Home Renovation Service
Home Renovation in Victoria Village
Victoria Park Avenue · Eglinton East · Lawrence East · Bermondsey side
Victoria Village: modest 1950s bungalows, and room to get more out of each one
Victoria Village takes in the streets west of Victoria Park Avenue, between roughly Eglinton and Lawrence, where North York meets East York and Scarborough. Most of the houses went up in the 1950s and early 1960s as compact brick bungalows on narrow-to-medium lots, with apartment towers along the main roads and an industrial strip on the Bermondsey side. It is one of the more affordable parts of the old borough, and our clients here are often first-time buyers or families who have lived in the same house for decades. Both want the same thing: more usable space without an addition. That means pulling a wall between kitchen and dining room, adding a second bathroom, and turning the basement into real living space or a rental suite. The Crosstown line along Eglinton has also brought more interest in basement units near the southern edge.
Price ranges: North York · cost guide
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Recent projects in North York, near Victoria Village
We have not yet published a project in Victoria Village itself. These are the 2 projects we completed in North York, the city Victoria Village sits in — the same crew, the same drive. View all projects.
Victoria Village blocks and what we tend to find
Original bungalows
Small one-storey brick houses with two or three bedrooms, one bathroom and a separate side entrance. Wiring is often a mix of original and later work. We make the kitchen bigger and fit a second bathroom where the plumbing allows.
Eglinton edge
Streets closest to Eglinton and the Crosstown. Investors and owners here ask more often about legal basement units, and a side door and decent ceiling height make many of these basements good candidates.
Lawrence edge
The northern blocks near Lawrence and the Parkwoods boundary. A slightly newer mix with some side-splits. Kitchens opened to the living room and lower levels finished as family rooms.
Victoria Park towers
Apartment and condo buildings along the avenue. Suite renovations for owners and small landlords, done within the building’s rules on noise, water shutoffs and elevator use.
Updated older homes
Houses partly renovated in the 1980s or 1990s, with a dated kitchen, mismatched floors and a basement done in drop ceiling and carpet. We usually strip those earlier upgrades and redo them properly in one go.
Adding a second bathroom to a one-bath bungalow
The most common request in Victoria Village is a second bathroom. We look first for space near the existing plumbing stack: a large hall closet, part of the back bedroom, or the basement directly below the main bath. Basement bathrooms are usually cheapest, because the drain is already under the slab and we only need to cut a short trench. Main-floor options mean opening a wall and running a new vent. Once the location is set, we frame, rough in plumbing and electrical, add an exhaust fan vented outside, waterproof the shower and tile. The surprise is often a cast-iron drain that cracks when we cut near it. Three to five weeks, and the existing bathroom stays usable throughout.
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Home Renovation questions - Victoria Village
What drives the cost of a home renovation in Victoria Village?
Victoria Village bungalows are small, which keeps material costs down, but they rarely have room for a second bathroom without moving something. Where that bathroom goes decides much of the price: near the existing stack it is straightforward, across the house it means new drain runs. Basements that have seen water add waterproofing before finishing. Panel upgrades are common in houses still on their original service.
Where can a second bathroom go in a small Victoria Village bungalow?
Usually in one of three places: the basement below the existing bathroom, a large closet next to it, or a slice of the back bedroom. The closer to the existing drain stack, the lower the cost. We look at the floor plan and the basement on the first visit and give you prices for each option that works, so you can trade space against budget.
Does the Crosstown make a basement unit here worth doing?
That is a financial question we cannot answer for you, but we can tell you whether your basement can become a legal unit and what it would cost. The deciding factors are ceiling height, a separate entrance and window sizes. If those work, we handle drawings, the permit and the build, and give you one fixed price.
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