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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday September 13, 2008 - 15 FALL HOME AND GARDEN Who's going to spruce up your walkway? Knowing how to find someone who can design and install a walkway, patio or driveway isn't as hard as you may think The day you realize your walkway or patio is starting to look like an obstacle course is the time to think about replacing it. Replacing a walkway, driveway or patio is known as hardscaping, and finding a hardscaping contractor who can design and install a walkway, patio or driveway that suits your house, your sensibilities and your pocketbook often requires diligent research and some price comparison to get the best value for your money. Not surprisingly, the best value is not always the cheapest nor is it the most expensive. A growing number of homeowners have discovered that one of the most versatile and customizable pavement options is interlocking concrete pavers. Projects over 100 square feet (10 square meters) should be installed by hardscaping professionals since larger projects require moving heavy materials and using specialized equipment. That said, the next step to a new walkway is finding the right person to install it. In order to ensure a quality installation, you should ask questions of the contractor, like: · How long have they been installing pavers? · Are they certified by the ICPI? Do they have a certificate or card? · What percentage of their total business consists of installing concrete pavers? · Will they provide you with three references; not only recent ones, but from past jobs? · Can you contact their references and inspect the jobs? · Do they have a portfolio of photos and letters to qualify themselves? · Can the contractor provide proof that workers' compensation insurance covers all employees on the job? · Do they install the job per ICPI guidelines? Can they supply a copy? · Do they provide a written, itemized proposal outlining the scope of work and terms of payment? It should include starting and completion dates, demolition and excavation, paving and base materials, and taxes. · Do they guarantee their work for at least one year. - News Canada NO TAX13TH-15TH EVENT FALL SALES EVENT SEPTEMBER E0 SAVE 1 V THE A on TAXES ON Everything Everything In Store* % S HUGE FLOOR MODEL SALE ON NOW UP TO 70% Save the GST & PST on Already OFF Reduced Floor Models · Alco · American Drew · Bermex · BG Furniture · Broyhill · Hooker · Howard Miller · Lea · Pulaksi · Riverside · Shermag · Universal · Villageois N Winston Churchill Mississauga Home and Design Centre 2575 Dundas St. W., Mississauga. (Between Winston Churchill & Erin Mills Pkwy) M-W: 10am-6pm TH-F: 10am-9pm SAT: 10am-6pm SUN: 12pm-5pm Financing Available O.A.C. Dundas Q.E.W. Tel: 905-820-4111 · Fax: 905-820-4445 Design Services Available, Designers Welcome. *Cannot be combined with any other promotion. See store for details. Erin Mills Parkway