Home Renovation Service
Home Renovation in Long Branch
Long Branch Village · Lake Promenade · Marie Curtis Park edge · Alderwood edge
Long Branch: wartime bungalows, lakeside cottages, and new semis
Long Branch sits on the Mississauga border at Etobicoke Creek, the closest part of Toronto to our shop. Its housing is mostly small: 1940s and 1950s bungalows and storey-and-a-half houses on 50 ft lots, with some older converted cottages near the lake that started life as summer places. Over the last twenty years many of those lots were split and rebuilt as pairs of tall narrow houses, so a street can go from a 900 sq ft bungalow to two three-storey semis and back again. Original bungalows need full interiors and basements, and the basement is usually where we start, because the lake and the creek keep groundwater close in some pockets. The newer infill houses are usually ready for kitchen and bathroom upgrades and a lower level the builder left plain. We are 15 to 25 minutes away, so we can start fast and get to a site within the hour if something comes up.
Price ranges: Etobicoke · cost guide
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Recent projects in Etobicoke, near Long Branch
We have not yet published a project in Long Branch itself. Below are 3 of the 9 projects we completed in Etobicoke, the city Long Branch sits in — the same crew, the same drive. See all Etobicoke projects.
Long Branch lots, from the creek to Lake Promenade
Original bungalows
Small post-war houses with one bathroom and a compact kitchen at the back. We join the kitchen to the front room, rebuild that single bathroom with a proper shower, and finish the basement once we are sure it stays dry through a spring melt.
Lake Promenade
Older cottages and larger houses near the water. Interiors are redone around additions built in different decades, floors levelled where sections meet, and basements checked for moisture, efflorescence, and the condition of the footing drains before anything is framed.
Infill semis
Newer three-storey houses on severed lots. Owners replace the contractor-supplied kitchens and the bathrooms with thin tile and shallow vanities, put hardwood on stairs that came carpeted, and finish the basement the builder left with bare walls and a rough-in for a future bathroom, often as a guest room.
Streets near Marie Curtis Park
Houses closest to Etobicoke Creek at the west end. Interior work is routine, but parts of this area sit in or near a regulated floodplain, so we check TRCA mapping for your address before planning a lower-floor suite or adding a bedroom below grade.
North of Lake Shore toward the rail line
Bungalows and storey-and-a-half houses on quieter blocks near Long Branch GO. Kitchens, bathrooms, and floors are the usual list, and the steep original stairs to the upper half-storey are often rebuilt for safer headroom and tread depth.
A Long Branch bungalow, with the basement made dry first
We open most Long Branch jobs in the basement, not the kitchen. If there is a damp line on the block or a musty smell, we strip the old panelling and look at where water comes in: the cove joint, a cracked wall, or a floor drain backing up. The fix is usually interior waterproofing along the worst walls, a sump pit with a pump and backup, and a backwater valve on the main drain. Only then do we frame, insulate, and finish the lower floor. Upstairs, the kitchen and the wall to the front room come out, a short beam goes in, and the single bathroom is rebuilt with a larger shower or a tub replaced with a walk-in. Oak floors under carpet are often worth refinishing. All in, plan on twelve to sixteen weeks.
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Home Renovation questions - Long Branch
What drives the cost of a home renovation in Long Branch?
Long Branch is 15 to 25 minutes from our shop, so mobilising costs little. For an original bungalow the budget is kitchen, bathroom, flooring, and basement. For a newer infill house it is mostly replacing builder finishes. Lakeside cottages may need moisture work before a basement is finished, and interior waterproofing with a sump typically runs $8,000–$25,000 depending on the length of wall and how far the water table sits below the slab.
You are in Mississauga. How close is Long Branch?
Very. Long Branch is right at the border, 15 to 25 minutes from our shop. Permits still go through Toronto Building, not Mississauga, and we handle that filing, including inspections. Being this close means we can drop by for a quick decision on site, take delivery of materials at the shop and bring them over the same morning, and respond fast if a trade needs a hand.
Do you renovate the new infill houses in Long Branch?
Yes. They are usually tall and narrow with three floors and a basement. Contractor-supplied kitchens, bathroom tile, and stair finishes are what most owners replace first. The basement is usually the best value, since the builder often left a bathroom rough-in and open walls. We work floor by floor so you can keep living in the house while one level is done.
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- Phone647-562-4275
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- Service areaMississauga & GTA