Unilock Construction in Garland, TX

Unilock Construction in Garland, CA | Rowan Construction Group

We provide independent Unilock paver installation and repair across Garland, and the one thing that makes our work here different is this: we’ve spent nearly two decades watching how North Texas black clay moves under mid-century slab homes, and we spec every Unilock job around that movement. We’re not manufacturer-affiliated, but we know these pavers cold. If you’re pricing a paver driveway, patio, or a full teardown-and-rebuild, call (470) 298-9650 for a written line-item estimate before anyone picks up a tool.

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Why Garland Residents Choose Us for Unilock Service

Grant Rowan founded this company in 2007 after training in construction technology at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, where the coursework put framing, concrete, and estimating ahead of salesmanship. That discipline carries through on every Unilock job we take in Garland. We’re a local Unilock sales & service provider, not a factory-authorized shop, which means we can match OEM pavers when they make sense and recommend better base materials when they don’t.

What Garland homeowners get from us is a flat written price before work starts, a signed change order before any scope shifts, and a documented photo record of what we found and what we did. No call-for-a-quote runaround. No manufactured urgency. The estimate shows the paver line, the base depth, the edge restraint, and the labor number in black and white. Grant’s rule applies here the same as it does on a structural remodel: measure twice, say it once, show your work.

Common Unilock Construction Problems We Solve in Garland

• Edge settling along driveways and walkways. Garland sits on expansive black clay that shrinks hard during summer drought and heaves after spring rains. Unilock pavers near the edges of a driveway lose bedding support first, which is where you see the telltale 2- to 3-inch lip against the concrete apron.
• Joint sand washout in older patios. Low-lying central Garland lots have been shedding storm runoff across paver patios for decades. Once the poly sand washes out, the joints open, weeds get in, and the pavers start drifting out of plane.
• Hairline cracks and spalling from differential settlement. The slab homes that define Garland’s renovation market move unevenly. When a 1950s unreinforced slab shifts, any hardscaping attached to it shifts too. We regularly see Unilock units with hairline cracks that trace the foundation movement underneath.
• Root incursion through aging paver joints. Post-war lot trees in Garland have had 50 to 70 years to mature. When roots push under a paver patio, they lift units and crack the joint sand. Pulling the affected rows is the only fix that lasts.
• Failed base material under heavy use. Older Garland paver installations often sit on 2 to 3 inches of sand over raw clay. When the clay cycles, the sand migrates, and the pavers start rocking. We rebuild these with stabilized aggregate at the correct depth for this soil.

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Unilock Service in Garland: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment

Here’s the part most Unilock pages won’t tell you. Garland has one of the highest concentrations of unreinforced 1950s slab homes in Dallas County. When you pull a permit for a paver driveway replacement in neighborhoods off Belt Line Road or around central Garland’s older subdivisions, the city inspector frequently wants documented proof of the slab’s condition before hardscaping can proceed. That’s because a paver installation is rarely just a paver installation here. We’ve seen a “simple” paver patio permit turn into a foundation documentation project because the existing slab had cracked and moved enough that the inspector needed to see what the hardscape would sit on. Mesquite and Richardson jobs don’t hit this wall at anything like the same rate. Garland’s specific clay subgrade makes foundation disclosure a near-standard part of hardscaping contracts here, and our crews document that condition in the written scope so the permit process doesn’t stall.

Unilock Models & Products We Service in Garland

We install and repair four Unilock lines that have a strong track record in North Texas: Brussels Block, Courtstone, Richcliff, and Thornbury. Brussels Block and Courtstone are the classic modular units you see on mid-century Garland walkways and driveways. Richcliff gives a longer, linear profile that works well on newer additions in north Garland. Thornbury is our go-to for patios where the homeowner wants a tumbled, older look without waiting 20 years for it.

For repairs, we use Unilock’s OEM pavers whenever a color match and fade profile require it. On full teardown-and-rebuild jobs on 50-year-old clay-heavy lots, Grant will often specify an aftermarket stabilized aggregate base combined with OEM paver units. That keeps the finished surface true to the original look while cutting waste and bringing the material cost down where it doesn’t affect performance.

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Service Areas Near Garland

Our crews run Unilock installation and repair across Dallas County. In addition to our Garland service area, we serve Dallas, Mesquite, Richardson, Rowlett, and Sachse. If you’re just outside those boundaries, call (470) 298-9650 and we’ll confirm coverage.

Book Your Unilock Service in Garland Today

If your paver driveway or patio is showing movement, cracked units, or joint washout, don’t wait through another Garland drought-heave cycle. Call (470) 298-9650 for a free written estimate. Grant will put the number in writing before anyone picks up a tool.

Written by Grant Rowan, Owner at Rowan Construction Group, serving Garland since 2007.