Kitchen remodeling
Bathroom remodeling
Home additions & ADU
Roofing
Windows & doors
Driveway & pavers
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Unilock Construction in Gilroy, CA
We install and repair Unilock paver driveways, patios, and retaining walls across Gilroy, from the older core neighborhoods around downtown to the newer tract subdivisions spreading east and south. Our team works independently with Unilock product because it holds up to this valley’s specific conditions, not because any manufacturer authorized us. If you’re pricing a paver job or troubleshooting a failing one, call us at (877) 373-9230 and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Why Gilroy Residents Choose Us for Unilock Service
Noel Cardenas, our owner, grew up around construction and has spent his career learning which materials fail and which ones don’t. That’s why we carry Unilock’s Brussels Block, Beacon Hill, Copthorne, and Town Hall product lines for Gilroy work, and why we spec Unilock’s own matching edge units, caps, and color-matched polymeric sand instead of whatever fill is cheapest. The material you pick today is the problem you solve, or the one you live with, ten years from now. When a Gilroy homeowner calls us about a patio that’s pulling apart or a driveway that’s dumping sand, we know the base preparation and edge restraint questions to ask before we ever touch a shovel. For an overview of how we approach this brand, see our Unilock service page.
Styles & brands we work with
- Kitchen remodeling
- Bathroom remodeling
- Home additions & ADU
- Roofing
- Windows & doors
- Driveway & pavers
- Fence
Common Unilock Construction Problems We Solve in Gilroy
- Edge restraint failure and paver creep. Gilroy sits near the Pajaro Gap, where wind funnels through town hard enough to work pavers loose when the edge restraint isn’t pinned into a stiff, well-compacted base. We see this most on driveways where the apron faces the gap side of a lot.
- Polymeric sand washout after winter rains. When a driveway apron drains toward the street instead of away from the garage, Gilroy’s rainy season flushes sand from the joints every year. We re-grade the slope, not just re-sand the surface.
- Base settlement over old orchard or row-crop ground. Many Gilroy subdivisions went up on former agricultural land, and we’ve pulled abandoned irrigation lines and buried concrete footings out from under pavers that looked like they were failing on their own.
- Efflorescence and white staining on wall blocks. Gilroy’s hard, mineral-heavy water leaves surface staining on Unilock wall stone and pavers when it’s used for cleanup or irrigation. We know which cleaning methods won’t etch the face.
- Rutting and low spots on paver driveways. Hot summers and heavy vehicle loads compress a weak base fast here. We build compacted aggregate lifts instead of laying pavers on loose fill, which is what we find on a lot of failed original installs.
Unilock Service in Gilroy: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Project
Because Gilroy’s subdivisions went up on former orchards and row-crop fields, paver jobs here routinely uncover abandoned irrigation lines, wells, and old agricultural footings under what looks like clean topsoil. Excavation and base prep cost more here than in built-out neighboring cities because we have to remove and recompact what the farm left behind. On a newer two-story infill lot off the east side subdivisions, our crew was called out for a Brussels Block driveway where the pavers had heaved and the joints were dumping sand after the first winter rains. Pulling the base revealed an abandoned orchard irrigation line and a buried concrete footing the original grading never touched, so we excavated the old infrastructure, rebuilt the base in compacted lifts with new edge restraint, and re-laid and re-sanded the drive so it drains away from the garage instead of toward the street. That’s not an uncommon find in Gilroy’s newer neighborhoods.
Unilock Models & Products We Service in Gilroy
We install and repair the Unilock lines that perform best in this valley: Brussels Block tumbled dimensional pavers for driveways and aprons, Beacon Hill smooth-faced wall stone for seat walls and planters, Copthorne and Town Hall antique-look pavers for patios and walkways, and the SienaStone or Brussels Dimensional System retaining walls on sloped lots. We use Unilock’s own matching edge units, caps, and color-matched polymeric sand so the system stays consistent, and we spec proper aggregate base and geotextile rather than the cheapest fill. When a patio or wall is only settling at the edges we re-set and re-sand it. When the base itself is failing over old farm ground we recommend a full tear-out and rebuild, because patching a bad base just moves the problem.
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| Service | Typical Gilroy Range |
|---|---|
| Paver Driveway Installation | $7,000 – $18,000 |
| Paver Patio Installation | $3,500 – $11,000 |
| Driveway Replacement | $5,000 – $14,000 |
| Driveway Sealing | $250 – $700 |
What drives the cost in Gilroy is what’s under the topsoil. Old orchard irrigation lines, buried footings, and loose agricultural fill all add excavation and recompaction time that a clean lot somewhere else wouldn’t. Your free estimate includes walking the site with us so we can point out any signs of buried farm infrastructure before we price the job. Call (877) 373-9230 for a line-item quote, no guessing.
Serving Gilroy, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We serve Gilroy and nearby communities. Also see San Martin Unilock service. Use the map below to see the area we cover. If you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – Unilock Construction in Gilroy
In most Gilroy cases it’s a drainage slope problem combined with edge restraint that was never pinned properly. The Pajaro Gap wind works joints loose, and when the apron drains toward the street, winter rains flush the sand out. We re-grade the slope and pin new edge restraint, not just re-sand. We also offer Unilock repair in San Juan Bautista. Call (877) 373-9230 and we’ll walk the site with you.
Yes. Gilroy’s east and south subdivisions sit on what was row-crop and orchard ground a generation ago, and the original farm infrastructure is still down there. If we don’t remove and recompact it, the pavers will settle unevenly within a few seasons. A deeper, properly compacted base costs more up front but it’s the only way the job survives this soil.
Wind through the Pajaro Gap puts real lateral pressure on freestanding walls and can expose loose edge treatments. We overbuild the edge restraint and use Unilock’s heavier dimensional wall units where the exposure is worst, especially on lots facing the gap side of town. Need Unilock repair in Aromas? We cover that area too.
We can in most cases. If your pavers are a discontinued color, we’ll show you the closest current match before any work starts, and we will not patch in something that doesn’t blend.
For most Gilroy lots, yes. Pavers flex with the ground instead of cracking the way a slab does when the clay expands and contracts through hot summers and wet winters. The catch is the base prep has to be done right, especially over old farm ground. Call (877) 373-9230 for an exact quote, the estimate is free.
Service Areas Near Gilroy
We serve Gilroy and the surrounding communities, including Unilock service in Pajaro to the southwest and Unilock service in Watsonville over the hill to the west. If you’re in the broader South County area, call us and we’ll let you know our next available crew day. For a full look at where we work, see our Gilroy service area page.
Book Your Unilock Service in Gilroy Today
If your Unilock pavers are shifting, draining wrong, or losing sand, call us at (877) 373-9230. We’ll schedule a free walk-through of your Gilroy property and give you a written quote you can hold us to. We’re in and out of Gilroy every week, and we also handle Morgan Hill Unilock service.
Written by Noel Cardenas, Owner at Garden Grove Contractors, serving Gilroy and the South County area.