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Additions & Extensions

Introduction

Types of Additions

The Estimating Process...

Introduction

2-storey home with rear 1st floor additon in progress. Addition contains single-car garage garage and bedrooms on 2nd floor. First floor side extension has already been completed with walkout at basement level.

Adding an addition or extension to your home will likely be one of the largest purchases you will ever make (apart from the home itself).

However, it can also become an ugly nightmare if such a project is not carefully planned out beforehand and managed efficiently.

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Things you should know before the estimate process begins…

Selecting the best Architectural Designer for your project...

While most homeowners tend to focus on the importance of selecting the best contractor for their renovation project, it is equally critical to choose an Architect/Designer is who is most familiar with your local municipality’s by-law and how they administrate specific types of permit requests, which can differ from one municipality to the next.

It is also important that you make sure that he or she will work effectively with both yourself and your selected contractor.

For the most part, larger renovation projects become highly successful when the contractor, the architect and the owner are able to establish good, professional working relationships between themselves.

The Renovation Co-op offers its own, separate Architectural Design & Permit Services.

However, some clients have already hired (or plan to hire) their own architect before requesting an estimate for the actual work. This will have no effect on our established estimating procedures. However, their are certain guidelines set forth by The Co-op that are designed to move the project along quickly and efficiently.

Note:If your drawings are not being completed by one of the Co-op’s own member-specialists, our Contractor Estimating Process will not commence until you provide copies of both the final, Stamped Drawings and the approved Permit.

However....If your drawings are being completed by one of our member-Design Specialists, the estimating process for the contracting project will begin on the completion of the Final Permit Drawings, before the completion of the Permit Application Process which in essence, will save you up to 2 weeks.