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CGI Driveway & Pavers: The Los Angeles Owner’s Guide

If you’re holding a CGI driveway or paver part that’s cracked, shifted, or simply stopped doing its job, here’s the straight answer: we stock and install CGI-compatible driveway and paver components across Los Angeles, with most repairs running $295 to $21,240 depending on whether you need a single paver replaced or the whole driveway rebuilt. Our trucks carry the common wear items, so most calls we can quote over the phone and schedule within the week. If a truck’s in your area, we can often stop by same afternoon to look. Most owners discover the failure the same way: a paver that’s sunk half an inch after a rain, an edge that’s crumbled against the curb, or a drainage channel that’s quietly washing sand out from under the whole run.

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Which CGI Models This Applies To

CGI, or Concrete Grinding Inc., produces concrete pavers in modular and slab formats that show up on driveways, walkways, and patios throughout Los Angeles. The compatibility question matters more than most people expect, because CGI runs multiple production lines and not every paver interchanges. The two most common series we see are the standard 60mm residential paver (2 3/8″ thick) and the 80mm commercial-grade unit designed for heavier vehicle loads. If you’re not sure which you have, flip a loose paver over: the mold number is stamped on the bottom face, and the thickness tells you the series. An 80mm paver will not sit flush in a 60mm field, and a 60mm unit under a truck’s weight will crack within a season.

On the OEM-versus-aftermarket question for CGI specifically: CGI’s color blends are proprietary, and a generic gray paver next to their “Sierra Blend” or “Desert Sand” will be visible from the street. We stock factory-matched CGI product for the common Los Angeles lines, and we’ll tell you honestly when a quality aftermarket equivalent will hold up and match closely enough. Barrett & Sons Construction is an independent installer and parts source here in Los Angeles, not a CGI company outlet, so our job is matching what you’ve already got, not pushing one brand over another.

Signs Your CGI Driveway & Pavers Is Failing

Here’s what actually goes wrong, and what it means.

• Paver is cracked or split diagonally. Almost always a base or drainage problem underneath, not a paver defect. Water got under the unit, softened the bedding sand, and the paver flexed until it broke. Replacing the paver alone without fixing the base means you’ll replace it again next year.
• Edges sinking or curling at the driveway perimeter. The edge restraint has failed. CGI paver systems rely on a solid edge to hold the field tight; once the restraint breaks, the whole course starts to walk outward.
• Sand or fine material washing out between joints after rain. In Los Angeles, our winter rains hit hard and fast, and if the joint sand washes out, pavers start shifting under load. Left alone, you get rocking, then cracking, then a wavy driveway.
• White chalky residue on the paver surface. Efflorescence, common with concrete pavers in coastal Los Angeles air. It’s usually cosmetic, but it means moisture is moving through the paver, which is worth a look before it becomes spalling.
• One paver sitting proud of its neighbor. Tree roots, usually. A ficus or liquid amber in the parkway will lift a paver line slowly over a couple of years. We deal with this constantly in older Los Angeles neighborhoods like Sherman Oaks and Westchester.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For a CGI driveway or paver repair in Los Angeles, the price splits roughly like this:

What drives the range is base condition: if the subgrade is still solid, we lift, re-bed, and re-joint; if it’s failed, we’re digging out and starting over. Every Barrett & Sons quote includes the parts, the labor, the haul-away, and written confirmation of exactly what we found under the first paver. No allowance games. If the scope changes, you get a written change order before we touch it, and the work carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise. If something shifts after we leave, Tom comes back.

DIY or Call Us?

Replacing a single loose paver is something a careful homeowner can do with a rubber mallet, a bag of bedding sand, and some patience. If you’re just lifting one unit to re-level it, that’s reasonable weekend work. Where it goes wrong: once you’re into base material, drainage correction, or edge restraints, you’re moving compacted material that fights back. More than one homeowner in Los Angeles has learned that a “simple paver fix” turned into three weekends and a pile of gravel in the driveway. And if the failure involves vehicle loading, a cracked base, or water moving under a downhill slope, the fix is heavier than it looks. If you’re not sure what you’re looking at, call us at (877) 610-1318 and describe what you see. We’ll tell you over the phone whether it’s a Saturday job for you or something we should put eyes on.

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