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Home Renovations in Gloucester
Blackburn Hamlet and Beacon Hill were built mostly in the 1960s and 70s. Those houses are ready for kitchens, bathrooms, basements, and suites that fit the next fifty years.
Home Renovations in Gloucester, For the Next Fifty Years
Gloucester homeowners who love their lot and their street often find the house itself was designed for another era. Home renovations in Gloucester are about bringing that house up to how you live now, sometimes with room for a parent or an adult child as well.
Gloucester was its own city from 1981 until amalgamation in 2001, and its older neighbourhoods carry houses from the 1960s and 70s that are now fifty years old or more. As a design-build renovation company, we plan the layout and the systems together, so the work behind the walls is done once.
- One team from design to final inspection
- City permits and inspections handled
- 3D design before construction
- A fixed price and a 7-year warranty
What We Renovate in Gloucester
Whatever the project, home remodeling in Gloucester runs through the same team and the same fixed-price contract. Where we have a dedicated Gloucester page for a service, the card takes you there.
Kitchen Renovations
Layouts, cabinetry, counters, lighting, and the plumbing and electrical behind them. Our Gloucester kitchen page covers local layouts and pricing.
Kitchen renovations in GloucesterBathroom Renovations
Family bathrooms, primary ensuites, tub-to-shower conversions, and basement bathrooms. We plan the layout and the plumbing together, waterproof the shower before the tile goes on, and handle the permit when plumbing is altered or extended. Bathroom renovations in Gloucester are run by one project manager from demolition to the last fixture, so you are never coordinating a plumber, a tiler, and an electrician yourself.
Bathroom renovationsBasement Renovations
Rec rooms, bedrooms with egress, bathrooms, and secondary suites, built dry from the foundation up. Our Gloucester basement page covers what local basements need and what they cost.
Basement renovations in GloucesterHome Additions
When the house has run out of room, an addition can be the alternative to moving. We design rear and side additions, second storeys, and sunrooms in Gloucester to match the existing house, with the zoning review, engineering, and building permit handled before construction starts. Foundations, rooflines, and how the new space joins the old one are worked out on paper first.
Home additionsWhole-Home and Main-Floor
Opening up walls, reworking a main floor, or renovating the whole house at once, with the structure engineered and permitted properly and one schedule for every trade.
See a main-floor renovationIn-Law and Secondary Suites
A suite for a parent, an adult child, or rental income, with its own entrance, fire separation, and egress. Ottawa zoning on a serviced lot supports three units, so many Gloucester homes have room for one.
In-law suite renovations
What Gloucester Homes Ask For
What we plan for in a Gloucester house, and why.
Blackburn Hamlet and Beacon Hill were built mostly in the 1960s and 70s. After fifty years, the original kitchen and bathrooms are usually due, and the plumbing, ventilation, and electrical capacity deserve a look while the walls are open.
Briarcliffe, the enclave of mid-century modern homes in Rothwell Heights, is a heritage conservation district under By-law 2013-65. Exterior alterations there need City heritage approval, separate from the building permit, so we build that step into the schedule.
Two zoning by-laws apply in Ottawa right now, and the more restrictive one wins. On a serviced lot, plan on three units in total, which makes an in-law suite realistic in many Gloucester homes.
Removing a wall between the kitchen and living areas needs a building permit and, often, a beam. We have the structure assessed and include the drawings with the permit application, so the open plan is engineered rather than improvised.
Recent Renovations by OGC
Kitchens, bathrooms, basements, additions, and whole-home renovations, completed by OGC across the Ottawa area.
Why Gloucester Homeowners Choose OGC
Looking for a general contractor in Gloucester who designs and builds under one roof? OGC has 200+ verified reviews across Google, Houzz, and HomeStars.
True Design-Build, One Roof
Design, engineering, permits, and construction all live in-house. No finger-pointing between a designer and a builder, just one accountable team.
One Dedicated Project Manager
A single project manager runs your renovation from start to finish and stays reachable by phone or text the whole way through.
See It Before We Build It
Every renovation starts with drawings and 3D renderings, so you can see the finished space before a wall comes down.
Fixed Pricing, No Surprises
What you are quoted is what you pay, with the scope set in writing before work starts and a price-match guarantee on comparable quotes.
A 7-Year Warranty
Every OGC renovation is backed by our 7-year warranty. The full terms are on our warranty page.
Recognized by the Industry
OGC is a member of the Greater Ottawa Home Builders' Association (GOHBA) and the Canadian Home Builders' Association (CHBA), and a RenoMark renovator. Our work has been covered on CTV and CBC.
Gloucester Renovation Questions
It depends on what changes. The City of Ottawa requires a building permit to add or remove walls, create or enlarge a window or door opening, make structural repairs or foundation and drain tile repairs, and alter, add, or extend plumbing. Swapping fixtures in the same place and cosmetic work generally do not need one. Electrical work is separate: it is reported to the Electrical Safety Authority through a notification of work by a Licensed Electrical Contractor, and inspected before it is covered. OGC prepares the drawings, applies for the permit, and books the inspections. See our guide to electrical permits.
Yes. Bathroom renovations in Gloucester are run by the same team as every other project: the layout, the plumbing, waterproofing, tile, and the building permit where plumbing is altered or extended. Replacing fixtures in place generally does not need one. See our bathroom renovations page, and our guide to bathroom renovation permits.
Often, yes. Two zoning by-laws apply in Ottawa at the moment and the more restrictive one governs, so plan on three units on a serviced lot. A suite needs its own entrance, fire separation, and egress, and the building permit covers all of it. See our in-law suite renovations page.
If you like the lot and the neighbourhood, renovating usually keeps more of what you value. If the structure of your 1960s or 70s house is sound, the question is whether the layout can be made to work. A renovation contractor in Gloucester should show you that on paper before you decide, and our 3D design stage does exactly that.
It depends on scope far more than square footage. Scope and structure come first: whether walls, plumbing, or windows move. Then the systems an older house needs brought up to date, and then the finishes you choose. We give you a fixed price once the design is set. For detail by project, see our cost guides for kitchens, bathrooms, basements, and additions. Our pages on kitchen renovations in Gloucester and basement renovations in Gloucester cover local pricing for those projects.
Also Renovating Near Gloucester
OGC renovates homes across Ottawa from our office on Merivale Road. Nearby, we also renovate in Orleans, Nepean, and Barrhaven. See our main Ottawa home renovations page, or pick another area.
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