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AfterFast, Reliable Driveway & Pavers Across Burbank
Driveway and paver work in Burbank costs $250 for basic sealing up to $18,000 for a full paver driveway installation, with most concrete replacements landing between $4,500 and $12,000. What makes Burbank different from Glendale or North Hollywood isn’t the labor rate; it’s the FAA height ceilings over the 91505 corridor, the Verdugo heat that cooks asphalt at the curb line, and the 1940s-era subfloors that hide surprises under old slabs. If you live near Kenneth Road, the Rancho, or anywhere under the Hollywood Burbank Airport approach path, you need a contractor who reads the city’s plan-check requirements before the first day of grading, not after. Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your property in person, look at what’s actually under the surface, and put the scope in writing before anything moves.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Burbank’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews that show up in Burbank. That matters when you’re replacing a driveway on a street where the neighbors talk. Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number; you can look all of it up before you sign anything. We don’t dispatch strangers from an out-of-state call center. The crew members who carry the Barrett & Sons name are background-checked and uniformed on every visit.
Burbank homeowners tend to be specific about what they want, and they’ve usually had a bad experience with a national outfit that quoted one number on the phone and handed them a different bill at the door. We write every scope, every allowance, and every price change as a written change order before work happens, whether it’s a driveway, Burbank Kitchen Remodeling, or any other project. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. That’s how we’ve kept a strong local reputation here for over 29 years.
When you call, a live person answers, 24 hours a day. You won’t get a voicemail box. And if you’re inside the county, there’s no trip charge for us to come out and give you an honest look at your driveway. Call (877) 610-1318 and ask for a free estimate. We’ll tell you what we’d do and what it should cost, in plain language.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Burbank
Our Driveway & Pavers team handles everything from a cracked walkway to a full teardown and rebuild, and we’ve done enough work in Burbank to know which materials hold up on which streets. Here’s what we do most often in this city.
Paver Driveways
A paver driveway in Burbank typically runs $7,000 to $18,000 depending on square footage, base prep, and the paver you choose. We install Belgard and Techo-Bloc regularly because they stand up to the Verdugo heat without fading the way cheaper pavers do. The real cost driver here is the base. Most 1940s and 1950s Burbank homes sit on slabs or compacted soil that was never engineered for modern vehicle loads, so we almost always rebuild the aggregate base before laying pavers. Skimping on that is why driveways fail within five years.
Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
New concrete driveways in Burbank run $4,500 to $12,000. We pour with proper expansion joints and rebar spacing rated for this ZIP code’s temperature swings, because Burbank’s eastern Valley pocket hits 100°F or more through summer and the slab moves. Stamped concrete is popular in the Rancho District and along Kenneth Road, and we can match existing hardscape so the new work doesn’t look like an afterthought. If you’re also considering our Bathroom Remodeling in Burbank, we coordinate trades to keep schedules aligned.
Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt paving in Burbank runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a full driveway, and resurfacing over a sound base typically lands at the lower end. Asphalt near Hollywood Burbank Airport and the studio lots buckles faster than in Glendale because the curb line absorbs reflected heat from the tarmac and daily vehicle staging. We specify a compacted base depth that accounts for that extra thermal load, and we don’t lay asphalt over a cracked subfloor without addressing the subfloor first.
Driveway Repair & Replacement
Replacing a failed driveway in Burbank runs $5,000 to $14,000, and the spread depends on what’s underneath. If the original galvanized plumbing or old electrical grounding trenches left voids in the soil, we have to recompact before we pour or lay pavers. We pull permits on every eligible job, and the permit inspector works for you, not for me. That’s why I like him. When a plan-check reviewer flags something, we fix the scope in writing before work proceeds, so there’s no surprise invoice at the end.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Burbank
We install Cambridge Pavers, Techo-Bloc, and Oldcastle products because they’re brands you can look up, not mystery material off a van. Burbank homeowners ask hard questions about what goes under their driveway, and we can show you the spec sheets. Because our Los Angeles office coordinates scheduling for Burbank crews, we keep turnaround tight without rushing the base prep. If you’re considering a paver driveway, ask us about sealed polymeric joints; they stand up to irrigation overspray and Verdugo dust far better than plain sand. That’s a detail that saves you a re-level in three years.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Burbank Homes
- Asphalt buckling at the curb line. The heat reflected off Hollywood Burbank Airport’s runways and the staging traffic from studio commuters cook the edges of asphalt driveways in 91505 and 91506. We see this pattern on block after block, and the fix starts with a deeper compacted base, not another sealcoat.
