Driveway pavers in Novato CA - built on a firm base to carry your cars
Cracked, sinking or patched concrete out front? We dig out, compact a solid base and lay interlocking pavers your car can sit on.
What goes into a paver driveway in Novato?
A paver driveway in Novato is a surface of interlocking concrete pavers set on bedding sand over a dug-out, compacted base, with edges that hold it all in place, built to carry cars and not just feet.
Most people call us when the concrete out front has cracked or sunk, or the asphalt is down to patches. The price mostly turns on how big the driveway is, how much old surface comes out, how deep the base goes, the paver you choose, and whether the ground needs drain pipe or a retaining wall where the drive cuts into a slope. The schedule turns on the digging, the weather and whether the city wants a permit, which we pull and handle for you if it does. Your written estimate puts a figure on your own driveway.
Why Novato homeowners pick us for paver driveways
You get a straight answer about your driveway from me, the person who'll build it, and a crew that spends its time on the base, edges and drainage you won't see later.
I come out myself
No salesman, just me at the end of your driveway, and then my crew of masons builds it with me.
In Novato since 2017
I started this business here after learning the trade on other masons' crews, and paving sits right alongside our brick and chimney work.
Fully licensed and insured
So you aren't the one carrying the risk while our crew digs out the old surface and rebuilds your driveway.
Time spent on the base
Most of the job is digging out, compacting and setting edges before a paver goes down, because that's where driveways go wrong years later.
Satisfaction guaranteed on every job
Your driveway included, so call (628) 209-1088 or use the estimate form to get me out to look.
Paver driveway choices we'll talk through
The right paver comes down to what parks on it and how much dirt and dust reach the drive, and I'll go through both with you on site.
Let's talk about your driveway pavers
Call or send the form with your driveway's rough size and a few photos of the current surface, and I'll come look.
How Optimum Novato Concrete and Masonry builds paver driveways
When I come out, I look at the old surface, where the ground is soft, how the drive slopes and where the rain goes. Those things decide how deep we dig and how much base goes back in, and on a driveway that's most of the job, because pavers on a weak base settle into ruts under the tires.
We compact the soil, build and compact the base, set the edges, then spread the bedding sand and lay the pavers tight. If the brick steps or an old wall beside the drive are crumbling, I'll say so, and we can take that on as masonry restoration while we're there.
Paver driveway questions we hear
How much does a paver driveway cost in Novato?
A national 2026 pricing guide puts paver driveways across the US at about $10 to $20 per square foot, installed, which is a market range and not Novato pricing or our price. Driveways run higher per square foot than patios or walkways because of the deeper base, and your written estimate gives you the figure for yours.
How do I apply for a city permit in Novato for a paver driveway?
You open a Novato Permits account first, then apply online, and the City of Novato's permit page is where to start. The city's list there names encroachment and grading permits, not driveway pavers, so whether your job needs one is the city's call, and I'll tell you what I know when I come out.
How soon can I drive on a new paver driveway?
You can drive on it as soon as the paving is done, because concrete pavers need no curing time and are ready for traffic right after they're laid. That can shorten the project and gets you your driveway back quickly.
What license should a paver driveway contractor have in California?
California's Contractors State License Board has a C-12 Earthwork and Paving license that covers digging, grading and placing paving, so ask any contractor what license they hold for the work. Someone without a license can only take a job up to $1,000, and only when it needs no permit and they have nobody working for them on it.
How do I keep water from ruining a paver driveway on clay soil?
National paver guidance recommends drain pipe under paver driveways built on clay or other slow-draining soil, and says the small added cost comes back many times over in extra years of service. I'll look at how your ground drains when I come out and tell you whether I'd add it.
How deep should the base be under a paver driveway?
Deeper than under a walkway, since paver industry guidance calls for a thicker compacted base under a driveway and more where the site or the traffic asks for it. Ask each contractor how deep a base their quote includes, because that's the part you'll never see once the pavers are down.
What happens when you call about driveway pavers in Novato?
Each driveway gets planned around your house, your cars and how your ground drains, and you hear the plan from me before anything gets dug up.
You get in touch
Call us or send the form with the driveway's rough size and a few photos of the surface as it is now.
I come out
I look at the driveway myself and tell you what I see, what I'd do and what I wouldn't bother with.
Your written estimate
You get the estimate in writing, with the base, the pavers and any drain pipe laid out, so you can hold it up against other quotes.
Build and walk-through
My crew and I dig out, compact, set the edges and lay the pavers, and when we're done I walk the driveway with you.
Driveway pavers in Novato and nearby cities
We're based in Novato and build paver driveways here and in the cities around it, up through Petaluma and beyond, often in place of cracked concrete. Pick your city below, or call if yours isn't listed.
Ask Optimum Novato Concrete and Masonry for an estimate
We're open seven days a week from 8 AM to 9 PM, so call (628) 209-1088 when it suits you or send the form.