Renovation & Handyman Services in Scarborough

Scarborough has been part of the City of Toronto since the 1998 amalgamation, so the permit process is Toronto’s. What makes it different from the rest of the city is the housing: a very large stock of post-war bungalows, side-splits and backsplits on lots wide enough to actually build on. That is why so much of the work here is additions and second suites rather than kitchens alone.

What the housing stock means for the work

The 1950s and 60s bungalow and split-level stock is the defining feature. Solid houses, small by modern standards, on lots that can usually take a rear addition or a second storey. Original wiring and single-pane windows are common and usually get dealt with as part of the same project.

The Bluffs — Birch Cliff, Cliffside, Guildwood, Scarborough Village — have older and more individual houses, and properties near the top of the bluff bring their own considerations around drainage and slope stability.

Agincourt, Malvern and the apartment corridors along Kingston Road and Eglinton hold a lot of rental and condo stock, where the work is unit-by-unit and has to fit around building rules.

Permits in Scarborough

Scarborough is administered by the City of Toronto, so permits are issued by Toronto Building and zoning relief goes to the Scarborough panel of the Committee of Adjustment. Work is to the Ontario Building Code. Toronto’s rules for a second suite cover ceiling height, egress, fire separation and alarms, and the lot has to be zoned for it — that is worth confirming before any layout is drawn.

The jobs that come up most in Scarborough

• Home extensions & additions
• Basement finishing
• Kitchen renovation
• Bathroom renovation
• Roof replacement & flat roofing
• Windows & doors replacement
• Rewiring & electrical upgrades
• Foundation repair

That is not the whole list — see all services for everything we cover.

Where in Scarborough

Birch Cliff, Cliffside, Guildwood, Scarborough Village, West Hill, Agincourt, Malvern, Wexford, Bendale, Dorset Park, Highland Creek, Rouge, 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.

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