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A paver driveway installation in North Hollywood typically runs $7,000 to $18,000, while a concrete driveway replacement lands between $5,000 and $14,000. Most jobs take five to ten working days, depending on sub-base conditions and whether the city requires seismic tie-in detailing on older tuck-under parking structures. If you’re calling from anywhere between the 91601 and 91605 ZIPs, we can usually have a written price in your hands within a few days of the first inspection. Call (470) 298-9650 to schedule a free site walk.
North Hollywood is not Sherman Oaks, and it’s not Burbank. The soil here, the age of the concrete here, and the post-Northridge retrofit obligations attached to hundreds of apartment buildings along Lankershim and Vineland change what a driveway replacement actually involves. We plan for that before we quote, not after.
Why Rowan Construction Group Is North Hollywood’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
Rowan Construction Group has walked more North Hollywood driveways off Oxnard, Burbank Boulevard, and Victory than we can count. The crews know what a 1962 tuck-under parking slab looks like when it has settled at the garage approach. They know what alligator cracking on a 1968 asphalt apron means once valley heat cycles get into the base. That local familiarity changes the written quote, because the quote has to account for what the ground here actually does.
The company was founded in 2007 by Grant Rowan. Since then, over 4,000 projects have been delivered under one standing rule: a flat written price and a written scope before anyone picks up a tool. That applies to a $250 driveway sealing job and to a $18,000 paver installation on a soft-story apartment building with LADBS plan check requirements. The 365-Day Done Right Promise is printed on every quote, backed by a terms page, not an asterisk. If it is not done right, Rowan makes it right.
Every crew member is background-checked and uniformed. Calls are answered by a live person 24 hours a day. And every visit includes a documented photo record, so you can see what was found under the old slab and what was done before we pour. Bring us a competitor’s written estimate and we will review it line by line at no charge.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in North Hollywood
Paver Driveways
A paver driveway in North Hollywood is a smart match for the soil here. Pavers flex with the micro-settling that valley clay produces and they don’t crack the way a monolithic slab can. We install Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers on a compacted aggregate base, and on tuck-under parking buildings we tie the edge restraint into the structure so the apron doesn’t drop where it meets the garage slab. A typical paver driveway in North Hollywood runs $7,000 to $18,000 depending on square footage, base depth, and any seismic tie-in work.
Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
Concrete in North Hollywood has two enemies: 104°F afternoon pours and sub-base that was never compacted properly in the first place. We pour 4,000 PSI concrete in early-morning placements during the summer, dowel new rebar into existing footings where shear connection is required, and cut control joints the same day so the slab shrinks where we want it to. A concrete driveway installation in North Hollywood typically costs $4,500 to $12,000.
Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt laid over 1960s clay soil without proper base compaction fails fast here, usually showing alligator cracking and edge rutting within three to five years. When we resurface an asphalt driveway in North Hollywood, we remove the failed sections rather than skin-coating over them. A new asphalt driveway runs $3,500 to $9,000, and resurfacing an existing one depends on how much base repair is actually needed.
Driveway Repair & Replacement
Replacement is the right call when the slab has settled more than an inch at the approach, when earthquake micro-cracking has exposed steel, or when a tuck-under parking slab lacks the shear connection LADBS now requires. We handle the demolition, the base correction, and the permit paperwork. Driveway replacement in North Hollywood ranges from $5,000 to $14,000, and we will tell you in writing whether repair is enough before recommending the bigger job.
This page is part of our full Driveway & Pavers service offering, and every trade follows the same pricing discipline.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
BeforeAfterTrusted Brands We Service in North Hollywood
We spec brands we can actually get and actually stand behind. For paver work in North Hollywood we use Belgard and Techo-Bloc almost exclusively, because the color retention and joint performance hold up under valley sun better than cheaper alternatives. For stamped concrete overlays we specify products we have tested on San Fernando Valley heat cycles, not whatever the supply house has on sale. Sourcing depth matters because it means the written quote reflects an honest number, not an inflated one padded for supply uncertainty.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in North Hollywood Homes
- Alligator cracking on asphalt laid without proper base compaction. The original 1960s pours along Lankershim and Vineland corridors often sit on uncompacted fill. Valley heat cycling plus seismic micro-settling breaks them up within a few years, and skin-coating just hides it for one season.
