every year. Usually the slab has moved, and once water gets in, the edges chip and the pieces shift, so the tear-out only gets bigger the longer you wait.
Sunken or tilted sections
One panel sits lower than the next, or a corner has dropped by the garage or the street. That usually means the ground under it settled or washed out, and the step it leaves turns into a trip spot and a place for water to sit.
Old pavers spreading apart
On an older paver driveway, gaps open up, stones rock underfoot or the outside row drifts into the lawn. That usually points to a failed edge or a weak base, and every week you drive on it, more pavers work loose.
How we install driveway pavers
What's under the pavers matters more than what's on top, so that's where most of our work goes. We break out and haul off the old driveway if there is one, dig down and compact the soil, then spread the stone base in layers and compact each one so it doesn't settle under your cars. Next we set the edges, spread a thin bed of sand and drag it flat with a straight board, lay the pavers in your pattern, sweep sand into the joints and run the compactor over the top to lock it all together. Our estimate spells out the base we're building, so you can hold it up against other bids.
A driveway doesn't always stop at the driveway. If the dig cuts into a slope or the yard drops off along one side, we handle the retaining wall construction in the same job so the soil stays where it belongs. If the brick pillars, planters or front wall next to the driveway look tired, our masonry restoration work brings them back so they don't look worn beside the new pavers.
Standard sand-set pavers
This is the usual paver driveway, with pavers on a sand bed over a compacted stone base, and it suits most homes. You get the widest choice of colors, shapes and patterns, and it's the option most of our customers go with.
Permeable pavers
These have wider joints filled with small stone so rain soaks down through the driveway instead of running off. They suit a yard where you want water to stay on the lot, but they need the right ground below, so I'll tell you at the visit whether yours fits.
Get a written paver driveway estimate with the base spelled out
We'll reply within one business day to set up a visit. I'll walk the driveway with you, then send a free written estimate. No pressure, no obligation.
(951) 416-3252- Based in
- Eastvale, CA 92880
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
What happens after you call about driveway pavers in Eastvale?
From your first call to the final walk, here's how a paver driveway job runs with us and who you'll deal with at each step.
Call or send a request
Call (951) 416-3252 or send the form, and we get back to you to set a time for me to come out. Mornings, evenings and weekends all work, since we're open every day.
I walk the driveway with you
I come out myself, look at the slab, the ground and where the water goes, and tell you what I see and what I'd do. Then I send a written estimate that lists the base, the edges, the pavers and any tear-out, so you know exactly what the price covers.
We handle permits, then build
If you say yes, we sort out any permit questions with the city before we dig. Our own crew breaks out the old driveway, builds the base and lays the pavers, with me on site running it.
Walk the finished driveway together
We clean up and haul off the debris, then you walk the new driveway with me before I call it done. Point out anything you want me to look at while we're standing on it.
Why Eastvale homeowners call United Eastvale Concrete and Masonry for driveway pavers
I come out and stay on site
I look at your driveway myself, and our own crew does the work with me on site running it. The person who wrote your estimate is the one watching the base go in.
In business since 2021
I left a desk job, learned masonry on job sites under experienced masons and started this business here in Eastvale. We're best known for block walls, brick walls and mortar repair, work that holds up or fails on what's underneath, same as a driveway.
Licensed and insured for your job
We're licensed and insured. That matters on a driveway, where heavy equipment, a tear-out and the street out front are all part of the work.
Send me a note through the contact page and I'll come walk your driveway with you.
Driveway pavers, permits and the work around them in Eastvale
The City of Eastvale requires a permit for any work in development areas or in the public right-of-way, which is the city's strip along the street, and a driveway can run into it where it meets the curb. Whether your job needs one depends on where the work runs, so we check with the city about your driveway and handle the permit paperwork before work starts. The permit is how the city makes sure that work meets local, regional, state and federal standards, and permit processing and plan reviews can be done online through the city's engineering permits page, so it's one of the first things we sort out when we plan your job.
Most driveways we tear out here are poured slabs on newer lots, and the ground and drainage change from one lot to the next, so I look at where your water goes before I settle on the base. We run into the same mix of tired slabs and sloped yards on jobs in Jurupa Valley and Norco.
Questions about driveway pavers in Eastvale
How much does a paver driveway cost near Eastvale, CA?
A sand-based concrete paver driveway usually costs about $16 to $20 per square foot in nearby Riverside, not counting removal of an old driveway. That price guide figures a 4-inch compacted base, so check how thick a base sits under each number you're comparing. Your own price comes in my written estimate.
Why choose pavers over a poured concrete driveway?
The joints between pavers help cut down on the cracking you often see in poured concrete and asphalt driveways. If a spot ever needs work, like a utility repair or a low patch in the base, the same pavers can come up and go back down afterward.
How deep should the base be for a paver driveway?
Trade guidance says a home driveway on well-drained soil should have a compacted base at least 6 inches thick, deeper than the 4-inch minimum for patios and walks. Traffic, soil, drainage, moisture and climate can push it deeper, so I settle the depth after I've seen your ground.
What is the best way to build a paver driveway on clay soil?
Trade guidance recommends drain pipes under driveways on clay or other slow-draining soil. It says the small added cost comes back many times over in extra years of service, so if your ground drains slowly, it's worth planning for, and I'll tell you what I see at the visit.
How long does a paver driveway take to install?
Pavers can take traffic as soon as they're laid, so there's no waiting on a slab to cure before you park on it. Most of the time goes into the tear-out and the base, and I'll talk through timing for your job when I come out.
What license does a contractor need to install pavers in California?
In California, installing interlocking concrete pavers falls under the state licensing board's concrete related services class. That's the class written for this work, so it's worth knowing when you compare contractors.
Other work that often goes with a paver driveway
Retaining wall construction
When a new driveway cuts into a slope, a retaining wall holds the soil back so dirt and runoff stay off your new pavers.
Masonry restoration
Brick pillars, planters or a front wall that look worn next to fresh pavers can be cleaned up and repaired so the whole front of the house matches.
Service areas for paver driveways around Eastvale
United Eastvale Concrete and Masonry is based in Eastvale, CA, and builds paver driveways in the 12 cities listed here, including Corona and Chino. We work in many of the cities around them too. If your city isn't on our pages, give us a call and ask.
Eastvale, CA
Get a written estimate for your driveway
Have the driveway's rough square footage handy and tell us whether old concrete has to come out, so the first call gets us further.