LYON The answers we give at the kitchen table.
Written for homeowners deciding whether to build, not for search engines. Three to start with, all drafted from questions we actually get asked.
Legal basement suite in Calgary: the four requirements that decide it
Ceiling height, egress, entrance, fire separation. Three of the four are settled before anyone picks a tile.
ReadHow to read a basement quote in Calgary before you sign it
Two quotes on the same basement can be thousands apart, and almost none of it is the cabinets.
ReadDo you need a permit to finish a basement in Calgary?
What gets pulled, who pulls it, and the points where a City inspector walks through your basement.
ReadBuilding a detached garage in Calgary: permits, setbacks and cost
It is a small building, and the City inspects it like one.
ReadFence heights and deck permits in Calgary: the rules that catch people
Both fail underground, and both get refused above ground for the same reason: a number nobody checked.
ReadWhy Calgary renovations run late, and how to stop it
Almost never the work. Almost always the order the work happens in.
ReadRenovating a flip in Calgary: five things that decide the margin
Carrying costs, draws, permits, compliance and liens. The finishes are the easy part.
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We see every property in person before quoting. You get a fixed price in writing, for a scope you can read line by line.