Bathroom & basement renovation and design-build in Stittsville
For bathroom and basement renovation, Stittsville has two kinds of house. In Fairwinds, Jackson Trails, Wyldewood and Bryanston Gate, the builder usually left the basement bare, and Dream Touch, a design-build renovation contractor, finishes it into bedrooms, a bathroom and a rec room, then renovates the bathrooms upstairs.
Around the old village on Main Street the lots are bigger, which suits a rear addition, a sunroom or a detached coach home.
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From village Main Street to new subdivisions
Stittsville has a historic village core along Main Street, with older homes on generous lots, and a fast-growing ring of newer subdivisions. What makes sense to build depends on which one your home is in.
Housing stock by era
The subdivisions (Fairwinds, Jackson Trails, Wyldewood and Bryanston Gate) are largely 2000s-and-newer builder homes with tall basements and open main floors, so the most common work there is finishing basements and personalizing plain builder space. Along and near Main Street, older homes on larger lots have room for additions, sunrooms and detached coach homes that would be hard to fit on a tighter suburban lot.
Larger lots, bigger possibilities
Lots in and around the older village are larger. Where a home has the setback and yard for it, we can plan rear and side additions, three-season sunrooms and detached coach homes, which give a growing family more room without moving out of the neighbourhood. Each of those requires structural design and a permit, which we manage end to end.
Bathrooms on sewer and on septic
A bathroom renovation in a Fairwinds or Jackson Trails home starts from modern plumbing on municipal water and sewer, so the choices are mostly about layout and finish. Adding a bathroom in the basement is simpler where the builder left a rough-in, and means opening the slab where it did not.
Closer to the old village, and on some edge-of-village lots, the house can be on a private well and septic system instead. We confirm which before planning any new fixtures, because it decides where a new bathroom can drain.
Servicing and permits
Newer Stittsville subdivisions are on full municipal water and sewer, while some older and edge-of-village properties can be on private well and septic. We confirm which before planning bathrooms, basement baths or a coach-home kitchen. Stittsville joined the City of Ottawa at amalgamation in 2001, so permits go through the City’s MyServiceOttawa process, which we handle as part of the project.
Hiring one Ottawa renovation company for the design, the permit and the build means a Stittsville addition or coach home has one contract and one point of contact from the first drawing to the final inspection.
Stittsville kitchens, in the village and the new subdivisions
We handle complete kitchen renovations with one team: custom cabinetry, layout design, permits and installation. You get a free design consultation, a fixed-price contract and a 1-year workmanship warranty.
Rear and side additions near Stittsville’s Main Street
We design, permit and build every type of home addition: second-storey additions, rear extensions, bump-outs, garage conversions and in-law suites. The contract is fixed-price, with a written timeline.
A three-season sunroom for a Stittsville home
Three-season screened porches and heated four-season rooms: our custom sunrooms are built for Ottawa’s climate. Each starts with a free site assessment and a fixed written proposal.
A detached coach house on a Stittsville village lot
A Dream Touch coach house is turnkey: one team handles design, permits and construction, and builds the unit to code, ready to rent.
One team for every room of a Stittsville home
For a whole-home renovation or a multi-room package, one Ottawa team handles the kitchens, bathrooms, basements, flooring, painting and exterior work. You get a fixed-price contract and a free in-home consultation.
Our most-requested Stittsville projects
Stittsville renovation questions
Do you build additions and coach homes in Stittsville?
Yes. The larger lots around Stittsville’s older Main Street village suit rear and side additions, sunrooms and detached coach homes. We handle the structural design and City of Ottawa permit for each.
Do you finish basements in newer Stittsville subdivisions?
Yes. In Fairwinds, Jackson Trails and Wyldewood, finishing the builder’s unfinished basement is one of our most common projects. We design to Ontario Building Code egress-window and ceiling-height rules so the added space is legal living area.
Are Stittsville homes on municipal services or well and septic?
Newer subdivisions are on full municipal water and sewer, while some older and edge-of-village properties are on private well and septic. We confirm your home’s servicing before finalizing any plumbing-heavy scope.
Planning a renovation in Stittsville?
Tell us your address and what you're planning. A project manager will confirm your servicing and permit path, then book a free in-home consult.