Renovation Planning and Design Services in Etobicoke
Get More Out of a Post-War Bungalow Without Guessing at the Structure
Etobicoke’s best renovation opportunities are also its most structurally demanding: 1950s bungalows and 1.5-storeys on generous lots, built when families needed less space than they do now. Going up, going back or going down all work here — but only after someone has drawn the existing structure accurately and confirmed what the roof, the footings and the zoning will actually allow. That is what renovation planning and design buys you.
Because Etobicoke is part of the City of Toronto, every drawing we produce is prepared to the Ontario Building Code and to Toronto Building’s submission standards under Zoning By-law 569-2013 — the same rules that govern a project downtown.
Why Etobicoke Homeowners Bring 905 Reno In Early
Adding a second storey to an Etobicoke bungalow is not a drawing exercise — it is a load path question, a foundation capacity question and a zoning envelope question, answered in that order. Our designers work with what this part of the city is built from: wartime and post-war bungalows through Alderwood and Markland Wood, larger lots and rebuild candidates in The Kingsway and Humber Valley Village, and lakeshore properties in Mimico and New Toronto where the existing structure rarely matches the original drawings.
What an Etobicoke homeowner gets from a 905 Reno design package:
Licensed and insured renovation design professionals serving Etobicoke homeowners
Structural layout and space planning specialists for post-war Etobicoke housing
Full pre-construction service from existing-conditions measure to permit submission
Drawings prepared to the Ontario Building Code and Toronto Building submission standards
Defined design fees with scoped deliverables and dates agreed before work starts
Material and finish schedules settled before demolition, not during it
We run the whole pre-construction sequence — measure, concept, structure, permit set — so when your contractor mobilises in Etobicoke there is nothing left to interpret.
What Planning Protects You From in Etobicoke
On an addition or a second storey, the expensive discoveries are structural and they arrive after demolition. Design-stage investigation moves them forward to a point where they only cost a revision.
Know the Real Number Before You Sign
Dimensioned drawings and a finish schedule let every trade bid the same scope, so a second-storey budget agreed in Alderwood or Sunnylea holds once the roof comes off.
Resolve Zoning and Conservation Review Early
TRCA-regulated land along Etobicoke and Mimico Creek, lot coverage limits under 569-2013, and Committee of Adjustment variances all surface during design — not after your contractor has mobilised.
Give Every Trade the Same Instructions
A sequenced set lets your general contractor stage demolition, structure, mechanical and finishes cleanly, which is what keeps an addition from stalling between trades.
Prepared for Toronto Building Submission
Every drawing set is assembled to Ontario Building Code and Toronto Building’s requirements, so the permit application moves without repeated resubmission.
Design Directions That Fit Etobicoke Properties
A Kingsway centre-hall, an Alderwood bungalow and a Humber Bay condo have almost nothing in common structurally, so every project starts with a measure, an as-built set and a conversation about what the household needs the space to do.
Where Etobicoke projects usually go:
Second-storey additions over 1950s bungalows in Alderwood, Rexdale and Markland Wood
Rear extensions and main-floor reconfiguration for Sunnylea and Islington Village homes
Garden and laneway suite feasibility on qualifying Etobicoke lots under Toronto zoning
Underpinning and lowered-basement layouts for legal secondary suites near the lakeshore
Whole-house and teardown-rebuild planning for Kingsway and Humber Valley Village lots
Where We Work Across Etobicoke
905 Reno plans and designs renovations across Etobicoke — through The Kingsway, Sunnylea, and Humber Valley Village, into Alderwood, Long Branch, and New Toronto, and out to Markland Wood, Islington Village, Princess-Rosethorn, and Mimico.
Two things shape design here more than anywhere else in the city. Properties near the Etobicoke and Mimico Creek corridors fall inside TRCA-regulated land, which adds a review layer before a permit is issued. And because Toronto’s zoning applies, garden suites and laneway suites are available as-of-right on lots that qualify — an option most Etobicoke owners have never had assessed on their own property.
Why the Drawing Set Decides the Outcome
Etobicoke homeowners routinely find that a structural change discovered after demolition costs five to ten times what it would have on paper — and that a Committee of Adjustment variance on a minor setback issue can add months before a shovel moves.
A complete pre-construction package retires that risk and gives every trade one coordinated set to build from.
905 Reno Manages Every Step of Your Renovation Planning and Design, Including:
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Site measure, structural review and as-built drawings of the existing house.
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Concept layouts, load-path strategy and 3D views for additions and second storeys.
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Design development, finish schedules and material selections costed before approval.
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Permit drawings prepared for Toronto Building submission under By-law 569-2013.
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Contractor handoff, trade coordination and design support through construction.
Plan Your Etobicoke Renovation First
Lock the scope, the structure and the budget before demolition begins. 905 Reno’s design team can plan your Etobicoke project — whether that is a second storey over an Alderwood bungalow, a rear addition in Sunnylea, or a garden suite assessment on a Long Branch lot.