Port Union

4,440 Sf Two-Storey Three Car Pre-Cast / Brick Custom Home

Unique Features:

  • Custom Precast cladding
  • Curtain Wall System
  • Floor Level Aluminum Window & Door System
  • In-Floor Heating
  • Seperate Entrance to basement office
  • Full Home Automation – video / sound / lighting
  • Fully finished basement – Gym / Theatre
  • True Walk-Out basement
  • Extra Large garage w/Car Lift
  • Rear elevated deck

Challenges:

  • multi-step foundation / excavation
  • sump pit location
  • winter construction

Services:

  • Design Consultation / Co-ordination
  • Project Management

JUNCTION – Toronto

3,500 SF Luxury Living Space – Full Gut Reno & Addition

Unique Features:

  • Underpinning foundation walls for greater basement height
  • New Drains to City connection
  • Custom Upgraded Millwork
  • Euro Style Master Bath Oasis
  • Unique custom desinged bath flooring
  • Marble wall slabs
  • Custom marble vanity sink
  • Glass enclosed Pantry
  • Backup electrical generator

Challenges:

  • Original home 100 years old
  • Poor access to property
  • Original foundation was Granite Stone
  • Adding new foundation to original Granite
  • Shoring required
  • Excavation required multiple machines and conveyor systems
  • Sand base material provided challenge for underpinning

Services:

  • Design Consultation / Co-ordination
  • Permit Applications
  • Project Management

WILLOWDALE

3,620 SF  Two-Storey Brick / Stone Custom Home

Unique Features:

  • Custom Mahogany Library
  • Open Riser stairs with Stainless Steel posts / handrail and Glass
  • 3-car garage
  • Composite wood rear deck
  • Walk-out basement
  • Linear fireplace with Porcelain slab facade
  • 12′ basement height

Challenges:

  • Elevated basement landing
  • Low attic space for venting
  • Cantilevered steel beams

Services:

  • Design Consultation
  • Permit Applications
  • Project Management

LAWRENCE PARK

3,774 SF  Two-Storey Brick / Limestone Custom Home

Unique Features:

  • Custom architectural limestone
  • Fireplace chimney facades
  • Fibreglass windows
  • Synthetic Slate shingles
  • 2 Furnace system
  • Basement radiant floor heat
  • Wood burning fireplace
  • Custom Feature walls
  • Home Automation
  • Open riser white oak stairs
  • Glass Railing with stand-off brackets

Challenges:

  • Unique roof design
  • Custom Soffit / Eavestrough
  • Deep Shoring
  • Winter Construction

Services:

  • Project Management

NEWTONBROOK

3,320 SF  Two-Storey Brick / Stone Custom Home

Unique Features:

  • Garage designed into basement
  • 12′ basement ceilings
  • Basement Walk-out
  • 5 bedrooms
  • Custom Lightweight Concrete Panels to facade
  • Precast porch canopy
  • Basement radiant floor heating
  • Wood Post / Handrail with glass inserts

Challenges:

  • Asbestos in original demo house
  • Winter Construction
  • On-site design changes

Services

  • Permit applications
  • Project Management

NEWTONBROOK

3,620 sf two-storey brick/longboard custom home

Unique features:

  • Longboard siding
  • Walk-out basement
  • In-floor radiant heating system
  • Open riser staircase
  • HVAC chamber system
  • Rear covered porch
  • Fibreglass windows
  • Glass railings
  • Wine display wall

Challenges:

  • Incorrect excavation
  • Ground water
  • Sump pump discharge

Services provided:

  • Design consultation
  • Permit applications
  • Project Management

ETOBICOKE

2,885 SF 1st & 2nd Storey Addition

Unique Features:

  • 2nd Storey deck
  • New Front porch
  • Sunroom
  • Home Automation
  • Backup Generator
  • Steam Shower
  • 2 sided Linear fireplace
  • Glass rail with stainless steel posts/handrail
  • Extra large kitchen island

Challenges

  • Poor soil conditions
  • Existing home built on Caissons
  • Re-design structural elements
  • Helical piles added to entire foundation
  • Winter construction

Services

  • Design Consulting
  • Permit applications
  • Project Management

NEWTONBROOK

3,200 sf 2nd storey addition to existing side split home

Unique features:

  • Master bedroom oasis
  • On demand hot water
  • New front elevation
  • Stone veneer

Challenges:

