Home Renovation in Newmarket, Ontario

• Basement renovations. Finished family rooms, media walls, bathrooms and stairs, and the permits that go with them. Basement renovations
• Bathroom renovations. From a refresh to a full rebuild, including new bathrooms built from scratch. Bathroom renovations
• Kitchen renovations. Layout changes, cabinetry, counters, tile and lighting. Kitchen renovations
• Home additions. Extra space planned and built to match the existing house. Home additions
• Decks and outdoor living. Decks, pergolas and screened porches. Decks
• Whole-home renovations. Several rooms or floors at once, coordinated by one general contractor. Whole-home renovations

• Right next door. DDR is based in Aurora, the town beside Newmarket, so a site visit or a check-in is a short drive.
• 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.
• Finished work you can see. Project Van Deusen (a basement with a blue media wall, glass stair railing and a double-vanity bathroom), Project Lakeview (two bathrooms) and Project Nixon (an open kitchen and living space). See our projects
• One company for the whole job. As the general contractor, DDR coordinates the trades so you aren’t managing them yourself.

Neighbourhoods and homes

We work across Newmarket, from the older homes around Main Street and the historic downtown to established neighbourhoods such as Glenway, Stonehaven-Wyndham, Summerhill Estates and Woodland Hill, and the newer subdivisions on the town’s edges. Plenty of Newmarket homes still have the basement, bathrooms and kitchen they were built with, and that’s usually where a renovation starts.

Permits

• Finishing a basement needs a building permit in Newmarket. So do additions, removing or adding walls, structural changes, new or enlarged window and door openings, plumbing and HVAC alterations, a below-grade entrance or walkout, and creating an additional residential unit. Floor and ceiling finishes, painting and same-size window replacements generally do not. Source: Town of Newmarket: Building and Renovating
• Applications go through the town’s online Development Portal. Once an application is complete, the town says it needs about 10 to 15 working days to review it and say whether the permit will be issued. Fees are on the town’s fees and charges page.
• Decks: a deck attached to the house needs a permit. A freestanding deck needs one if it is larger than 10 m² (about 108 sq ft) or, per the town’s permit list, more than 600 mm above grade. Zoning setbacks apply either way.
• Basement apartments (additional residential units): allowed, with building permits and inspections, and every unit must be registered with the town. Source: Town of Newmarket: Additional Residential Units
• Heritage district: in the Lower Main Street South Heritage Conservation District, alterations to a property need a heritage permit, in addition to any building permit. Source: Town of Newmarket: Heritage Conservation

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

Tell us what you’re planning and roughly when. We’ll talk it through and arrange a visit to see the space.

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