Flagstone
We build natural flagstone patios, walkways, steps and landings across the Monterey Bay area. The stone goes down mortar-set on a concrete slab or dry-laid on compacted base, with fitted joints and a cut stone border.
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Aguilar and Sons Construction builds paver patios, walkways and driveways across the Monterey Bay area. Paver installation looks simple from the street. The work that decides whether it stays flat sits under the pavers. Our crew does the excavation, the base rock and the compaction before the first paver is set.
We are a general building contractor based in Salinas, licensed by the California Contractors State License Board since 2000. Hiring one hardscape contractor in Salinas keeps the pavers, the steps and the drainage on a single contract. Estimates are free and done at the house. Call or text (831) 262-9943.
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A paver job starts with excavation. We strip the soft topsoil and cut down to firm ground. How deep we go depends on what the surface will carry and what the ground is made of. A patio for a table and chairs needs less depth than a driveway.
Base rock goes back in layers. Each layer gets compacted with a plate compactor before the next one goes down. Over the finished base we screed a thin, even bed of sand. The pavers set into that bed, so the screed is what makes the surface flat.
The pattern goes down against a string line so the courses stay straight. Cut borders and curves let the field meet a step, a wall or a stamped concrete border. Every open side gets edge restraint spiked into the base. Joint sand is swept in last and vibrated, which locks interlocking pavers into one surface.
A paver driveway carries cars, a loaded truck and sometimes an RV. That weight passes through the pavers into the base, so the base goes deeper and the compaction gets tighter. A thicker paver and a tight interlocking pattern spread the load across more units. Edges matter more here, because a turning tire pushes a loose edge apart.
The state building permit exemption list covers sidewalks and driveways no more than 30 inches above adjacent grade. A driveway that meets a public street is different, because the approach sits in the public right of way. The City of Monterey lists an encroachment permit application on its permit center page alongside building permits.
Cities and counties amend that exemption list, so we check the counter that covers your address. Monterey County's Housing and Community Development department handles unincorporated areas like Pebble Beach, Carmel Valley and Prunedale. If you are weighing pavers against a poured concrete driveway, we price both at the estimate.
Around Marina and the former Fort Ord land, the soil is old dune sand. Federal soil surveys describe it as sand the whole way down, with rapid permeability. It drains fast and has almost no grip of its own. On that ground the compacted base is what holds a paver field flat.
The Salinas Valley floor runs loam to silty clay loam with moderately slow permeability. In the Pajaro Valley around Watsonville the subsoil is dense clay that drains very slowly. There the base needs somewhere for water to go, or winter rain sits under the pavers.
Rain here falls in winter and freezing is rare, so freeze damage is not the local problem. Water is, and so is slope. On a sloped lot the paver field often sits between a retaining wall and a run of steps. We pitch the surface so water runs away from the house to a drain.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Salinas and the Monterey Bay area.
(831) 262-9943From the first call or text to the final walkthrough, here is how it goes.
Call or text (831) 262-9943, or send the form. Tell us what you want built and where it goes.
We come out, measure the area and look at grades, drainage and access. The visit and the estimate are free.
You get the scope, the materials and the price in writing. If the job needs a permit or an engineer, we say so up front and build that into the plan.
Excavation and base first, then forming, steel and the pour. Masonry, carpentry and iron work follow in the order the build needs.
We go over the finished work with you on site. You get plain instructions for sealing, joint sand and keeping iron and wood coated.
Common questions about pavers across Salinas and the Monterey Bay area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We build natural flagstone patios, walkways, steps and landings across the Monterey Bay area. The stone goes down mortar-set on a concrete slab or dry-laid on compacted base, with fitted joints and a cut stone border.
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We build concrete and concrete block retaining walls, low garden walls and planter walls with steps. The footing, the steel and the drainage behind the wall come first, then the stucco or stone veneer finish.
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We build outdoor kitchens as masonry: a block or framed island finished in stone veneer or stucco, with a stone, tile or poured concrete counter. The patio and footing under it come with the job, and we coordinate the gas, electrical and water runs.
Learn MoreCSLB license #787101, classification B General Building, current and active. That license has been held since 2000, more than 25 years as a licensed California contractor.
The license carries a contractor's bond, and workers' compensation insurance is on file with the CSLB. You can look up license #787101 at cslb.ca.gov.
Concrete, masonry, carpentry and iron work run under one contract and one schedule. One company answers for the whole outdoor project.
Estimates are free and we do them at the property. We work from Salinas across the Monterey Bay area, within about 45 minutes.
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Read more →Call or text (831) 262-9943, or send the form with a few details about the project. Photos of the area help, and we will set a time to come out and measure.
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