- Unsealed paver joints collecting Verdugo dust and irrigation overspray. Within two seasons, that dust-and-water mix causes efflorescence and base erosion under the pavers. Sealed polymeric joints are the difference between a paver driveway that lasts and one that shifts.
- Post-WWII slabs settling unevenly. Burbank’s ranch and bungalow stock from the 1940s through early 1960s often sits on slabs that were never meant for today’s SUVs. Where electricians trenched for grounding wires on original 100-amp panels, the soil was never recompacted, and we find soft spots under driveways that look fine from the top.
- Raised planter walls triggering height flags. If your paver project includes a wall or planter near the airport approach path, Burbank’s plan-check process may require a height-impact study. Contractors from Glendale or North Hollywood rarely flag this until the permit gets held up. We do it at the start.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in Burbank, CA
Here’s what we quote most often in this city. These are the numbers we write into contracts, with the scope spelled out line by line.
| Service | Burbank Price Range |
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| Paver Driveway Installation | $7,000 - $18,000 |
| Concrete Driveway Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
| Asphalt Driveway Paving | $3,500 - $9,000 |
| Driveway Replacement | $5,000 - $14,000 |
| Driveway Sealing | $250 - $700 |
What moves the price in Burbank is the base, not the surface. A paver driveway over a properly compacted aggregate base costs more up front and lasts decades. A thin slab over uncompacted soil costs less and fails in six years. When we quote you a number, the change order covers any condition we uncover after demolition. Nothing gets added to the bill without your signature. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate, and we’ll walk the driveway with you and tell you what we’d do if it were our house.
We Also Serve Cities Near Burbank
Our crews work throughout the San Fernando Valley and the foothills. If you’re in Universal City, North Hollywood, Glendale, or Studio City, the same Barrett & Sons team that handles Driveway & Pavers in Burbank can come take a look. The permit environment changes a little across the city line, so it helps to have a contractor who’s pulled permits in all of them.
Serving Burbank, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Burbank area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Driveway & Pavers in Burbank
Yes, in much of the 91505 corridor and other areas under Hollywood Burbank Airport’s FAA Part 77 airspace surfaces, any structure including a raised planter wall can trigger a height check during Burbank’s plan-check process. The ceiling in some residential zones is as low as 35 to 40 feet, and a standard wall height plus grade can push you over. We handle this by having the design checked before demolition starts so you don’t get a stop-work notice. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you whether your address falls in a flagged zone.
Burbank’s eastern Valley location traps heat, pushing summer temperatures to 100°F and beyond, and the neighborhoods near Warner Bros. and Disney studio campuses absorb additional reflected heat from the studio lots and airport tarmac. Add daily vehicle staging for studio commuters, and the curb line takes a beating that Glendale’s cooler, less industrial streets don’t see. The fix is a deeper compacted base and an asphalt mix rated for high thermal load, which is what we specify on every Burbank asphalt job.
Usually yes, but it depends on how shallow the plumbing was laid and whether previous work already disturbed the soil around it. On a 1948 ranch near Kenneth Road in 91505, we pulled a crumbling asphalt driveway, wrote the scope to include demolition, a compacted aggregate base, and a paver driveway with sealed polymeric joints, then pulled permits before any dirt moved. The permit process triggered a height check on a planned planter wall, and our change order for a lower-profile design kept the project moving. We’ll know more after we dig a test hole and look. Call us for a free estimate and we’ll check it before you commit.
Sealed polymeric sand is the answer. Plain sand washes out under irrigation overspray within a season or two, and the dust that blows down from the Verdugo Mountains fills the joints with fine particles that hold water against the pavers. That leads to efflorescence and base erosion. Polymeric sand with a proper sealer locks the joints so water and dust can’t work their way down. We include it as a line item on every paver driveway in Burbank because we’ve seen the difference between sealed and unsealed after three summers.
Insist on a written change order for any condition uncovered after demolition, before the work proceeds. That’s how Barrett & Sons operates. The allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. When we open up a Burbank driveway and find voids from old grounding trenches or failed soil under a post-WWII slab, we stop, show you what we found, and write the change order with the new scope and price. You sign it before we spend another dollar. That’s the difference between a contractor who stands behind the number and one who waits until the end to hand you a bigger bill. Call (877) 610-1318 for a written estimate before you start.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Burbank and the San Fernando Valley since 1998.