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A separate, permitted second unit for family or a tenant, designed and built to code by one team.
A legal basement apartment can house a parent or an adult child, or bring in rental income. We design the unit around the rules for fire separation, exits, windows and ceiling height, handle the permit and inspections, and build it with a full kitchen, bathroom and its own entrance.
Its own way in, often a side or walk-out entrance, so each unit has privacy.
Fire-rated walls, ceiling and doors between the two units.
Interconnected alarms in both units, so a warning in one sounds in the other.
Egress windows big enough to climb out of in an emergency.
Enough headroom and natural light in the living spaces.
A building permit, plus inspections at each stage, so the unit is legal.
The exact rules come from the Ontario Building Code and your city. We check your home against them at the consultation and design to meet them.
Most can, but it depends on ceiling height, windows, a separate entrance and space for fire separation. We look at your basement at the consultation and tell you what it would take.
Basement apartments are at the top of our basement range, because of the kitchen, bathroom, entrance and code work. Use the estimator on this page for a rough range.
Yes. A second unit needs a building permit. We prepare the drawings and handle the permit and every inspection, in Oakville, Burlington and nearby.
Usually 8 to 14 weeks on site, after design and permits, depending on the entrance and how much plumbing is needed.
A legal, permitted unit can be rented. Talk to your accountant and insurer about the tax and insurance side.
Yes. Many clients build one for a parent or an adult child, with the option to rent it later.
Book a free consultation. We’ll check your basement against the rules and give you a fixed quote.
