Oshawa Renovation Contractor · Reformity Inc.Basement & Home Renovations in Oshawa
Oshawa renovations tend to follow the age of the house: newer north-end homes are often ready for a first basement finish, while older homes near the core are more often due for new kitchens, bathrooms and flooring. If the basement is meant to become a rental unit, sort out the permits first. An accessory apartment needs its own 'add a dwelling unit' building permit, the City issues a two-unit house registration after the final inspection, and renting inside the licensing area around Durham College and Ontario Tech needs a City licence.
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Basement finish floor plan — Rooms, egress window, alarms and wall section. Click to enlarge.
Drawn before we build
Drawn before we build in Oshawa.
A floor plan of the finished space: rooms, the bedroom egress window, bathroom, smoke and CO alarms, and the wall build-up. Finishing a basement usually needs a building permit, and this is the drawing the application is built on.
Renovations permits in Oshawa
Finishing a basement, moving plumbing, adding a bathroom or adding or removing walls needs a building permit in Oshawa, and a basement apartment is a separate 'add a dwelling unit' permit, after which the City registers the two-unit house. Reformity prepares the permit drawings 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
Renovations rules in Oshawa.
Checked against official municipal and provincial sources. Lots differ, so we confirm the rules for your address at the quote visit.
Basements & second units
Finishing a basement needs a building permit, and the house must remain a single housekeeping establishment with no extra cooking facilities. A basement apartment is a separate 'add a dwelling unit' permit (up to three units per lot), after which the City issues a two-unit house registration. Rentals in the City's licensing area around Durham College and Ontario Tech need a licence.
City of Oshawa: accessory apartmentsSecond & third units
Ontario's Planning Act allows up to three units on a serviced urban residential lot with a detached, semi or townhouse: three in the house, or two in the house plus one in an ancillary building like a garage. Each new unit needs a building permit.
Ontario: additional residential units
What we build in Oshawa
Interiors finished to impress.
- Kitchen Renovations
- Bathroom Renovations
- Basement Finishing
- Epoxy & Tile Floors
Neighbourhoods
Renovations across Oshawa.
- Samac
- Taunton
- Windfields
- Kedron
- Eastdale
- Donevan
- Lakeview
- Centennial
- McLaughlin
- Northglen
- O'Neill
- Vanier
Oshawa Renovations FAQ
Quick answers.
Not to replace flooring, install cabinets with no plumbing changes, swap a sink or toilet in place, or replace a window or door with one the same size. Moving plumbing, adding a bathroom, adding or removing walls, or enlarging windows and doors generally needs a building permit, and we prepare the drawings for it.
Finishing a basement needs a building permit, and the house must remain a single housekeeping establishment with no extra cooking facilities. A basement apartment is a separate 'add a dwelling unit' permit (up to three units per lot), after which the City issues a two-unit house registration. Rentals in the City's licensing area around Durham College and Ontario Tech need a licence.
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.
Free on-site quote
Planning renovations 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.