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Step-by-Step Planning Guide For Home Building Projects in Toronto

Step-by-Step Planning Guide For Home Building Projects in Toronto

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.

Required Electrical Upgrades For New Homes in Ontario

Required Electrical Upgrades For New Homes in Ontario

Learn more about the key electrical requirements for new home builds in Ontario.

Home Building Readiness Assessment

Home Building Readiness Assessment

Think you are ready to complete a home build? Take our assessment to see if you are correct!

Benefits of Adding a Second HVAC System to a Home Addition

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

How to Evaluate Your Home For Solar

Learn how to properly evaluate your home’s feasibility for installing solar panels!

The Importance of Renovation and Home Building Consultations

The Importance of Renovation and Home Building Consultations

Learn about the concept of a renovation consultation, and why completing one before you dive into your renovation or home build project will save you a lot of time, money, and…

Must Have Energy Saving Upgrades When Building

Must Have Energy Saving Upgrades When Building

Looking to make your new home build or home addition more energy efficient on a budget? Read our post to see what our recommendations are as a home builder in Toronto, Ontario.

Give Your Budget to Your Home Builder

Give Your Budget to Your Home Builder

Learn about why telling your Home Builder about your budget can actually benefit you during the pre-construction process (as long as you tell them at the right time)

How to Build a Home or Renovate During A Recession

How to Build a Home or Renovate During A Recession

When money becomes expensive to borrow and inflation is high, it makes home renovations, home additions, and home building projects more expensive. Learn about the ways you can still renovate or build during a recession (and even save some money!)

How to Pick the Right Custom Home Builder

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

A Guide to Home Building Versus Moving in Toronto

A definitive guide on what your best option is between moving or building on your existing property in Toronto. We aim to provide a more technical set of concepts that every home owner should review before making their final decision.

Prevent Delays for your Custom Home Building Project 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.

Budgeting Process for New Home Build In Toronto

Budgeting Process for New Home Build In Toronto

Looking to tear down your existing home and build new, or have a property in the Greater Toronto Area that you want to build on? In this article we break down some important considerations and costs, and how to estimate the cost of new home construction in Toronto.

How to Build Your New Home In Record Time in Toronto

How to Build Your New Home In Record Time in Toronto

BVM Contracting discusses the key features of a home builder that allows them to get home addition, new home construction, and interior renovation projects completed in the most efficient manner. You are going to be surprised to learn that some of the methods involve…

Scarborough New Home Build - Finished Home Tour

Scarborough New Home Build - Finished Home Tour

As a local home builder in Scarborough, BVM Contracting was very excited to work so close to home and build such a beautiful home for one of our real estate investors in Toronto. BVM Contracting specializes in new home construction in the East End of the Greater Toronto Area, including East York, Scarborough, The Beaches, Old Toronto, and North York.

East York New Home Construction - Finished Home Tour

East York New Home Construction - Finished Home Tour

BVM Contracting is a leader in new home construction projects for home owners in the East End of Toronto. In this blog we highlight a recently completed new home build located in East York's beautiful Danforth Village. We have also attached some progress photos to highlight the change that was made to this property within 8 short months!

How do I Find the Right Home Builder in Toronto? Take our Quiz to Find out if we are your match!

How do I Find the Right Home Builder in Toronto? Take our Quiz to Find out if we are your match!

Over the years of doing business as a home builder in Toronto, we have developed a target client persona that allows us to determine if we will be able to deliver our service effectively to whichever customer we work with. To help our potential clients determine if we are the right fit for their project we have developed a specific list of questions that will allow us to understand if we will be the right builder for your project! Take the quiz to find out if BVM Contracting is your best choice for a home builder in Toronto!

Be Your Own Builder or General Contractor with BVM Contracting

Be Your Own Builder or General Contractor with BVM Contracting

Learn about the different options you have for building your own home with BVM Contracting as the General Contractor/Home Builder/Project Manager for a portion of the residential construction project.