Driveway pavers in Odessa, TX - a paver drive that stays tight and holds its shape
Cracked slab, rutted gravel or bare dirt where you park? We build paver driveways on a packed gravel base with solid edging.
What should a paver driveway in Odessa actually include?
A paver driveway is a surface of interlocking concrete pavers laid over a compacted gravel base. Held tight inside a solid border, the pavers lock together across the whole drive so your car doesn't push them apart. Masoncraft Odessa Concrete and Masonry builds them in Odessa, TX, and in West Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Monahans and the cities around them.
So what are you parking on now? Most calls start with a cracked concrete slab, a gravel drive that ruts or a dirt patch that turns to mud. The price moves with the square footage, how deep the base goes, what edging holds it in and whether an old driveway has to come out first. The schedule turns on that tearout and on any permit step with the city or county. I can't say which of those applies until I've seen your drive, so your own number comes from the estimate, along with what I think is going on with the drive you have and what we'd build in its place.
What happens after you call about a paver driveway?
Tell us about your drive
Call or send the form and tell us what's there now, whether that's old concrete, gravel or dirt. We'll set a time for me to come out and look.
I walk the driveway myself
I ask what you've noticed, measure the drive and look at how it meets the street and where water runs off it. You get a written estimate with what I see, what we'd build and the price, so you know the number before anything gets torn out.
We sort permits, then build
Once you say go, we check with the city or county office that covers your address, handle any permit application ourselves and tell you where it stands before work starts. Then my crew and I do the work, with me on site.
Clean up and walk it together
When the last paver is down, we clean up and walk the driveway with you. I'll show you the edging and the joints so you know what we did and can keep an eye on it.
How we build driveway pavers, and the work around them
Our estimate spells out how deep the gravel base goes and what edging holds the pavers in, because that's the part you can't see once the pavers are down, and it lets you compare bids on what's underneath, not just the price. On the job we dig out the old surface, pack the gravel base in layers, level a thin bed of sand over it and lay the pavers in the pattern you picked. We set the edging tight along every open side, sweep sand into the joints and run a plate compactor over the whole drive so the pavers settle into the sand and press against each other.
A driveway rarely sits by itself. When the drive is cut into a slope, the high side usually needs retaining wall construction so that ground stays put instead of leaning on the new edging. And if the brick on the house front or the front steps looks rough next to fresh pavers, our masonry restoration work repairs that older masonry so the whole front looks like one job.
Get a written paver driveway estimate with the base spelled out
We reply within one business day, and I come out for a free on-site estimate with no pressure and no obligation. After that you get a write-up of what I saw and what we'd build, and you decide from there.
Paver driveway questions from Odessa homeowners
How much does a paver driveway cost in Odessa, TX?
Nearby in Midland, sand-based concrete paver driveways usually cost about $13 to $16 per square foot, counting the gravel base and sand bedding. That's the going rate around here, not our price, and it leaves out tearing out an old driveway, which adds to the bill. Your own figure comes from the estimate once I've walked the drive.
How deep should the gravel base be under driveway pavers?
The paver industry's guidance calls for a gravel base of at least 6 to 8 inches under a driveway, and deeper where the site or the traffic calls for it. One Midland cost guide prices a 4-inch base, so ask every contractor what depth their quote includes.
What is the best way to edge a paver driveway?
Use a solid edge restraint, the border that runs around the pavers, because it keeps them packed tight so your tires can't spread them apart. Timber isn't recommended for it, since wood warps and eventually rots, so check what edging each quote includes.
How do I choose a paver driveway contractor in Odessa?
Ask whether the crew holds the paver trade group's Certified Concrete Paver Installer certification, which means they've trained in its guidelines, materials and techniques. The group recommends those installers, and the question gives you a simple way to compare bids. We've been doing masonry since 2013, we're fully licensed and insured, and our work is satisfaction guaranteed.
Which office issues permits for driveway work in Odessa, TX?
The city's building inspections office issues permits for work under city codes. Its list names buildings, structures, electrical and plumbing, not paver driveways, so that's the office to ask about yours. Any construction in the public right-of-way, the city land along the street, does need a city permit.
Does a driveway on a county road in Ector County need a permit?
Work inside the county right-of-way does, because Ector County requires a Right-of-Way permit anytime work is done there. The county also requires a Drive Approach permit for developments that connect to a County road, so the connection is built properly and water keeps its natural path.
Other work that often goes with a new driveway
Retaining wall construction
If your driveway runs along a slope or a cut in the yard, a retaining wall holds the ground back so it doesn't spill onto the new pavers.
Masonry restoration
When the brick on the house, a mailbox column or a garden wall looks worn beside a new driveway, restoration brings that old masonry back into shape.
Get your paver driveway estimate started
Call (432) 280-0058 or use the form, and give us the drive's rough square footage and whether an old slab comes out first, so I show up ready to measure and price the right job.