Kitchens, Baths & Interiors
Commercial Renovations
Office, retail, clinic and restaurant renovations and tenant fit-outs, permitted, inspected and scheduled around your business.
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Commercial Renovations Scheduled Around Your Business
Commercial renovations run on different rules from houses. The space has to meet the Building Code for its use, stay accessible, pass fire and life-safety inspections, and often be built while the business, its neighbours or the landlord carry on around it. We plan offices, retail stores, clinics, salons, restaurants and tenant fit-outs with those constraints in mind.
Most commercial projects start with the lease and the landlord's requirements, then the permit. A change in how a space is used, such as retail becoming a restaurant or clinic, generally needs a building permit even if little construction is involved. Larger buildings often need drawings by an architect or engineer. Renovations can also trigger barrier-free upgrades under the Building Code, and restaurants need kitchen exhaust, fire suppression and health unit approval.
We coordinate the drawings and permits, schedule licensed electrical, plumbing and HVAC trades, and phase the work, including evenings and weekends where needed, so you can keep operating or open on a known date.
The process
From first visit to final walk-through
01
Consultation
Tell us what you want to change and send a few photos. We visit, measure and talk through options.
02
Written Quote
A clear scope, materials, permits and schedule, in writing. No vague allowances.
03
Permits & Planning
Drawings, permits and material orders lined up before demolition starts.
04
Build & Walk-Through
Work done in the right order, inspected where required, and walked through with you at the end.
Locations
Commercial Renovations by city
Durham Region
Scarborough & York Region
Northumberland & Quinte
Peterborough & the Kawarthas
South Simcoe & Dufferin
Hamilton
Brant, Haldimand & Norfolk
Cambridge & Oxford County
Questions
Commercial Renovations: FAQs
Do I need a permit for a commercial renovation?+
Most commercial renovations need a building permit, especially when walls, plumbing, fire separations or exits change, or when the use of the space changes. Electrical work needs an ESA permit. We confirm the requirements with the municipality before quoting.
Can you work around our business hours?+
Yes. Many commercial projects are phased or done in the evenings and on weekends so the business can keep operating. We agree on the schedule before work starts.
Do you do tenant fit-outs?+
Yes. We build out new and existing commercial units from a bare shell or a previous tenant's layout, working to the landlord's requirements and the lease.
Do you renovate restaurants?+
Yes. Restaurants involve kitchen exhaust hoods and fire suppression, grease interceptors, washroom counts and a public health inspection before opening. We plan those from the start.
What about asbestos in older commercial buildings?+
Before construction in a workplace, Ontario requires the owner to identify designated substances such as asbestos and lead. In older buildings we confirm a survey is in place and plan any removal before the work begins.
Often paired with drywall and interior finishing, flooring installation and accessible and aging-in-place renovations.
Let's plan your renovation.
Tell us what you want to change and send a few photos. We will book a visit and send a clear written quote, with no obligation.