These terms govern your use of Hardscape Home Guide. By using the site you agree to them. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
Last updated: September 2026.
1. About these terms
This website is operated by Hardscape Home Guide. In these terms, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Hardscape Home Guide, and “you” refers to anyone accessing the site.
2. Using the site
You may read, share and link to our content for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may print or save pages for your own use. You may quote short extracts with clear attribution and a link to the original page.
You must not:
- Copy, republish or redistribute substantial parts of our content without written permission.
- Use automated tools to scrape the site in a way that burdens our infrastructure.
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the site or its administration.
- Introduce malicious code, or interfere with the site’s normal operation.
- Use the site for unlawful purposes, or in breach of any applicable law.
- Misrepresent our content as advice given to you personally.
3. Intellectual property
All content on this site — text, illustrations, technical drawings, photographs, logos and page design — is owned by Hardscape Home Guide or licensed to us, and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Our name and logo are our trade marks.
Our technical drawings and illustrations are original works created for this site. They may not be reproduced, redistributed or used in commercial materials without our written permission. If you would like to license a figure, contact [email protected].
4. Comments and user contributions
Where the site allows comments, you keep ownership of what you write, but you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to publish, display and moderate it on the site. You confirm that you have the right to post what you post and that it does not infringe anyone else’s rights.
We moderate comments. We may edit, move or remove any comment at our discretion — including comments that are unlawful, abusive, defamatory, spam, or that contain personal information about someone else. We are not obliged to publish any comment.
5. Accuracy, and the limits of what we provide
We work hard to make our guides accurate and we describe our process in our editorial policy and research pages. Even so, the content on this site is general information, not professional advice for your specific project.
Construction is site-specific
Building requirements differ by country, state, province and territory, and change over time. Soil, drainage, frost depth, load requirements and permit rules vary from one property to the next. Before you build, dig, pour or excavate anything, confirm the requirements with your local building authority and, where appropriate, engage a licensed contractor, engineer or other qualified professional. Never rely on this site as a substitute for a site assessment or a permit.
See our full disclaimer for the limits that apply.
6. Third-party links and advertising
The site contains links to third-party websites and displays advertising. Those sites and advertisements are not under our control, and we are not responsible for their content, products, services or privacy practices. A link is not an endorsement, and advertising is labelled as advertising. Our affiliate and advertising disclosure explains how commercial relationships work.
7. Disclaimer of warranties
The site and its content are provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free or free of harmful components, or that the information it contains is complete, current or accurate in every jurisdiction.
8. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data or goodwill, arising out of or in connection with your use of the site or reliance on its content. Where liability cannot be excluded, our total liability is limited to the amount you paid us to use the site, which is nil.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including under the Australian Consumer Law, the New Zealand Fair Trading Act 1986, or comparable consumer protection legislation. If you are a consumer in Australia or New Zealand, our goods and services come with guarantees that cannot be excluded, and nothing here attempts to do so.
9. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless against claims, losses and costs arising from your breach of these terms or your misuse of the site.
10. Changes to the site and to these terms
We may change, suspend or discontinue any part of the site at any time. We may also update these terms; the “last updated” date above will change, and continued use of the site after an update means you accept the revised terms.
11. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws applicable at our principal place of business, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Nothing in this clause removes the protection of mandatory consumer law in your country of residence.
12. Contact
Questions about these terms: [email protected].
