Paver formats

Paver finishes and formats for West Hills homes

Driveway, patio, walkway, and pool deck formats, and what each one asks of the ground it sits on, from the flat 1960s to 1990s tracts near Sherman Way and Vanowen to the sloping lots that climb west toward Castle Peak.

Driveways

Vehicle-rated units over a deep compacted base, and the format behind most of what gets laid here. On the older west Valley tracts a driveway job usually replaces aging concrete or asphalt.

Buff concrete pavers laid in an interlocking herringbone field across a driveway, with a charcoal border course along the edge — **Herringbone with a dark border**A tan field edged with a charcoal border course, the pairing that suits a single-story ranch elevation.

Section drawing through a paver driveway showing compacted subgrade, aggregate base, bedding sand, pavers and edge restraint, with the depth of each layer labeled — **A drawing, not a photograph**The layers under a residential paver driveway, each depth labeled from the CMHA and ICPI guidance.

Wide buff paver driveway in a random modular layout opening into a turnaround, with a charcoal border course and gravel beds of agave — **Wide driveway and turnaround**A buff modular field with a charcoal border, carried around a center island.

Mixed tan and slate concrete pavers meeting a poured concrete band along one straight cut edge — **Where pavers meet concrete**Tan and slate units mixed through the field, cut straight against the existing slab.

Flat loam, swelling clay, and shallow hillside rock each need a different base. How a West Hills driveway is put together.

Patios

Rear-yard rooms sized for real furniture and set with deliberate fall away from the house.

Sand toned paver patio in a modular layout of mixed rectangular sizes, edged against a gravel and agave planting bed — **Rear patio in light sand**Pale units stay cooler underfoot than a dark field on a high 90s afternoon.

Level paver patio cut into a slope, with low retaining walls and planted terraces rising behind it — **Hillside terrace**A level patio at the foot of the slope, the grade held back in stepped block walls.

Gray concrete paver patio with a stone clad outdoor kitchen counter run and a seating area beside a stucco house — **Outdoor kitchen run**Footings and utility sleeves belong in the base work, not cut in afterward.

Pale sand concrete paver pool deck running to the coping of a rectangular swimming pool — **Pool deck**A pale textured face, which holds less heat beside water than a dark unit does.

Sizing and shade decide how often a patio gets used. More on patio work on West Hills lots.

Walkways and entries

Front paths, side yards, and steps that tie the driveway and the door together.

Paver walkway in a mixed modular layout with a plain border strip on both edges, running straight between gravel and agave beds to a house entry — **Front entry path**A straight run to the door, held between gravel beds and low drought planting.

Narrow side yard paver walkway with a river rock drainage strip along the house wall and a planted strip along a block wall — **Side yard with drainage**A river rock strip under the downspouts carries roof runoff along the house.

Concrete paver steps climbing a planted slope, with square cut units in a staggered bond and agave on both sides — **Steps up a grade**Stepped treads for a lot where the yard rises behind the house.

On a narrow run the unit is most of what you see. See the paver units behind these walkways.

Materials and detail

Close looks at the units themselves, the joints, and the edges that keep a field locked.

Pale gray and sand concrete pavers in a modular layout of mixed rectangular sizes, edged against a gravel bed of agave and ornamental grass — **Random modular**Three unit sizes mixed so the eye finds no repeating line.

A wide open joint filled with washed rock running through a field of pale gray concrete pavers — **Open drainage joint**A washed rock channel set through the field to take surface water down.

Large light gray concrete slab pavers laid in a square grid with wide open joints and an exposed aggregate face — **Slabs on a grid**Large units laid square, with the joints left open and deliberate.

Charcoal split-face border course set end to end along the edge of a pale concrete paver field, against a gravel planting bed — **Border course**A charcoal split face run along the edge, where the field meets the planting bed.

Every line shown here is listed on concrete paver lines and finishes.

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Where to next

Paver DrivewaysHow the contractor builds for West Hills soil and slope. Paver PatiosSizing, shade, and hillside terraces. Cost guideWhat moves the price on each project. FAQThe questions West Hills homeowners ask most.