Case Study: Renovating a Mount Royal Home

Approaching the home before the renovation, it felt dated, and almost stale. The colour and style of the exterior didn’t quite suit the owner or the neighborhood.

Inside the home, the hardwood floor had been painted black, and the kitchen was a relic of the 1980s, with worn, outdated cupboards and a layout that felt cramped and inefficient. Each space was walled off, as was typical of a home of this age, creating a sense of separation that didn’t align with modern living. The front of the home also had two bay windows which needed to be removed, as they no longer complemented the home’s potential.

The back of the house would also need a lot of love. The power lines coming into the house were hanging low and tangled through the trees, posing both a visual and practical concern. The back deck was an eyesore to say the least, but yet the backyard landscaping was beautifully maintained. You could immediately tell that the new deck would serve the purpose of creating an inviting space for social gatherings.

The house had one major advantage: in the 1980s, a second floor had been added, which had previously been renovated. When they built the second floor, they constructed it in such a way that all the interior walls on the main floor could be removed—a game-changer for the renovation. This meant the kitchen could be completely reimagined, opening up the space to create a modern, functional, and stylish heart of the home. A huge change was about to begin, and the kitchen renovation would undoubtedly become one of the most transformative aspects of the entire project.

Once the main floor was gutted and asbestos removed we could clearly see what we were working with.

Often a General Contractor will do a lot of work that doesn’t translate to a dramatic photo at the end. This project is no different in that regard. For example moving venting, ripping out stairs, changing the position of exterior doors, completely rewiring a homes electrical system, installing a vacuflow system, or changing all of the plumbing doesn’t translate to photos. In fact no one sees any of that other than the owner of the home.

A great General Contractor makes the home function perfectly while looking exactly how the owner wants it to.

The project was completed in less than five months with minor items remaining due to weather constraints. The owner was back in before Christmas and has since referred us to all of their friends and colleagues. Could we have found a better client? Not in a million years.