Embarking on the journey to build your dream home is an exciting but sometimes daunting process if you are unsure of how and where to start. As Toronto’s leader in quality home renovations and home building, we've taken the time to outline a step-by-step guide to help you feel prepared to navigate this journey smoothly.
Home Building Readiness Assessment
Benefits of Adding a Second HVAC System to a Home Addition
Expanding your home with an addition is a costly, yet necessary endeavor for a lot of Toronto home owners who have growing families or space needs. However, one crucial consideration often overlooked is how a home addition will affect your home's heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. While it may seem convenient to extend your existing HVAC ductwork to cover heating and cooling needs for the new space, adding a second and dedicated HVAC system for the addition can offer numerous benefits. In this article, we'll outline why adding a second HVAC system to your home addition project might become a huge benefit to your newly-constructed home in Toronto (and beyond).
How to Evaluate Your Home For Solar
The Importance of Renovation and Home Building Consultations
Must Have Energy Saving Upgrades When Building
Must Have Upgrades for Your Home Addition
How to Keep Home Addition Costs Low
More Homes Built Faster Act - Key Takeaways
Give Your Budget to Your Home Builder
How to Build a Home or Renovate During A Recession
How to Pick the Right Custom Home Builder
Over the years we have seen many potential clients get tempted by or commit to home builders that we bid against who promise the world but under-deliver and end up creating a horrible home building experience for them. Below we will run through the items/credentials that you need to know and ensure that your builder has before committing to them.
A Guide to Home Building Versus Moving in Toronto
Prevent Delays for your Custom Home Building Project in Toronto
Learn about the most common items that delay a custom home build that customers are unaware of until the contract gets signed. Custom Home Builders in Toronto have a nasty habit of hiding all of the potential risks to a project until it is too late. We are here to help you plan your project properly by first accounting for all of the items that will delay your project with improper planning.
How to Maximize the Floor Space of Your Second Floor Addition in Toronto
How to increase your basement ceiling height without Underpinning
With our fair share of home addition, home extension, and full interior renovation projects we have seen and devised many alternative strategies to avoid having to underpin a basement to increase the ceiling height. Sometimes it is unavoidable to underpin but at least you will know your other options to make an informed decision for your next renovation project!
How to know if your Toronto home is a good candidate for a home addition
When you are planning to add additional levels to an existing home it is important to follow the right steps in order to prevent yourself from wasting money on a project that might be too costly for you to complete. Turning unknowns into knowns is an important step in making sure that there are as few items that pop up during your home addition project as possible. BVM Contracting has compiled a list of three very important items that you can complete for around $3000 that can give you absolute certainty that your existing home is well-suited for a second or third storey addition in Toronto.
Project Case Study: East York Second Storey Home Addition
What started out as an innocent site meeting to make sure that they were keeping their chosen General Contractor honest lead to working with BVM Contracting after Alex and Katherine learned more about our honest and transparent building approach. Learn more about their project and how we helped them build the home addition of their dreams in East York!
Birch Cliff Home Addition Feature - Viewbank Avenue
Learn more about our home addition project completed in the Birch Cliff neighbourhood of Scarborough. BVM Contracting can be your trusted home builder for any residential construction projects on the East End of Toronto, including Scarborough, East York, The Beaches, and the East end of Old Toronto/North York.