  • Floor joist anchoring
  • Correct plumbing in existing home
  • Vertical dryer vent
  • New sanitary sewer

Services provided:

  • Design consultation
  • Permit applications
  • Project Management

NEWTONBROOK

2,400 sf 1st & 2nd storey addition to existing bungalow

Unique features:

  • Cantilevered driveway canopy
  • Cantilevered 2nd storey
  • Euro style plumbing
  • On demand hot water
  • Operable skylight
  • Metallic stucco finish

Challenges:

  • 2nd floor joists
  • Bench footing
  • Old septic tank discovery
  • Fire rated wall
  • Increase main floor wall height

Services provided:

  • Project Management

ETOBICOKE

3,000 sf two-storey brick/stone custom home

Unique features:

  • In-floor radiant heating system
  • Back-up power generator
  • Home automation
  • Herringbone flooring
  • Fully landscaped

Services provided:

  • Design consultation
  • Permit applications
  • Project Management

NEWTONBROOK

4,700 sf two storey brick/stone custom home.

Unique features:

  • walk-out basement,
  • covered rear patio,
  • tandem garage
  • boiler heating system with multiple air handlers & air conditioners
  • in-floor radiant heating system
  • home automation

Challenges:

  • roof style for flat area
  • venting of boiler system
  • error by surveyor

Services Provided:

  • Custom architectural drawings
  • Permit applications
  • Project Management

WILLOWDALE

3,700 sf two-storey brick/stone custom home

Unique Features:

  • Pre-cast limestone façade
  • Walk-out basement
  • In-floor radiant heating system
  • Basement home office

Challenges:

  • Simultaneous building next door
  • Significant rainfall during foundation stage
  • Sub-contractor not fulfilling agreement

Services Provided:

  • Project Management

LAMBTON

2,500 sf two-storey brick cape cod style home

Unique Features:

  • Backs onto Humber River
  • Cedar siding
  • Dormer windows
  • Skylight lens
  • Cliffside deck

Challenges:

  • Soil conditions lead to shoring requirement
  • Sanitary sewer elevation
  • Winter construction

Services provided:

  • Project Management

WILLOWDALE

1,500 sf 2nd storey addition to existing bungalow

Unique features:

  • Full basement and main floor addition
  • 2nd floor addition overtop existing bungalow
  • full stand-alone secondary living space on 2nd floor

Challenges:

  • tight access for excavation
  • removal of existing attic insulation
  • covering of hydro wires for safety
  • removal of roof and waterproof to ensure main floor not damaged
  • construct new floor over existing bungalow without damage to main floor
  • order of operations
  • connection of plumbing to existing drains
  • installation of separate HVAC unit

Services Provided

  • Project Management
  • Permit applications

OAK RIDGES

1,600 sf 1st & 2nd storey addition to existing side-split

Unique features:

  • Full basement and main floor addition
  • 2nd floor addition overtop existing one-storey portion of side-split
  • full front elevation change
  • Complete interior renovation down to stud walls
  • New 200 amp electrical service
  • New windows and doors throughout
  • Addition includes tandem garage

Challenges:

  • tight access for excavation
  • demolition of exterior brick wall
  • matching of new brick to old
  • roof removal, blending in existing remaining roof
  • incorporating trusses to existing wall layout
  • connection of plumbing to existing drains
  • removal of all wiring

Services Provided:

  • Planning & Design
  • Permit applications
  • Project Management

NEWTONBROOK

3,500 sf two-storey brick/stone custom home

Unique features:

  • walk-out basement,
  • covered rear patio,
  • in-floor radiant heating system
  • home automation
  • multiple gable façade
  • HVAC chamber system
  • Unique coffered ceilings

Challenges:

  • Lot approval
  • Underground hydro connection
  • High water table
  • Significant rainfall during excavation

Services Provided:

  • Committee of adjustment
  • Planning & Design
  • Permit applications
  • Custom Home Building

NEWTONBROOK

3,400 sf two-storey brick/stone custom home

Unique features:

  • Custom precast Indiana limestone façade
  • Walk-out basement
  • in-floor radiant heating system
  • home automation
  • HVAC chamber system
  • Unique coffered ceilings
  • Skylight lens
  • Elevator

Challenges:

  • High water table, secondary sub-basement
  • Elevator pit
  • Underground hydro connection
  • Continuous running sump pump
  • Attic insulation

Services provided:

  • Design consultation
  • Permit applications
  • Project Management