Partners or subcontractors are a common question for homeowners planning a new patio, and the short answer is that we install the patio itself with our own contracted installers while helping you coordinate any adjacent works with independent trades. This approach protects quality, keeps responsibilities crystal clear, and ensures your patio is delivered on time and exactly as specified. When your project also needs decking, paving, or drainage under and around the structure, we will happily share recommendations for specialists you can engage directly. You get the best of both worlds with a Patio Factory patio built by experts and trusted external trades for extras.
Why This Question Matters
Choosing the right team sets the tone for your entire project. You want a patio that looks brilliant and performs flawlessly through Perth’s hot summers and winter fronts. You also want nearby finishes that complement it, from timber or composite decking to neatly laid pavers and discreet drainage. Asking about partners or subcontractors helps define who is responsible for each task, how warranties apply, and how the schedule will run. When everyone understands the scope early, you save time, avoid crossed wires, and keep your budget where it should be.
What We Do In House
We design and build patios, carports, and outdoor rooms that suit local conditions and council requirements. Our own contracted installers focus on the structural shell, roofing profiles, insulation choices, and corrosion resistance that matters in coastal and metro suburbs. When the conversation turns to decking, paving, electrical, plumbing, or irrigation, we will point you to specialists. Framing the discussion around partners or subcontractors ensures we lock in your desired look while keeping each trade in its lane, which is the most reliable way to achieve a clean, long lasting finish.
How External Trades Fit In
Here is a typical workflow. We meet onsite, measure, and confirm your design and engineering. If the backyard needs works beyond the patio structure, we suggest reputable trades for those items. You engage them directly, which preserves transparent pricing and separate warranties. We then align milestones so the right people arrive at the right time. Using partners or subcontractors this way means fewer surprises, smoother handovers, and a better final result. It also gives you the freedom to select finishes and patterns you love without compromising the patio program.
Quality And Compliance
Quality is non negotiable. Our installers build to engineering specifications and local codes, and we provide levels, set out, and post locations. If a deck or paved area meets the patio, those clear interface points help other trades complete their work precisely. Drainage falls, clearances for doors and windows, and penetration details around posts are all mapped in advance. Talking early about partners or subcontractors lets us document boundaries, define responsibilities, and specify what must be in place before the next stage starts. That protects performance and keeps your approvals tidy.
Clear Warranties And Boundaries
Separating scopes is the smartest path to clean warranties. Your patio materials and workmanship are covered by our documents, while external trades cover their own products and labour. If a paving issue arises later, you contact the paver. If a drainage component needs attention, the drainage contractor responds. By coordinating with partners or subcontractors while keeping contracts distinct, we avoid grey areas and finger pointing. You receive fast support from the right expert and enjoy peace of mind knowing every component is backed by the team that supplied and installed it.
Practical Considerations For Decking, Paving, And Drainage
Decking needs proper ventilation gaps, compliant fixings, and termite-conscious details where relevant. Paving succeeds with correct subgrade compaction, screed levels, and falls that move water away from the house and posts. Drainage plays a starring role in comfort and longevity. Trench grates, agi pipes, and sumps must be placed to carry water under and away from traffic areas. With the right partners or subcontractors, each element is delivered by specialists who do this every day, so the finishes sit neatly around columns, maintain drainage, and look sharp from day one.
Seamless Coordination And Scheduling
Smooth scheduling saves headaches. We can share drawings, set out marks, and target dates so your chosen deck builder or paver knows exactly when to begin. Sometimes a deck must be in first. Other times the patio leads so we can set final levels and post locations. We also advise on junctions between slabs or pavers and patio posts, flashing near the house, and clearances for bi-folds or stacker doors. Coordinating with partners or subcontractors in this way reduces downtime, cuts rework, and keeps your outdoor area moving toward that first family barbecue.
Budgeting And Quotes
Budgets stay clearer when quotes are separated. You receive a detailed contract from us for your patio and separate quotes from external trades for other works. This lets you stage the project or upgrade materials exactly where you want the wow factor. Many families build the patio first for instant shade, then add decking or paving later. Others book everyone to run back to back. Working with partners or subcontractors gives you flexibility without derailing schedules. You remain in control and can prioritise the features that matter most to your lifestyle.
Quick FAQs
Can we manage everything on your behalf We focus on the patio and coordinate interface points with other trades while you contract them directly. Will your warranties still apply Absolutely. Our warranties cover the patio and external trades cover their works. Can you recommend names Yes. We can share a shortlist of reliable options. Do you mark levels and set out for others Yes. We provide the information needed at interface points so partners or subcontractors can complete their work to the correct heights and falls, ensuring a cohesive result.
Next Steps
If you already have plans or inspirational photos, bring them to a site visit. We will discuss layout, wind exposure, sun angles, finishes, and approvals. We can also outline which tasks sit within our scope and which should be passed to external experts. With a clear list of partners or subcontractors and a simple sequence, your project will move quickly from design to installation. The end goal is a long lasting patio that looks fantastic and performs beautifully through Perth weather while complementing the rest of your outdoor space.
Ready To Build Your Patio?
Let us design and install the patio while we help you line up trusted trades for the rest. Tell us about decking, paving, or drainage you have in mind, and we will recommend suitable partners or subcontractors and map out a smooth timeline. Call 1300 000 000, request a free measure and quote, or book a showroom appointment today.
