Markham — City of Markham Building Standards
Full Home Renovation in Markham
Markham renovations split into two distinct crafts. In Unionville and Markham Village, century homes along heritage streets demand restoration-grade skill and approvals through Heritage Markham. In Cachet, Angus Glen and Cathedraltown, executive homes from the 1990s and 2000s — big, well-built, stylistically dated — want complete interior reinvention. We do both at the highest level.
The executive-home renovation is Markham’s quiet boom. These 4,000-to-6,000-square-foot houses have the volumes luxury demands — two-storey foyers, principal rooms, three-car garages — but carry builder-grade finishes, oak-and-brass palettes and closed kitchens a generation out of date. We strip them to their strengths and rebuild: new kitchens and baths, wide-plank floors, integrated lighting, and millwork the original tract builder never offered.
One team carries design, City of Markham permits and construction, with fixed-scope contracts and a supervisor your family will know by name.
- Serving
- Unionville · Markham Village · Cachet · Angus Glen · Cathedral Town
- Permits
- City of Markham Building Standards
- Response
- Within 24 hours
- Warranty
- 5-Year workmanship
Why Markham homeowners renovate with us
We calibrate to the house. A Main Street Unionville Victorian gets true restoration — lime-appropriate masonry repair, salvaged trim profiles, sash windows rebuilt rather than replaced — and a heritage application prepared for Heritage Markham’s review. An Angus Glen executive gets contemporary re-planning that opens the kitchen across the garden elevation without fighting the original truss roof.
Our finish standard travels with us from estate work: bookmatched stone, hand-set millwork, hardware you feel the weight of. Markham clients often come to us after seeing that standard in a neighbour’s project — most of our work in Cachet and Angus Glen arrives by referral from the same streets.
Renovation permits and heritage rules in Markham
Renovation permits in Markham issue through City of Markham Building Standards. Structural changes, additions and new plumbing require a permit, and the City’s review for standard house applications is among the region’s fastest — complete files are typically processed within ten business days. Variances, where needed, go to Markham’s Committee of Adjustment with a two-to-four-month runway.
Heritage is the local layer with teeth. Properties in the Unionville and Markham Village Heritage Conservation Districts — and individually designated homes elsewhere — need a heritage permit reviewed by Heritage Markham before exterior alterations, additions or window replacements. We prepare those submissions with the district guidelines cited page by page, which is why they clear cleanly.
Renovations completed across Markham
- Angus Glen
Executive Reinvention
A 5,400 sq ft 1998 home stripped of its oak-and-brass era — new chef’s kitchen, primary spa suite with bookmatched Statuario, and integrated lighting throughout.
- Unionville
Victorian on Main
A designated 1890s home renovated under Heritage Markham approval — restored verandah and sash windows outside, fully re-planned modern interior within.
- Cachet
Cachet Court Refresh
A 4,800 sq ft renovation around a two-storey foyer: reworked main-floor plan, walnut library, and a glass-railed stair replacing the builder’s spindle original.
Client Words — Markham
“The house looks like it was built this year, not 1996. Every trade they sent was the best version of that trade we have dealt with.”
“Heritage Markham approved our application without a single revision. Our century home works like a modern house and still belongs on the street.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Service Area — Markham, Ontario
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