Finished interlock and hardscape installation at a front entrance.

Service field guide

Interlock Installation Built for Canada

A good paver project should solve the everyday problem first: more parking, a cleaner entrance, a patio that actually fits furniture, or a walkway guests naturally use. Sherwood starts with soil, grades, water movement, base depth, and tie-ins so the finished surface is not just attractive on day one, but planned for Canadian freeze-thaw conditions and real use.

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Service type Interlock & Paving Stone Installation

Planning focus 4 site issues

Process steps 6 service steps

Project proof 3 related examples

Start with the problem

Signs this may be the right scope.

The first step is identifying what you can see, then checking the hidden cause: base movement, poor pitch, weak edges, water, settlement, thresholds, or bad transitions.

You need a new driveway, patio, walkway, front entrance, or side path and want the hidden base, pitch, and edge details handled properly.

You want more usable outdoor space for parking, entertaining, safer walking, or easier access without making the property feel patched together.

You want the front of the home to feel finished, intentional, and easier to maintain.

You are worried a new hardscape could send water toward doors, garage edges, low spots, or the foundation if it is not planned carefully.

Service process

How this service usually progresses.

The exact scope depends on the site, but durable work usually follows a visible sequence: assessment, preparation, installation, and finishing.

Existing outdoor area used as a generic reference for paver installation planning.

Assess

Review use, grades, and tie-ins

Identify invariants of the property: steps, accesses, ground, and others
Measure current grade
Place temporary marks to physically visualize area

A replication of a property in a CAD-like software, showcasing a driveway, steps, and landing

Design

Visualize before you commit

For certain sized projects, we offer free designs that are to-spec. No discrepencies, no misalignments
Feel free to ask for a design

Paver installation area during preparation before the finished surface is installed.

Excavate

Prepare access, depth, and base area

Before anything, it's always critical to know the expected final grade: something that satisfies the invariants and aligns with everything around it
Locates are prepared for areas that may have underground wiring and pipes

Build

Install the base

Geotextile is laid first, separating the base from the ground
Crusher run is installed in 2-3" lifts, wetting and compacting each time to ensure complete strength
It should feel like walking on concrete!
Yet also benefits from by handling free-thaw cycles better

Build

Level out the finishing surface

Small angular stones such as high-performance bedding are used as a bedding for the pavers
These allow a clean, smooth, uniformed finish with self-compaction capabilities
Bars are used to ensure a mechanical, consistent grade throughout the area

Finished paver patio surface used as a generic reference for completed interlock work.

Install

Lay pavers, cut edges, and finish joints

Cuts can take multiple days depending on size and complexity of job
Edging is installed on any exposed side
Polymeric sand is finally installed

Worth considering while the site is open

Smart upgrades before the work is closed in.

Some improvements are easier, cleaner, and more cost-effective to handle while the area is already being excavated, rebuilt, or finished.

Sealing after installation

Sealing can help retain, enhance, and protect the appearance of pavers after installation. It may deepen colour, reduce staining, and make routine cleaning easier. Sealed pavers require maintenance and should usually be reviewed and re-sealed every 3–5 years, depending on exposure, use, product type, and site conditions.

Stormwater and downspout management

Now may be the right time to redirect water away from entrances, patios, walkways, driveways, foundations, or low areas. This can include burying exposed pipes, relocating downspout discharge, correcting runoff paths, or preparing the site for better stormwater handling.

Custom patterns, borders, accents, and future sleeves

Before material is ordered, this is the right time to consider border courses, accent colours, inlays, pattern changes, lighting conduit, irrigation sleeves, or a more deliberate transition between the hardscape and the rest of the property.

Low-voltage lighting coordination

If walks, driveways, patios, entrances, or nearby walls are being rebuilt, this is a clean time to plan fixture locations, conduit paths, and transformer placement before the hardscape is closed in.

Start the conversation

Start with what you see.

No measurements, material choices, or finished plan needed. Leave a way to reach you and we’ll take it from there.

Finished backyard paver patio beside a home with seating nearby — A practical backyard patio with room to use the space, not just look at it.

Project start

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