Whole-home renovation & additions · Halton
Rear additions, second storeys, main-floor reconfigurations. Our live job board below shows what we're building right now, how far along each one is, and which one is behind schedule. Including the one that's behind schedule.
Taking on 2 more projects for a spring 2027 start
Live job board · updated weekly
No contractor publishes this, because it shows the jobs that slip. We publish it because you're about to hand someone a six-figure cheque and a key to your house, and you deserve to see how we behave when things go wrong.
| Project | Scope | Contract | Progress | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixteen Mile CreekStarted 2 Mar 2026 | Two-storey rear addition, 46m² | $318,400 | 74% · wk 16/22 | On schedule |
| Derry & BronteStarted 19 Jan 2026 | Main floor reconfiguration + powder room | $186,900 | 58% · wk 14/18 | 3 weeks late |
| Campbellville RoadStarted 6 Oct 2025 | Second storey over garage, 62m² | $402,700 | Handed over 14 Jun | Complete |
| Willmott CrescentStarts 14 Sep 2026 | Rear addition + kitchen relocation | $243,000 | Permit submitted | In permitting |
Why Derry & Bronte is late: we opened a wall in week six and found the previous renovation had removed a bearing stud pack and never replaced it. Engineering re-work took eleven days and the homeowners paid $9,400 for a proper repair. We could have covered it and said nothing. The row stays on the board until the job closes.
Cost per square foot · Milton 2026
Halton pricing, current as of this quarter, including design, engineering, permits, construction and HST. Finishes at the middle of the range, not builder-basic, not imported stone.
| Type of work | Per sq ft | Typical project | Duration | Permit needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main floor reconfigurationWalls out, beam in, same footprint | $120 to $190 | $150,000 to $220,000 | 14 to 20 weeks | Yes |
| Single-storey rear additionNew foundation, roof tie-in | $390 to $520 | $180,000 to $290,000 | 18 to 26 weeks | Yes |
| Two-storey rear additionDoubles the added area for ~60% more cost | $340 to $460 | $290,000 to $460,000 | 22 to 32 weeks | Yes |
| Second storey over garageExisting foundation reused where it can carry | $300 to $420 | $260,000 to $410,000 | 20 to 30 weeks | Yes + committee |
Two things move these numbers more than anything else: whether your lot allows the addition without a minor variance, and what's under your existing footings. We check both at the survey, before you have spent anything with us.
Scope, in writing
Most disputes on a renovation are not about quality. They're about somebody assuming an item was included. Here is the list we hand you at quote stage.
In every contract we write, at every price point.
Named up front so it is never a surprise on an invoice.
Case study · completed
62m² over garage · handed over 14 June 2026
The Ashworths wanted two bedrooms and a bathroom above their garage. Straightforward, on paper. The 1988 garage foundation turned out to be a 200mm slab with no proper footing at the north-east corner, adequate for a garage roof, nowhere near adequate for a storey of house.
We stopped at survey stage, before contract, and told them the honest version: underpin that corner and the project works, or don't and we walk away. Underpinning added $38,000 and six weeks to a job we hadn't yet been paid for. They took a fortnight to decide, got a second opinion, and came back.
The finished storey is 62m², two bedrooms, a four-piece bath, and a landing wide enough to be useful. The exterior was re-clad across the whole front so the addition doesn't announce itself, which is the part nobody notices and the part that took longest to get right.
We were nine days late and $6,200 over. The overage was cedar cladding that went up 14% between quote and order; we absorbed half. The nine days were ours, we under-planned the re-clad and said so at handover.
Two hours. We go into the crawlspace, check the footings, pull the lot fabric, and tell you whether what you want is possible before anyone talks about money.