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Sterling Driveway & Pavers: The Woodland Hills Owner’s Guide
If your Sterling driveway or paver system has a cracked paver, a sunken section, or failed edge restraint, we stock Sterling-compatible replacement parts and install them throughout Woodland Hills, typically for $7,000 – $18,000 for a full paver driveway replacement and $350 – $900 for isolated paver swaps or edge repairs. Most Woodland Hills homeowners discover the problem the same way: a paver shifts underfoot after rain, a low spot pools water near the garage apron, or the sand between pavers washes out and weeds start pushing through. The good news is that Sterling’s modular paver systems are designed for piece-by-piece replacement, which means you rarely need to tear out the whole driveway when one section fails.
We’re an independent service provider, not affiliated with Sterling, but we work with their paver lines regularly across the Valley and know exactly what fits, what doesn’t, and what holds up under Woodland Hills heat and occasional heavy rain.
Which Sterling Models This Applies To
Sterling’s driveway and paver lineup for residential use falls into three product families: the Sterling Stone modular concrete pavers (60mm and 80mm thickness for driveways), the Sterling Cobble series (tumbled edge, 60mm, rated for light vehicle traffic), and the Sterling Plank paver line (80mm, rectangular profile, the most common choice for Woodland Hills driveways because of its load rating and clean lines). The 60mm pavers are walkway and patio rated. The 80mm pavers are what you need for any surface a car or truck drives over. That thickness difference is the single biggest compatibility gotcha we see: a homeowner buys 60mm replacements for a driveway, and the new pavers sit lower than the surrounding surface and crack within a year.
To identify your exact paver, flip over a loose piece. Sterling stamps the series name and manufacturing batch on the underside of most pavers produced after 2010. If yours is worn or unstamped, measure the thickness with a tape measure: 60mm is roughly 2-3/8 inches, 80mm is just under 3-1/8 inches. We stock Sterling-compatible 80mm Plank replacements on the truck for same-visit swaps, and we can order exact-color Sterling Stone and Cobble units with a 5 – 7 day lead time through our hardscape supplier network, which includes Belgard, Unilock, and Techo-Bloc equivalents when a Sterling match is discontinued.
On the OEM versus aftermarket question: Sterling’s color blends fade predictably in California sun, so a brand-new OEM paver dropped into a five-year-old driveway will show a color mismatch for the first season or two until it weathers in. Quality aftermarket equivalents from Techo-Bloc or Belgard often match an aged Sterling driveway better than fresh Sterling stock, and cost 10 – 20% less. We’ll show you both options and let you decide.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Sterling Driveway & Pavers Is Failing
- Pavers shift or rock underfoot. This usually means the bedding sand below has washed out through a failed edge restraint or a cracked paver. Once water gets under the surface, the base erodes and the pavers start moving. In Woodland Hills, we see this most often on driveways with a slope, where runoff channels along the edge and eats away at the sand.
- Water pools in low spots after rain. A settled section of pavers means the compacted base underneath has failed in that area, often because the original install skipped a proper gravel sub-base. Patching the surface without fixing the base just moves the problem six months down the road.
- Cracks running through multiple pavers in a line. This is a base or soil movement issue, not a paver defect. The pavers are reflecting what’s happening underneath. In Woodland Hills, expansive clay soil swells with winter rain and shrinks in summer, and that cycle cracks pavers that are installed over an undersized base.
- Weeds or ants pushing up between pavers. Joint sand has washed out, leaving open seams. It’s cosmetic at first, but those open joints let water into the base, which accelerates settlement and paver damage.
- Edge pavers pulling away from the driveway border. The edge restraint (usually plastic or aluminum) has failed or was never installed correctly. Without a solid edge, the whole mat of pavers starts to spread, and you get widening gaps along the outside rows.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
Here’s what Sterling driveway and paver work costs in Woodland Hills as of 2026:
- Full paver driveway replacement: $7,000 – $18,000, depending on square footage, access, and whether we’re removing an existing concrete slab first.
- Paver patio installation: $3,500 – $11,000 for a typical 200 – 400 square foot patio.
- Isolated paver replacement (1 – 10 pavers): $350 – $900, including color matching, removal, base touch-up, re-setting, and joint sand.
- Edge restraint repair: $400 – $1,200 per section, including re-compacting the outside rows and re-setting edge pavers.
- Driveway sealing (paver sealer, not asphalt): $250 – $700 for a standard two-car driveway, including cleaning, joint sand top-up, and two coats of sealer.
Every price is written down before we start. You’ll get a line-item quote that separates parts, labor, base material, and disposal, so you know exactly what you’re paying for. No verbal estimates that grow on the final bill, no surprise change orders. Our work is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the repair or installation isn’t right within a year of completion, we come back and make it right at no cost to you. And every crew member who shows up at your Woodland Hills home has been background-checked and identity-verified under the Threshold Standard, which means you’ll know their name and see their photo before they arrive.
DIY or Call Us?
Replacing a single Sterling paver is physically doable for a handy homeowner: you pry out the broken piece, add a bit of bedding sand, set the replacement, and sweep joint sand into the seams. The risk is color matching and base diagnosis. If the paver cracked because the base settled, a new paver will crack too, and you’ve spent a weekend and still have the underlying problem. What most homeowners in Woodland Hills run into is that by the time they notice paver damage, the base under that section needs re-compacting, and that requires a plate compactor, clean crushed rock, and knowing how thick the original base actually is.
If you see more than three or four cracked or sunken pavers, or the edges are spreading, call (831) 290-6866 before you rent equipment. We’ll send someone out to look at it, tell you honestly whether it’s a one-day repair or a section rebuild, and give you a written price. Estimates are free.
FAQs
Sterling pavers themselves typically last 25 – 40 years, but the driveway’s usable life depends on the base underneath. In Woodland Hills, an 80mm Sterling Plank driveway over a proper 6 – 8 inch compacted gravel base with a geotextile fabric will stay flat and crack-free for 20+ years. One installed directly over compacted dirt will start showing settlement within 3 – 5 years. Call (831) 290-6866 and we’ll tell you what your current base looks like, not just what the surface shows.
Hairline cracks in a single paver can sometimes be stabilized with a color-matched paver repair compound, but for driveway pavers under vehicle weight, replacement is almost always the right call. A repair might buy you a season, but a new paver in the same spot lasts decades. The cost difference is small enough that patching rarely makes sense.
A full paver driveway replacement in Woodland Hills takes 3 – 6 days from demolition to final joint sand, depending on size and whether there’s an old concrete slab to haul away. Isolated paver swaps are same-day when we have the right piece on the truck. You’ll get a timeline in writing before we start, and we don’t leave the job until the driveway is compacted, clean, and ready to drive on.
We stock 80mm Sterling Plank-compatible replacements in the most common Woodland Hills colors on the truck, so many isolated repairs are same-visit. Sterling Stone and Cobble colors are special-ordered through our supplier network with a 5 – 7 day lead time. If we don’t have your exact unit, we’ll tell you straight and give you a date, not a maybe. Call (831) 290-6866 with your paver thickness and approximate color, and we’ll check stock while you’re on the phone.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner, Mason Remodeling Co – Woodland Hills, CA at Mason Remodeling Co Woodland Hills, serving Woodland Hills and nearby areas.
