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Projects

For each typical project, the do-it-yourself cost and a contractor's price come from the same engine, with the source and date of every price. Ranges are computed for Quebec (province).

Pavers and masonry

  • Aspen FLEX slab patio in Oka beige with outdoor lounge furniture, seen from above
    Photo: Rinox

    Patio

    Pavers or slabs on a compacted stone base, behind the house.

    Typical project: 27.9 m² (300 sq ft), sand and gravel soil

    Contractor
    $11,000 to $18,000
    Do it yourself
    $13,000
    before tax · Prices as of October 13, 2026

    * Includes your time: 152 h × $35.05/h (beginner). Money spent only: $7,290

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  • Curved Aspen paver walkway in ash charcoal lined with planting beds
    Photo: Rinox

    Walkway

    A footpath between the street, the entrance and the yard.

    Typical project: 12 m² (129 sq ft), clay soil

    Contractor
    $7,400 to $12,000
    Do it yourself
    $8,800
    before tax · Prices as of October 13, 2026

    * Includes your time: 103.2 h × $35.05/h (beginner). Money spent only: $5,209

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  • Proma paver driveway in Oka beige with caviar bands in front of a modern house
    Photo: Rinox

    Driveway

    A driveway for cars: thicker base, thicker pavers and a curb cut.

    Typical project: 55.7 m² (600 sq ft), clay soil

    Contractor
    $27,000 to $44,000
    Do it yourself
    $30,000
    before tax · Prices as of October 13, 2026

    * Includes your time: 318.4 h × $35.05/h (beginner). Money spent only: $19,164

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  • Solino wall in Oka beige with Solino truffle coping along a waterside walkway
    Photo: Rinox

    Retaining wall

    A block wall that holds back soil, with its base, drainage and caps.

    Typical project: 10 m (33 ft) long, 600 mm (23.6 in) exposed height

    Contractor
    $11,000 to $17,000
    Do it yourself
    $12,000
    before tax · Prices as of October 13, 2026

    * Includes your time: 122 h × $35.05/h (beginner). Money spent only: $8,001

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  • Solino steps in sky grey between two patio levels, with plantings
    Photo: Rinox

    Steps

    Block and slab steps, all the same height, on a compacted base.

    Typical project: 600 mm (23.6 in) total rise, 1.5 m (5 ft) wide

    Contractor
    $3,400 to $5,000
    Do it yourself
    $3,800
    before tax · Prices as of October 13, 2026

    * Includes your time: 42.3 h × $35.05/h (beginner). Money spent only: $2,351

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  • Proma XL caviar coping and slabs around a rectangular in-ground pool
    Photo: Rinox

    Pool deck

    A paved surface around an in-ground pool, without touching the enclosure.

    Typical project: 41 m² (442 sq ft), unknown fill soil

    Contractor
    $20,000 to $33,000
    Do it yourself
    $24,000
    before tax · Prices as of October 13, 2026

    * Includes your time: 286.8 h × $35.05/h (beginner). Money spent only: $13,938

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Ground and water

  • Ava paver driveway in a hexagon pattern, image from Rinox's article on permeable paving
    Photo: Rinox

    Drainage

    French drain, catch basin and downspouts to move water away from the house.

    Typical project: 20 m (66 ft) of French drain and 2 downspouts

    Contractor
    $3,000 to $4,600
    Do it yourself
    $3,800
    before tax · Prices as of October 13, 2026

    * Includes your time: 49 h × $35.05/h (beginner). Money spent only: $2,043

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  • Sloped backyard built in terraces with patios, walls and lawn, aerial view
    Photo: Rinox

    Grading

    Reshaping the ground so water runs away from the foundation, without sending it to the neighbour.

    Typical project: 100 m² (1,076 sq ft) of reshaped ground

    Contractor
    $2,000 to $2,900
    Do it yourself
    $2,800
    before tax · Prices as of October 13, 2026

    * Includes your time: 45.5 h × $35.05/h (beginner). Money spent only: $1,201

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Lawn

  • Lawn crossed by Okuta stepping stones leading to a garden shed
    Photo: Rinox

    Sod

    Topsoil, fine grading and laying sod.

    Typical project: 100 m² (1,076 sq ft) of sod on 150 mm (5.9 in) of topsoil

    Contractor
    $4,800 to $7,300
    Do it yourself
    $5,300
    before tax · Prices as of October 13, 2026

    * Includes your time: 59 h × $35.05/h (beginner). Money spent only: $3,272

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Systems

  • Pop-up irrigation spray head throwing a fan of water over a green lawn
    Photo: Sid's Pond & Gardenscape

    Irrigation

    Heads, zones, valves and a controller to water the lawn without waste.

    Typical project: 334.5 m² (3,600 sq ft) of watered lawn

    Contractor
    $2,400 to $3,400
    Do it yourself
    $3,000
    before tax · Prices as of October 13, 2026

    * Includes your time: 42.8 h × $35.05/h (beginner). Money spent only: $1,503

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  • Outdoor fire pit and lit steps at dusk
    Photo: Rinox

    Landscape lighting

    12 V fixtures, buried cable and a transformer plugged into an outdoor outlet.

    Typical project: 10 fixtures on 30.5 m (100 ft) of cable

    Contractor
    $1,400 to $2,100
    Do it yourself
    $2,000
    before tax · Prices as of October 13, 2026

    * Includes your time: 33.6 h × $35.05/h (beginner). Money spent only: $775

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