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Unilock Driveway & Pavers: The Woodland Hills Owner’s Guide
If you’re looking for Unilock driveway and paver work in Woodland Hills, installed pricing typically runs $7,000 – $18,000 depending on square footage, base prep, and product line, with most driveways landing between $10,000 and $14,000. We stock and install Unilock pavers throughout Woodland Hills and can usually start within a week or two once you approve the written quote. Most homeowners call us when they notice one of three things: a paver that’s sunk and now pools water, edges that have spread because the border restraint failed, or surface haze that won’t come off after years of CA sun and hard water.
Which Unilock Models This Applies To
This guide covers the Unilock lines we install most often in Woodland Hills driveways and patios: Brussels Block, Courtstone, Richcliff, Beacon Hill Flagstone, and the EnduraColor series (Seneca, Artline, Umbriano). Here’s the compatibility gotcha that catches people: Unilock dimensional pavers are sized for a specific joint gap matched to the series, and mixing product lines on the same driveway without checking the laying pattern module will leave you with visible seams that never look right. The paver’s series name is stamped on the side of every unit, but after ten years of sun exposure in the Valley, that stamp is often illegible. We identify the product by measuring unit dimensions and chamfer profile, then match it to current Unilock catalog specs. For a paver that’s still in production, we order OEM Unilock units directly. For discontinued colors, we have relationships with local suppliers who stock the same blend, and we’ll always tell you before ordering whether we’re placing OEM or an equivalent mix.
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Is Your Unilock Driveway or Paver Area Actually Failing?
We walk a lot of Woodland Hills driveways where the pavers themselves are fine and the base or jointing is what’s gone bad. Here are the five failures we see most often, with what’s actually going on under the surface.
- Sinking or heaving pavers. In Woodland Hills, most driveways sit on decomposed granite native soil. Poor initial compaction or a drainage problem underneath will make pavers sink within a few seasons. This is a base failure, not a paver failure.
- Edges spreading outward. The concrete or plastic restraint along the driveway border has cracked or pulled away. Without a solid edge, the whole field slowly walks outward under vehicle weight until you see a widening gap at the curb or sidewalk.
- Joint sand washing out. If rain or hose water regularly runs across the driveway, the polymeric sand between pavers erodes. You’ll see pavers start to rock and hear a click-clack when you drive over them.
- Surface eroding or spalling on older units. The paver’s color runs through the body, so it won’t flake like poured concrete, but years of direct sun and hard water mineral buildup can leave a chalky crust that looks like damage. Half the time it’s efflorescence that a proper cleaning removes.
- Efflorescence (white haze) returning after repeated cleaning. If the white powder keeps coming back, moisture is migrating up through the paver. That points to a drainage or base issue, not a surface stain.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
For a full Unilock paver driveway replacement in Woodland Hills, here’s what we quote:
- Full driveway, new base and pavers: $7,000 – $18,000, with most 2-car driveways falling between $10,000 and $14,000
- Repair of a sinking section (2 – 4 pavers wide, under 100 sq ft): $1,800 – $4,000 depending on whether we’re just re-setting or replacing the base underneath
- Re-sanding and compaction of an existing, structurally sound driveway: $250 – $700
- Paver patio using Unilock units: $3,500 – $11,000
The range comes down to three things: square footage, base condition, and the Unilock series you choose. EnduraColor lines run higher than tumbled classics like Brussels Block. Every quote we write in Woodland Hills separates material, base work, disposal, and labor line by line, so you see exactly where your money goes. This is a written price before any work starts, same as every project we take on. And the workmanship is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not right within a year of completion, we come back and make it right at no charge.
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If one paver has sunk or a few have shifted, here’s the honest split. You can safely check whether the edge restraint is still intact by looking along the perimeter of the driveway for cracked or missing plastic or concrete edging. You can also check whether joint sand is missing by running a hose lightly across the surface and watching how fast water disappears into the joints. What you should not do is pull up pavers and re-set them yourself on a driveway carrying vehicle weight. When a paver lifts, you don’t know what the base looks like underneath until it’s opened, and a homeowner’s re-set will usually sink again within a season because the underlying compaction was never fixed. If the failure is anything beyond cosmetic surface haze, call us at (831) 290-6866. Isaac Pruett has been working driveways across the Valley since long before Mason Remodeling opened its Woodland Hills doors, and he’ll tell you straight whether this is a re-set or a redo.
FAQs
A properly installed Unilock driveway lasts 25 to 40 years in Woodland Hills. What fails first here is almost never the paver itself, it’s the base or the jointing. The UV exposure and long dry season are tough on joint sand, and we see driveways needing re-sanding every 5 to 8 years even when the pavers are in great shape.
Yes, in most cases a segment repair works well if the base under the rest of the driveway is intact and the pavers are still in production. The risk is color matching: even today’s production batch will look slightly different from units laid 10 years ago. We’ll tell you before ordering whether the blend will be a close match or a visible patch. Call (831) 290-6866 for an exact quote on your situation.
A standard two-car driveway replacement in Woodland Hills takes 4 to 7 working days, start to finish. Removal and base prep usually take two days, laying the pavers takes two to three, and cutting edges and compacting joint sand takes another day. Rain or a hidden soil problem under the old base will add time, and we’ll flag that before we start, not after.
We keep common Unilock staples like Brussels Block and Richcliff in limited stock at our Woodland Hills yard, and we can pull most other series from local suppliers within a few days. Special-order colors and larger quantities typically take one to two weeks. That’s the honest timeline for getting the right material, and we’d rather wait for the right unit than rush a mismatched batch onto your driveway.
Ready to Talk About Your Driveway?
If your Unilock driveway in Woodland Hills has seen better days, call (831) 290-6866 for a free estimate. We’ll look at what’s actually failing, tell you what it takes and what it costs, and put the price in writing before any work starts. Tell me what you need done. I’ll tell you what it takes and what it costs. Then we get to work.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner, Mason Remodeling Co – Woodland Hills, CA at Mason Remodeling Co Woodland Hills, serving Woodland Hills and nearby areas.
