Home Renovation in Vaughan, Ontario

• Home additions. Ground-floor and second-storey additions planned to match the house, with the permits and, where it applies, the heritage approvals lined up first. Home additions
• Whole-home renovations. Several rooms or a full floor at once, coordinated by one general contractor so the work stays in order. Whole-home renovations
• Kitchen renovations. Layout changes, islands, cabinetry, counters, tile and lighting. Kitchen renovations
• Bathroom renovations. Ensuites and main bathrooms, from a refresh to a full rebuild. Bathroom renovations
• Basement renovations. Finished family rooms, media walls, bathrooms and stairs. Basement renovations
• Decks and outdoor living. Decks, pergolas and covered outdoor rooms. Decks

• A York Region contractor. DDR is based in Aurora, a short drive up the 400 corridor, and works across York Region.
• 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 look at. Project Nixon (an open-plan kitchen, living and dining floor with a timber feature wall), Project Stonehaven (a kitchen island and living room) and Project Cedar Heights (a covered outdoor living space). See our projects
• Owner-led. Adrian Di Rosa runs the company.

Neighbourhoods and homes

We work across the City of Vaughan: the village core and estate streets of Kleinburg, Maple and the newer communities around it, Woodbridge, and the Vaughan side of Thornhill, as well as Concord and Vellore Village. Vaughan has a lot of large family homes built from the 1980s on, where the next step is often an addition, a reworked main floor or a finished basement. The historic village cores in Kleinburg, Maple, Woodbridge and Thornhill come with heritage rules worth knowing before you plan an addition.

Permits

• Most construction needs a building permit. The city publishes a short list of work that doesn’t: small sheds, low freestanding uncovered decks, replacing existing windows, doors, roofing, cupboards and counters, damp-proofing and painting. Additions, structural work and new living space are not on it. Apply through the city’s Online Permitting Portal / ePlans Portal; a complete permit application for a house is usually processed within 10 business days. Sources: City of Vaughan: Building Permits · Building Standards FAQ
• Decks: an uncovered deck of up to 18.6 m² (about 200 sq ft), no more than 0.6 m above grade and not attached to the house doesn’t need a permit. An attached deck needs one regardless of size or height. Zoning still applies to every deck. Source: Building Standards FAQ
• Heritage districts: Vaughan has four heritage conservation districts: Kleinburg-Nashville, Maple, Thornhill and Woodbridge. Owners need a heritage permit for additions, alterations or demolition. Interior changes, minor exterior changes not visible from the street and routine maintenance like painting usually don’t need one, but may still need a building permit. Sources: City of Vaughan: Heritage Conservation Districts · Kleinburg-Nashville HCD FAQ
• Secondary suites: allowed in specific detached, semi-detached and street townhouses, with a building permit and drawings by an architect, engineer or qualified designer. They are not allowed in the Woodbridge Special Policy Area or within a floodplain, and extra parking is required. Source: City of Vaughan: How to Get a Secondary Suite / ADU
• Trees: the city’s Tree Protection By-law can affect construction projects, so check it before planning an addition near trees. Source: City of Vaughan: Building Permits

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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