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Unilock Construction in Highland, CA | Polaris Contractors
We install and repair Unilock paver systems across Highland, and the thing that separates our work here from a flatland install is simple: we build bases for expansive clay, not just for looks. Highland’s soil swells and shrinks with every seasonal moisture shift, and a paver field set on a thin, uncompacted base will heave and pop within two years. If you’re planning a Unilock driveway or patio in the 92346, call (855) 473-6535 for a free estimate, and we’ll show you exactly what the base under your pavers needs to hold flat through Highland’s hot summers and wet winters.
Why Highland Residents Choose Us for Unilock Service
We know Unilock product lines the way a mechanic knows a specific engine family: Brussels Block, Beacon Hill Flagstone, Town Hall, Estate Wall, Brussels Dimensional coping. We’ve torn out and rebuilt enough failed paver fields in Highland to know exactly where corners get cut and exactly what those corners look like five years later. Rick Sondermann, our owner, grew up around finish carpenters and has spent three decades building and renovating homes across Southern California, and he’s the first to say that a paver job lives or dies six inches below the surface. We’re an independent contractor, not a Unilock-authorized installer, which means we answer to you and to the manufacturer’s published specs, not to a franchise playbook. We use genuine Unilock pavers matched to your existing series, and we stock common units and jointing materials locally so a Highland repair doesn’t wait on a freight truck from the Midwest.
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Common Unilock Construction Problems We Solve in Highland
- Edge restraint failure from clay heave. Highland’s expansive clay moves seasonally, and when a paver field is set on a thin base, the swelling pushes the field outward and pops the plastic edge restraint. The edge units then separate, and the whole perimeter starts to wander. We fix this by excavating to a proper depth, installing geotextile, and anchoring the edge restraint to a recompacted sub-base.
- Efflorescence and joint sand washout on Brussels Block and Beacon Hill. Hot inland summers pull moisture up through the pavers, and when winter rain follows, the surface blooms with white powdery haze and the joints bleed sand. It’s worse where drainage falls toward the house, which happens on plenty of Highland lots built before grading codes tightened. We address the drainage first, then re-joint with polymeric sand that actually stays put.
- Rutting and settlement on former citrus-land infill. Highland has a lot of homes built on old citrus groves and open land, which means the top layer of soil is loose and full of decomposing root structure. A driveway base built on that without deep excavation and compaction ruts within a couple of rainy seasons. We see this constantly on Unilock driveways that other contractors installed without proper sub-base depth.
- Chipped and faded coping on walls and steps. Dry Santa Ana wind exposure roughs up paver surfaces fast, especially where a wall or step unit was laid with cheap sand and no drainage behind it. The coping loosens, the surface dulls, and the whole wall starts to look tired. We re-set with proper drainage and matched Unilock units.
- Mismatched patch jobs from previous repairs. Somebody throws a generic concrete paver into a Brussels Block field, and the color, texture, and size are all wrong. It looks worse than the original damage. We match the series, the color family, and the age-wear pattern as closely as the material allows, and we’ll tell you honestly when a settled field needs more than a patch.
Unilock Service in Highland: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Pavers
Highland sits at the base of the San Bernardino Mountains, and the parcels that climb toward the forest edge carry a specific set of rules that flatland contractors often miss, which is why some homeowners also look for Unilock in San Bernardino for similar foothill expertise. Homes along the foothill transition get ember-driven wildfire exposure, which means hardscape choices stop being purely aesthetic and start being part of the structure’s defensive envelope. Unilock concrete pavers are noncombustible, and when they’re set on a properly compacted, well-drained base, they create a defensible, ignition-resistant apron against the house where a wood deck or mulch bed would feed an ember shower. We’ve rebuilt more than one concrete apron in Highland’s foothill neighborhoods because the old slab had heaved and cracked on the clay, and a new paver field with a deep base handled the same soil without the same failure. That’s the difference between building for a lawn ornament and building for fire season.
