# Renovation Guides Toronto | Permits, Costs, Timelines & Planning for GTA Renovations | Whole House Renovation

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Renovation Guides

# Renovation Guides for Toronto and the GTA

Straight answers on cost, permits, timelines and planning, written by the team that builds the projects. Start with the guide that matches where you are in the process.

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Planning Guides

## Start Here

Our core planning guides live on the pages they support, so you get the guide and the service details in one place.

Cost

### Toronto Renovation Cost Guide 2026

Four tiers, room-by-room sub-ranges, the 6-draw payment schedule and how fixed pricing holds.

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[Toronto Renovation Cost Guide 2026 →](/cost/)

 

Process

### How a General Contractor Runs Your Project

Scope, design, permits, scheduling, inspections, payments and the deficiency walkthrough, step by step.

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[How a General Contractor Runs Your Project →](/about/#how-we-run-your-project)

 

Delivery

### Design-Build vs Architect + GC

Price certainty, decisions and accountability compared, and when a separate architect still makes sense.

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[Design-Build vs Architect + GC →](/whole-house-renovation/)

 

Heritage

### Heritage Homes: Hidden Conditions Behind the Walls

Knob-and-tube, 60-amp service, cast iron stacks, lead solder and asbestos: what we find and how it is priced.

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[Heritage Homes: Hidden Conditions Behind the Walls →](/heritage-restoration/)

 

Permits

### Zoning Feasibility, Permits and the Committee of Adjustment

Lot coverage, FSI, height, setbacks, tree protection and when a minor variance is needed for an addition.

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[Zoning Feasibility, Permits and the Committee of Adjustment →](/home-addition/#zoning-feasibility)

 

Basements

### Legal Basement Suite Checklist

Ceiling height, egress windows, fire separation, alarms and entrances, plus underpinning vs bench footing.

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[Legal Basement Suite Checklist →](/basement-renovation/)

Renovation Tier Matcher5 questions to find your likely tier, budget and timeline.

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Renovation ROI CalculatorEstimate value lift by scope and property type.

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## Get a Written Fixed Price Before You Commit

Tell us about your home or space. We review every request within 1 business day, visit the site and send a written scope with a hard-cap price before any design agreement.

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Call (647) 800-3733

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