An urban Gloucester lot and a semi-rural one nearby can face very different practical setback situations, so we check the specific zone your property sits in.
Gloucester is a large former city, amalgamated into Ottawa in 2001, now comprising much of the city's south and east end, spanning both urban neighbourhoods and more semi-rural pockets.
Urban Gloucester lots are on city services and some semi-rural lots are not, so we confirm which before planning footings and any trenching.
For this Gloucester home we added a great room with a vaulted ceiling. The ceiling is finished in white tongue-and-groove planks with exposed beams, and four tall windows along one wall bring daylight deep into the room. The photo shows the addition with drywall hung and taped and the scaffold still up, ready for paint and flooring.
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Gloucester was a large former city before Ottawa’s 2001 amalgamation, and it now spans both dense urban neighbourhoods and more semi-rural pockets within the same boundary. An urban Gloucester lot and a semi-rural one a short distance away can face very different practical setback situations, since lot size directly affects how much room the rear yard setback leaves. We check your specific property’s zoning designation before proposing a design.
This changes the setback math. Ask which zoning designation applies to your specific address.
Don't assume it matches a neighbouring street inside the same former city boundary.
Sized to Ontario Building Code Div. B 9.9.10, regardless of zone type.
Ask for your project's specific estimate in writing.
Yes. Our recent great room addition in Gloucester is shown above, and when we visit we can walk you through other jobs that match your addition.
Often yes, since larger lots typically leave more room relative to the rear yard setback, but we confirm this for your specific property rather than assuming.
Room-scale additions typically run $50,000-$150,000, and rear, side and second-storey additions $325-$525 per sq ft. Semi-rural Gloucester lots can also need well and septic distances checked, which we check on site.