On a central Glendale home built in the 1950s or 1960s, a paver driveway almost always starts with breaking out the original concrete. In Arrowhead Ranch, the driveway is younger, but the HOA has a say and owners often want it to match a new pool deck or entry. Glendale is mostly flat, so on every driveway the real work is building in a slope that moves water to the street.
How much a paver driveway costs in Glendale
Most paver driveways we install in Glendale cost $5,000 to $10,000. That's a typical two-car driveway of about 550 to 900 square feet in standard concrete pavers, with base, pavers and labor included. (Side note: that's about $9 to $11 per square foot.)
Where a Glendale driveway total moves:
- Removing the old concrete driveway: adds about $1,400 to $2,700. On older Glendale homes, plan on it.
- Tumbled pavers: the same driveway runs about $5,500 to $10,800.
- A border: a contrasting-color border adds about $300 to $450, and a different border paver adds about $550 to $900.
- Pattern: free. Pick herringbone, basketweave, running bond or random and the price stays put.
For example, a 650 square foot driveway on a 1950s Glendale home, with the original concrete removed and standard pavers going in, lands around $7,500 to $9,100. We settle the exact figure once we've measured, and the estimator gives you a quick ballpark.
Tearing out original concrete in central Glendale
Three of Glendale's historic districts, Sage Acres, Sands Estates and Glendale Gardens, date from the late 1940s into the 1960s, and the blocks around them are full of houses from the same years. Concrete that old has usually cracked across the middle, sunk at the garage or been patched more than once. Patches never match, and the cracks keep coming back.
Pavers handle it differently. Each paver is its own piece on a flexible base, so the driveway can move slightly with the ground without splitting in half. If one gets an oil stain or a chip, it can be pulled and replaced.
The order never changes. The old slab is broken out and hauled off, the grade gets corrected, and the base is built and compacted. Then the bedding sand is screeded, edge restraint is set, the pavers are laid, joint sand is swept in and the whole driveway gets a final compaction. Here's why most paver driveways fail over time, and how the base prevents it.
Building slope into a flat Glendale driveway
Glendale was farmland, and most of it is flat. A flat driveway sounds simple, but water on a flat surface just sits, and caliche under the base won't let it drain away. Water that stays in the base is how pavers start to sink.
So the slope gets built in on purpose. Before any base goes down, we shape the grade to push water to the street and keep it away from the garage and the front door. Under the pavers goes 4 inches of ABC, watered and compacted in lifts rather than dumped in one pass. Read how we settle where a driveway's water should go.
Arrowhead Ranch driveways and HOA review
Arrowhead Ranch homes went up in the late 1980s and 1990s, and many now have driveways due for replacement. Owners there often pair the driveway with a pool deck or entry walk, and borders do a lot of work tying them together. The HOA will want to see the paver, color and border before work starts, so we write all three up for your submittal and run down the HOA's and the city's requirements for your address before a start date is set.
Paver Driveways in Glendale: Frequently Asked Questions
How much will a paver driveway cost me in Glendale?
Most run $5,000 to $10,000 for a two-car driveway of about 550 to 900 square feet in standard concrete pavers. Removing an old concrete driveway adds about $1,400 to $2,700, and tumbled pavers bring the range to about $5,500 to $10,800.
Can you remove my old concrete driveway?
Yes. It gets broken out and hauled away, the grade gets fixed and a new base goes in before any pavers go down. On a typical driveway, tear-out adds about $1,400 to $2,700.
My driveway is flat. Will water sit on pavers?
Not if the slope is built in. The grade is set to move water across the surface to the street before the base goes in, because caliche under Glendale lots won't let it soak away.
Does the Arrowhead Ranch HOA review driveway changes?
Usually, and it will want to see the paver, color and border. You get those details from us in writing, and we confirm the HOA's position and any city rules before we start.
What paver suits an older home near Catlin Court?
Tumbled pavers have softened edges that look at home on an older house, and they run about $5,500 to $10,800 for a typical driveway. If the house sits in one of Glendale's historic districts, we also check whether the city's historic preservation review applies before we schedule.