Category Archives: Basements

B is for…Break it, and Build me a New One.

New built homes are not for everyone’s preference. Many of our clients are drawn to mature neighbourhoods in Toronto. Often for the convenience of being closer to the city or simply “URBAN LOVE”. It is in the neighbourhood of Yonge and Lawrence that we have undertaken the restoration of a home built in 1929, and [...]

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Lock em’ in the basement…

When it comes to city living in Toronto, mature neighbourhood homes in desirable pockets have a style all their own. We often find touches of ‘days gone by’, such as stain glass windows, double hung windows, gum wood trim, high base boards, and rich, elegant staircases. However when it comes to the basement, commonly we find that the ceiling height is [...]

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Basement Revival

For many decades the basement was a forgotten area in most homes. It was the resting place of every forgotten gadget and piece of exercise equipment, home to boxes and boxes of clothing you swore you would fit into one day. Basements were cold, and dark; a perfect place for any bogeyman to make his [...]

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