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Concrete & Paver Driveways in Los Angeles, CA

Driveways · Los Angeles, CA

The First Thing the House Says

A driveway contractor in Los Angeles builds the most-used surface on the property. Around Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena and across the Los Angeles area, the driveway takes a car or three every day, the delivery trucks, the trash bins and the basketball hoop, and it has to look right from the street the whole time. We build concrete driveways, interlocking paver driveways and clay brick driveways, new and as full replacements, on the same rule every time: the base under the surface decides how long the surface lasts.

Most driveway calls start with a cracked, heaved or patched slab that has been embarrassing the house for years. We demo and haul the old driveway, correct the grade so water runs to the street instead of the garage, compact the base, and build the new surface you pick: broom-finished concrete, large-format pads with turf strips, a vehicular-rated paver system, or the clay brick that makes an older Glendale or Pasadena house look like it was always meant to have one.

What We Handle

  • New concrete driveways, plain, colored or exposed aggregate
  • Driveway replacements with demo and haul-off
  • Large-format concrete pads with turf or gravel strips
  • Interlocking paver driveways and motor courts
  • Clay brick driveways in herringbone and basket weave
  • Borders, bands, aprons and driveway edging in brick or stone
  • Drainage falls, channel drains and grade corrections
  • Driveway edges tied into retaining walls and river rock

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Concrete Driveways Built to the LA Spec

A concrete driveway is a structure with a heavy job, so ours are built like one. Local LADBS-based guidance calls for 3,000 PSI concrete at 4 inches of thickness, control joints on a regular layout and reinforcement with rebar or fiber, and that is the spec you get in writing. Under the slab sits compacted base, because LA's expansive clay moves with the seasons and a slab poured on loose dirt cracks wherever it wants.

Finish is your call. Broom finish for grip on a sloped drive, smooth trowel for a modern house, integral color that warms the gray, or the large-format pad layout with turf strips between the panels that homeowners keep asking us for after seeing one on our work page. Concrete wins on entry price and clean lines, and our 2026 concrete driveway cost guide lays out what plain and decorative pours run in this market.

Paver and Brick Driveways: the Long-Game Surfaces

Interlocking pavers are the driveway that repairs itself. A vehicular-rated paver system on a base compacted in lifts flexes with clay movement and tree roots instead of cracking through, and if a utility trench or a root ever disturbs the field, the same stones go back down without a scar. The base work is most of the cost and all of the lifespan, which is why our paver driveway cost guide spends so much time on it. On foothill grades the math changes again, and paver driveways in La Cañada Flintridge shows how we build for slope.

Clay brick is the flagship. A herringbone or basket-weave brick driveway laid to a custom gate is the kind of approach visitors remember, and it suits the older streets of Pasadena, San Marino and Glendale better than anything cast. We lay full brick fields and brick borders and aprons on concrete drives, with the brick work tied into pilasters, steps and planters so the whole front of the house reads as one build.

Grades, Water and the Edges of the Drive

Hillside driveways are half wall, half surface. A long climbing drive in Sherman Oaks or Burbank needs a base that will not creep downhill, drainage that catches runoff before it reaches the garage, and often a retaining wall holding one edge. We build the wall and the driveway together, so the footing, the drainage and the surface agree with each other instead of arguing later.

Edges finish the job. One of the driveways on our work page meets an existing river rock wall, and we rebuilt the meeting point so the new concrete and the old stone look like they were built the same year. Curb cuts and apron work in the public right of way carry their own approvals, and larger pours go through plan check, so the permit path goes on the quote before anything is priced.

Finished concrete pad driveway with turf strips at a three-car garage in Los Angeles New concrete driveway meeting a rebuilt river rock wall edge

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How We Work

How a Job With Camberos Runs

From the first look at the site to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.

1

See the Site

We look at the project where it lives: the grade, the access, what is being held back or built on, and what you want the finished space to look like.

2

Straight Quote

You get a written quote with a real timeline. It spells out materials, finishes, demolition and haul-off, and flags permit or engineering questions before anything is built.

3

We Build It

Proper base and footings, clean courses, real drainage behind every wall. The details you cannot see are the reason the work lasts, and we treat them that way.

4

Final Walk-Through

We walk the finished work together — joints, finishes, cleanup, the whole job. Done means you have looked at every part of it and said so.

FAQ

Driveways Questions, Answered

Common questions about driveways across Glendale, Burbank and Greater Los Angeles. Don't see yours? Give us a call — we're happy to help.

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How much does a new driveway cost in Los Angeles?
Published 2026 LA guides put plain concrete driveways at about $12 to $16 per square foot installed and interlocking pavers at $22 to $35, so a 600-square-foot two-car driveway runs roughly $7,000 to $10,000 in plain concrete and $18,000 to $25,000 in pavers. Demolition, slope and finish move the number. We measure the actual approach and quote in writing.
Should I replace my cracked driveway or resurface it?
Resurfacing only works over a slab that is still sound. If the concrete is heaving, sinking or crumbling at the joints, the base underneath has failed and a new surface cracks right along with it. We look at the slab, tell you which case you have, and price a replacement only when the old driveway has earned it.
Concrete or pavers for an LA driveway?
Concrete wins on entry price and clean modern lines. Pavers cost more up front, then flex with clay soil and tree roots instead of cracking, and repair by the unit. Sloped, rooty or expansive-soil lots lean toward pavers. We install both, so the recommendation is about your driveway, not about what we sell.
How long before I can park on a new driveway?
Foot traffic on new concrete is fine after a couple of days and vehicles need about a week, because concrete keeps gaining strength for weeks after the pour. A paver driveway can take cars as soon as the joints are sanded and compacted, usually the day the crew finishes. Your timeline comes with the quote.
Do you need a permit for a driveway in Los Angeles?
Often, yes. LA-area guidance shows driveway permits in the low hundreds with plan check on larger pours, and any curb cut or apron work in the public right of way carries its own approvals. Glendale, Burbank and Pasadena each run their own version. We flag the permit path on the site visit and handle it as part of the job.
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Why Choose Camberos

Why LA Homeowners Call Camberos Masonry

Real Masonry, By Hand

Brick, block, stone and concrete are our whole trade — not a sideline. Footings, coursing, drainage and finish details done the traditional way, because that is why masonry lasts.

Built for LA Ground

Hillside walls with real drainage, slabs built for expansive soil, finishes that suit Spanish, Craftsman and modern houses. This is Los Angeles work by people who know Los Angeles lots.

Straight Written Quotes

We look at the site, flag permits and engineering honestly, and put the price and timeline in writing. No phone guesses, no surprise change orders for things we should have seen.

One Crew, Whole Project

Walls, flatwork, veneer, fire features and tile from one contractor — so materials match, schedules hold, and the finished yard reads as one design instead of four handoffs.

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