The shape of the problem tells you. A whole area dipping is base work, individual stones at different heights is bedding work, and joints emptying in a line is water moving through. We confirm it on the visit.
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Toronto interlock repair services, all of them
Nine kinds of work, and most jobs are one or two of them rather than all nine. This page lists every service with what it covers, so you can find the one that matches what your surface is actually doing before you call anyone.
- Priced per service, not bundled
- Base opened before a quote
- Drainage quoted separately
Where To Start
Most people need two of these, not nine
The commonest combination by a wide margin is a re-levelling with new joint sand, because the thing that settled the pavers is usually the same water that emptied the joints.
After that it is a re-levelling with a drainage correction, where the surface is being fed by a downspout or a grade that runs the wrong way.
Everything else on this page tends to arrive on its own: a step that has gone uneven, a wall that has started to lean, a surface that wants cleaning and sealing. If you are not sure which applies, the shape of the problem usually tells you.
A whole area dipping is base work, individual stones at different heights is bedding work, and joints that keep emptying in a line is water. Start with interlock re-levelling, look at joint repair alongside it, and check drainage repair if the same spot keeps coming back.
Levelling Work
Re-levelling in Toronto
Six kinds of settling, and they are not fixed the same way.
Sunken Pavers
A dropped section lifted, the base corrected and the same stone relaid flush.
Learn moreUneven Pavers
Lipped and rocking stones re-bedded so the surface stops catching feet.
Learn moreBase Repair
The layer under the pavers dug out, replaced and compacted to carry the real load.
Learn moreSunken Driveways
Ruts, dips and a dropped apron corrected under the load a car actually puts down.
Learn moreSunken Patios
A settled patio lifted and re-pitched so water leaves instead of standing.
Learn moreUneven Walkways
Front paths and side yards relevelled where roots and frost have lifted them.
Learn moreJoint Work
Joint repair in Toronto
Five problems that all start in the gap between the stones.
Polymeric Sand
New binding sand swept to full joint depth and watered in once, correctly.
Learn moreRe-Sanding
A whole surface stripped of spent sand and refilled in one pass.
Learn moreWeed Removal
Growth cleared from the joints and the joints refilled so it stays out.
Learn moreMoss and Algae
Green film lifted from shaded surfaces without stripping the joints out.
Learn moreJoint Washout
Joints that keep emptying traced to the water that is emptying them.
Learn moreReplacing Units
Paver replacement in Toronto
Five reasons a stone comes out and a new one goes in.
Cracked Pavers
Split and spalling units swapped out without disturbing the ones beside them.
Learn moreStained Pavers
Cleaning tried before swapping, because the cheaper answer is usually the right one.
Learn moreDiscontinued Pavers
When the line is no longer made, the options are relocation, blending or a feature.
Learn moreSoldier Course
The border row reset, because it is the edge that holds the whole field together.
Learn moreFlagstone Repair
Natural stone reset and re-jointed, which is a different job to manufactured pavers.
Learn moreSteps and Porches
Steps and porches in Toronto
Four ways a set of steps goes wrong, and none of them is cosmetic.
Step Rebuilding
A whole flight taken down, re-based and rebuilt with even rises throughout.
Learn moreLoose Risers
Rocking treads and shifted risers re-bedded and tied so they stop moving.
Learn morePorch Repair
Settled porch surfaces lifted and re-pitched so water leaves the entrance.
Learn moreStair Landings
Landings that dropped away from the door sill brought back to level.
Learn moreRetaining Walls
Retaining walls in Toronto
Four ways a wall fails, and all of them start behind the blocks.
Wall Rebuilding
The wall dismantled, drainage installed behind and the courses rebuilt to line.
Learn moreLeaning Walls
Forward lean measured against the design setback so you know if it is still moving.
Learn moreWall Caps
Loose and missing caps reset and adhered so the top course stops shifting.
Learn moreArmour Stone
Large natural units re-set to line and level, which takes equipment rather than hands.
Learn moreDrainage Work
Drainage in Toronto
Four fixes, and they usually come with a re-levelling.
Grading and Slope
Back-pitch corrected so water leaves the surface instead of heading for the house.
