Driveway & Pavers in Lakewood - Free Measure, Itemized Written Quote

Fast, Reliable Driveway & Pavers Across Lakewood

A failing driveway in Lakewood isn’t just an eyesore, it’s a trip hazard on a 70-year-old slab that’s outlived its design life by two decades. Most homes here were built between 1950 and 1954, which means your concrete, your pavers, and your asphalt are all aging on the same timeline as every other house on your block. Barrett & Sons Construction has built and repaired driveways across Lakewood’s distinctive postwar tract neighborhoods for over 29 years. We know what’s under your slab before we break ground, because we’ve seen it a thousand times on this exact housing stock. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll come take a look.

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Key takeaways:

• Paver driveway installation in Lakewood typically runs $7,000-$18,000
• Concrete driveway installation runs $4,500-$12,000
• Asphalt paving runs $3,500-$9,000
• Every price change comes as a written change order before work starts
• Permits pulled and inspections signed on every eligible job

Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lakewood’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company

Tom Barrett put his name on this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews that show up in Lakewood. When you call, you get a live person, not an out-of-state call center. When you ask a question about your driveway, you get an answer from someone who has walked your street and knows what the 1950s-era construction under your feet looks like. That’s not a line. Lakewood’s entire residential grid was built in a compressed four-year burst, and a contractor who knows those original materials, those original slabs, and those original drainage patterns can save you thousands in surprises.

We’ve worked on homes across Lakewood’s 90711, 90712, 90713, and 90714 zip codes, from the neighborhoods around Del Amo Boulevard to the streets just north of Candlewood. Homeowners here tend to be skeptical of big national outfits that quote one number on the phone and hand them another bill at the door. We understand that. Every scope, every allowance, every price change you’ll ever see from us arrives as a written change order before a single nail moves. And we back every job with our 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right, one call.

Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Lakewood

Our Driveway & Pavers team handles the full scope of hardscape work for Lakewood homes, from full teardowns to targeted repairs. Here’s what we do most often here.

Paver Driveways

Paver driveways are a natural fit for Lakewood’s narrow postwar lots. Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers give you a surface that flexes with the ground instead of cracking like the original poured concrete that’s now 70 years old and showing every bit of it. A full paver driveway runs $7,000-$18,000 here depending on square footage and pattern. We handle the base, the drainage, and the edge restraint properly, because a paver driveway that’s installed over bad base will shift within two years.

Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work

Concrete is still the most common driveway surface in Lakewood, and for good reason. It’s clean, it’s durable, and when poured correctly it handles the city’s mild Mediterranean climate without much fuss. New concrete driveway installation runs $4,500-$12,000. If you want something with more character, stamped concrete runs toward the higher end of that range and gives you the look of stone or brick without the individual unit cost. We also handle concrete patios, walkways, pool decks, and repair of spalled or cracked existing concrete, plus our Bathroom Remodeling in Lakewood.

Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing

Asphalt is less common on Lakewood’s original homes, but we do see it on some of the mid-century lots and on homes that added driveway extensions over the years. Asphalt paving runs $3,500-$9,000 for a standard Lakewood driveway. Resurfacing an existing asphalt drive, if the base is still sound, runs lower than a full teardown. The challenge with asphalt in this city is that the original groundwork was never designed for it, so we always check the base before we lay anything down.

Driveway Repair & Replacement

Here’s the reality of Lakewood. Your driveway was almost certainly poured between 1950 and 1954 on a slab-on-grade foundation that predates modern code. Cracks, settling, and spalling are not random failures, they’re what happens when a 70-year-old slab finally gives up. Driveway replacement runs $5,000-$14,000 depending on size and material. Driveway sealing runs $250-$700 and should be done every 2-3 years on asphalt to keep water out. We’ll tell you honestly whether your driveway needs patching, resurfacing, or full replacement, and we’ll put that recommendation in writing.

Trusted Brands We Service in Lakewood

We carry Techo-Bloc and Cambridge Pavers on our paver jobs, and we use Quikrete products for concrete work. These are brands you can look up and verify, not mystery materials off the back of a van. For Lakewood customers, we keep common paver replacement units available locally so a repair doesn’t stall waiting on a special order. If you have an existing paver driveway in Lakewood and need a few units replaced or a section re-leveled, we can usually handle that without a full teardown.

Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Lakewood Homes

• Full-width stress cracks from slab settlement. Lakewood’s original slabs were poured on minimally compacted fill, and after 70 years, that fill has shifted. The result is a driveway that cracks along predictable lines, often right where the original pour joints were placed.
• Sunken sections near the garage apron. The transition from driveway to garage slab is a classic failure point on these 1950s homes. Water gets under the apron, the sub-base erodes, and the edge drops, creating a trip hazard every time you walk to the car.
• Drainage that dumps water toward the foundation. Lakewood’s original tract grading was designed for speed, not long-term drainage. Many driveways now slope toward the house, and with the city’s mild-but-present rainy season, that water sits against the slab and accelerates settling.
• Paver shifting on poorly built overhauls. We see a lot of Lakewood homes where a previous owner had pavers installed over the original concrete without proper base work. Within a few years, the pavers shift, the edges spread, and weeds come through the joints.

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We Also Serve Cities Near Lakewood

Our crews serve Lakewood and the surrounding communities, including Signal Hill, Bellflower, Long Beach, and Paramount. If you’re in one of those areas and need honest driveway or paver work with permits pulled and pricing in writing, the same crew that works your neighborhood covers those streets too. And if you’re thinking about a larger project, we also handle Kitchen Remodeling in Lakewood and Home Additions & ADU in Lakewood for the same clients who trust us with their driveways.

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