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AfterFast, Reliable Driveway & Pavers Across West Hills
If your driveway in West Hills is cracking, settling, or just showing its age after twenty years of Santa Ana wind events and valley heat, we can walk you through exactly what’s happening and what it costs to fix. Paver driveway installation in West Hills typically runs $7,000-$18,000, while a new concrete driveway usually lands between $4,500 and $12,000, and most jobs we price are completed within one to two weeks once the scope is in writing. Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 and Tom or one of his sons will give you a straight answer, a written line-item estimate, and a date we’ll actually show up.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is West Hills’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and the name on the truck is the name you’ll see on the contract. For West Hills homeowners, that matters because a driveway is one of the most visible parts of your property, and the last thing anyone wants is a crew that rushes the grading right before the November winds kick in. Our work around West Hills, from the neighborhoods off Roscoe Boulevard up toward the Simi Hills, has taught us how this specific soil drains after heavy rain and how the summer heat accelerates concrete setup when we’re pouring in a tight window. We pull permits on every eligible job, because LA County code in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone doesn’t bend, and we put every scope change on paper before a single paver moves.
West Hills customers don’t get a call center. They get a live person on the phone, any hour, and Tom reviews every estimate himself. If the job isn’t done right, the 90-Day Done Right Promise means one call brings him back. No exceptions, no fine print surprises.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in West Hills
Most West Hills driveways are original to the tract homes built between the late 1950s and early 1980s, which means we’re usually dealing with forty-plus-year-old concrete that’s already been patched more than once. Here’s what we do for this area.
Paver Driveways
Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers are the brands we install most in West Hills because they hold their color through a full San Fernando Valley summer and don’t shift when the ground expands after our winter rains. A paver driveway in West Hills typically runs $7,000-$18,000 depending on the square footage and whether we need to rebuild the base. The hillside lots along Roscoe and Victory add grading work that flatland Valley homes never see.
Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
New concrete in West Hills runs about $4,500-$12,000 for a standard two-car driveway, with stamped concrete pushing toward the higher end of that range. We schedule pours early in the day because the valley-bowl heat can cure concrete too fast and cause surface cracking that shows up a year later. Retaining walls and approach aprons are common add-ons on the hillside streets off Platt Avenue and Vanowen.
Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt paving in West Hills runs $3,500-$9,000 for a fresh two-inch layer over a properly compacted base. Resurfacing is often the right call when the old asphalt is still structurally sound but the surface has oxidized into a gray, crumbly layer. For homes in the 91307 and 91308 zip codes, we also handle sealcoating, which runs $250-$700 and should be refreshed every two to three years here because the summer UV breaks down binders faster than in coastal LA.
Driveway Repair & Replacement
Full driveway replacement in West Hills runs $5,000-$14,000, and the deciding factor is usually what’s underneath. Homes built before the 1970s often sit on a thin sand base that was never compacted to modern standards, so we see heaving after the 1994 quake and again after the 2018 Woolsey Fire forced heavy construction traffic through residential streets. We can tell you within one visit whether you need patching, a new base, or a full tear-out, and the number won’t change later because we put it in writing.
What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in West Hills
We install materials you can look up. On paver jobs we’re typically working with Belgard and Techo-Bloc, and on concrete work we use mix designs specified for LA County’s fire-resistant construction requirements where applicable. When a West Hills driveway project ties into a larger remodel, we coordinate with the same crew that handles our Home Additions & ADU in West Hills work, so the hardscape and structure flow together. If you’re already planning a Kitchen Remodeling in West Hills project that will bring dumpsters and heavy loads across your existing driveway, we’ll time the paving work around it rather than pouring new concrete that gets torn up by construction traffic. For any job, we order materials early and stage them locally so West Hills customers aren’t waiting on a truck from across the county.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in West Hills Homes
- Surface cracks from wind-driven debris and heat cycling. Santa Ana events regularly push 60 mph gusts through the mountain passes at the west end of the Valley, and anything loose, from tree limbs to roofing material, ends up in driveways. Combine that with summer temperatures that bake surfaces to over 140 degrees, and you get expansion cracking on concrete that was never given control joints.
