TORONTO HOME BUILDING AND RENOVATION BLOG — BVM Contracting

Home Additions

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How to know if your Toronto home is a good candidate for a home addition

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How to know if your Toronto home is a good candidate for a home addition

When you are planning to add additional levels to an existing home it is important to follow the right steps in order to prevent yourself from wasting money on a project that might be too costly for you to complete. Turning unknowns into knowns is an important step in making sure that there are as few items that pop up during your home addition project as possible. BVM Contracting has compiled a list of three very important items that you can complete for around $3000 that can give you absolute certainty that your existing home is well-suited for a second or third storey addition in Toronto.

Project Case Study: East York Second Storey Home Addition

Project Case Study: East York Second Storey Home Addition

What started out as an innocent site meeting to make sure that they were keeping their chosen General Contractor honest lead to working with BVM Contracting after Alex and Katherine learned more about our honest and transparent building approach. Learn more about their project and how we helped them build the home addition of their dreams in East York!

Birch Cliff Home Addition Feature - Viewbank Avenue

Birch Cliff Home Addition Feature - Viewbank Avenue

Learn more about our home addition project completed in the Birch Cliff neighbourhood of Scarborough. BVM Contracting can be your trusted home builder for any residential construction projects on the East End of Toronto, including Scarborough, East York, The Beaches, and the East end of Old Toronto/North York.

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Do I Need a Building Permit?

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Do I Need a Building Permit?

“When do I need building permits?” is a question that we get a lot, and for a good reason. Knowing what types of renovations need permits and which do not is an important differentiation and will either add or subtract a step to your process of renovating.

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Enbridge Home Efficiency Rebate Program

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Enbridge Home Efficiency Rebate Program

Chances are that if you live in Toronto (or the surrounding area) and own a home you have an account with Enbridge Gas. If you currently are a natural gas customer with Enbridge you can qualify for one of the following rebate or savings programs that allow you to live in a home that is more comfortable and less drafty…

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Recirculating Home Shower Systems

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Recirculating Home Shower Systems

How do you shower for a longer period of time but use less water? Seems a little tricky until you start to understand the science behind recirculating water showers. The technology of recirculating water showers is still very new with only a couple of companies trying to create an industry out of it. Nonetheless, it is still a very exciting idea that, if successful, will lead to a very large reduction in water usage across the world.