Learn moreChannel Drains
A linear drain cut in where the grade cannot be changed enough to shed water.
Learn moreEdge Restraint
The perimeter re-restrained so the field stops spreading and the joints stop opening.
Learn morePooling Water
Standing water traced to its source, whether that is grade, a downspout or an outlet.
Learn moreClean and Seal
Cleaning and sealing in Toronto
Four jobs, and three of them have to happen before the fourth.
Pressure Washing
Cleaned at a pressure that lifts dirt without blasting the joints out.
Learn moreEfflorescence
The white mineral haze treated with the right cleaner rather than scrubbed harder.
Learn morePaver Sealing
Sealer applied once the surface is clean, sanded and properly dry.
Learn moreOil Stains
Drive oil drawn back out of the block rather than blasted deeper into it.
Learn moreRust Stains
Orange marks from railings and fertiliser treated without bleaching the surface.
Learn moreSealer Stripping
Cloudy, peeling or flaking sealer taken back off before a new coat goes on.
Learn moreCommercial Work
Commercial work in Toronto
Four property problems, all of them liability before they are cosmetic.
Condo Walkways
Lifted walkway sections relaid with every hazard photographed before and after.
Learn morePlazas and Storefronts
Entrances and forecourts repaired in sections, scheduled outside trading hours.
Learn moreParking Areas
Rutted and settled bays re-based to carry the load they actually see.
Learn moreProperty Management
Multi-site scopes priced by section with a photo record for each property.
Learn moreWhat It Costs
What each service costs
Four ways a repair gets priced, from smallest to largest.
Re-Levelling Cost
Per square foot pricing for lifting an area, correcting the base and relaying.
Learn moreSealing Cost
What a clean, re-sand and seal costs per square foot and how often it recurs.
Learn moreReplacement Cost
What swapping units costs when sourcing a match is the hard part.
Learn moreWall Repair Cost
Per face foot pricing for taking a wall down, draining it and rebuilding.
Learn moreFull Restoration
The whole surface lifted, re-based, re-sanded and sealed, priced end to end.
Learn moreCommon Questions
Service questions from Toronto owners
Asked before most first visits.
Yes, and it is usually cheaper. Anything we lift has to be re-sanded anyway, so combining a re-levelling with joint work saves a second mobilisation and leaves the finish matching.
We repair and restore existing interlock. Where a surface is past repairing we will say so and tell you what a replacement involves, but the new build itself goes to an installer.
Spot repairs generally start around $800, which covers the visit and a small lift. Below that it is rarely worth a call-out on its own, though it can be added to other work.
Most residential repairs are one to three days on site. A full restoration on a large driveway runs five to ten, and commercial work is staged so the property keeps working.
Early spring for anything winter damaged, since that is when the damage is most visible and before the season fills. We work April to November and stop when the ground freezes.
★★★★★
Re-levelling, joint repair, sealing and a wall cap fix, all from one company over two years. Every job done in the right order.
Toronto
★★★★
From the first site visit to the final sweep, one crew and one contact. That made a messy patio problem simple.
Mississauga
★★★★★
Whatever the job, it starts with lifting a paver and looking at the base. That habit is why their quotes are right.
Toronto
★★★★★
They do the whole range so nobody blames the other contractor. Drainage, pavers and the wall were all fixed together.
Brampton
From the Guides
Toronto repair guides: causes, costs and timing
Winter and Salt
Why Toronto Driveways Settle After Winter Thaw
Every spring, Toronto property owners find sunken pavers and cracked joints where the surface looked fine in November. Freeze-thaw cycles exploit weak base layers, and snow masks the damage until it melts.
Read article
Drainage
Why Toronto Clay Soil Wrecks Interlock Base Drainage
Toronto's clay-heavy soil does not drain, it holds. Every wet spring, that trapped water works its way under interlock bases and starts the cycle of settlement and washout that brings pavers down.
Read article
Joint Repair
Why Joints Sink in Older Toronto Interlock Driveways
Most 1990s and 2000s driveways were laid without edge restraint, and the joints have been losing sand ever since. Understanding that migration is the first step toward a repair that holds.
Read articleBook a Look
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