Renovation contractor in Ottawa.

Renovating in Ottawa

Built for Ottawa homes.

Inside the Greenbelt, a lot of Ottawa’s housing is older than the people renovating it: brick homes from the 1910s to the 1940s in the Glebe, Hintonburg and Old Ottawa South, post-war bungalows and storey-and-a-halfs in Alta Vista, Carlington and Elmvale Acres, and 1960s side-splits across Nepean and Gloucester. They’re solid houses with small, closed-off rooms, and opening up the main floor is one of the most common projects in them.

Older homes come with older systems. It’s normal to find knob-and-tube or early aluminum wiring, galvanized supply pipes, cast-iron drains, plaster on lath and a basement finished in the 1970s without any insulation. We look for the warning signs at the first visit and price the likely fixes as clear allowances, so the budget reflects the house you actually own.

Lots are tighter here too. Narrow side yards, shared driveways and street parking shape how we stage materials and the dumpster, and some neighbourhoods sit in heritage conservation districts where exterior changes need heritage approval. Interior renovations usually don’t, but we check before we design.

Ottawa neighbourhoods we serve

• Westboro
• The Glebe
• Hintonburg
• Old Ottawa South
• Alta Vista
• Carlington
• Elmvale Acres
• Nepean
• Gloucester
• Vanier
• Overbrook

• Open-concept main floors with engineered beams
• Kitchens in older homes with rewiring where needed
• Bathroom remodels on modern waterproofing
• Basement redos insulated properly this time