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Unilock Construction in West Hills, CA | Mason Remodeling Co Thousand Oaks
We provide independent Unilock paver installation, repair, and rebuild service across West Hills, from flat-lot patios to steep hillside driveways. What sets our Unilock work apart here is simple: we’ve spent years diagnosing how 1960s-80s hillside drainage failures undercut paver bases in this specific part of the San Fernando Valley, and we fix the drainage first so the pavers stay put. Call (805) 309-3386 for a free estimate, and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts.
Why West Hills Residents Choose Us for Unilock Service
Unilock pavers are engineered well, but the base under them is where most West Hills jobs go wrong. Our crews have rebuilt hundreds of Unilock patios and driveways on hillside lots where the original Unilock sales & service installation from decades ago was laid on sand that’s long since washed out. We know the Brussels Block, Courtstone, Richcliff, and Umbriano lines by their failure patterns, not just their catalog photos.
Isaac Pruett grew up in Los Angeles and trained at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College before running job sites across the region. He’s the owner of Mason Remodeling Co Thousand Oaks, your General Contractor in West Hills, and he’ll be the one walking your property before a single paver gets ordered. We’re an independent Unilock service provider – not factory-authorized, not manufacturer-affiliated. That means we answer to you, not to a corporate rep in a different time zone. Tell me what you need done. We’ll tell you what it costs and how long it takes – then we’ll do exactly that.
Every crew member who arrives at your West Hills home is background-checked, uniformed, and introduced by name and photo before they step on the property. We call it the Threshold Standard. You’ll see a photo ID badge at the door. And our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the work in writing: if something isn’t right within a year, we make it right at no cost to you.
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Common Unilock Construction Problems We Solve in West Hills
- Base washout and edge collapse on Brussels Block patios. This is the most common call we get from West Hills homeowners. The original 1970s hillside drain lines undercut the sand bed during winter rains, and the outer course of pavers drops first. We regrade, replace the drain, and rebuild on an open-graded base.
- Thermal heave and surface ridging on Richcliff driveways. West Hills summers push surface temperatures past 130°F. If the concrete subbase or artificial turf underlayment was undersized, the pavers expand and ridge like a speed bump. We repair the subbase, not just the surface.
- Root jacking and misaligned copings on Courtstone retaining walls. Mature oaks and eucalyptus on large West Hills lots send roots under wall footings over 30-plus years. The copings tilt, the wall leans, and the Unilock units crack at the corners. We remove the root pressure, rebuild the footing, and reset the wall.
- Staining and surface etching on Umbriano pavers. Hillside lots in West Hills run irrigation systems hard during dry months. Overspray and runoff from terraced lawns leave mineral deposits and etch marks on Umbriano’s smooth face. We clean, seal, and in severe cases replace individual pavers matched by lot and color code.
- Paver migration on sloped lots south of Victory Boulevard. When legacy clay drains fail, water pushes paver joints apart within two wet seasons. We see this constantly. The fix is always the same: address the water first, then the pavers.
Unilock Service in West Hills: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
West Hills is one of the few L.A. neighborhoods where original 1960s-80s hillside pads were routinely underlain with hand-laid brick “French drains” that no longer meet current stormwater flow rates. These are not the wrapped perforated pipe systems you’d find in newer construction. They’re literal channels of stacked brick, and after 40-plus years of Santa Susana runoff and expansive clay movement, most of them have collapsed silently underground. Any Unilock paver project on a sloped lot south of Victory Boulevard that ignores those legacy pipes will trigger paver migration within two wet seasons. We know this because we’ve dug them out. On a sloped street off Victory Boulevard near Platt Avenue, our crew pulled 900 square feet of sinking Brussels Block from a 1978 patio where the original 3-inch clay drain had collapsed under root growth. We re-graded the pad, installed a 6-inch perforated HDPE line with gravel backfill, then rebuilt the patio on an open-graded base. Six months later, after a heavy storm, the pavers sat dead flat and the homeowner’s foundation moisture meter stayed dry. That’s the difference between paving over a problem and fixing it.
