General Contractor in Orillia

Orillia is some of our most familiar ground. The older homes downtown and in the North and South Wards were built well and renovated in pieces over the decades, which means every project starts with finding out what is actually behind the walls. The new subdivisions in West Orillia are the opposite problem: sound structures finished to a builder standard that homeowners outgrow fast. We renovate both, and we work across the city year-round.

Our Orillia work runs from bathroom and kitchen renovations in the older homes, to basement finishes and additions in the new builds, to decks and exterior work on the waterfront properties around Lake Couchiching. Older Orillia houses reward a contractor who plans for surprises: knob-and-tube era wiring, plaster walls, and framing that predates modern spans all show up regularly, and the time to price them is before the walls open, not after.

Every Orillia project starts the same way: a free estimate visit, then an itemized written proposal with every part of the job listed and priced. If something changes along the way, the change is priced and approved by you in writing before the work happens. Our work carries a one-year workmanship warranty, we are insured and WSIB compliant, and we are in Orillia every week, so follow-up never means waiting on a contractor from out of town.

We also publish our prices. The guide ranges below are the same numbers our cost calculator gives anyone, any time. Run your project, see the range, then decide if you want us out for the real number.

Homeowners here can also join the Concepts Home Care Plan: spring and fall exterior checks for $24.99/month.

Working hours in Orillia are the same as everywhere we work: Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, with estimate visits booked at a time that suits your schedule.

An unfinished basement is the cheapest square footage you will ever add to an Orillia home, and West Orillia's new builds are full of them waiting. Basements are also where the permit matters most. Finishing a basement in Orillia requires a building permit, and the city asks for floor plans drawn to scale showing the rooms, ceiling heights, windows, and where the plumbing fixtures and alarms go. We handle the drawings, the application, and the inspections as part of the job. A legal suite carries fire separation, egress, and inspection requirements a rec room does not, and we will tell you at the estimate whether your basement can legally hold one before you spend a dollar on drawings.

Our basement remodeling page covers the full process, including how the permit and inspection steps sit in the schedule.

Flooring is where we ask homeowners to slow down. The Davey Drive assessment we delivered this fall is the reason: a floor that fails early is almost never the material's fault. It is the installation, the prep, or the levelling underneath, and the honest answer comes from looking before anyone quotes. If your floor is already failing, we will assess it and tell you what actually went wrong before we price the fix. Flooring on its own does not need a permit in Orillia; the city lists it among the work that does not require one. If the job opens walls or moves plumbing, that part is permitted and inspected as it should be.

Kitchens turn on cabinets, counters, and whether the layout moves. Keeping the layout is the single biggest saving available in most kitchens, and we will price it both ways if you want to see the difference. Details on our flooring installation and kitchen remodeling pages.