If your driveway is cracked, sinking or just worn out, we lay pavers over a tight-packed base with solid edges that hold them.
Driveway pavers in Yakima are interlocking concrete pavers laid over packed ground, with a firm edge along the sides that holds them tight so they stay locked together under your cars.
Most driveway calls I get start with a concrete drive that's cracked or sinking at one end, or a gravel drive you're tired of raking. The pavers are the part you see and pick out, but how long the driveway holds up depends as much on the ground under them and the edge along the sides as on the pavers themselves.
The price mostly moves with the size of the drive, whether an old slab has to be broken out and hauled off, how much base we need to build up, whether wet ground needs drainage under it and which pavers you pick. The schedule turns on the weather, since pavers shouldn't go down in heavy rain or over frozen ground, and on whether the drive reaches the street, because that part may need a city permit. Before we start, we check with the office that covers your address and handle any permit paperwork with you, and your estimate gives you the number for your own drive.
You deal with me from the first look to the last walk-through, and our crew does the building in between.
I come out to every job myself, look at the driveway with you and tell you what I see and what I'd do. We've been in business since 2023, and before that I spent years laying brick and block for a big commercial outfit.
We're fully licensed and insured. The state has a lookup to confirm a contractor is registered and carries a valid bond and insurance, and it's worth a minute before you hire anyone for a driveway.
Once you go ahead, our crew builds the drive and I stay involved the whole way, so the base and edges go in the way I laid them out. When it's done, I walk the finished driveway with you, and our work is satisfaction guaranteed.
A paver driveway lasts when the base is packed tight and the edges are solid, so that's where we put our time. We break out and haul off the old surface, dig down, build the base up and pack it hard, then set the edge along both sides before a single paver goes down. I'll show you what we plan to use along the sides when I give you the estimate, because that edge is what keeps the pavers pressed together. Then we lay the pavers, pack them into place and sweep the joints full.
Driveways often run into other work. If your drive cuts along a slope, retaining wall construction can hold the grade back so the edge isn't fighting the hill. If the brick steps, columns or walls beside the drive are crumbling, our masonry restoration work can bring them back while we're already there.
Each step sets up the next one, so we don't rush any of them.
Before anyone digs, we have the utility companies mark their underground lines, so a shovel or machine doesn't hit a pipe or wire. It's a small step that saves a big mess.
We dig past the old drive and pack the ground and the base until they're tight, because loose ground under pavers is what settles later. This is the part you won't see once it's done, so it's the part we take the most care with.
The edge goes in along both sides before the pavers do, so the whole field has something solid to push against from the first row. If the edge is weak, the pavers start to spread and the joints open up.
We set the pavers in their pattern, cut the pieces along the sides, pack them down and fill the joints so they lock together. Then we clean up so you see exactly what you're getting at the walk-through.
Tell us roughly how big your driveway is and whether it runs out to the street, and we'll get back to you within one business day. I'll come out, look at it with you and tell you what I'd do, and you get a free estimate with no pressure and no obligation. You can also call (509) 452-1015.
(509) 452-1015Ground that's packed tight under the pavers is what keeps a paver driveway from sinking, because good compaction keeps settling to a minimum. On clay or other slow-draining ground that carries cars, industry guidance recommends drain pipes under the pavers, which adds to the job. I'll tell you at the estimate if your drive looks like it needs that.
A firm, solid edge holds driveway pavers in place, because it keeps them pressed tight enough to stay locked together. Flat metal or plastic garden edging doesn't give enough side support for that, and wood warps and eventually rots. When you're comparing quotes, ask each crew what they plan to put along the sides.
Pavers can go in when it isn't pouring or snowing and the ground isn't frozen, so a winter job in Yakima usually waits for drier weeks after the thaw. Industry guidance says sand and pavers shouldn't go down in heavy rain or snow, or over a frozen base. If you call in winter, we can do the estimate now and plan the build for when the ground is ready.
If your new driveway changes the approach, the stretch where it meets the street, that part may fall under the city. Yakima Engineering says a permit may be required for work in the right-of-way, the city strip along the street, including adding or changing a driveway approach. An older city permit form also says a fully licensed contractor has to do any work in that strip. For the current steps, you can reach the city's engineering office at engineering@yakimawa.gov or (509) 575-6111.
We work out of Yakima and take driveway jobs in the cities around it, including Selah, Union Gap, Terrace Heights, Sunnyside and Ellensburg. A lot of what we look at is older concrete that has cracked or sunk near the garage or the curb, and the fix starts with the same groundwork wherever the house is. If you don't see your city on our site, call and ask.
I'll tell you straight whether your old drive needs replacing now or has a few more seasons in it, so call (509) 452-1015 or send us the form.
If you've got a question about pavers, edging or where your drive meets the street, send it our way and we'll answer it.
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