Home Renovations in Bowmanville, ON

Updating Mid-Century Bungalows on the Westside

Bungalows from the middle of the last century tend to have small, closed kitchens and one bathroom serving the whole house. Opening the kitchen to the dining room is a common wish, and in a bungalow that often means dealing with a wall that carries part of the ceiling or roof load. With 16 years in construction, Pedro can tell a partition wall from a bearing one and plan the framing to match. A full kitchen renovation that changes the layout starts around $15,000.

Older bathrooms in these houses can hide a few surprises once the walls are open, such as old galvanized supply lines or a subfloor that has gone soft around the toilet. We'd rather find those during demo than after the new tile is down, so we look for them early and talk to you about them before going ahead.

If the basement has never been finished, it's often the most affordable way to add living space without building out. Basement finishing starts around $20 to $40 per square foot, depending on the level of finish, and plenty of new builds in town have the same opportunity sitting under them. You get a written estimate covering each phase, plus daily updates while the work is on.

Pedro handles bathroom remodels, kitchen refreshes and room renovations. For how he approaches home renovations in general, see our home remodeling & renovation page.