Basement Renovation Contractors [Archive]

Reegs

09-03-2013, 05:09 PM

Hey everyone!

I'm looking for some help in renovating my basement. With a baby on the way, I've decided to spend the money and hire a contractor. I live in Oshawa and am looking for someone who is or knows a good contractor who will serve the Oshawa area. I hope the TM3 community can help me out!

Anyone have any good/bad experiences? I'm looking at a few of the ones below and getting some quotes. Any feedback would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

Penguin Basements:
http://www.basementscanada.ca/index.html

Lyons Improvements:
http://lyonshomeimprovement.ca/index.asp

AGM Renovations:
http://agmrenovations.com/index.html

Default User

09-03-2013, 10:36 PM

Check out homestars.com and search the contractors.

SirWanker

09-04-2013, 08:57 AM

Check out homestars.com and search the contractors.

From that site, I had an excellent job done by these guys:
http://kitchenandbathguys.com

aZuMi

09-04-2013, 12:55 PM

From that site, I had an excellent job done by these guys:
http://kitchenandbathguys.com

How much did you pay and what did you change?

SirWanker

09-04-2013, 02:56 PM

How much did you pay and what did you change?

POWDER ROOM
 REMOVE AND DISPOSE: EXISTING VANITY, ACCESSORIES, TOILET, VANITY, AND TILE FLOOR
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL EXHAUST FAN
 MAKE NECESSARY DRYWALL REPAIRS AND LEAVE TO A PRIME READY FINISH
 INSTALL CERAMIC TILE ON FLOOR AND AS BASEBOARDS
 UPDATE ALL PLUGS AND SWITCHES
 INSTALL VANITY, SINK, FAUCET, TOILET AND ALL ACCESSORIES AS SUPPLIED BY CLIENT
 $3800.00

GUEST BATHROOM
 DEMOLISH AND DISPOSE OF ENTIRE BATHROOM AS DISCUSSED
 INSTALL NEW SOAKER TUB AND CONTROLS
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW TILEBACKER WALLBOARD AS REQUIRED IN TUB SURROUND
 CREATE A NICHE IN TUB AREA TO HOUSE SHAMPOO BOTTLES ETC.
 INSTALL ONLY NEW CERAMIC TILE IN TUB SURROUND (INCLUDING CEILING), AND ON BATHROOM FLOOR – SAME TILE WILL BE USED TO CREATE BASEBOARDS
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL EXHAUST FAN WITH COMPLETE VENTING TO OUTSIDE
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL 3 POTLIGHTS - ONE IN TUB AREA, AND TWO IN BATHROOM
 INSTALL 2 WALL SCONCES AS SUPPLIED
 INSTALL VANITY AND MAKE ALL NECESSARY PLUMBING CONNECTIONS
 UPDATE ALL PLUGS AND SWITCHES
 LEAVE ALL DRYWALL TO A PRIME READY FINISH
 $9500.00

ENSUITE BATHROOM
 DEMOLITION AND DISPOSAL OF ENTIRE BATHROOM
 FRAME OUT ENTIRE TUB AREA TO CREATE A LARGE 4’ X 5’ SHOWER STALL
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL REQUIRED TILEBACKER WALLBOARD
 CREATE NICHE IN SHOWER AREA TO ACCOMMODATE SHAMPOO BOTTLES ETC.
 WITH ADDITIONAL VOID IN WALL, CREATE AN OPEN SHELF OR TWO (SUBJECT TO MEASUREMENTS)
 INSTALL NEW SHOWER CONTROLS AS SUPPLIED
 INSTALL TILE AS REQUIRED IN SHOWER AREA AND ON BATHROOM FLOOR
 INSTALL NEW VANITY AS SUPPLIED BY CLIENT
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW GRANITE TOP WITH UNDERMOUNT SINK (CUSTOMER TO SUPPLY FAUCET)
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL GRANITE SILL FOR SHOWER
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL EXHAUST FAN VENTED DIRECTLY TO OUTSIDE
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL FRAMELESS GLASS SHOWER DOOR AND PANELS
 INSTALL ALL ACCESSORIES AS SUPPLIED BY CLIENT
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL UP TO 4 POTLIGHTS IN BATHROOM INCLUDING SHOWER
 UPDATE ALL SWITCHES AND PLUGS
 PREPARE ALL DRYWALL SURFACES TO A PRIME READY FINISH
 $18500.00

aZuMi

09-09-2013, 11:07 AM

Thanks man! Damn....washroom's gotta wait. :bang

POWDER ROOM
 REMOVE AND DISPOSE: EXISTING VANITY, ACCESSORIES, TOILET, VANITY, AND TILE FLOOR
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL EXHAUST FAN
 MAKE NECESSARY DRYWALL REPAIRS AND LEAVE TO A PRIME READY FINISH
 INSTALL CERAMIC TILE ON FLOOR AND AS BASEBOARDS
 UPDATE ALL PLUGS AND SWITCHES
 INSTALL VANITY, SINK, FAUCET, TOILET AND ALL ACCESSORIES AS SUPPLIED BY CLIENT
 $3800.00

