Brantford The basement, the bathroom, the front steps. Can one crew do all of it?
General contractor for home renovations in Brantford
Albany Contracting Group is a general contractor for home renovations in Brantford, working from Hamilton. One in three Brantford homes was built before 1960. If yours is one of them, you may have more than one job on the list. We take the whole list: basements, bathrooms, porches and more.
About Brantford
Brantford is a city of older houses. A few facts about its homes, from public sources.
- One in three homes is older than 1960The City's 2021 Census maps put it at 33.4 percent. The Ontario figure is 22.7 percent.
- Not much newOnly 8.6 percent of Brantford homes were built between 2011 and 2021. Across Ontario it's 12.7 percent.
- Mostly houses60.6 percent of homes are single-detached, against 53.6 percent for Ontario. About a quarter are apartments.
- Mostly ownedAbout two in three households own their home.
- A Victorian street, protectedThe Brant Avenue Heritage Conservation District, designated in 1988, has 132 properties. Most of its houses were built between 1870 and 1889.
- A second district downtownVictoria Park Square and the buildings facing it form a second heritage conservation district, designated in 1991.
- The City's permit rulesFinishing a basement needs a building permit in Brantford. So does adding or moving a plumbing fixture. Swapping a toilet, tub or sink in the same spot doesn't, and neither does tiling. The City of Brantford's "Do I need a permit?" page has the full list.
One general contractor for the whole house
You call about the porch. Then you mention the basement, and the bathroom. We do all three, so you deal with one crew and one price conversation instead of three.
That's the work a general contractor does: we plan the jobs, run them in a sensible order and finish them.
Basement waterproofing for Brantford homes
Water on the floor after a heavy rain. A damp corner every spring. A musty smell you've stopped noticing. Tell us where you see it.
We start by finding where the water is getting in, then fix it from inside or outside, whichever the house needs. Here's how basement waterproofing works with us. Once it's dry, basement renovations can turn it into real space.
Bathroom renovations
The bathroom you close the door on when people visit. We take it back to what's solid and fix what we find behind the tile. Then we build it again: tub or shower, tile, vanity, fixtures and light. See how we do bathroom renovations. If the tub is the problem, a tub to shower conversion may be all you need.
Porches, kitchens and the rest
Crumbling steps, a tired porch? We do front porch rebuilds in stone and concrete, and kitchen renovations planned before anything is ordered.
Jobs we've finished
See every projectOur own work, inside and out. Captions say what the frame shows.
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Areas we cover
Our office is based in Hamilton, at 875 Main St W, Unit 200. Brantford is one of the cities we cover.
Questions we get
What does a general contractor do on a home renovation?
A general contractor plans and runs the whole job, so you have one company to deal with. For you that means one consultation, one price conversation and one crew for the basement, the bathroom and the porch.
Do I need a permit to finish my basement in Brantford?
Yes. The City of Brantford lists finishing a basement among the projects that need a building permit. Adding or moving a plumbing fixture needs one too.
How much does basement waterproofing cost in Brantford?
Every waterproofing job is priced at a free in-home consultation, once we've seen the basement. Where the water gets in, and whether the fix is inside or outside, change the price more than anything else.
Do you come to Brantford from Hamilton?
Yes. We're based in Hamilton, and Brantford is part of the area we cover. The consultation happens in your home.
Story 08 is your house. Bring the whole list.
- Tell us. Call, text a photo, or leave a number.
- We call you back to talk it through and book a time to see it.
- Free consultation at your home. You get your price once we've seen the job.
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