Renovation & design-build in Orléans
Dream Touch is a design-build renovation contractor serving Orléans, Ottawa's largest bilingual community in the east end. From Fallingbrook and Chapel Hill to the newer neighbourhoods of Avalon and Cardinal Creek, we plan renovations around how each part of Orléans was built.
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An east-end community that grew in every direction
Orléans spans a wide range of housing eras, from established 1970s–80s neighbourhoods to subdivisions still being completed today. That range, plus its position at the far east end of the city, shapes how we plan projects here.
Housing stock by era
Fallingbrook, Queenswood Heights and Chapel Hill are largely 1970s–90s homes, while Avalon, Cardinal Creek and Notting Hill represent Orléans’ newer 2000s-and-later growth. Older east-end homes often benefit from kitchen and bathroom modernization and opened-up main floors; the newer builds are more often about finishing basements and adding secondary living space.
Secondary dwelling units and servicing
With Ottawa encouraging gentle density, converting basements and building secondary dwelling units has become a common Orléans request — a self-contained unit for family or rental, designed to code. The suburban core is on full municipal water and sewer, while properties toward Cumberland village and Navan on the rural fringe can be on private well and septic, which we confirm before planning any plumbing-heavy or second-unit scope.
Logistics and permits
Being on the far east side, we plan material delivery and crews around the Highway 174 and Queensway (Highway 417) corridor to keep projects on schedule. Orléans became part of the City of Ottawa at amalgamation in 2001, so permits follow the City’s standard MyServiceOttawa process, which we manage end to end.
Our most-requested Orléans projects
Orléans renovation questions
Do you serve all of Orléans, including Avalon and Cardinal Creek?
Yes. We work across Orléans — from the established 1970s–90s neighbourhoods of Fallingbrook, Queenswood Heights and Chapel Hill to the newer Avalon, Cardinal Creek and Notting Hill communities.
Can you build a secondary dwelling unit in Orléans?
Yes. Converting a basement or adding a self-contained secondary dwelling unit is an increasingly common Orléans project. We design them to the Ontario Building Code and handle the City of Ottawa permit so the unit is fully legal.
Do you renovate rural Orléans properties near Cumberland and Navan?
Yes. Toward the rural fringe near Cumberland village and Navan, some properties are on private well and septic rather than municipal services. We confirm your servicing before finalizing any plumbing-heavy scope, and we plan crew and delivery logistics around the east-end Highway 174 corridor.
Planning a renovation in Orléans?
Tell us your address and what you're planning. A project manager will confirm the local details, servicing and permit path, then book a free in-home consult.