Unilock Models & Products We Service in West Hills
We work on the Unilock lines most common in West Hills: Brussels Block, Courtstone, Richcliff, and Umbriano. Our repair-first approach starts with matching original pavers by lot and color code. When we replace, we source from authorized dealer stock but never claim factory backing – we’re independent, and we’re upfront about that. If a line is discontinued, we propose a color-matched equivalent with a structural upgrade. We don’t swap in generic concrete pavers unless you sign off on a visible mismatch. For most West Hills jobs, we carry common Brussels Block and Richcliff units locally, which means faster turnaround when you’re dealing with a failed patio section or a sunken driveway apron.
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What you’ll pay depends on the size of the area, the condition of the existing base, and whether we’re repairing or rebuilding. Here are the ranges for common West Hills projects:
| Project | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Paver Patio Installation | $3,500 – $11,000 |
| Paver Driveway Installation | $7,000 – $18,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel (Unilock interior accent wall) | $9,000 – $20,000 |
Your free estimate includes a written line-item price, a drainage assessment if your lot slopes, and a clear scope of work. No verbal ballparks that grow later. Call (805) 309-3386 and we’ll walk the property with you, check the base and drainage, and put the number in writing before any work begins.
Serving West Hills, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the West Hills area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – Unilock Construction in West Hills
The pavers are sinking because water is moving through the base and carrying the sand with it. On West Hills hillside lots, the culprit is almost always a failed drain line behind or under the retaining wall – a 1970s brick French drain or a collapsed clay pipe that’s letting stormwater saturate the paver base. We fix the drain first, then rebuild the base. Call (805) 309-3386 for an assessment.
Yes, in most cases. Courtstone has held its color reasonably well across the product line’s history, and we match replacement units by lot and color code from authorized dealer stock. Sun-bleaching on west-facing walls is normal, but the underlying color is recoverable. If your exact lot is discontinued, we’ll show you a color-matched equivalent before ordering anything.
That rippling is thermal expansion. Richcliff pavers expand in West Hills’ summer heat, and if the subbase underneath is undersized, poured thin, or failing, the pavers push against each other and ridge upward. The fix isn’t replacing the pavers – it’s rebuilding the subbase with proper joint spacing and edge restraint. We see this on driveways all over West Hills. Call (805) 309-3386 for a free quote.
We start with the drainage, not the pavers. On sloped lots south of Victory Boulevard, we inspect and replace any legacy brick French drains or undersized clay lines before we lay a single Unilock unit. Then we install a proper open-graded base with edge restraint and geotextile fabric. That combination holds up to Santa Susana runoff far better than a sand-bed installation.
Pressure washing is fine if you use a wide fan tip and keep the pressure under 1,500 PSI. Umbriano has a smooth face that can etch if you get too aggressive or use acidic cleaners. In West Hills’ dry heat, mineral deposits from irrigation overspray bake on fast, so clean spills and runoff marks sooner rather than later. We also seal Umbriano after cleaning to slow future staining. For an exact quote on cleaning, repair, or our Bathroom Remodeling in West Hills, call (805) 309-3386 – estimates are free.
Service Areas Near West Hills
We bring the same drainage-first Unilock approach to homeowners throughout the western San Fernando Valley and the Conejo Valley. You’ll find our crews working in West Hills service area, as well as Unilock service in Thousand Oaks, and Unilock service in Calabasas. Oak Park, Topanga, and Malibu are also within our regular service range.
Book Your Unilock Service in West Hills Today
If your Unilock patio, driveway, or retaining wall is showing signs of movement, staining, or edge failure, don’t wait for the next winter rain to make it worse. Call (805) 309-3386 to schedule your free estimate. We’ll walk the property, check the drainage, and give you a written price before any work starts.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner at Mason Remodeling Co Thousand Oaks, serving West Hills and the Conejo Valley since 2004.
