Standard or specification
TS 3.80, Construction Specification for Concrete Unit Pavers
City of Toronto
September 2025 edition. A cold-climate Canadian city specification used as a cross-check. Read by the research.
Open the source- Consulted
- October 10, 2026
- Region
- CA
- Language
- en
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What we take from it
- Timber is not accepted as an edge restraint.
- Screenings and stone dust are prohibited as bedding, and the bed is not compacted before laying.
- At least four passes while sweeping sand into the joints.
- The finished surface ends 3 to 10 mm above drain inlets and collars.
- Cold-climate Canadian specification used to cross-check bedding, compaction and finishing requirements.
- In wheel paths, a cut piece is at least one third of a unit.
- Toronto bans stone dust and screenings as bedding.
- Toronto publishes the gradation of a 19 mm clear stone with almost no fines.