Oshawa Masonry Contractor · Reformity Inc.Masonry & Brick Repair in Oshawa
Oshawa's older brick homes, on the streets around downtown and through the south end, are the usual candidates for repointing, chimney repair and foundation parging. The City's permit guide spells out the split: tuckpointing mortar joints, replacing a precast chimney cap and non-structural foundation repair need no permit, while underpinning, lowering a basement floor and structural foundation repair do. That matters if you want more headroom for a basement unit: lowering the floor turns a masonry job into a permitted structural one, and we prepare the drawings for it.
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Retaining wall details — Wall section, drainage and elevation. Click to enlarge.
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Drawn before we build
Drawn before we build in Oshawa.
Section details for retaining walls, steps and repairs. A retaining wall with more than 1 m of exposed height beside public property, a building entrance or property open to the public needs a building permit and a structural design.
Masonry permits in Oshawa
In Oshawa, tuckpointing, precast chimney cap replacement and non-structural foundation repair need no permit, but underpinning, lowering a basement floor and structural foundation repair do. Reformity prepares the drawings for permitted work and handles the application.
- Dimensions to your lot lines
- Materials, sizes and spacing
- Footing and base sections
- Code notes for the inspector
Where Ontario's Building Code requires a BCIN-qualified designer or a professional engineer for permit drawings, that sign-off is part of the drawing set.
How our drawings workCity of Oshawa rules
Masonry rules in Oshawa.
Checked against official municipal and provincial sources. Lots differ, so we confirm the rules for your address at the quote visit.
Heritage districts
Oshawa's only Heritage Conservation District is in the South Field at Oshawa Executive Airport. Over 40 properties are designated under the Ontario Heritage Act; altering a designated property needs a Heritage Permit (no fee), and Council has 60 days to decide on demolishing a listed, non-designated one.
City of Oshawa: heritage propertiesRetaining walls over 1 m
Under Ontario's Building Code, a retaining wall needs a building permit when its exposed height is over 1 m (3'3") and it's next to public property, access to a building, or private property open to the public. Those walls must be designed to the Code's structural (Part 4) rules.
Ontario Building Code, Div. A 1.3.3.5Underpinning
Underpinning a foundation, including lowering a basement for more headroom, needs a building permit and a professional engineer's design and review. Toronto also requires engineer testing and reports at the first and last construction stages.
City of Toronto: residential underpinning
What we build in Oshawa
Brick, block, and foundations done right.
- Brickwork
- Parging
- Foundation Repairs
- Underpinning
Neighbourhoods
Masonry across Oshawa.
- Samac
- Taunton
- Windfields
- Kedron
- Eastdale
- Donevan
- Lakeview
- Centennial
- McLaughlin
- Northglen
- O'Neill
- Vanier
Oshawa Masonry FAQ
Quick answers.
Not for tuckpointing mortar joints or replacing a precast chimney cap. Rebuilding a chimney, underpinning, lowering a basement floor and structural foundation repair all need a building permit. For other chimney repairs the City's sources differ (its permit guide lists chimney repairs, its web page exempts non-structural ones), so we confirm with Building Services before starting.
Oshawa's only Heritage Conservation District is in the South Field at Oshawa Executive Airport. Over 40 properties are designated under the Ontario Heritage Act; altering a designated property needs a Heritage Permit (no fee), and Council has 60 days to decide on demolishing a listed, non-designated one.
Send the form on this page or call 437-241-6287. We reply within one business day, visit your Oshawa property to measure and check the City of Oshawa rules for your lot, and give you a fixed written price.
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Planning masonry in Oshawa?
We'll measure, check the City of Oshawa rules for your lot, draw it up and give you a fixed written price. One business-day reply.