FLAGSTONE PATIOSSTONE GARDEN PATHSFRONT WALKWAYSSTEPS & STOOPSPOOL SURROUNDSSINKING PATIO REPAIRSPICKERING & DURHAM REGIONFLAGSTONE PATIOSSTONE GARDEN PATHSFRONT WALKWAYSSTEPS & STOOPSPOOL SURROUNDSSINKING PATIO REPAIRSPICKERING & DURHAM REGION
Flagstone patios, walkways and steps are what The Setting Stone Company builds for Pickering homeowners, on the large lots of Rosebank, Woodlands and Dunbarton and in Bay Ridges and West Shore by the water.
Yards here are mostly established. The City reports that 77.5% of dwellings were built before 2000, a larger share than other Durham municipalities, and neighbourhoods like Rosebank and Highbush are primarily detached homes on large lots. That makes room for a broad patio, a long path through the garden, or steps where the yard falls away. We plan the stone around the yard you have.
Let’s make something great together. Get Free Quote
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) describes the Lake Iroquois plain in the Duffins Creek watershed as mainly clay, with a band of sandy soils along the old shoreline. To the north, the Oak Ridges Moraine’s south slope has many drumlins. That is regional, so we read your lot when we dig. Whatever turns up, the order holds: dig out, lay geotextile fabric, compact the granular base, and set a grade that takes water away from your foundation. The City reports more frequent and extreme rainfall, so we plan where the water goes before setting stone.
Let’s make something great together. Get Free Quote
Surfaced walks and patios count as landscaped open space under Zoning By-law 8149/24, while driveways do not. On a tight lot, that makes flagstone a smart way to add usable space.
Let’s make something great together. Get Free Quote
City By-law 6060/02 requires a permit to place fill or remove topsoil within 30 metres of any body of water. That can mean yards along Dunbarton Creek, Petticoat Creek, the West Duffins Creek or Frenchman’s Bay. Inside TRCA’s Regulated Area, landscaping can count as development under Ontario Regulation 41/24 as well, and TRCA wants to see the proposed surfaces and how much fill is going in. Owners can look up a property with TRCA’s online Regulated Area Search.
By-laws get amended, so confirm with the City and TRCA first. Tell us at the visit and we will help with the process.
The whole hamlet is designated by By-law 4074/92, and work that may need a Heritage Permit includes new walkways.
North of the plain, the moraine's south slope has many drumlins, long narrow mounds of glacial debris, so levels take planning.
Seaton is planned for about 61,000 residents. The City says a flagstone patio on a new Pickering build typically waits for a final lot grading certificate.
Part of the city lies in this watershed, so Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA) rather than TRCA may be the authority to ask.
You talk to the person running the job, you see the numbers in writing, and the yard gets left clean. Here is the order.
Phone or write with what you have in mind. We reply within 1 business day and set a time to visit your yard.
Tim looks at slope, access, drainage and nearby water, and talks through stone and layout. The consultation is free, with no obligation.
The quote lists each part of the job clearly, and we flag any permit to check with the City or TRCA.
Our own crew protects the property, builds the base, sets the flagstone and cleans up before the final walkthrough with you.
Let’s make something great together. Get Free Quote
Have a project in mind? Contact Us Today
Yes. Pickering's Zoning By-law 8149/24 excludes driveways, curbs and retaining walls from landscaped open space, but it counts surfaced walks and patios. That matters on a tight lot, because Table 5.3 requires 30% landscaped open space under 11.0 m of frontage, and 45% at 11.0 m or more, in each yard used for a driveway or parking.
You may. Whitevale is entirely a Heritage Conservation District under By-law 4074/92, and the City's heritage planning page lists new hard landscaping such as walkways among work that may need a Heritage Permit. Ask the City Development Department at 905.420.4617 or citydev@pickering.ca before ordering stone, and we can plan the job around the answer.
A flagstone patio's price depends on its size, the stone, how easily we can reach the yard and how much digging the ground needs. A By-law 6060/02 permit for fill or topsoil near water is a separate matter with the City. A phone ballpark would be a guess, so we offer a free site visit and a clear, itemized quote instead.
Leave room for drainage. The City's drainage page says the land between houses is graded as a small channel and gardens along fence lines often block it, and it says to keep them away from property lines. Property Standards By-law 7887/21 adds that storm water must not cause standing water or damage on your lot or a neighbour's. We keep a patio clear of that channel.
Flagstone suits a garden path or patio with irregular shapes and a natural look, and it sits well beside an older home. Interlock pavers suit straight lines and regular patterns. We build both on the same kind of excavated, compacted base, and Zoning By-law 8149/24 counts a patio or surfaced walk in either one as landscaped open space, so the choice comes down to the look. We can quote each one after seeing your yard.
Need steps, walls or a driveway too? See our local retaining walls, or flagstone pages for other towns.
Ask Tim to come and look. The visit is free, the quote is itemized and nothing is owed unless you go ahead. Call (905) 922-6684.
Expert interlock, flagstone, driveways, retaining walls, decks, and fences across Courtice, Bowmanville, Newcastle, Oshawa, and Clarington.
Copyright © 2026 All Rights Reserved.
Tim and his crew did a fantastic job on our walkway and stairs - we couldn’t be happier with the results! His recommendations, communications and expertise are top notch! Would highly recommend his services and look forward to our next project!
Karen A. Google review