Building in Scarborough.
Scarborough carries more lot for the money than almost anywhere else in Toronto: deep post-war properties, brick bungalows with straightforward structure, and pockets along the Bluffs with views the rest of the city forgets exist.
What building here involves.
Deep lots make Scarborough a natural home for rear additions and full rebuilds that would never fit downtown. The specific local factors: tableland near the Bluffs falls under TRCA jurisdiction because of slope stability, wartime-era homes often hide undersized footings that a competent addition plan accounts for up front, and basement framing and finishing is in constant demand as households stretch across generations. We scope the structure before the drawings promise anything.
Working around Toronto, Markham, the Bluffs, and the rest of Toronto & the GTA.
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Scarborough, Ontario
43.7700° N, 79.2300° W
Services in Scarborough
- RenovationsWhole-home and major renovations, opened up, rebuilt, and finished properly.
- AdditionsMore house on the lot you already own, tied in so it reads as original.
- Custom Homes & CottagesNew builds designed and built by one team, in town or on the water.
- FramingStructural framing crews for builders, renovators, and complex shells.
- Decks & Outdoor LivingDecks, shoreline platforms, and outdoor rooms built to live outside.
- Boathouses & DocksTwo-storey boathouses, boat garages, and docks built for open water.
Building in Scarborough: what people ask.
Do you work in Scarborough?
Yes. Scarborough is inside our GTA practice, along with Toronto, Markham, the Bluffs. Whole-home renovations, additions, custom homes, structural framing and decks are the core of what we do there, designed and built by one team.
Do I need a permit to renovate or add on in Scarborough?
For structural work, additions and most substantial alterations, yes: a building permit with drawings a plans examiner can approve. Additions also answer to setbacks, coverage and height, and in older neighbourhoods a minor variance is often part of the job. We prepare and carry the applications as part of the project.
What does a renovation or addition cost in Scarborough?
Published Toronto and GTA guides put full-home renovations at roughly $150 to $400 per square foot and additions at $350 to $700 or more per square foot, with structure, the age of the house, access and finish level moving the number. Our renovation cost guide covers the drivers; the estimate follows a site visit.
Who will I deal with on a Scarborough project?
Emilio, the owner. He is the person you meet first, the contact while the job runs, and the one whose name is on the work when it is done.
Building in Scarborough? Talk to us.
The property, the ambition, and a first conversation. We will tell you honestly what the site can carry and what it will take.