Landscaping in Port Perry and Scugog

If the fill stays under 10 cubic metres, about one tandem load, yes. Above that, Scugog's by-law asks for a Minor Site Alteration permit through its online registry. Most full patio and wall builds bring in more than that, so we file it.

A Township pool permit through Cloudpermit, a site plan with the setbacks to the house, lot lines and fence, a fence at least 1.5 metres high with self-closing and self-latching gates, and an inspection before the pool is filled. We build the patio and walls to fit.

Inside Kawartha Conservation's regulated area, yes. Its permit list names decks and gazebos, grading and fill. A fence usually does not need one unless it affects a watercourse or wetland. We check the map and file the application.

Patios and walkways in natural stone, flagstone and interlock, armour stone and block retaining walls, stone steps, pool surrounds, fire pits, pergolas and privacy screens, outdoor kitchens, decks and fences, plus the grading and sod that finish it.

The first visit gives you rough numbers. After the design meeting you get a detailed quote, a 10% deposit locks the scope and materials, and the final quote is the exact price for the job.

Most builds start around $20,000, from a patio and wall up to a full backyard at $150,000 and more.

One crew builds a limited number of yards each season. Designs signed over the winter are scheduled first for spring.

Most patios and garden walls do not. A retaining wall over 1 metre of exposed height next to public property, access to a building, or private property the public is admitted to is a designated structure under the Ontario Building Code: it is designed to the Code's structural rules and takes a building permit, and we arrange the engineering. Anything close to the water needs the conservation authority's permit first. We check at the first visit.

One or both of the owners, every day of the build, managing the job and keeping you and your neighbours in the loop.