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Interlocking · Aurora, York Region

Interlocking in Aurora.

Interlocking in Aurora on an excavated and compacted base: driveways, walkways and front entrances, patios, slab steps and seat walls. Sonce Homes has been in business for 15+ years and is licensed and WSIB insured.

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Years in business
15+
Insured & licensed
WSIB
50 Google reviews
5.0★

What’s included

What interlocking
work includes.

Interlocking in Aurora with Sonce begins under the stones: the old surface comes out, the ground is dug down, and the base is compacted and graded to shed water. The pavers then go down in the size, colour and pattern you pick, with border bands or inlays, before the edges are set and joint sand is swept in.

  1. Installation

    Fresh paving that starts with digging.

    • Driveways
    • Walkways and front entrances
    • Patios
    • Border bands and inlays

  2. Steps and walls

    Paving becomes a place when its level changes.

    • Slab steps
    • Seat walls and curved benches
    • Lighting under the wall caps

  3. Repair

    Stones can be lifted and set again, and that works in interlock’s favour.

    • Re-levelling sunken or uneven areas
    • Replacing cracked or damaged stones
    • Resetting edges

  4. Maintenance

    Regular care means paving that’s tight and clean.

    • Cleaning
    • Topping up joint sand
    • Sealing

Why Sonce

One contractor,
both sides of the door.

For most renovators the job ends at the back door; for most landscapers, that’s where it begins. We plan and build both.

  1. 15+ years in business

    In business for more than 15 years, Sonce Homes takes on work indoors and in the yard.

  2. Licensed and WSIB insured

    Sonce Homes is licensed and WSIB insured. Ask us about the credentials relevant to your project.

  3. Design before construction

    As we go over the design together, drawings give you a picture of the work, and you sign off before it’s built.

  4. A conversation throughout

    We start with a talk about the work and what you want to spend, and from there we keep you informed at each stage.

In business for more than 15 years, Sonce Homes takes on work indoors and in the yard.

Sonce Homes is licensed and WSIB insured. Ask us about the credentials relevant to your project.

As we go over the design together, drawings give you a picture of the work, and you sign off before it’s built.

We start with a talk about the work and what you want to spend, and from there we keep you informed at each stage.

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Selected Projects

Outside spaces.
A closer look.

Choose a scene, then follow its numbered points to the materials beside it. Illustrative scenes to help you picture the possibilities.

Interlocking front walkway and stone steps leading to a navy door on a brick family home.
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Pavers, stone steps

A clear path to the door

Interlocking paving and broad stone steps shape the front entrance.

The darker border keeps the walk crisp against the lawn, and planting softens both sides of it.

On the picture

  1. EntranceBroad stone steps
  2. SurfaceInterlocking pavers
  3. BorderDarker paver band
Plan a project like this: A clear path to the door

Cedar, black metal

From the deck to the lawn

Broad cedar steps and a slim black railing connect the deck to the yard.

The steps span the width of the seating area above them, and a flagstone landing meets them at the lawn.

On the picture

  1. RailingBlack metal, horizontal bars
  2. SkirtingVertical cedar boards
  3. StepsWide treads, lit risers
Plan a project like this: From the deck to the lawn

Cedar, pale stone

A connected backyard

Cedar decking steps down to a stone patio and a garden beyond.

The back door, the table and the garden work as one space, and a slim black railing keeps the view from the deck open.

On the picture

  1. RailingSlim black metal
  2. StepsBroad cedar treads
  3. PatioPale stone slabs
Plan a project like this: A connected backyard

Pale stone, charcoal band

Stone beneath the table

A pale stone patio with a charcoal border and a green garden edge.

The slabs run from the back steps to the dining table, and planted beds soften the line where the patio meets the garden.

On the picture

  1. StepsStone, from the back door
  2. SurfaceLarge pale stone slabs
  3. BorderCharcoal band
Plan a project like this: Stone beneath the table

Cedar, stone terrace

An open frame for the garden

A cedar pergola frames a sitting area, with a slatted screen for privacy.

Open rafters let the light through, and the screen shelters the back of the terrace, so the seating stays part of the garden.

On the picture

  1. OverheadOpen cedar rafters
  2. PrivacySlatted cedar screen
  3. StructureSquare cedar posts
Plan a project like this: An open frame for the garden

Cedar, shingles

Room under the roof

A cedar pavilion makes space for dining outside, under a timber roof.

The shingled gable rests on heavy timber posts, set on stone paving among the planting.

On the picture

  1. RoofTimber truss under the gable
  2. StructureHeavy timber posts
  3. FloorStone paving
Plan a project like this: Room under the roof

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Gallery

Room to imagine.
Details to build on.

Interlocking, patios, decks and pavilions. Explore layouts, materials and details for your own home.

Interlocking driveway with a border band
Paver patio with a border band and steps from the door
Two-level cedar deck with wide steps
Cedar pavilion with a hip roof on a deck platform

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Illustrative scenes for planning your project.

Service area

Close to home.
Across York Region.

Renovation and general contracting from our office in East Gwillimbury. The rings show roughly how long the drive is from there, outside rush hour.

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Questions

Interlocking in Aurora:
common questions.

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What people ask
before they start.

Good to know

Interlocking in Aurora:
good to know.

Interlocking driveways in Aurora

Aurora’s Zoning By-law sets how wide a driveway can be, and the answer comes from the lot’s frontage. Residential lots needing fewer than five parking spaces are capped at 3.5, 6.0 or 10.0 metres as the frontage passes 9 and 18 metres, and no driveway may be narrower than 2.7 metres. Estate Residential and Rural lots have no overall maximum. On every lot, the driveway can be no more than 6.0 metres wide at the street line, so a wide parking area narrows back to that where it meets the street.

Entrances are limited too. A residential lot gets one driveway access point, and a second access or a circular driveway is allowed only where the frontage is 25 metres or more. Before we draw a widening or a new layout, we measure the frontage from your survey and plan the interlock to those numbers, so the design you approve is one the Town’s rules allow.

Town of Aurora: Zoning By-law 6000-17, section 5 ↗

The base under Aurora interlock: clay, drainage and finished grade

Aurora sits on the Schomberg Lake glacial plain, where the old drift was partly worn away and filled with lake-bed clay, silt, sand and reworked till. Clay and silt hold water instead of letting it drain, and water held under pavers is what lets them sink or lift. So the excavation goes to the depth your ground and load need, the base is compacted, and the grade is set to move water off and away.

The Town of Aurora says residents have already seen more seasonal flooding, more extreme rainfall and more ice storms, which puts more weight on where the water goes. The zoning by-law adds two rules of its own: a driveway or parking pad must be a properly constructed, drained hard surface, and it may not sit above the lot’s average finished grade. Both shape how the base is graded and where the edges finish.

Town of Aurora: geotechnical report ↗

Lifting, re-levelling and sealing interlock that is already down

Interlock that has sunk or heaved does not always need replacing. The section is lifted, the base under it rebuilt and compacted, and the same stones relaid, with cracked ones replaced and loose edges reset, so the patch matches the surface around it. Upkeep after that is cleaning, topping up joint sand where it has washed out, and sealing if you want a deeper colour. Joint sand matters more than it looks: it locks the stones together and keeps weeds and water out of the gaps.

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Years in business
15+
Insured & licensed
WSIB
50 Google reviews
5.0★