Our Process, From First Call To Handover

For straightforward work, the written quote arrives within a few business days. It is broken down room by room and trade by trade, with allowances for anything you haven’t picked yet, permit and drawing costs listed separately, the payment schedule, the target start date and HST shown as its own line.

Where the work needs a permit, we coordinate the drawings with a BCIN-qualified designer, and with a structural engineer when beams, load-bearing walls or underpinning are involved. You review the layout before anything is submitted, and selections such as cabinets, tile and fixtures are settled early so long-lead items can be ordered in time.

Once you are happy with the scope and the price, we sign a contract that includes the 2-Year Material and Workmanship Warranty terms, and sets out payments tied to completed milestones. Permit-drawing charges are explained separately.

CarpentryBoys prepares the building permit application, attaches the drawings and submits it to your municipality’s building division, with you signing an owner authorization. Electrical work is filed separately with the Electrical Safety Authority by our licensed electrician, and gas work goes through a TSSA-registered contractor.

Under the Ontario Building Code, the city has 10 business days to review a complete application for a house, longer for larger buildings. In practice, allowing for one round of comments, most residential permits in our area come through in 2–6 weeks. We answer the examiner’s questions and revise drawings without you having to chase anyone.

Before demolition, we seal the work area with dust walls, protect floors along the path in and out, and set up waste removal. Our crews handle framing, drywall, carpentry, tile and finishes; licensed electricians, plumbers and gas fitters handle their trades under one contract with us.

Your owner-contact keeps you updated on progress, flags any decisions coming up, and walks you through anything unexpected found behind walls. Every change, whether it comes from you or from the house, is written and priced before the work happens.

Inspections happen at set stages rather than only at the end. On a typical basement or bathroom, the city inspects framing, plumbing rough-in, insulation and vapour barrier, and then the finished work. Structural projects add footing or beam inspections, and the Electrical Safety Authority inspects the wiring separately.

CarpentryBoys books each inspection once the work is ready, and the Building Code gives the city 2 business days to attend. Walls are never closed until the stage behind them has passed. If an inspector asks for a correction, we make it and rebook at no extra cost to you.

Once final inspections pass, we walk the project with you room by room and write a deficiency list together, covering anything from a paint touch-up to a cabinet door that needs adjusting. Those items are usually closed out within two weeks.

You receive a handover package with the closed permit, inspection records, product names and model numbers, manufacturer warranties and care notes for finishes such as tile, grout and flooring.

The 2-Year Material and Workmanship Warranty starts at project completion and applies to the materials and installation covered by your agreement. Report suspected defects promptly in writing. The written warranty explains normal-use conditions, exclusions, inspection and remedies; repairs do not restart the warranty period.