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From Lake Vista and Southwood to Duffins Bay and the newer subdivisions of Lakeside, The Setting Stone Company builds a flagstone patio, walkway or set of steps for homeowners in Ajax.
The year your subdivision went up tells us a lot. Lake Vista was built from 1955 as solid brick detached and semi-detached homes. Clover Ridge followed from 1968, and Duffins Bay from 1973. An old patio behind one of those homes has had decades to sink. So we dig up what is there, see what the ground has been doing, and build a new base under natural stone that suits the house.
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The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) describes the Lake Iroquois plain in the Duffins Creek watershed as mainly clay, sloping gently to Lake Ontario, with a band of sandy soils along the old shoreline. That is regional, so we confirm it in your yard. Coldspring, a natural stone company, says water that cannot drain moves the sand and makes the stone rock. So the dig comes first: excavation, geotextile fabric and a compacted granular base, then grading that sends water away from the foundation and polymeric sand or mortar in the joints.
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The Town’s Official Plan says Ajax grew quickly in the 1980s and again in the early 2000s, so many of those yards may be ready for an upgrade. Here is what we quote.
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Possibly, but the permit comes first. Ajax spans the Carruthers, Duffins and Lynde Creek watersheds. TRCA says landscaping can count as development under Ontario Regulation 41/24, so inside its Regulated Area you need a permit unless an exception applies. Your application has to show existing and proposed surfaces, including patios, and the cubic metres of fill you are adding. Owners can check a property with TRCA’s online Regulated Area Search.
Part of town drains to Lynde Creek instead, which falls under Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA). Confirm what applies with the authority and the Town before work starts. We help you work through it when we come to quote.
TRCA names one Flood Vulnerable Cluster in the Carruthers Creek watershed, and it is here, so a patio needs extra thought about water.
Minor work that follows the guidelines and was talked through with the Town first can be approved in one to two business days, so ask early.
In this flood plain area, site grading and placing fill count as development. We check before planning a patio here.
Homes on Ontoro Boulevard face the lake in TRCA's Pickering/Ajax waterfront sector, so check its Regulated Area Search before planning a flagstone patio.
We start in your yard, with a free consultation. Nobody here will give you a ballpark over the phone, since every yard is different.
Phone (905) 922-6684 or send a message. We answer within 1 business day and find a time to visit.
It is free, with no obligation. We look at soil, slope, access and any old patio stones, and talk through layout.
You get each cost listed clearly, and we advise on any Town, TRCA or CLOCA permits before work begins.
Tim's own crew excavates, builds the base, fits the stone, cleans up and walks through the finished job with you.
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The cost depends on the stone, the size of the patio and how much digging the yard needs. Unilock says clay usually needs deeper digging than sand, and TRCA describes much of the plain here as clay. We would rather check the ground than guess over the phone, so the visit is free and the quote is itemized.
You might. Ajax requires a Heritage Permit before altering a heritage property in ways that may affect its character-defining features, and for Pickering Village the Town points to Sections 8.3.1 and 8.3.2 of the district plan. Heritage Permits are free. Questions go to heritage@ajax.ca or 365-282-6243, and we plan around the answer.
Either can work over clay, as long as water has somewhere to go. Sand set offers some flexibility and easier repairs, while mortar is rigid, and Coldspring warns that once cracks let water into a mortar bed, freeze-thaw cycles can break it down. On a slow-draining Ajax lot, we decide after seeing how the ground behaves when we dig.
Natural flagstone suits a brick home in Lake Vista or a curving garden path, because no two stones match. Interlock pavers give a more regular look, and they are one of the materials the Town accepts for boulevard walkways. Both get the same care in the base, and we can quote both after seeing your yard.
Sloped yard? Our retaining wall page covers what holds a patio level. Below are other local services and nearby flagstone pages.
You get a free visit, a straight read of the ground and an itemized quote with no obligation. Call Tim at (905) 922-6684.
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We recently had our walkway completed by The Setting Stone Company, and we honestly couldn’t be happier. From the first conversation to the finished project, the entire experience was exceptional. The craftsmanship and attention to detail are incredible—you can truly see the pride that goes into every stone that is laid.
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