Barrie, Ontario · Home base
Landscaping & hardscaping in Barrie.
Patios, concrete, retaining walls, landscaping and year-round property care across Barrie — plus specialty snow and ice work when winter settles in.
Local knowledge
Built for Barrie’s winters.
Barrie sits at the western tip of Kempenfelt Bay, and that location shapes outdoor work here. Lake-effect snow, long freeze–thaw seasons and heavy spring melt are hard on anything built outside — and hardest on patios, walkways and walls that weren’t built on a proper base.
We build for those conditions: deep, compacted bases under stonework and concrete, grading that moves meltwater away from foundations, and retaining walls with real drainage behind them. It’s the difference between a patio that looks good for one summer and one that still sits flat years from now.
From older lots near downtown and Allandale to newer builds in Painswick South and Holly, we work across the whole city.
Services in Barrie
Everything outside, in Barrie.
Hardscaping and concrete are our focus, with landscaping, property care and snow & ice rounding out the year.
Patios & hardscaping
Patios, walkways and steps on a base built for frost.
Concrete
Formed, reinforced and finished slabs.
Retaining walls
Walls with drainage built in behind them.
Landscaping
Sod, beds, planting, stone and lighting.
Snow & ice
Plowing plus ice breaking, pushback and hauling.
Built for this climate
What goes underneath.
Freeze–thaw is what breaks patios in Barrie. This is the layered base we build under every one to stop it.
- 01Polymeric sand
Swept into the joints and set with water. Locks the pavers together and keeps weeds and ants out.
- 02Pavers
The surface you see. Material, colour and pattern are chosen with you at the design stage.
- 03Bedding layer
Screeded flat by hand so every paver sits at the right height — no dips, no wobbly stones.
- 04Compacted granular base
Crushed stone placed and compacted in lifts. This carries the load and is what keeps a patio flat through freeze–thaw.
- 05Geotextile fabric
Separates the base from the soil so the two don’t mix — the hidden reason older patios sink.
- 06Compacted subgrade
Native ground dug to depth, compacted, and graded so water runs away from the house.
Snow & ice · Barrie
Barrie winters, handled.
The City of Barrie doesn’t clear driveway windrows, and pushing snow onto the road isn’t allowed. We clear the windrow, keep snow on your property or haul it away — and take on the ice and pushback work regular plows leave behind.
Ice breaking & removal
Built-up, rutted ice broken up and cleared back to a safe surface.
Learn moreSpecialtyDriveway widening & pushback
Banks pushed back and full width restored with a skid steer.
Learn moreResidentialDriveways & windrows
Driveways, the end-of-driveway windrow, walkways and salting.
Learn moreCommercialLots & entrances
Parking lots, entrances and sidewalks cleared and salted.
Learn moreSpecialtyHauling & relocation
Snow moved or loaded out when there’s nowhere left to put it.
Learn moreWhere in Barrie
Across the whole city.
Barrie is our home base, and it’s inside both our full service area and our snow & ice zone.
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Neighbourhoods & communities
Don’t see your neighbourhood? We cover all of Barrie — just ask.
All service areasBarrie FAQ
Good to know.
Do you serve all of Barrie?
Yes — every neighbourhood in the city, from the waterfront and downtown to the south end and the newer developments.
Do you offer free estimates in Barrie?
Yes. We’ll walk the property and send a clear, written quote with no obligation.
Do you clear driveway windrows in Barrie?
Yes. The City doesn’t clear them, so clearing the end-of-driveway windrow is part of how we handle residential snow removal.
Can you fix a patio that’s sinking?
Often. If the base is sound we can lift, re-level and re-sand; if the base has failed we’ll explain what it needs.
Are you insured?
Yes — we’re fully insured, and all our work comes with a limited workmanship warranty. Ask us for details.
Let’s build something in Barrie.
Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come out, walk the property and send a free, written quote.
Prefer email? greatnorthoutdoor@gmail.com