Unilock Models & Products We Service in Highland
We handle the full range of residential Unilock lines common in Highland yards and driveways. Unilock sales & service means we can source what we don’t stock and match what we do. Brussels Block, the tumbled classic, covers most walkway and driveway repairs. Beacon Hill Flagstone gives patios their flagstone look without the maintenance of real stone. Town Hall, the permeable line, works especially well on Highland’s clay-heavy lots because it manages stormwater instead of fighting it. And when grade changes demand walls or steps, we set Brussels Dimensional and Estate Wall units with the drainage and geogrid the manufacturer specifies. We use genuine Unilock pavers on visible faces, because a mismatched repair is a permanent reminder of a temporary fix.
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What you’ll pay depends on the size of the field, the depth of excavation your soil requires, and whether we’re repairing or rebuilding. Here’s what Highland homeowners typically see for the Unilock work we do most:
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Paver Driveway Installation | $7,000 – $18,000 |
| Paver Patio Installation | $3,500 – $11,000 |
| Driveway Replacement | $5,000 – $14,000 |
Clay-heavy lots on old citrus land usually push toward the upper end of those ranges, because the sub-base excavation and recompaction is real work. Your free estimate includes a look at your drainage, your soil, and your existing base, if there is one. Call (855) 473-6535 and we’ll come measure.
Serving Highland, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Highland 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 – Unilock Construction in Highland
No. Highland’s expansive clay will heave any paver field that’s set directly on it. The base needs to be excavated, lined with geotextile, filled with compacted aggregate, and only then covered with bedding sand. Do it right the first time, because the second time always costs more. Call (855) 473-6535 if you want us to check what’s under your existing pavers.
Unilock Town Hall is our usual recommendation for Highland driveways on clay-heavy soil. Its permeable design lets water move through the joints and into the base rather than pooling on top or running toward the house, which reduces the freeze-thaw style movement that Highland’s swelling soil creates. On a foothill-edge lot off the base of the San Bernardino Mountains, our crew tore out a heaved concrete apron and installed a Town Hall driveway with a deep, geotextile-lined base, and it has held flat through two rainy seasons—unlike a project that needed Unilock repair in Muscoy after a contractor skipped the geotextile.
Yes. Unilock concrete pavers are noncombustible, and when they’re installed with proper compaction and drainage, they create an ignition-resistant zone directly against the house. That matters on Highland’s foothill parcels where ember showers come with every Santa Ana event. A paver apron replaces combustible mulch or decking where it matters most.
That’s efflorescence, and it’s common on Brussels Block and Beacon Hill surfaces after Highland’s hot summers pull moisture upward through the concrete and winter rain drives it back down. The mineral salts crystallize on the surface. We can clean it, but the real fix is addressing the drainage that’s feeding it. Call (855) 473-6535 and we’ll take a look at where the water’s going.
We match the series, the color family, and the wear pattern as closely as the material allows. Unilock pavers age and fade with Highland’s sun exposure, so a brand-new unit next to a fifteen-year-old one will always look slightly different. But we’ll get it closer than a generic substitute would, and we’ll tell you honestly when the better move is replacing the whole field.
Service Areas Near Highland
Beyond Highland itself, we run Unilock installs and repairs in the surrounding foothill and valley communities. Highland service area covers the 92346 in full, and we also take calls from neighbors in Unilock service in Mentone and Unilock service in Calimesa, where the same clay and fire-exposure conditions apply.
Book Your Unilock Service in Highland Today
We’ll come out, look at what you have, and tell you straight what it needs. Call (855) 473-6535 for a free estimate on Unilock paver driveways, patios, and repairs in Highland, or ask about Unilock in Redlands if your property is near the county line. Rick and the crew are ready when you are.
Written by Rick Sondermann, Owner at Polaris Contractors, serving Highland and the Inland Empire for over three decades, including Unilock service in Loma Linda.