Cracked concrete, a sinking slab or a dusty gravel pad out front? We lay paver driveways on a compacted base so they hold their shape.
Driveway pavers in El Paso are concrete pavers set on a thin layer of bedding sand over a compacted gravel base, with sand swept into the joints and the pavers compacted again. Done right, you get a driveway that stays level and can be fixed one section at a time instead of torn out.
Most calls I get start with a concrete slab that's cracked and lifted, a low spot where the car parks or a gravel pad that tracks into the house. Pavers fix that only if the ground under them is done right, because most of the job is digging out, compacting the soil and building a base you'll never see. On a sloped lot, the driveway sometimes needs retaining wall construction along one side to hold the grade.
The price moves with the driveway's size, the tear-out, the base work and the pavers you pick. The schedule turns on tear-out, permits and paver delivery, and the written estimate I leave you lays out both for your driveway. We're licensed and fully insured, and before we start I check which office covers your address, because that changes from one city to the next, so if a permit's needed we handle the paperwork and keep you posted.
Call (915) 265-1230 or use the form, and we'll find a time for me to come look. We answer seven days a week, 8 AM to 9 PM.
I look at the old surface, the low spots and where water runs, and I explain what I think is going on underneath. You get a written estimate that lists the tear-out, base work, pavers and drainage, so you can compare it line by line.
Our crew digs out, compacts the soil, builds the base, lays the pavers on bedding sand and sweeps sand into the joints. I check on the work as it goes, especially before the base gets covered, because that's the part nobody can inspect later.
When the last joint is sanded, we walk the driveway with you and look over the edges, the joints and the corners. We don't call it done until you've seen it.
Most of a paver driveway is the part you never see, so that's where we spend our time. We compact the soil before any gravel goes down, then build the base and compact it, because a driveway carries a car and needs a thicker base than a walkway does. The pavers go down on a thin bed of sand, and edge restraints keep the outside rows from creeping.
We'll also talk through whether permeable pavers suit your lot or would just clog up. If standard pavers are the better choice for how your yard drains, I'll tell you plainly.
What a paver driveway job covers:
If one patch has sunk where a tire sits or a downspout empties, we can usually lift those pavers, fix the base under them and lay the same pavers back, which is one of the best things about pavers. If the whole driveway rolls and ruts, the base failed everywhere and patching just moves the problem around, so I'll tell you it's time to rebuild. An old brick or stone driveway worth saving is closer to masonry restoration.
Size comes first, then what's there now, since breaking out and hauling off old concrete takes more work than scraping up gravel. Soft or wet ground means more digging, more base and sometimes extra drainage work. Curves, borders and busy patterns mean more cuts, and permeable pavers need a different base built to hold water. A driveway the crew can reach easily costs less to build than one squeezed in beside the house.
I ran a landscaping business before I went into masonry full time, and I learned brick, block and stone beside a mason who'd spent decades at it. We started Cornerstone in 2023, and we're best known for taking the time to explain a job before we start it, pointing at the actual crack or low spot.
I want you to understand your driveway well enough to make a good call, even if you don't hire us. On site we keep our mess off your yard and street, keep you posted and fix what caused the problem, not just the part you can see. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
Have your driveway's rough size, its current surface and any drainage trouble handy, and we'll set a time for me to come look.
Give us your address, the driveway's rough size and what's on it now. We reply within one business day, and I'll come out for a free written estimate with no pressure to book.
You can drive on it as soon as it's finished, because concrete pavers don't need time to cure the way a poured slab does. Industry install guidance says they're ready for traffic right after paving, so your time without a driveway is mostly the tear-out and base work.
Most sinking comes from soil or base that wasn't compacted enough before the pavers went down. National industry guidance calls compacting the soil under interlocking pavers critical to how they perform, and for driveways in clay or other slow-draining soil it recommends drain pipes underneath. Ask any crew you're considering how they'll compact the soil before the base goes in, because that answer tells you a lot.
They can be, if your lot doesn't send much dust or muddy runoff across them. Federal highway guidance on permeable pavement warns that waterborne sediment or windborne dust can clog the surface quickly, and a clogged permeable driveway stops doing the job you picked it for. When I come out, I'll look at where your wind and runoff come from before we decide.
El Paso Water's definition of impervious area for stormwater fees leaves out driveways, while it counts the house's ground floor, garages, porches and patios. If you're adding a paver patio along with the driveway, or want to know how your own bill is figured, ask El Paso Water.
Your price comes from your driveway, so I give it to you in a written estimate after I've seen it, not as a guess over the phone. Size, tear-out, base work, drainage and the pavers and pattern you choose each show up as a line, so you can see what every choice adds.
Start by asking whether they're registered with the City of El Paso, because a contractor has to file the city's registration every year to pull city permits. The city code also has general contractors and builders keep a construction bond on file with the city, and bonded contractors show general liability insurance with the city as certificate holder, so it's fair to ask about both. CMHA, a paving trade group, keeps a list of Certified Concrete Paver Installers who've had training on paver work, and you can ask whether a crew is on it.
We're based in El Paso and build paver driveways in Socorro, Sunland Park and the cities below. Pick yours, or call if it isn't listed.
