Sloped lots
- Terraced patios rather than one level
- Steps built into wall runs
- Retaining walls with proper backfill and drainage
- Grade corrected away from the foundation
Walls above about a metre usually need engineering — we will say so.
Interlocking driveways and patios in Richmond Hill.
FOUR40 builds interlocking driveways, walkways, patios, steps and retaining walls across Richmond Hill — Oak Ridges, Mill Pond, Bayview Hill and Jefferson — on a 300 mm compacted Granular A base. Free on-site estimates.
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Whitchurch-Stouffville
Estimates
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Before we start
Written scope
On site
Same crew throughout
In Richmond Hill
What we see locally.
Richmond Hill has more slope than most of our service area, and that changes the work. A great many backyards here are not a flat rectangle waiting for a patio — they are a grade change, and the honest answer is usually steps and a low retaining wall rather than one large terrace fighting the hill. Sloped lots also make drainage a design decision rather than an afterthought.
Drainage
- Water arriving from uphill neighbours
- Swales and French drains
- Downspouts extended past the hardscape
- Window wells where basements sit low
On a slope, drainage is the design, not an extra.
Established streets
- Mature trees and root systems near the work
- Older driveways at the end of their life
- Narrow side access
- Careful excavation near roots
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 Richmond Hill driveway
Reserved for our next driveway build in the area.
Neighbourhoods
Where in Richmond Hill we work.
Oak RidgesMill PondBayview HillJeffersonDevonsleighRouge WoodsWestbrookObservatoryCrosbyNorth Richvale
Anywhere else in Richmond Hill, 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
Richmond Hill, answered.
Do I need a permit to redo a driveway in Richmond Hill?
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 Richmond Hill, 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 Richmond Hill?
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. Richmond Hill 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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