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Century and Older Home Renovations in Waterloo

Century and Older Home Renovations in Waterloo, 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 Waterloo

One accountable team

Our in-house design team, permits, and build crew work under one roof, so design intent carries straight through to the finished space.

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

  1. 01 Tell us about your project, your goals, photos, ideas, or plans you already have.
  2. 02 Our in-house design team shapes the design and handles the permits, then we quote and schedule the build.
  3. 03 Our crew builds it, coordinating every trade so the work runs cleanly and on plan.
  4. 04 We finish the Waterloo home to the Ontario Building Code, hand it over clean, and stand behind it with our 2-year workmanship warranty.
Century and Older Home Renovations in Waterloo being designed and built by Andare Homes

What GTA homeowners say

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R Raymond Gafoovia Google
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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
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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
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Andare took our outdated house and turned it into a modern, functional space. The new addition blends seamlessly with the existing structure.
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Our basement went from an unfinished storage space to a fully functional family room. Amazing transformation, 5 stars, 100% recommend.
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Andare delivered excellent quality and great service. The team was professional and made everything easy.
Local Context

Century and Older Home Renovations in Waterloo

Understanding century and older home renovations

Is your Waterloo home serving a family, students, work, or all three?

Is your Waterloo home serving a family, students, work, or all three?

Your mature house, university-area property, townhome, or newer suburban home may carry competing uses. We define who needs privacy and which rooms stay shared. You see whether bedrooms, offices, kitchens, or living space create the main conflict. We avoid forcing one household model onto the plan. Your renovation supports the people actually using it. Flexibility has a purpose.

Your lower level may appear suited to a legal suite. We verify height, exits, fire separation, parking, services, and zoning before drawing it that way. You learn what approval and construction would require. We coordinate laundry and mechanical space with both levels. Your investment follows a credible use. A finished basement does not become a misleading unit.

Your older structure may have additions or services from different eras. We investigate where new openings, kitchens, or bathrooms depend on them. You see which work can stay and which needs upgrading. We group new service routes to limit disruption. Your ceilings and floors remain orderly. Technical decisions support the room plan.

Your lot's grade, trees, driveway, and neighbouring homes shape any addition. We test those conditions before setting its size. You can compare more area with reorganizing the existing house. We confirm Waterloo zoning and permit requirements at your address. Your option fits the property. The yard remains useful.

Your construction access may cross a shared drive or active household route. We plan deliveries, parking, waste, and weather protection early. You know how work will affect daily use. We separate crews from retained rooms where possible. Your schedule includes neighbour-sensitive activity. The build proceeds with fewer surprises.

What are you afraid we will find behind the wall?

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

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.

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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 Waterloo house contain asbestos?

No. Health Canada says some pre-1990 homes used asbestos-containing materials, which does not identify your condominium. We map what the scope will disturb and arrange qualified testing when warranted, so work around Uptown Waterloo follows the correct protection or abatement path.

Should I replace all knob-and-tube wiring in my Waterloo home?

Not from age alone. ESA recommends assessment by a Licensed Electrical Contractor and says the current code is not retroactive. We have your older house system inspected, so safety, renovation and insurance decisions use its actual condition.

Is my older Waterloo house automatically a heritage property?

No. We check the address with City of Waterloo and distinguish age from listing, designation, a conservation district or an easement. If protected attributes apply near Westmount, we read the controlling document before design advances, so your drawings respond to the real status.

Can you level every floor in my Waterloo renovation?

Only after we survey why the floor moved and which retained elevations must meet it. In a newer family home, 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 Waterloo renovation?

Sometimes, when your mature-lot 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 Waterloo?

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.

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