General Contractor in King City, Ontario

• Home additions. More living space, built to match the house, with the zoning, grading and septic questions sorted before construction. Home additions
• Whole-home renovations. Updating an older farmhouse or a larger home room by room or all at once, with one general contractor coordinating the trades. Whole-home renovations
• Decks, porches and outdoor living. Decks, pergolas, screened porches and covered outdoor rooms. Decks
• Kitchen renovations. Layout changes, cabinetry, counters, tile and lighting. Kitchen renovations
• Bathroom renovations. From a refresh to a full rebuild, including new bathrooms built from scratch. Bathroom renovations
• Basement renovations. Finished family rooms, media walls, bathrooms and stairs. Basement renovations

• Right next door. DDR is based in Aurora, which borders King Township, so King City and Nobleton are close to home for us.
• 5.0 stars on Google. Every Google review so far is five stars. Reviewers mention tidy job sites, clear communication and work finished on schedule.
• Porches, decks and interiors you can look at. Screened porch work shown on our homepage, Project Cedar Heights (a covered outdoor living space with a fireplace), Project Lindsay (a deck and pergola) and Project Nixon (an open kitchen and living space). See our projects

Communities and homes

King Township covers King City, Nobleton and Schomberg, smaller communities such as Kettleby and Pottageville, and a large rural area across the Oak Ridges Moraine. Homes range from century farmhouses and village homes to newer subdivisions and large houses on estate lots. Outside the villages, many properties are on a well and septic system, and some sit in areas regulated by a conservation authority, which shapes what can be built and where.

Permits

• A building permit is required to construct, demolish, renovate, alter or change the use of a building. That includes additions, adding or removing a structural wall, finishing a roughed-in bathroom, new plumbing, dormers, sunrooms, and repairing or installing a septic system. Painting, kitchen and bathroom cupboards, re-shingling a house and like-for-like furnace replacements do not. Source: Township of King: Building Permit Applications
• Approvals come first. The township won’t accept a building permit application until applicable law is satisfied. For most house projects that means a Zoning Certificate and a Development Engineering (grading) approval, plus an Oak Ridges Moraine review or clearance and conservation authority clearance where the property is affected. Sources: Applicable Law & Other Building Resources · Zoning Review and Certificate
• Applications go through the CityView Portal. Most reviews are done within 10 business days once the application is complete. Source: Township of King: Building Permit Applications
• Septic systems: if the house is on a septic system, the township’s forms include a Sewage System Evaluation Declaration, in which a qualified designer confirms the existing system is big enough for the proposed construction and working as designed. Repairing or installing a septic system needs its own permit.
• Decks: a freestanding deck in the rear yard that is smaller than 10 m² (108 sq ft) doesn’t need a permit. Larger decks, and decks attached to the house and more than 600 mm (2 ft) above grade, do. Source: Township of King: Building Permit Applications
• Heritage: a renovation plan for a designated heritage property is reviewed by the township’s heritage staff. Owners of listed properties don’t need special permits beyond a building permit to renovate, but the township has 60 days to review a plan to demolish. Source: Township of King: Heritage Planning

Rules change. We check the current requirements for your address before work starts.

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