Do I have to accept every job?

No. Declining is always free. Accepting and then cancelling is what costs you — it affects your score, and your score decides how often you are offered work.

Doyo Pro

Landscaping & deck jobs in King — get local work on Doyo

Of King’s 8,965 occupied homes in the 2021 census, about 42% were built in 2001 or later and about 38% before 1981; 87% are single-detached houses. In King, expect decks, fences and yard builds, quoted after a visit. You keep your full rate; Doyo’s fee is added to the customer’s price.

Become a pro What you’ll need

Apply here in about five minutes, then finish verification in the Doyo Pro app.

Projects

Landscape DesignYou quote it
Decks & PatiosYou quote it
FencesYou quote it

You visit, then send a line-by-line quote in the app. The customer’s deposit is held by Doyo before you start.

The work

What Landscaping & deck jobs look like on Doyo

Landscape design, decks and patios, and fences, quoted after a site visit. The brief says what the customer wants built and where, with rough measurements, photos and a timeline.

See it before you take it

The job, the photos, the address area and what you’ll earn.

Your rate is your rate

Doyo’s fee is added for the customer. Tips go to you in full.

Decline freely

No penalty for passing on a job. Only accept-then-cancel counts.

Work close to home

Set your radius. Jobs are offered by distance, availability and score.

Protected on big jobs

Quote-job deposits are held before you start, so customers can’t take the work and vanish.

Your schedule

Go online when you want work, offline when you don’t.

Local

Working in King

What customers see

Building permits

King needs no building permit for a rear-yard deck under 10 m² (108 sq ft) that is not attached to the house, for a storage shed of 10 m² or less (up to 15 m² if detached, storage-only and with no plumbing), for a fence that does not enclose a pool, for re-shingling a house, or for a like-for-like furnace or water-heater replacement. Any deck over 10 m² or more than 600 mm (2 ft) above grade needs one, and so does repairing or installing a septic system.

Source: Township of King — Building Permit Applications

Trees

King has no permit for removing a single tree on your own property and you need not notify the Township. A tree that is part of a woodlot or woodland needs a permit from York Region Forestry, and trees on parks or road allowances may not be removed or pruned.

Source: Township of King — Trees

Yard waste

King collects yard waste from the week of April 6 to the week of December 1, in paper yard-waste bags or open rigid containers marked as yard waste; bundles can be at most 1.5 m (5 ft) long and 22 kg (50 lb). Grass clippings are no longer collected, and plastic bags are left behind.

Source: Township of King — Yard Waste Collection

Neighbourhoods

King City · Nobleton · Schomberg · Kettleby · Ansnorveldt · Pottageville · Laskay · Snowball — and the rest of King.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Customers let Doyo pros into their homes. These checks are why they do.

18 or older, legally able to work in Canada
Government photo ID and a matching selfie
A clear police record check
A smartphone with the Doyo Pro app
Your own tools, and transport to jobs

No provincial licence

No provincial licence is needed to build a deck or a fence, but many decks need a building permit from the town. Say in your quote which permits the job needs and who applies for them.

Some trades also ask for proof of liability insurance; the application tells you if yours does. Doyo reviews your documents — usually within a couple of business days.

Payouts

How payouts work

For jobs the customer pays by card through Doyo, your earnings reach your Doyo balance when the job is completed, and payouts are sent weekly by e-transfer. Tips are yours in full. On quote jobs, the deposit and balance are held until the customer confirms the work, and a warranty holdback is released after the warranty period.

FAQ

Landscaping & deck pros: common questions

Why Doyo Pro

Doyo’s fee is added on the customer’s side, on top of your rate — you keep the rate you set. Some categories carry a smaller fee on large jobs. Whatever applies is fixed on the job when you accept it, and your earnings are shown on the offer.

King’s Building Division. King needs no building permit for a rear-yard deck under 10 m² (108 sq ft) that is not attached to the house, for a storage shed of 10 m² or less (up to 15 m² if detached, storage-only and with no plumbing), for a fence that does not enclose a pool, for re-shingling a house, or for a like-for-like furnace or water-heater replacement. Any deck over 10 m² or more than 600 mm (2 ft) above grade needs one, and so does repairing or installing a septic system.