Built for Toronto homes.
Central Toronto's stock is Victorian and Edwardian: narrow semis and rowhouses from the 1880s to 1920s with knob-and-tube wiring, plaster-and-lath walls, rubble foundations and shallow basements. Renovating them means electrical upgrades, underpinning and careful structural work, plus a heavier permit process through Toronto Building and, for many lots, the Committee of Adjustment.
Neighbourhoods we serve
Riverdale · Leslieville · The Annex · Roncesvalles · High Park · Bloor West Village · Cabbagetown · The Danforth
Renovating Toronto’s century homes
Toronto’s core is a museum of housing eras, and YAREX works in most of them. In Riverdale, Leslieville, Roncesvalles and Cabbagetown the typical client owns a Victorian or Edwardian semi: narrow footprint, rubble or block foundation, plaster walls, and wiring or plumbing that predates the Second World War. These houses reward renovation but punish shortcuts. We open main floors with engineered beams sized for old brick party walls, replace knob-and-tube while walls are open, underpin shallow basements to legal suite height and rebuild kitchens and bathrooms to fit rooms that were never square to begin with. The company is licensed and insured, and estimates are free.
Permits, suites and condos
Toronto permits second suites as-of-right in most house forms, and laneway and garden suites have opened new options on many lots. The paperwork is still real: building permits through Toronto Building, zoning review, and Committee of Adjustment hearings when a project pushes past what the bylaw allows. We manage that process rather than handing it back to the homeowner. In the condo towers downtown and along the waterfront, we handle the other half of Toronto renovation: board approvals, insurance certificates, elevator bookings and strict working hours, with kitchens and bathrooms rebuilt inside those constraints.
Emergency restoration across the city
Water, mould and fire emergencies rarely arrive at a convenient time. YAREX works from central Etobicoke, roughly 20 minutes to the west end and about 30 to downtown off-peak. We extract water, dry and treat the structure, then rebuild the finished space under one contract. Call 343-947-2298.
Guides for Toronto homeowners
- Do You Need Mould Testing? When an Air Sample Is Worth It
- Why Etobicoke Attics Grow Mould, and How Ventilation Fixes It
- Black Mould in the Basement: What to Do in the First 48 Hours
- Renovating an Etobicoke Condo: Board Approval, Hours and Permits
- Fire Damage in Your Home: How the Insurance Claim and the Restoration Work Together in Ontario
- What Can Be Saved After Smoke Damage, and What Has to Go
- Water Damage in Toronto: What Restoration Involves and What Insurance Usually Covers
- Renovating the Main Floor and Basement Together: Order of Work, Cost and Living at Home Through It
- Adding a Basement Bathroom in Etobicoke: Plumbing, Permits and Timeline
- Is Mould Damage Covered by Home Insurance in Ontario?
Restoration in Toronto
- Water Damage Restoration
- Mould Removal & Remediation
- Mould Inspection
- Attic Mould Remediation
- Fire & Smoke Restoration
Renovation in Toronto
- Kitchen Renovation
- Bathroom Renovation
- Basement Finishing
- Legal Basement Apartment
- Full Home Renovation
- Condo Renovation
- Carpentry & Finishes