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Three kinds of job, built one way
Stone, planting, or the whole backyard. The same crew builds all three, Daniel Kowalczyk is on site for all three, and all three start below the surface.
Most landscape trouble in the GTA starts underground. The ground here is glacial till and clay with high frost susceptibility, and a 2025 geotechnical report filed with the City for a site on Eglinton Avenue West puts the frost design depth at 1.2 m. Clay that holds water lifts in winter and drops in spring. Stone laid on it without a proper base moves with it, which is why so many ten-year-old patios have a hump by the back door.
So every job we build starts with the dig, the grade and the base, whether it is a 300 sq ft patio or a full backyard. We tell you what that part costs before we talk about pavers, and we do not trim it to fit a budget. If the number is too high, we make the patio smaller.
Patios, walkways and walls
Interlock and natural stone, built on eight inches of compacted Granular A over geotextile.
What is included- Site measure, grade check and a drawing before any quote
- The Ontario Dig Authority locate booked by us before any digging
- Excavation, geotextile over the clay and Granular A compacted in lifts
- HPB bedding, 60 mm pavers for patios and walks, 80 mm for driveways
- Retaining walls, seat walls and armour stone steps
- Removal of the old material and a swept, compacted finish
What we do not do- Limestone screenings under anything we build
- Decks or pool installation
- Any work that fills or blocks a drainage swale
Gardens, sod and trees
Beds, lawns and trees planned around the bylaws and planted to survive a dry summer.
What is included- A tree check against your city's bylaw before the job is scoped
- Bed preparation with triple mix and mulch
- Native and drought-tolerant planting plans
- Sod installation and a written watering plan
- Tree planting, including replacement trees required by a permit
- One-time plant replacement in the first year
What we do not do- Removal of a protected tree without a permit
- Arborist work on large trees, which goes to a certified arborist
- Weekly lawn maintenance
The whole backyard
Design, drainage, hardscape, planting and lighting, built in that order by one crew.
What is included- A measured design and drawing, with the fee credited to the build
- Drainage and grading worked out before the stone is chosen
- Patios, walls, walks and steps on a full base
- Planting beds, sod and trees
- Landscape lighting along walks, walls and steps
- A walkthrough at the end and a check one year later
What we do not do- Pool construction, although we design around a future pool
- Snow clearing contracts
- A cheaper base to make the budget fit
Send us the yard
Call or write with the street and what you want fixed. We will come and measure, check the grade and the trees, and tell you what the base will take before we talk about stone.
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