About Distinctive Outdoor Concepts
Overview
Are you looking for excellence? Rely on our company.
Distinctive Outdoor Concepts has had one goal in mind since our inception—to offer the highest quality interlocking paver service, sales and installation possible. We accomplish that by bringing knowledge, safety and a high level of professionalism to every project. Our company has built a reputation based on integrity, and we are committed to the importance of continuing to do so today.
We are committed to providing our customers excellence in service and project delivery through:
- Ongoing commitment to continued training
- Industry level certifications
- BBB Accredited Business
- Maintaining current and up-to-date insurance
- Numerous years of hands on experience installing patios and other outdoor living projects
When there are so many competitors in the marketplace, why choose DOC?
As a conscientious homeowner, you want assurance that the contractor you hire will do a quality job. Asking questions can help, and we welcome your thorough inquiry. We encourage you to review our testimonials and look at the quality of our beautiful finished projects. According to the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI), just knowing something about a contractor isn't enough. In order to ensure a quality installation, you should ask questions of the contractor like:
- How long have they been installing pavers?
- Have they been trained by a manufacturer or by the ICPI?
- Do they have written certificate of completion?
- What percentage of their total business consists installing concrete pavers?
- Will they provide you with 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?
- Are they in good credit standing with the material manufacturers?
- Do they have a current liability insurance certificate?
- While the contractor is on your property, they should be insured for any damage and injuries that may occur. Check with your homeowner's insurance policy for coverage of the contractor while on your property.
- Can the contractor provide proof that Worker Compensation insurance covers all on the job?
- Do they install the job per ICPI specifications? Can they supply a copy?
- Do they provide a written, itemized proposal outlining the scope of work, materials included, and terms of payment?
- Do they guarantee their work for at least one year?
- Will they return in a year to inspect it if requested?
- Are they members of the ICPI or other associations?
If a contractor cannot answer yes to all of the above questions, as our company can, then you should choose another contractor.
Our training and credentials instill confidence…
Outdoor projects are a great investment to improve the value of your home property and quality of your lifestyle. We believe in continuous improvement and keep abreast of trends, new products, and industry standards. There are right and wrong ways to complete a job. How many times have you heard a of a consumer's nightmare with a contractor who not only provides inferior workmanship, but who doesn't either complete the job or satisfy known problems?
We invest our time and money in continued training in the spirit of our desire for continuous improvement. We are committed to standing behind our work, and by our pursuit of respected and recognized industry certifications, you can proceed with Distinctive Outdoor Concepts having peace of mind in our ability to get the job done with the highest standards for safety and the best results possible.
What is an ICPI Certified Concrete Paver Installer?
The ICPI Concrete Paver Installer Certification Programs impart the requisite knowledge, experience and industry guidelines required to build pavements using concrete pavers.
ICPI provides certification of concrete pavers installers and not the company for which they are employed. All DOC installers maintain their separate ICPI Certification. In the course of certification, the following areas are covered in coursework and the final examination:
- material estimating
- job layout
- soil classification• soil compaction
- base material compaction
- bedding sand
- specialty applications
- paver installation
- use of labor-saving specialty tools
- edge restraints• basic contract law
- documenting job costs
- safety
- maintenance and management
Distinctive Outdoor Concepts has earned:
DOC provides service to all of Central Ohio and include the following communities:
- Powell
- Dublin
- Upper Arlington
- Marysville
- Lewis Center
- Delaware
- Worthington
- Westerville
- Plain City