Access first
- Narrow side yards
- Wheelbarrow routes rather than machine access
- Material staging and street permits
- Spoil removal planned before the dig
The first thing we look at, and the first thing cheap quotes ignore.
Interlocking driveways and patios in North York.
FOUR40 builds interlocking driveways, walkways, patios and steps across North York — on a 300 mm compacted Granular A base, with Toronto's driveway, boulevard and tree rules confirmed before quoting. Free on-site estimates.
Based in
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Estimates
Free & on-site
Before we start
Written scope
On site
Same crew throughout
In North York
What we see locally.
North York is where access decides the schedule. Narrow side yards, mature trees and a lot of rebuilt homes on original lots mean material and spoil often move by wheelbarrow rather than by machine. That is not a problem, but it is a real cost, and any quote that has not walked the side yard has not priced the job.
Mature trees
- Root zones respected during excavation
- Hand digging near significant roots
- Toronto protects larger private trees
- Base design adapted around root systems
Toronto rules
- Front yard hard-surface limits
- Widening and curb cuts need approval
- Boulevard is City property
- Confirmed for your address before quoting
Our work
Recent jobs.
Job locations are being added to these captions as we confirm them — we will not label a photo with a city it was not taken in.
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A North York driveway
Reserved for our next driveway build in the area.
Neighbourhoods
Where in North York we work.
Anywhere else in North York, call and ask.
Working with us
Five steps, no surprises.
01
Site visit
We measure, check drainage and grade, and talk through what you actually want. Free, and no pressure to sign anything.
02
Written quote
Scope, materials, base depth and price in writing. You'll know exactly what's included before a shovel moves.
03
Schedule & locates
Ontario One Call locates booked, materials ordered, start date confirmed. A realistic window, not an optimistic one.
04
Build
Excavation, base, compaction, install. Site cleaned at the end of each day — you still have to live there.
05
Walkthrough
We walk it together before final payment. Anything on your list gets fixed, then we're back if settling shows up.
Questions
North York, answered.
Do I need a permit to redo a driveway in North York?
Replacing a driveway in its existing footprint generally does not need a building permit. Widening it, or cutting a new curb across the boulevard, does need approval from the City of Toronto, and the rules on maximum width and how much of the front yard can be hard surface differ between municipalities. We confirm what applies to your address before quoting.
How quickly can you start in North York?
It depends on the season. Spring and early summer are booked over the winter, so a job signed in January is usually in the ground by April. Interior work has much shorter lead times year-round.
Do you charge extra for travel?
No. North York is inside our normal working radius from Stouffville, which is deliberately kept tight — travel time comes out of the working day, and a contractor who is two hours away is a contractor who does not come back.
Will you come back if something settles?
Yes. Minor settling in the first season is not unusual and lifting and resetting a small area is straightforward. Being twenty minutes away is the practical reason we can do that.
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Other things we build.
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