Below the slab
- Excavation to depth
- Geotextile separation
- Compacted granular base in lifts
- Reinforcement where specified
- Slope set before the pour
Identical to our paver section.
Stamped and decorative concrete.
FOUR40 installs stamped and broom-finish concrete driveways, patios and walkways across the GTA — on the same compacted granular base as our paver work, with control joints cut properly. Free on-site estimates.
Based in
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Estimates
Free & on-site
Before we start
Written scope
On site
Same crew throughout
What's included
Same base. Different surface.
Stamped concrete is a genuinely good product laid well. It sits on exactly the same compacted granular base as an interlock driveway — the base is not a paver thing, it is a ground thing.
The pour
- Placed and screeded
- Colour hardener and release
- Stamped to pattern
- Control joints cut to plan
- Cured properly, not rushed
After
- Sealed on schedule
- Re-sealing as maintenance
- Repairs and patching where possible
- Broom finish where a plain surface is wanted
Sealing is not optional in a salt climate.
What it costs
What moves the number.
Typical range
Ask for a figure
We publish real numbers rather than "it depends" — but only once they're ours to publish. Our written ranges are being finalised; call and we'll give you one over the phone in a minute. What moves the number:
- Area and the amount of edge and detail
- Pattern and colour system
- Base depth, and what is under the existing surface
- Reinforcement and joint layout
- Access for the pour
- Season — cold-weather pours need protection or a later date
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
Questions, answered.
Does stamped concrete crack?
All concrete cracks. The question is whether it cracks where it was told to. Control joints are cut to give the slab a planned place to relieve stress, and a well-jointed slab hides its cracking in those lines. A slab with too few joints cracks wherever it likes.
How does it compare to pavers?
Cheaper to install, seamless in appearance, and not repairable in place — a damaged area is patched visibly or replaced wholesale. Pavers cost more and can be lifted and reset. We build both and set the comparison out in full on the interlock versus concrete page.
Does it need sealing?
Yes, periodically. The colour is applied at and near the surface, so sealing protects both the colour and the surface from salt and freeze-thaw. Skipping it is how a stamped driveway starts looking tired at the traffic points.
Can you do it in cold weather?
Concrete placement is temperature-critical and unforgiving — a bad pour cannot be fixed afterwards. Late-season work is scheduled around the forecast, and if the weather does not cooperate we move the date rather than pour and hope.
Service area
Across the GTA, based in Stouffville.
Close enough to come back if something needs attention — which matters more than it sounds.
MarkhamStouffvilleRichmond HillAuroraNewmarketVaughanUxbridgePickeringAjaxScarboroughNorth YorkKing City
Elsewhere in the GTA? Call and ask — we travel for the right project.
Related
Other things we build.
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