Lot depth and shape vary from street to street, so we measure your property rather than assuming from a neighbouring one.
Kanata is a large, established suburb in Ottawa's west end with a mix of subdivisions built from the 1980s onward alongside newer infill development, and it's home to much of the city's tech sector.
We check the existing footing type before tying a new one into it. New footings go below frost depth, commonly about 1.5 m.
This Kanata project added a ground-floor room across the back of a two-storey home. The new walls are framed the full width of the house, with door and window openings in place, and the new foundation is wrapped and protected along the outside. The photo shows the framing stage, before the roof framing and sheathing went on.
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Kanata grew through several distinct waves of subdivision development, from established streets built decades ago to newer infill lots still being completed. That range means two houses on the same Kanata street can have very different room to build under the rear yard setback, which is 25 percent of lot depth in most urban neighbourhood zones. Before proposing a second-storey addition versus a ground-floor extension, we measure your specific lot rather than assuming from the general age of the neighbourhood.
Not a general statement that additions are common in Kanata. Ask for your property's specific setback figure.
Older and newer sections of Kanata can have different foundation types and structural conditions, which affects what a second-storey addition needs from the existing structure.
Ask to see the specific window opening size on the drawings, sized to Ontario Building Code Div. B 9.9.10.
Ask for your project's specific estimate in writing.
Yes. Our recent rear room addition in Kanata is shown above, and when we visit we can walk you through other jobs that match your addition.
They're a practical option on lots where the rear-yard setback leaves limited room to build out, which is common on some of Kanata's more established streets.
In most cases, yes. Ottawa's new Zoning By-law limits the number of units per lot by lot size and zone, and the unit needs its own entrance and code-sized egress windows. We confirm your lot's limit before designing.