Home Repairs in Pickering, ON

Settling Seaton Builds and Aging Pickering Houses

In Seaton, the first couple of years in a new house bring a familiar set of problems. As the framing dries and the house settles, drywall screws push out as nail pops, cracks open above door frames, and doors that closed fine at move-in start to rub or miss the latch. It's mostly cosmetic, but it should be fixed properly: drywall re-secured before patching, and hinges and strike plates adjusted rather than the door planed down.

The 1960s to 1980s houses near the waterfront in Rougemount and Bay Ridges have a different set of problems. Original interior doors, worn stair treads, walls with decades of patches and window hardware that no longer locks are all typical. Water is the thing to watch. A stain on the ceiling under a bathroom often traces back to failed caulking or a slow drip, and Pedro's Home Inspector background helps him track down where it's really coming from.

Pickering borders Scarborough, and plenty of people here commute into the GTA, so home repair jobs pile up faster than anyone has time to deal with them. A drywall patch, a door adjustment or a caulking touch-up generally costs $75 to $200. Mid-sized work such as water-damaged drywall or subfloor repair falls between $200 and $600. You'll have a written estimate before any work starts.

Pedro handles drywall, door, fixture and water damage repairs. For how he approaches home repairs in general, see our home repairs page.