Category Archives: House Additions

The “Per Square Foot” Pricing Fallacy

  Last week, we met with a homeowner to present our proposal for a bathroom addition.  The scope of the project was to turn part of a covered front porch of a home into a three piece bathroom.  The project … Read More »

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Project Spotlight: Bloor West House Addition

At 576 square feet in size, this was one of the smallest bungalows in Toronto.  As is the case with most of our projects, this was a starter home, and now the homeowners were looking for more space.  The homeowners … Read More »

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Can I Build A House Addition?

Can I Build an Addition? Every week we get calls from homeowner that are looking to build a house addition, and the two most frequent questions are “How much will a house addition cost?” and “Can I build a house … Read More »

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House Addition vs. New Custom Home

House Addition vs. New Custom Home Throughout the Toronto area, homeowners are looking to add more space to their homes.  Some are choosing to build a house addition, while others decide to tear down and build a new house.   Which … Read More »

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Inspire Homes Featured in Reno & Decor Magazine

A couple of months ago, we were contacted by Vicky Sanderson, who writes for the Toronto Star.  She was working on an article about ‘Second Storey House Additions’ for Reno & Decor Magazine, and she had many questions about the … Read More »

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Top 6 House Addition Mistakes

We regularly get plans and designs sent to us by homeowners who have started the house addition design process, and are looking for a contractor to build their house addition project.  Over the years, we have noticed certain trends and … Read More »

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5 Reasons For Change Orders

On home renovation and house addition projects we work on, we start the project with a clearly defined scope of work, and on larger projects, a set of architectural drawings.   As the work on the project progresses, there may become … Read More »

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Project Spotlight: Adding A Bedroom

A while back, we were approached by a homeowner in Etobicoke to build an addition to their home.  The existing house was a one-and-a-half storey home.  A previous addition at the back had added a family room, so there was … Read More »

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The Cedar Front Porch

Five years ago, we had the good fortune to be selected as the builder for a second storey house addition project in Alderwood, a neighbourhood in south-west Etobicoke/Toronto.  The house addition was designed in a craftsman style, complete with a … Read More »

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Design Build vs Design Bid Build

We get three types of inquiries from homeowners in the Toronto area.  The first is from homeowners who are looking to build, and want to have one company look after design and construction.  The second is from homeowners who already … Read More »

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