- Paver edge settlement where the driveway meets the garage slab. This is the signature failure on tuck-under parking buildings. The sub-base was never tied into the building’s shear wall system, so the pavers drop at the threshold and the first rain pulls sand out of the joints.
- Stamped concrete cracking along control joints from afternoon pours. When contractors pour at 2 PM in July, the surface cures too fast and shrinks unevenly. North Hollywood’s 100°F-plus summer afternoons are the worst time to place decorative concrete.
- Earthquake micro-cracking in slabs from the 1994 Northridge event. Millions of feet of original concrete in North Hollywood carries hairline fractures that never got addressed under emergency permits. Those cracks widen, water gets in, and the steel rusts. Replacement is the only real fix.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in North Hollywood, CA
The numbers below reflect what we are actually writing on quotes for North Hollywood, not averages pulled from a national database. Your final price depends on square footage, access, base condition, and whether the city requires seismic tie-in detailing on a tuck-under structure.
| Service | Typical Price Range in North Hollywood |
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| Paver Driveway Installation | $7,000 - $18,000 |
| Concrete Driveway Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
| Driveway Replacement | $5,000 - $14,000 |
Under Clause 1 of the Haven Standard, the price is written before anyone starts. If we open the ground and find a condition no one could have seen, that change gets a signed change order before work proceeds. You will never get a verbal “oh by the way” on this crew. Call (470) 298-9650 for a free estimate and a written scope you can compare line by line.
We Also Serve Cities Near North Hollywood
Our driveway and paver crews regularly work Studio City, Universal City, Van Nuys, and Burbank, which means we are never far from a North Hollywood job site. All of it is coordinated through our Los Angeles office and quoted under the same North Hollywood pricing discipline: a written flat price, no exceptions.
Serving North Hollywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the North Hollywood 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 - Driveway & Pavers in North Hollywood
Yes, in most cases. A straight concrete or asphalt replacement on flat ground usually falls under an LADBS over-the-counter permit, but if the driveway touches a tuck-under parking structure, plan check will look for the shear connection between the slab and the building. That is the part most contractors skip. We handle the permit paperwork and schedule the rough-in inspection before the pour, because getting it signed off means the work actually complies with current LABC seismic standards. Call (470) 298-9650 and we will tell you what your specific property triggers.
Directly. When the afternoon temperature climbs past 100°F, the surface of fresh concrete cures faster than the body of the slab, which causes shrinkage cracks and weak spots. That is why we place North Hollywood concrete in early-morning windows, typically before 10 AM during the summer, and wet-cure or apply a curing compound the same day. A concrete driveway poured at 2 PM on a 104°F day will look fine for a year and then crack along the control joints. Call (470) 298-9650 if you want the pour schedule explained before you sign anything.
A properly installed paver driveway on a compacted aggregate base will routinely last 25 to 30 years in North Hollywood, and individual pavers can be lifted and re-set if a section settles. A concrete driveway on stable soil lasts 20 to 25 years but will need joint sealing every few years and eventual replacement once the slab develops working cracks. The difference is repair-ability: pavers fail in small pieces you can fix, concrete fails in big pieces you cannot. Call (470) 298-9650 and we will quote both options so you can compare the total cost of ownership.
Not if the existing slab lacks a proper shear connection to the building. LADBS plan check on tuck-under parking will typically require a structural detail showing how the new slab ties into the existing shear wall system, and that detail usually needs a California-licensed engineer’s stamp. We coordinate that part on our end. If a contractor quotes the job without mentioning lateral-load path correction, walk away. Call (470) 298-9650 and we will explain what your building triggers before any money changes hands.
Because the base underneath was never compacted properly and the edges are the first place valley heat cycling pulls the asphalt apart. North Hollywood sits on expansive clay that moves with moisture and temperature, and an asphalt edge without a solid base has nothing to hold it. The fix is not another sealcoat; it is cutting out the failed edge, repairing the base, and replacing the asphalt in lifts. Call (470) 298-9650 for a written price on the actual repair, not a cosmetic patch.
Contact Rowan Construction Group in North Hollywood
If you have a driveway, paver patio, or pool deck in North Hollywood that needs honest pricing and a written scope before anyone starts, call (470) 298-9650. We will schedule a free site walk, put the numbers in writing, and show you the photo record when the work is done. The quote is flat, the warranty is written, and the change order is signed before any surprise costs a dollar.
Written by Grant Rowan, Owner at Rowan Construction Group, serving North Hollywood under The Haven Standard since 2007.
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