Barrie is our home base — and one of the fastest-growing cities in Ontario. From the new subdivisions rising across the south end to the established neighbourhoods of East Bayfield, Holly, and Allandale, and the waterfront homes along Kempenfelt Bay, GDS Landscaping and General Contracting has spent 12 years building the outdoor spaces and interior renovations Barrie homeowners ask for by name.
Why Barrie Homeowners Call GDS
Barrie’s clay-heavy soil is the local headline: it holds water, shifts with the seasons, and punishes anything built on a shallow or rushed base. We build for it — interlocking with deep, properly compacted bases, grading that moves water away from foundations, and retaining walls that stand up to freeze-thaw year after year.
In the south end — the subdivisions filling in around Salem, Hewitt’s, and Ardagh — most calls start the same way: “the builder left us with mud and a fence line.” We do full new-build landscaping packages: grading, sod, interlocking walkways and patios, fences, and planting beds, all in one project. In the older neighbourhoods, it’s a different mix: mature lots getting full backyard transformations, aging decks and fences replaced properly, and basements finished into legal second suites or family space.
Most-Requested Services in Barrie
- Interlocking patios and walkways — the number one ask across the city, from south-end new builds to waterfront-view terraces
- Fences — privacy fencing for new subdivisions, often done street by street
- Sod and grading — new builds plus regrades that fix Barrie’s clay-soil drainage problems
- Decks — composite and wood decks built for heavy four-season use
- Basement renovations — finishing lower levels for rental income or growing families
A Local Note
If your lot has Barrie’s classic clay soil, talk to us about drainage before you pave or build anything — getting water management right up front is the difference between a patio that lasts decades and one that heaves in three years. And book spring work early: Barrie’s building season is short, summer slots fill up by April, and nobody wants their backyard torn up in July.
Get a Free Quote in Barrie
We have 12 years in the trade and every GDS project carries a 4-year limited warranty on workmanship. Call 647-767-1986 or fill in our Get a Free Quote form — we’ll come out to your Barrie property, walk it with you, and give you an itemized written quote. Free, no pressure.