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Where we build home additions across Ottawa

We build home additions in 15 Ottawa-area communities, from Kanata and Stittsville in the west to Orleans and Cumberland in the east. Each area page shows a recent job there, and every quote starts with a visit to your property from Home Additions Experts.

Urban, suburban and rural lots
Setback and lot-coverage rules checked per property
Soil and services checked per property
One crew, one written quote

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Give us your area and what you're hoping to add.

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So the right crew reviews your project.

If you're outside these areas, tell us anyway and we'll say yes or no honestly.

Areas we serve

Fifteen Ottawa-area communities, each with a recent job from our crew.

Rear room addition framed across the back of a two-storey home in Kanata, Ottawa, with the new foundation wrapped and protected

Rear room addition

Kanata

This Kanata project added a ground-floor room across the back of a two-storey home.

Home additions in Kanata
Finished dormer addition and covered rear entry with cedar posts, beams and steps on a home in Nepean, Ottawa

Dormer addition and covered entry

Nepean

This Nepean project added a dormer to the upper floor and a covered entry at the back of the house.

Home additions in Nepean
Attic space under the roofline finished as a bonus room with sloped drywall ceiling and a new window in Barrhaven, Ottawa

Attic conversion

Barrhaven

This Barrhaven project turned the unfinished space under the roofline into a finished bonus room.

Home additions in Barrhaven
Wall framed for floor-to-ceiling built-in shelving and a bench below the window in Orleans, Ottawa

Built-in shelving and bench

Orleans

Inside this Orleans home we built custom millwork into a room.

Home additions in Orleans
Great room addition with a vaulted tongue-and-groove ceiling, exposed beams and four tall windows in Gloucester, Ottawa

Great room addition

Gloucester

For this Gloucester home we added a great room with a vaulted ceiling.

Home additions in Gloucester
Family room addition with patio doors, a fireplace wall and a recessed ceiling, drywall taped, in Stittsville, Ottawa

Family room addition

Stittsville

This Stittsville addition created a large, open family room.

Home additions in Stittsville
Basement finished with a new staircase and landing, drywalled walls and a hallway in Vanier, Ottawa

Basement finishing

Vanier

In Vanier we turned an unfinished basement into usable living space.

Home additions in Vanier
Side addition framed on a new poured slab and foundation wall beside a house in Manotick, Ottawa

Side addition

Manotick

In Manotick we built a side addition next to the existing house.

Home additions in Manotick
Single-storey rear extension with folding glass doors and a timber pergola and deck frame in Richmond, Ottawa

Rear extension and pergola

Richmond

For this Richmond home we built a single-storey rear extension with folding glass doors that open the kitchen to the yard.

Home additions in Richmond
Covered side patio of a brick home being enclosed with new stud walls and window openings in Carp, Ottawa

Porch enclosure

Carp

In Carp we enclosed the covered patio along the side of a brick home to turn it into year-round living space.

Home additions in Carp
Single-storey home addition framed on a new concrete slab in Greely, Ottawa

Single-storey addition

Greely

On this Greely property we framed a single-storey addition on a new concrete slab.

Home additions in Greely
Room addition framed with roof rafters, glass doors and a tall window unit installed in Metcalfe, Ottawa

Room addition with glass doors

Metcalfe

This Metcalfe addition was planned around natural light.

Home additions in Metcalfe
Lower level with new stud walls framed inside an older stone foundation and a new subfloor in Osgoode, Ottawa

Lower-level renovation

Osgoode

This Osgoode home has an older stone foundation, so the lower level needed careful prep before it could be finished.

Home additions in Osgoode
Basement being framed under the existing staircase and along the concrete floor in Navan, Ottawa

Basement finishing

Navan

This Navan project started turning an unfinished basement into living space.

Home additions in Navan
Unfinished basement being opened up with a new staircase and framed walls in Cumberland, Ottawa

Basement finishing

Cumberland

This Cumberland project opened up an unfinished basement as living space.

Home additions in Cumberland

Three things that change by area

Why the area pages are not interchangeable.

Lot size and setback room

A rural lot in Osgoode or Greely is rarely limited by the rear yard setback. An urban lot in Vanier often is, which is why a second-storey addition is more common there.

What is under the ground

Much of Orleans and the city's east end sits on Champlain Sea clay, which affects footing design. We confirm site-specific conditions before founding an addition, not from the area name alone.

How old the housing stock is

Newer subdivisions in Stittsville and Barrhaven East were built to modern setback and coverage rules. Older streets in Vanier and parts of Nepean were not, which changes what fits.

Questions about our coverage

Do you charge more to build further from central Ottawa?

Travel is a real cost and we will flag it if it affects a quote, but we do not apply a hidden distance surcharge across our service area.

Do the zoning rules differ by neighbourhood?

The City of Ottawa Zoning By-law applies city-wide, but individual zones within it carry different specific requirements. We confirm your property's zone and its exact setback and coverage rules before designing anything, rather than assuming they match a neighbouring street.

Can you build in a rural area like Carp or Metcalfe?

Yes. Rural and estate lots typically have more setback room, which often makes ground-floor additions straightforward, but well, septic and driveway-access considerations still need to be checked on site.

Is my area on Champlain Sea clay?

Much of eastern and central Ottawa does, but ground conditions are not uniform and we will not guess from a neighbourhood name. We confirm on site before finalising a foundation design.

Book a site visit in your area

We'll check the lot, the zoning and the ground before quoting anything.

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