- Settling near the sidewalk and garage approach. Post-WWII ranch-style tract homes in West Hills were built fast, and the approach apron was often poured on thin, uncompacted fill. Fifty years of rain percolation later, that apron sinks a half inch or more and creates a trip hazard right where your guests walk. In hard, specific terms: we’ve seen drops up to two inches on homes along Victory Boulevard, enough to scrape a low car’s bumper.
- Paver displacement on hillside lots. The grades along the Simi Hills edge of West Hills push water downhill fast, and if the paver base was never installed with proper edge restraint and drainage, the whole field creeps toward the street over a decade. Retaining wall work and proper base depth prevent this, but most of the paver jobs we repair were originally installed without either.
- Alligator cracking on older asphalt. That web of interconnected cracks means the asphalt layer is no longer one continuous surface, and in West Hills the problem is worse because the underlying base was rarely built to modern standards. Once water gets through, the base erodes and potholes follow within a season. Sealcoating will not fix alligator cracking; the failed section needs to be cut out and repaved. Every claim on this page is specific to what we see driving the streets of West Hills week after week.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in West Hills, CA
A new paver driveway in West Hills runs $7,000-$18,000, concrete runs $4,500-$12,000, asphalt paving runs $3,500-$9,000, and a full driveway replacement starts around $5,000 and can reach $14,000 on hillside lots with retaining work. Sealcoating is $250-$700. The variables that move you within those ranges are square footage, access for equipment, drainage requirements, and whether the existing base is reusable. We give you a line-item written estimate before work starts, and if anything changes, you get a written change order before it happens. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and mention the Senior or Veteran discount if it applies; we take 10% off permanently, not as a promotion.
We Also Serve Cities Near West Hills
Our crews work throughout the western San Fernando Valley, so if you’re in Canoga Park, Woodland Hills, Calabasas, or Chatsworth, we can schedule a visit the same week. Most of our work stays within fifteen minutes of West Hills, and the same owner checks every estimate whether you’re in 91307 or across the line in Woodland Hills. For a broader look at what we do, see our Driveway & Pavers page, or read more about West Hills service coverage.
Serving West Hills, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the West Hills 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 West Hills
We typically schedule site visits in West Hills within two to three business days, and because Tom and his sons live and work in the area, we’re not routing anyone from across the county. A normal driveway replacement starts one to two weeks after the scope is finalized, and you’ll have that date in writing before you sign. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll confirm a specific day for your estimate.
Yes. We cover both 91307 and 91308, including the hillside streets off Roscoe, Victory, and Platt, along with the neighborhoods from the north side of Sherman Way down to the Bell Canyon border. There’s no trip charge inside the county, so even if you’re on the far western edge near the open space boundary, the estimate doesn’t cost you anything.
Sometimes it does. Because much of West Hills sits in LA County’s Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, a driveway project that connects to conditioned square footage, like a garage addition, can trigger a Chapter 7A code review. That can mean fire-rated materials at the garage interface and ember-resistant venting, which adds cost. We know which inspectors have jurisdiction on your street and we’ll tell you before the estimate if your project crosses that line. The permit inspector’s ruling isn’t optional, and we won’t pretend otherwise.
It can be, though not drastically. Hillside grading, drainage, and retaining wall needs are more common on the West Hills side, especially as you approach the Simi Hills, and those items don’t appear on flatland quotes in Woodland Hills. Conversely, the material cost is identical. When you call (877) 610-1318, Tom will walk the site with you and show you exactly where the money goes, in writing, before any work is approved.
Under the 90-Day Done Right Promise, Tom comes back and fixes it. One call. Beyond that, workmanship issues are handled directly between you and Tom, not through a warranty department phone tree. You’ll have his name and cell number, and he lives close enough that ignoring a problem would be impossible. West Hills is our backyard, and we treat every driveway like it’s on our own street.
Get Your Free Driveway & Pavers Estimate in West Hills
You don’t need to know exactly what’s wrong with your driveway before you call. That’s our job to figure out. We’ll walk the surface, check the base, look at the drainage, and give you a written estimate with real numbers in it. If a repair will buy you five more years, we’ll say so rather than selling you a full replacement. If the base is gone, we’ll show you and price it accordingly. Either way, you get a number you can hold us to. Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 today. Tom or one of his sons will answer.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving West Hills and the western San Fernando Valley since 1998.