GUEST BATHROOM
 DEMOLISH AND DISPOSE OF ENTIRE BATHROOM AS DISCUSSED
 INSTALL NEW SOAKER TUB AND CONTROLS
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW TILEBACKER WALLBOARD AS REQUIRED IN TUB SURROUND
 CREATE A NICHE IN TUB AREA TO HOUSE SHAMPOO BOTTLES ETC.
 INSTALL ONLY NEW CERAMIC TILE IN TUB SURROUND (INCLUDING CEILING), AND ON BATHROOM FLOOR – SAME TILE WILL BE USED TO CREATE BASEBOARDS
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL EXHAUST FAN WITH COMPLETE VENTING TO OUTSIDE
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL 3 POTLIGHTS - ONE IN TUB AREA, AND TWO IN BATHROOM
 INSTALL 2 WALL SCONCES AS SUPPLIED
 INSTALL VANITY AND MAKE ALL NECESSARY PLUMBING CONNECTIONS
 UPDATE ALL PLUGS AND SWITCHES
 LEAVE ALL DRYWALL TO A PRIME READY FINISH
 $9500.00

ENSUITE BATHROOM
 DEMOLITION AND DISPOSAL OF ENTIRE BATHROOM
 FRAME OUT ENTIRE TUB AREA TO CREATE A LARGE 4’ X 5’ SHOWER STALL
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL REQUIRED TILEBACKER WALLBOARD
 CREATE NICHE IN SHOWER AREA TO ACCOMMODATE SHAMPOO BOTTLES ETC.
 WITH ADDITIONAL VOID IN WALL, CREATE AN OPEN SHELF OR TWO (SUBJECT TO MEASUREMENTS)
 INSTALL NEW SHOWER CONTROLS AS SUPPLIED
 INSTALL TILE AS REQUIRED IN SHOWER AREA AND ON BATHROOM FLOOR
 INSTALL NEW VANITY AS SUPPLIED BY CLIENT
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW GRANITE TOP WITH UNDERMOUNT SINK (CUSTOMER TO SUPPLY FAUCET)
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL GRANITE SILL FOR SHOWER
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL EXHAUST FAN VENTED DIRECTLY TO OUTSIDE
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL FRAMELESS GLASS SHOWER DOOR AND PANELS
 INSTALL ALL ACCESSORIES AS SUPPLIED BY CLIENT
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL UP TO 4 POTLIGHTS IN BATHROOM INCLUDING SHOWER
 UPDATE ALL SWITCHES AND PLUGS
 PREPARE ALL DRYWALL SURFACES TO A PRIME READY FINISH
 $18500.00

aZuMi

09-09-2013, 11:14 AM

Thanks man! Damn....washroom's gotta wait. :bang

POWDER ROOM
 REMOVE AND DISPOSE: EXISTING VANITY, ACCESSORIES, TOILET, VANITY, AND TILE FLOOR
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL EXHAUST FAN
 MAKE NECESSARY DRYWALL REPAIRS AND LEAVE TO A PRIME READY FINISH
 INSTALL CERAMIC TILE ON FLOOR AND AS BASEBOARDS
 UPDATE ALL PLUGS AND SWITCHES
 INSTALL VANITY, SINK, FAUCET, TOILET AND ALL ACCESSORIES AS SUPPLIED BY CLIENT
 $3800.00

GUEST BATHROOM
 DEMOLISH AND DISPOSE OF ENTIRE BATHROOM AS DISCUSSED
 INSTALL NEW SOAKER TUB AND CONTROLS
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW TILEBACKER WALLBOARD AS REQUIRED IN TUB SURROUND
 CREATE A NICHE IN TUB AREA TO HOUSE SHAMPOO BOTTLES ETC.
 INSTALL ONLY NEW CERAMIC TILE IN TUB SURROUND (INCLUDING CEILING), AND ON BATHROOM FLOOR – SAME TILE WILL BE USED TO CREATE BASEBOARDS
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL EXHAUST FAN WITH COMPLETE VENTING TO OUTSIDE
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL 3 POTLIGHTS - ONE IN TUB AREA, AND TWO IN BATHROOM
 INSTALL 2 WALL SCONCES AS SUPPLIED
 INSTALL VANITY AND MAKE ALL NECESSARY PLUMBING CONNECTIONS
 UPDATE ALL PLUGS AND SWITCHES
 LEAVE ALL DRYWALL TO A PRIME READY FINISH
 $9500.00

