Basement Finishing & Basement Suites in Innisfil, ON

We turn an unfinished basement into a family room, an office or a legal second unit.

What the Job Involves

We check the sump pump, window wells and slab for moisture first, because a finished basement over a wet one is a demolition job waiting to happen. Then framing, insulation and vapour barrier to code.

The Permit

Finishing a basement in Innisfil needs a building permit through Cloudpermit, with a $189 application fee that counts toward the permit. The drawings have to show each room's use, windows, fixtures marked new or existing, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, a bathroom fan where there is no window, and a three-way switch on the stairs.

Suites

Innisfil allows up to two accessory dwelling units on an eligible lot, and the County of Simcoe has offered up to $50,000 per unit toward the cost. A suite is a separate application with its own egress, fire separation and sound requirements. Cookstown lots are excluded, and a septic lot within 100 metres of the lake needs a septic analysis before fixtures or bedrooms are added. We check your lot against both before we quote, and we price the flooring and trim into one number.