Renovating your Basement into an Apartment Rental

Posted on July 19, 2021

Converting your basement into a rental unit might seem like a daunting task to you. However, to the Rose Building Group home renovation contractors, remodelling your basement into a rental unit is what we do best! Maybe you are interested in creating a separate space for when family and friends visit. Or perhaps you are looking to use the space to secure some extra income. Whatever your reason, hiring a professional basement renovation company to help you plan, design and renovate your basement is a great idea. The Rose Building Group home renovation contractors have over 14 years in completing basement renovation projects focusing on customer satisfaction. Get in touch with our team of expert contractors today!

The Essential Checklist To Renovate Your Basement into a Legal Rental Apartment:

Ensure a basement renovation is feasible
Follow Local Rules
Pass all codes and regulations
What will the functional layout look like

Is Renovating Your Basement Into A Rental Unit Feasible?

As a homeowner in Burlington, Oakville, Hamilton, or the surrounding areas of Ontario, you may not be aware of the various municipal regulations that are in place. These regulations are in place for the safety of the homeowner and tenant. It is imperative that your basement renovation meets these regulations for the basement apartment to be deemed legal. When you hire a basement renovation company like Rose Building Group, they can take care of ensuring your basement renovation is legal and done to pass local regulations and inspections.

One of the biggest things to check is if your municipality allows basement conversions into rental units. There are some local governments that do allow a renovated rental property and other municipalities in Ontario that flat out do not. A basement renovation company will confirm for you if your local municipal bylaws allow for basement apartments.

Once your home renovation company has contacted the local bylaw office to confirm whether you can legally convert your basement into a rental property, you will need to ensure that your space is designed and built to pass all safety regulations and codes.

Renovating Your Basement To Code

When talking about converting your basement into a rental, there are many codes that need to be considered and complete properly to ensure the renovation is completed correctly. It is best practice to hire a basement renovation company like Rose Building Group to go through the proper processes to apply for permits ensuring your basement renovation is converted into a legitimate rental.

You Need To Take Into Consideration:

Accessibility Codes
Fire Codes
Building Codes
Electrical Codes

Hire The Best Basement Renovation Company

Renovating your basement into a legal basement apartment can provide an additional way to earn income and add value to your home. Your renovation project quickly becomes easy and hassle-free by hiring a basement renovation company like Rose Building Group. We will work with you to understand your vision and get to quickly bringing that vision to life. Always prioritizing budget and timelines, basement renovations are simple when you hire the Rose Building Group. Get in touch with our team of home renovation contractors today!

What Our Clients Say

Our Oakville project with Rose Group was 3+ months and the overall experience was categorially outstanding. The entire Rose team, including sub-trades are patient, communicative, responsive, and professional. While any major renovation is stressful, Team Rose seem to have a calming way about them, for which we very much appreciated. The project was on time, on budget, and Rose is flexible to make sure you receive value add along the way.

The end result of our project is beyond our expectations, and we have no doubt Rose will be engaged again.

Many thanks to Matt, Neil, Alisha, Matt, Brittany, Andrew, Adam, Chris, and the entire Rose team!!!!

Dan. Oakville, ON

Matthew and his team at Rose Building Group have completed 2 projects for us. A couple of years ago we completed a main floor renovation, which included a complete kitchen reno. Just recently we completed a master bathroom renovation. The work for both projects was impeccable. Really high quality workmanship, and incredible attention to detail.

The quality of the work is truly second to none. What impresses me the most about this company, however, is the people. They are all kind, warm, genuine, and professional. I enjoyed having them in my home, and was very comfortable. It is clear that they are committed to delivering a very high level of customer service and satisfaction through both the work they do, and they way they engage with the client. It's really impressive.

Kim. Burlington, ON

We recently completed our home renovation with Rose Building Group, which included a full renovation of both the interior and exterior of our house. We feel that we could not have picked a better company to do this extensive project. When Matt first came to our house to give us a quote we could tell instantly the professionalism and attention to detail he has when looking at a project. Throughout the entire renovation, Matt was easy to get in touch with, either by phone or email, which made it less daunting on my Wife and I whenever we had questions or wanted to add something. Matt was always upfront whenever issues arose (this was bound to happen during a full renovation of an old house) and always came prepared with possible solutions for us.

His staff always presented themselves as professionals. They were very respectful when speaking to us, and with taking care of our property by cleaning up the interior and exterior before going home every night. We even had neighbours on our street comment on how well our place looked, even during the construction. It was obvious that they are a very hardworking company, dedicated to ensuring a smooth and timely renovation. Rose building group was on schedule, and completed our project by the date discussed by Matt, prior to them beginning.

If you are looking to complete a renovation of your home, rest assured that if you choose Rose Building Group, that you will not be disappointed. You will have a professional company, that will make your home beautiful!

Paul S. Burlington, ON

We decided on Rose Building Group for our main floor renovation that started earlier this year. We have nothing but great things to say about RBG and the team.

At the beginning of the renovation we were provided with a renovation schedule so that we knew what would be happening on each day and we were most impressed at the adherence to this schedule. We were also provided a Scope of Work at the beginning of the project and any changes made along the way were clearly outlined.

Their communication during the renovation process was top notch and someone always got back to us very quickly.

Matthew, Settle and entire team were so professional and Alisha, the selections coordinator, was especially helpful and went out of her way to help with some of the finishing choices.

Other than a few things that were delayed beyond their control, this renovation was completed in a very timely manner and is absolutely beautiful. They made our vision come to fruition and we hope to use them again when we are ready to renovate our main bathroom. They made the process of doing a major renovation relatively low stress and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to do a major renovation.

Great job RBG- you were all awesome!

Katie & Mike

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Katie. Burlington, ON

Matthew and his team were amazing to work with. They recently completed a full basement renovation for my personal home. I work for Baudit Interior design and have worked with several contractors and was very impressed with their professionalism, correspondence, organization and can do attitude. The whole crew worked efficiently and diligently. They were kind, respectful of us and our home and kept a very tidy work space. The quality of the workmanship and attention to detail was impressive. I would and have recommended them for any future projects.

Sylvia. Oakville, ON

Matt has a great company with a team of highly skilled craftsmen. We originally contemplated a bathroom renovation project and expanded the scope to include new staircase, hardwood flooring, crown moulding, recessed led lighting throughout and painting top to bottom. Matt’s experience was extremely helpful in that he was able to guide us in making the right choices upfront to help modernize the look of our home. His detailed approach and project management thru his team ensured we got the results we were looking for and the highest quality or workmanship and finish. We are extremely happy with the results and feel like we are in a brand new home but better. Definitely a company to talk to about renovations.

Additionally, Matt and his team adhered to all COVID protocols at all times which was very reassuring given the scope of the project with most of the work over eight weeks occurring during the third wave while we continued to live and work from our home.

Responsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value

Paul. Burlington, ON

Our kitchen renovation is nearing completion and we are so happy with the work completed by Rose Building. Matt and his team were 100% engaged and had ideas to share right from our initial meeting. Everyone has been a pleasure to deal with - they are friendly, clean and their attention to detail and quality is top notch! I highly recommend Rose Building Group and we will have them back for future renovations.

Responsiveness, Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism, Value

Julie. Burlington, ON

Rose Building Group completed a living room renovation for me. Matthew and his team were a pleasure to work with and very professional.

Matthews team were patient with any questions or concerns I had and took the time to explain what was happening during the project and addressed any concerns. They are very professional and CLEAN.

I really enjoyed working with Matt and his team and I am very pleased with the workmanship from the trades they used.

Matts team also took the time to do some repair work for me that had some damage.

I will use Rose Building Group for my next home renovation

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