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PGT Driveway & Pavers: The Sunnyvale Owner’s Guide

We stock and install PGT-compatible driveway and paver components in Sunnyvale, with most replacement projects running $5,000-$14,000 for driveway replacement and $3,500-$11,000 for paver patio work depending on substrate condition and square footage. Most PGT paver resets and driveway section repairs are completed in one to two days once materials arrive. Sunnyvale homeowners usually discover the problem when settling creates visible lip hazards between paver courses, or when water pooling after our brief winter rains reveals a failed bedding layer beneath the surface.

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Which PGT Models This Applies To

PGT produces pavers in multiple series lines, and the critical compatibility point is the locking lug geometry, not just the face dimensions. The PGT Cobble Series, PGT Slate Texture line, and the older PGT Classic Pressed pavers each use slightly different edge profiles that interlock at different depths. We match by the stamped model code on the paver edge, typically found on the narrow side of a corner unit, or by measuring the exact 60mm versus 80mm thickness if the stamp has worn off.

OEM PGT pavers are still manufactured in Florida and ship on four-week lead times to Northern California. For Sunnyvale repairs where color matching matters, we often source from PGT’s current production run rather than accepting close-enough aftermarket equivalents. When the original PGT color has been discontinued, we work with Belgard and Techo-Bloc to find a structural match that blends with the existing field, and we document the substitution in writing before ordering. The wrong choice here is ordering by face pattern alone; the interlock profile determines whether the repair stays flat under vehicle load.

Signs Your PGT Driveway & Pavers Is Failing

• Individual pavers rock underfoot or tire pressure. This means the bedding sand has washed out or compacted unevenly, often where downspouts discharge directly onto the edge. The paver itself may be intact, but the structural base beneath it has failed.
• Visible settling at the garage threshold or walkway junction. In Sunnyvale’s clay-heavy soils, seasonal expansion and contraction gradually separate the paver base from adjacent concrete slabs. This lip worsens with each wet season and creates a trip hazard that exceeds California’s allowable threshold differential.
• Weeds growing through the joints despite recent polymeric sand application. When the base layer fails, the joint sand falls through to the subgrade instead of staying at the surface. The weed is a symptom; the missing base material is the disease.
• Pavers spalling or flaking at the surface. PGT’s denser concrete mix resists this longer than generic pavers, but de-icing salt tracked from mountain trips, or the occasional freeze event in Sunnyvale’s microclimates near the foothills, accelerates surface degradation.
• Water pooling that did not occur in the first two years after installation. Properly pitched paver installations shed water within minutes. Pooling indicates base settlement or failed edge restraints that have allowed the field to shift out of grade.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For PGT driveway and paver work in Sunnyvale, our installed pricing follows the ranges below. Every quote is a flat written price with material costs, labor hours, and any subcontractor scope listed separately.

What drives the range: square footage is obvious, but the hidden variable is substrate condition. If we remove the existing field and find saturated native soil or tree root intrusion, the base rebuild adds excavation and engineered fill. We flag this possibility in the written quote, not after the work starts. Under Clause 1 of the Haven Standard, the price you sign is the price you pay; any change requires a signed change order before we proceed. Our paver and driveway work carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and every visit includes a documented photo record of the substrate condition, the base prep, and the finished surface.

DIY or Call Us?

A homeowner can safely inspect for the symptoms above and photograph the paver stamp codes for our reference. What does not work as DIY: lifting settled pavers without addressing the base layer, which guarantees recurrence within one season. Compacting the bedding sand properly requires a plate compactor and the correct gradation of crushed aggregate beneath it; hand-tamping leaves voids that collect water.

More critically, any driveway repair involving the curb cut or sidewalk interface may trigger Sunnyvale’s permit requirements for work within the public right-of-way. We pull those permits and schedule the inspection as part of our scope. If your PGT installation is showing the signs above, call (650) 405-3637 and we’ll schedule a free estimate with a written line-item quote before any work begins.

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