What does a full interior renovation include?
It covers everything inside the walls of a unit or a business space, from framing to the last piece of trim:
- Framing and separation walls: new walls framed in, such as a new bedroom or a wall that divides one space from another.
- Drywall: new drywall on both sides of the new walls, with mud and tape, and existing walls patched.
- Paint: two coats on walls, trim, doors and ceilings.
- Flooring: old flooring removed and disposed of, new flooring laid, with shoe moulding wherever it goes in.
- Kitchen cabinets: the old cabinets and counter removed and disposed of, new cabinets and a countertop installed.
- Doors, trim and millwork: doors hung with all their hardware, casing and baseboard installed.
Each trade has its own page too: walls, framing and drywall, flooring and kitchen cabinets. The same work is done in homes.
How big can the job be?
Full interior construction is the biggest job we take. It can be one unit, a business space, or a whole building, unit by unit, with its common areas and balconies. There is no minimum job size, so a single repair is a job too. Work in occupied units is part of it: we patch and paint after other trades, for example after an electrician changes the baseboard heaters. When old flooring, trim, cabinets, counters or tile come out, we remove and dispose of them.
How is a renovation priced?
A renovation gets its own written quote before work starts: a list of every part of the job, unit by unit, each line with its own price, then HST at 13% and the total. You can see exactly what each part costs. The turnovers page lists the lines a unit-by-unit quote can cover, and the common questions page shows what a quote looks like.
Do I need a permit?
It depends on the job and on the town. The Building Code Act says: No person shall construct or demolish a building or cause a building to be constructed or demolished unless a permit has been issued therefor by the chief building official.
(Building Code Act, 1992, s. 8)
For a business unit in Hamilton, the City's page for small businesses gives these examples:
- Needs a building permit:
Removing, adding or modifying interior walls
(City of Hamilton) - Does not need one:
Painting, floor tiling or carpeting
;Installation of minor millwork and cabinetry
(City of Hamilton)
Ask the building department of the town where the property is before the work is booked, and read the official pages themselves before you rely on them.
Are you insured, and is my satisfaction guaranteed?
Yes. Reborn Renos is insured and covered by WSIB, and your satisfaction is guaranteed, as written in your contract. It is a new business, run by an owner with seven years in the trade. The common questions page has Michal's answer on the guarantee.
What should an owner check before renovating a rented building?
Three things come up again and again. Whether the work needs a permit: see permits for rental renovations. Whether tenants stay while the work is done, or the tenancy ends with an N13 notice: see renovating with tenants. And whether the cost can support a rent increase above the guideline: see above guideline increases. For a new unit or a conversion, see new rental units and build-outs.
Where do you work, and how do I book?
Beamsville, Lincoln, Grimsby, Stoney Creek, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Thorold and Niagara Falls. Call (905) 920-1418, Monday to Saturday, 7 am to 7 pm, or send the details on the request page: what the job is, where it is, and photos.