Custom Homes
A new house on your lot, a second storey on the house you have, or a rebuild that keeps the foundation and nothing else. Planned around the people who will live in it and built by the same person who quoted it. Bring your drawings, or just the idea, and Kumail will tell you at the first visit what it takes.
What this usually includes
A custom home is the biggest job a family takes on, and the one where a single accountable person matters most. Kumail runs the whole build himself, with licensed trades for the licensed work and the permits and inspections planned from the start.
- A plan built around how your family lives: who sleeps where, a suite for your parents, a main floor bedroom, the kitchen everyone ends up in
- Working from your drawings, with the building permit and the inspections handled
- Excavation, foundations and structure for new builds and additions
- Framing, roof, windows and exterior finishes
- Second storey additions on bungalows and semis
- Electrical, plumbing and heating by licensed trades
- Stairs, kitchens, bathrooms, floors, trim and paint to the finish you choose
- A legal basement apartment or in-law suite designed in from the start, where you want one
- One schedule, one written price and one person to call, from the first visit to the day you move in
Photos from our jobs
Two custom home jobs, from the first day on site to the finished front. Kumail can show you more at the site visit.
How your renovation runs
Five steps, the same on every job, so you always know what happens next and who is doing it.
Request a free estimateSite visit and written estimate
Kumail comes to your home, looks at the space with you and talks through what you want. You get a written estimate at no charge, with the scope spelled out.
Plan, finishes and timeline
Materials, finishes and the schedule are settled with you before anything is ordered or opened up.
Permits and registration
If your job needs a building permit, or a basement unit needs to be registered with the City, we say so at the estimate and build it into the plan.
The build
Kumail runs the site day to day. Electrical, plumbing and heating work is done by licensed trades he works with regularly.
Final walkthrough
We walk the finished space with you, room by room, and anything that is not right is fixed before we call the job done.
Custom homes: common questions
Do we need drawings before we call?
No. If you have drawings, bring them. If you do not, Kumail will tell you at the first visit what the house needs before a permit can be applied for and who needs to be involved, so you know the steps before you spend anything.
Can you add a second storey to our bungalow?
Yes. The foundation and the ground floor are checked first, because they decide what the house can carry, and the permit drawings follow from that.
Can you rebuild on the lot of our current house?
Yes. A rebuild keeps what is worth keeping, sometimes the foundation, sometimes the brick ground floor, and replaces the rest. Kumail walks the property with you and tells you what the lot allows before anything is decided.
Can a custom home include a legal basement apartment or an in-law suite?
Yes, and planning it into the house from the start is the simplest way to get one. The separate entrance, the fire separation and the ceiling height are designed in rather than fitted afterwards.
How is the price set on a job this size?
The same way as every job: the scope and the price in writing before anything starts, and if something has to change along the way you hear it from Kumail first, with the reason.
Ready to start?
Call Kumail directly at (647) 686-1786, or send a few details below and he will be in touch to set up a visit. We reply to every message.
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