Renovation Contractors in Burlington

Renovating Burlington Houses by the Decade They Were Built

Burlington's housing was built in waves, and each wave renovates differently. The 1950s and 60s bungalows on the lakefront streets of Roseland, Shoreacres and Elizabeth Gardens sit on large treed lots, which is why so much of our work there is additions and whole-home renovations rather than single rooms. Load-bearing walls, old cast-iron plumbing and shallow footings all come up, and Burlington regulates removal of larger private trees, so we check before excavating near one for an addition.

Further north, the 1970s and 80s two-storeys in Headon Forest, Tyandaga and Brant Hills are reaching their first major update: kitchens opened up, main bathrooms rebuilt and stipple ceilings taken down. In Orchard and Alton Village the houses are newer, and the request is usually a finished basement. On clay ground that holds water, we look at the slab and weeping tile before framing, and if the basement is becoming an additional residential unit, the fire-separation and egress rules apply from the first drawing.

Permits for structural, plumbing and electrical work go through the City of Burlington Building Department; we prepare the application and book the inspections. We also take on commercial renovations: storefront fit-outs on Brant Street and Plains Road and office units in the Harvester Road business area, scheduled around your hours.

• Written, itemized scope before demolition starts
• Permits and inspections through the City of Burlington Building Department
• Residential and commercial, from Roseland bungalows to Brant Street storefronts