Glendale's older homes were built with plain concrete walks, and decades later many of those walks have cracked or lifted at one edge. A paver walkway fixes the trip hazard and makes the front of the house look finished. Near Catlin Court and the historic districts, the goal is a walk that suits an older home. In Arrowhead Ranch, it's usually tying the entry to the driveway.
How much a paver walkway costs in Glendale
Most paver walkways in Glendale cost $850 to $2,750 for about 100 to 250 square feet in concrete pavers, installed. Natural stone or travertine runs about $1,500 to $4,500, and porcelain about $1,900 to $5,500. The minimum job is $800. (Side note: concrete pavers on a walk work out to roughly $8.50 to $11 per square foot.)
Size and material drive the total. If an old concrete walk has to come out first, we price that in after seeing it.
For example, a 140 square foot concrete paver walk from the sidewalk to the front porch of an older Glendale home lands around $1,200 to $1,550, before removing the old walk. Your exact number follows a measure. For a ballpark, use the estimator.
Walks for older and historic homes
Catlin Court was platted in 1914, and its bungalows are now on the National Register of Historic Places. Glendale has ten neighborhood historic districts in all, from early 1900s streets near downtown to postwar neighborhoods built through the 1960s. On homes like these, a walkway should look like it belongs to the house, not like it came from a new subdivision.
That usually means a simpler pattern, a paver with some texture, and colors that sit well next to brick, painted wood or old stucco. Some owners of older homes look at clay brick for exactly this reason. Here's how clay brick compares with concrete pavers. Inside a historic district, exterior work that needs a building permit goes through the city's historic preservation certificate process, so we check where your project stands before we book it.
Side yards and the path to the backyard
On a flat Glendale lot, the side yard is often where backyard water heads to reach the street. A walkway there has to keep that path open. If the new walk dams the side yard, water backs up against the house in the next monsoon storm.
So we set the walk's slope to carry water the right way, or leave the drainage path beside it clear. Under the walk goes a compacted base, screeded bedding sand and edge restraint, which keeps the edges from creeping out into the gravel or grass over time. Caliche under most Glendale yards doesn't drain, so the surface has to do that job. How water behaves once it gets beneath a paver walk.
Matching the entry in Arrowhead Ranch
In Arrowhead Ranch, front walks are usually part of a bigger picture: the driveway, the entry courtyard and sometimes a step up to the door. Running the same paver and border from the driveway up to the door makes the front of the house read as one design. It also leaves the HOA a single product to approve. We spell out the product and color for your application and clear up any HOA or city questions about your address ahead of the start date.
Paver Walkways in Glendale: Frequently Asked Questions
How much will a paver walkway cost me in Glendale?
Most run $850 to $2,750 for about 100 to 250 square feet in concrete pavers. Natural stone or travertine runs about $1,500 to $4,500, and porcelain about $1,900 to $5,500. The minimum job is $800.
Can a paver walk suit a 1920s bungalow?
Yes. A simpler pattern, a textured paver and colors that sit well with brick or painted wood keep it looking like part of the house. Clay brick is worth a look on older homes. If the house is in a historic district, we find out whether the city's preservation review applies before we book it.
Water collects in my side yard. Will a walkway make it worse?
Not if it's planned right. We set the slope so the walk carries water toward the street or leaves the drainage path open beside it. A walk that blocks the side yard is a mistake we design around from the start.
Do you remove the old concrete walk first?
Yes. The old walk gets broken up and hauled off, the grade is corrected, and a new base goes in. Removal is priced into your quote once we've seen the walk.
Should I do the walk and the driveway at the same time?
If both are on your list, it usually makes sense. The same paver and border can run from the street to the front door, and a short walk on its own can fall close to the $800 minimum job.