Brampton has grown faster than almost anywhere else in the country, and it shows in the housing: street after street of large detached and semi-detached houses built from the 1980s onward, most of them with a big unfinished basement. That one fact drives most of the renovation work in the city.
What the housing stock means for the work
The newer subdivisions — Springdale, Sandringham, Mount Pleasant, Credit Valley, Fletcher’s Meadow — are large two-storey homes on modest lots with full-height basements. Finishing that basement, often as a legal second unit, is the single most common project.
Bramalea and the areas built in the 1960s and 70s are smaller, plainer and due for updating: original kitchens, original bathrooms, aluminium wiring in some of the earlier stock, and windows at the end of their life.
Downtown Brampton and the streets around it hold the oldest houses in the city, including pre-war brick. These need the same care as Toronto’s older core.
Permits and second units in Brampton
The City of Brampton’s Building Division issues permits; Brampton sits in the Region of Peel but the permit is a City matter. Work is to the Ontario Building Code. Brampton takes second units seriously — a basement apartment has to be registered with the City and has to meet requirements for ceiling height, egress, fire separation, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and parking. An unregistered unit is a problem when you sell and a bigger problem if there is ever a fire and an insurance claim. If a second unit is what you want, that shapes the design from the first drawing, not the last.
The jobs that come up most in Brampton
- Basement finishing
- Kitchen renovation
- Bathroom renovation
- Rewiring & electrical upgrades
- Windows & doors replacement
- Flooring installation
- Drywall repair & patching
- Plumbing installation
That is not the whole list — see all services for everything we cover.
Where in Brampton
Downtown Brampton, Bramalea, Springdale, Sandringham, Heart Lake, Mount Pleasant, Credit Valley, Fletcher’s Meadow, Castlemore, Northwest Brampton, Gore Meadows, Peel Village, and everywhere in between.
What we need to give you a price
The address, what you want done, and photographs of the space if you have them. If it is a bigger job we will want to see it in person before quoting, because a price given without looking is a price that changes later. You get the quote in writing, with materials shown separately from labour, so you can compare it against anyone else’s.
Other areas we cover
Toronto, Scarborough, Mississauga, Markham, Vaughan, Durham Region.