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Basement Renovation · East Gwillimbury, York Region

Basement renovation in East Gwillimbury.

Basement renovation in East Gwillimbury by a contractor based in the town: family rooms, offices, bathrooms and basement apartments, framed, insulated, wired and floored to drawings you sign off first.

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Years in business
15+
Insured & licensed
WSIB
50 Google reviews
5.0★

What’s included

What a basement
renovation includes.

A basement renovation in East Gwillimbury is designed as a whole floor before anything is framed, around the stairs, posts, ducts and furnace room. The build covers framing, insulation, ceilings and bulkheads, slab-friendly flooring, drywall, paint and wiring, plus bathrooms, a wet bar or second kitchen, or a full apartment with fire separation and egress windows.

  1. Layout and framing

    A plan for the rooms that works around the stairs, the posts and the mechanical equipment.

    • A design for the whole floor
    • Framing and insulation
    • Ceilings and bulkheads
    • Doors and trim

  2. Floors, walls and lighting

    A basement finished to match the feel of the house overhead.

    • Flooring suited to a basement
    • Drywall and paint
    • Lighting and wiring

  3. Bathrooms and kitchens

    Bathroom, wet bar or kitchen: whichever goes downstairs is plumbed to serve it.

    • A basement bathroom
    • A second kitchen or wet bar
    • Plumbing rough-in
    • Ventilation

  4. Basement apartments

    A separate unit, built to what the Building Code and your municipality ask of one.

    • A kitchen and bathroom of its own
    • Fire separation between the units
    • Exits and egress windows
    • Work to the approved permit drawings

Why Sonce

One contractor,
both sides of the door.

The back door is where most renovators finish and most landscapers begin. We plan the work on both sides and build it.

  1. 15+ years in business

    In business for more than 15 years, Sonce Homes takes on work indoors and in the yard.

  2. Licensed and WSIB insured

    Sonce Homes is licensed and WSIB insured. Ask us about the credentials relevant to your project.

  3. Design before construction

    We plan the design together and draw it up so the work is easy to imagine, and building waits for your go-ahead.

  4. A conversation throughout

    At the outset we talk over your budget and the job with you, and after that you hear from us stage by stage.

In business for more than 15 years, Sonce Homes takes on work indoors and in the yard.

Sonce Homes is licensed and WSIB insured. Ask us about the credentials relevant to your project.

We plan the design together and draw it up so the work is easy to imagine, and building waits for your go-ahead.

At the outset we talk over your budget and the job with you, and after that you hear from us stage by stage.

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Selected Projects

Inside the house.
A closer look.

Choose a scene, then follow its numbered points to the materials beside it. Illustrative scenes to help you picture the possibilities.

Finished basement lounge with large windows, cream walls, navy built-in cabinetry and a light sofa.
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Oak, navy cabinetry

A lower level to settle into

A basement lounge with built-in storage and daylight from generous windows.

Strip lighting runs above the shelves, and a desk is built into the same wall beside them.

On the picture

  1. Built-insOak shelves, navy cabinets
  2. DeskSet into the wall unit
  3. WindowsThree, facing the garden
Plan a project like this: A lower level to settle into

Cream cabinetry, oak, stone

A kitchen made for gathering

Cream cabinetry, a navy island and pale stone in a bright family kitchen.

Open oak shelves stand either side of the hood, and black-framed windows wrap the corner of the room.

On the picture

  1. HoodCream, with an oak band
  2. BacksplashHerringbone tile
  3. IslandNavy, slatted oak ends
Plan a project like this: A kitchen made for gathering

Stone tile, navy, brass

Stone, light and a walk-in shower

A navy double vanity beside a generous shower in warm stone tile.

A clear glass panel keeps the shower open to the room, and a niche for bottles is set into its tiled wall.

On the picture

  1. LightingBrass wall lights
  2. VanityNavy, two basins
  3. ShowerBrass rain head
Plan a project like this: Stone, light and a walk-in shower

Cedar, glass

Cedar behind the glass

A glass-fronted cedar sauna beside a calm wellness space.

Cedar boards line the walls and the ceiling inside and carry on across the wall outside the glass, so the sauna reads as part of the room.

On the picture

  1. CladdingVertical cedar boards
  2. BenchesTwo levels, slatted
  3. HeaterFloor-standing, with stones
Plan a project like this: Cedar behind the glass

Oak, pale stone, navy

An open main floor

A kitchen, dining space and living room connected by warm oak flooring.

Tall windows and a glazed door run the length of the back wall, so the island, the table and the sofa share the same daylight.

On the picture

  1. IslandNavy, pale stone top
  2. Back wallGlazed door, tall windows
  3. FloorWide oak boards
Plan a project like this: An open main floor

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Gallery

Room to imagine.
Details to build on.

Basements, bathrooms, saunas and kitchens. Explore layouts, materials and details for your own home.

Basement recreation room with a wet bar
Walk-in shower in cream stone tile
Outdoor cedar sauna cabin in the yard
Cream shaker kitchen with a deep navy island

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Illustrative scenes for planning your project.

Service area

Close to home.
Across York Region.

Renovation and general contracting from our office in East Gwillimbury. The rings show roughly how long the drive is from there, outside rush hour.

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Questions

Basement renovation in East Gwillimbury:
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Good to know

Basement renovation in East Gwillimbury:
good to know.

Basement renovation permits in East Gwillimbury

A finished basement is permit work here, and the permit sets the order of the job: what is inside the walls is inspected before insulation and drywall cover it. An apartment adds a step. Every accessory apartment application in East Gwillimbury goes to the Fire Department for a fire safety review, so the fire separation, exits and egress windows are drawn before the application goes in. Our own order fits around it. We have renovated for more than 15 years from a base in East Gwillimbury; the budget is set out first, drawings are approved before framing, and a change once work is under way is priced in cost and time before it is built.

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Basement finishing in East Gwillimbury: dry before framing

In East Gwillimbury the age of the house moves the price first. Around Sharon much of the housing went up in the mid to late 1980s, so many basements there are near 40 years old; in Mount Albert the south and east quadrants date from the 1970s and the north west subdivision from 1995. An older basement is checked for damp and cracks before anything else, and repairs are priced before they are done.

Damp patches, cracks or leaks in the concrete are repaired first, because framing over them would hide the problem behind insulation and drywall. The walls are then insulated so moist indoor air never reaches the cold concrete. Low pipes and ducts are rerouted or boxed into bulkheads at the same stage, so the ceiling height is known before rooms are laid out.

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Years in business
15+
Insured & licensed
WSIB
50 Google reviews
5.0★