Do You Need To Replace A Driveway With Loose Paving?

Stephen Turnbull • May 8, 2026

Late spring is a great time to get outdoors and deal with issues outside your house. Among these might be your driveway, which will have faced plenty of weathering as well as the wear and tear of a car being driven over it.


In the case of block paving driveways, the problem is often not cracks or uneven surfaces, but loose paving stones.


Sometimes these may wobble a bit as you step on them. Even if it is not likely to cause your car a problem driving over them, they may trip up or unbalance anyone walking on the drive towards your front door. But what can you do about it?


What Causes Loose Paving Stones On A Driveway?

The first thing to note is the potential causes of loose and wobbly paving stones:


  • Poor installation
  • Soil erosion and poor drainage
  • Soil expanding and contracting over time


Whatever the cause, you may wonder if this means the whole driveway needs to be replaced. The good news is that you probably won’t need to go that far. 


However, the follow-up question is whether you can fix this yourself, or if it would be better off with our professionals attending to it.


It is not hard to find DIY sites telling you how you can take on the project yourself, but consider the kind of tasks they will ask you to accomplish, such as chipping away mortar, levering up stones with a piece of wood and mixing cement.


Also, this work might require you to accumulate all kinds of tools you might not have, such as a big rubber mallet or an electric drill with a mixing paddle attachment.


You may quickly conclude you neither have the tools, the time, nor the expertise. But that is where we can help.


What is more, with our experienced staff on hand, we can establish the reasons for the instability in the first place. This means that instead of doing a patch-up job that may not last very long, we can deal with the root causes, for example, if the drainage needs fixing.


With our expertise, you can look forward to having a stable driveway that serves you well for years to come.