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Century and Older Home Renovations in Oshawa
Century and Older Home Renovations in Oshawa, designed, permitted, and built by one accountable team across the GTA.
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Over 20 years in business 250+ homes renovated across the GTA Workmanship warranty, we stand behind our work Upfront, honest pricing, no surprises Licensed, Insured and WSIB-Covered Completed to code and Ontario requirements In-house design team, build by one team Serving the GTA and surrounding area
Why Andare Homes
What to expect from century and older home renovations in Oshawa
Built to last
Quality materials and proven detailing chosen for how you live, finished to the Ontario Building Code and built to hold up for the long run.
Honest, upfront pricing
The price we quote is the price you pay. We scope the work properly before we start, so there are no lowball bids that balloon into surprise change orders later.
Code-conscious
Design, permits, and construction handled in accordance with Ontario requirements and your municipality.
How We Work
How we plan and build century and older home renovations
- 01 Tell us about your project, your goals, photos, ideas, or plans you already have.
- 02 Our in-house design team shapes the design and handles the permits, then we quote and schedule the build.
- 03 Our crew builds it, coordinating every trade so the work runs cleanly and on plan.
- 04 We finish the Oshawa home to the Ontario Building Code, hand it over clean, and stand behind it with our 2-year workmanship warranty.
What GTA homeowners say
5.0 · Verified reviews on Google R Raymond Gafoovia Google
★★★★★
Fantastic experience with them! The team was professional, attentive, and delivered high-quality work on time and within budget. Highly recommend for anyone building or renovating their home!
S Simon Carrionvia Google
★★★★★
Andare did an amazing job renovating my house, they turned an old and boring basement into a modern and exciting place. Their attention to detail was astounding and I couldn't be happier with the results.
L Luka Stankovicvia Google
★★★★★
Andare took our outdated house and turned it into a modern, functional space. The new addition blends seamlessly with the existing structure.
I Isa Siddiquivia Google
★★★★★
Our basement went from an unfinished storage space to a fully functional family room. Amazing transformation, 5 stars, 100% recommend.
E Emily Carbonel Toothvia Google
★★★★★
Andare delivered excellent quality and great service. The team was professional and made everything easy.
Local Context
Century and Older Home Renovations in Oshawa
Understanding century and older home renovations
Which Oshawa house are you improving for durable long-term value?
Oshawa includes older central homes, postwar bungalows, lake-area properties, townhouses, and newer north-end subdivisions. Your building period decides whether investigation, family circulation, or site work comes first. We document structure, previous changes, grade, services, and access before choosing a scope. You see which improvements the house can support responsibly. We avoid applying a new-subdivision answer to an older foundation. The property sets the order of work.
Your older central home may carry worn systems and several generations of alteration. We trace your framing, wiring, plumbing, heating, and foundation before opening the plan. You learn which repairs protect the investment behind new finishes. We retain useful material where it remains sound. Your budget distinguishes long-term correction from cosmetic preference. That makes the renovation durable rather than temporarily fresh.
Your bungalow or side split may hide valuable lower-level area. We measure your height, moisture, exits, fire separation, ventilation, and service routes before assigning a use. You see whether family space, guests, accessibility, or a separate unit fits best. We plan the stair and exterior entry around safe winter movement. Your mechanical equipment remains reachable after walls and storage are added. The lower floor becomes a complete part of the house.
Newer family homes often need better routes rather than more area. We follow your garage entry, kitchen, pantry, laundry, stairs, and backyard. You learn where a moved door or enclosed storage removes daily clutter. We check mechanical capacity before adding bathrooms or finished basement loads. Your comfort stays stable as room use changes. Existing square footage begins earning its upkeep.
Your Oshawa zoning, permit, parking, grading, servicing, conservation, tree, and code requirements depend on the proposal. We confirm your local path without importing Toronto rules. You receive a clear approval sequence for suites, additions, or structural work. We plan deliveries and household access around the actual street and driveway. Your construction phase protects the areas you need to keep using. Durable value comes from connecting building facts, approvals, and daily function.
What are you afraid we will find behind the wall?
You may see original trim and plaster, but you cannot see every load path, wire, pipe, leak or past repair. We start with history, measurements and targeted investigation, so your design does not rely on an untouched wall being ordinary.
You tell us which character makes the house worth keeping and which daily problems have outlived their charm. We record both priorities in the plan, so modernization has a reason and retention has a boundary.
Old does not automatically mean unsafe, level or heritage
We separate evidence from age. You may have sound original framing beside a damaging later alteration, so we inspect the condition instead of replacing everything old.
We also check the address before using the word heritage. A listed property, an individually designated property and a house in a heritage conservation district can follow different review paths, so you see the actual status before the exterior design hardens.
You receive a retained, repaired, replaced or investigated decision for each important element. That record keeps a sentimental preference from becoming a vague site instruction.
Planning century and older home renovations in Oshawa? Talk it through with our in-house design team.
What is included, and where does the old house stop?
Your scope can include measured design, selective openings, engineering, permits, demolition, structure, electrical, plumbing, heating, envelope work, windows, plaster, millwork, kitchens, bathrooms and restoration. We identify every adjoining surface the work disturbs, so a new beam never arrives without a ceiling-repair boundary.
Environmental testing and abatement, broad foundation work, utility upgrades, archaeological work and restoration beyond documented limits remain separate unless listed. You see each specialist, allowance, exclusion and authorization point before work begins.
You solve a defined leak, system or structural issue while protecting useful surrounding fabric.
You coordinate wiring, plumbing, heating and envelope work before restoring retained finishes.
You change connected rooms while keeping proportions and details that still belong.
You coordinate major structure, systems, layout, envelope and finishes under one plan.
FAQ
Century and Older Home Renovations FAQ
Does every older Oshawa house contain asbestos?
No. Health Canada says some pre-1990 homes used asbestos-containing materials, which does not identify your bungalow. We map what the scope will disturb and arrange qualified testing when warranted, so work around Central Oshawa follows the correct protection or abatement path.
Should I replace all knob-and-tube wiring in my Oshawa home?
Not from age alone. ESA recommends assessment by a Licensed Electrical Contractor and says the current code is not retroactive. We have your post-war house system inspected, so safety, renovation and insurance decisions use its actual condition.
Is my older Oshawa house automatically a heritage property?
No. We check the address with City of Oshawa and distinguish age from listing, designation, a conservation district or an easement. If protected attributes apply near O'Neill, we read the controlling document before design advances, so your drawings respond to the real status.
Can you level every floor in my Oshawa renovation?
Only after we survey why the floor moved and which retained elevations must meet it. In a townhouse, stairs, doors, trim and structure can limit the correction. You see where we flatten, reinforce, transition or retain the condition before finishes are ordered.
Can we stay home during the Oshawa renovation?
Sometimes, when your subdivision home keeps safe egress, essential utilities and separation from hazardous or dusty work. We identify when the kitchen, bathroom, heat, water or power becomes unavailable. You can plan temporary living before that stage begins.
What should I send for an older-home review in Oshawa?
Send the address, photos, known renovation history, inspection reports, surveys and the details you want to keep. Include cracks, leaks, electrical concerns and uneven areas. We identify the first structure, material, system or approval question that can change your plan.
Still have a question about century and older home renovations in Oshawa? Ask our in-house design team directly.
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