ENSUITE BATHROOM
 DEMOLITION AND DISPOSAL OF ENTIRE BATHROOM
 FRAME OUT ENTIRE TUB AREA TO CREATE A LARGE 4’ X 5’ SHOWER STALL
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL REQUIRED TILEBACKER WALLBOARD
 CREATE NICHE IN SHOWER AREA TO ACCOMMODATE SHAMPOO BOTTLES ETC.
 WITH ADDITIONAL VOID IN WALL, CREATE AN OPEN SHELF OR TWO (SUBJECT TO MEASUREMENTS)
 INSTALL NEW SHOWER CONTROLS AS SUPPLIED
 INSTALL TILE AS REQUIRED IN SHOWER AREA AND ON BATHROOM FLOOR
 INSTALL NEW VANITY AS SUPPLIED BY CLIENT
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW GRANITE TOP WITH UNDERMOUNT SINK (CUSTOMER TO SUPPLY FAUCET)
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL GRANITE SILL FOR SHOWER
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL EXHAUST FAN VENTED DIRECTLY TO OUTSIDE
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL FRAMELESS GLASS SHOWER DOOR AND PANELS
 INSTALL ALL ACCESSORIES AS SUPPLIED BY CLIENT
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL UP TO 4 POTLIGHTS IN BATHROOM INCLUDING SHOWER
 UPDATE ALL SWITCHES AND PLUGS
 PREPARE ALL DRYWALL SURFACES TO A PRIME READY FINISH
 $18500.00

rajin929

09-09-2013, 12:18 PM

sounds like a higher end reno is all 3 bathroom, like the kinda bathrooms you'd see in builder model homes all done to the tits
doesn't include the cost of all the items 'supplied by customer' - which is good because sometimes contractors overcharge for made in china piece of crap fixtures, where the same money can be spent on higher quality ones.

my house is on the small side, I re-did my powder room for $1500, but that was just materials as I DIY.

SirWanker

09-09-2013, 12:49 PM

sounds like a higher end reno is all 3 bathroom, like the kinda bathrooms you'd see in builder model homes all done to the tits
doesn't include the cost of all the items 'supplied by customer' - which is good because sometimes contractors overcharge for made in china piece of crap fixtures, where the same money can be spent on higher quality ones.

my house is on the small side, I re-did my powder room for $1500, but that was just materials as I DIY.

Correct. Aside from a-half-@ssed reno done on the main bathroom, there was no work done on the existing rooms since the house was built 30 years ago.

r4BBiT

09-09-2013, 04:00 PM

POWDER ROOM
 REMOVE AND DISPOSE: EXISTING VANITY, ACCESSORIES, TOILET, VANITY, AND TILE FLOOR
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL EXHAUST FAN
 MAKE NECESSARY DRYWALL REPAIRS AND LEAVE TO A PRIME READY FINISH
 INSTALL CERAMIC TILE ON FLOOR AND AS BASEBOARDS
 UPDATE ALL PLUGS AND SWITCHES
 INSTALL VANITY, SINK, FAUCET, TOILET AND ALL ACCESSORIES AS SUPPLIED BY CLIENT
 $3800.00

GUEST BATHROOM
 DEMOLISH AND DISPOSE OF ENTIRE BATHROOM AS DISCUSSED
 INSTALL NEW SOAKER TUB AND CONTROLS
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW TILEBACKER WALLBOARD AS REQUIRED IN TUB SURROUND
 CREATE A NICHE IN TUB AREA TO HOUSE SHAMPOO BOTTLES ETC.
 INSTALL ONLY NEW CERAMIC TILE IN TUB SURROUND (INCLUDING CEILING), AND ON BATHROOM FLOOR – SAME TILE WILL BE USED TO CREATE BASEBOARDS
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL EXHAUST FAN WITH COMPLETE VENTING TO OUTSIDE
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL 3 POTLIGHTS - ONE IN TUB AREA, AND TWO IN BATHROOM
 INSTALL 2 WALL SCONCES AS SUPPLIED
 INSTALL VANITY AND MAKE ALL NECESSARY PLUMBING CONNECTIONS
 UPDATE ALL PLUGS AND SWITCHES
 LEAVE ALL DRYWALL TO A PRIME READY FINISH
 $9500.00

ENSUITE BATHROOM
 DEMOLITION AND DISPOSAL OF ENTIRE BATHROOM
 FRAME OUT ENTIRE TUB AREA TO CREATE A LARGE 4’ X 5’ SHOWER STALL
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL REQUIRED TILEBACKER WALLBOARD
 CREATE NICHE IN SHOWER AREA TO ACCOMMODATE SHAMPOO BOTTLES ETC.
 WITH ADDITIONAL VOID IN WALL, CREATE AN OPEN SHELF OR TWO (SUBJECT TO MEASUREMENTS)
 INSTALL NEW SHOWER CONTROLS AS SUPPLIED
 INSTALL TILE AS REQUIRED IN SHOWER AREA AND ON BATHROOM FLOOR
 INSTALL NEW VANITY AS SUPPLIED BY CLIENT
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW GRANITE TOP WITH UNDERMOUNT SINK (CUSTOMER TO SUPPLY FAUCET)
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL GRANITE SILL FOR SHOWER
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL EXHAUST FAN VENTED DIRECTLY TO OUTSIDE
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL FRAMELESS GLASS SHOWER DOOR AND PANELS
 INSTALL ALL ACCESSORIES AS SUPPLIED BY CLIENT
 SUPPLY AND INSTALL UP TO 4 POTLIGHTS IN BATHROOM INCLUDING SHOWER
 UPDATE ALL SWITCHES AND PLUGS
 PREPARE ALL DRYWALL SURFACES TO A PRIME READY FINISH
 $18500.00

Holy crap, I'm sure glad I did my own bathroom reno or any work for that matter. I'm too cheap for these prices!! lol

Some pics would be nice ;)