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Guides for planning your renovation
Read this before anyone opens a wall.
The questions Hamilton homeowners ask us before a job starts, answered in plain words. Each guide gives you the answer first, then the detail. Where a rule matters, it links to where the rule comes from.
Read the guides
- Parging or underpinning: how to tell what your foundation needsParging or underpinning
Grey coating flaking off, or a crack that keeps growing? How to tell a surface problem from a structural one.
- What not to do in a kitchen remodelKitchen remodel mistakes
Eight mistakes, in the order they tend to happen. The first one is ordering cabinets too early.
- The best time of year to renovate, room by roomBest time of year to renovate
Porches and stone need warm weather. Kitchens and bathrooms don't. When to plan each one.
- Hamilton's renovation licence bylaw, explained for landlordsHamilton's renovation licence bylaw
Serving an N13 to renovate a rental? Since January 1, 2025, the City asks for a renovation licence.
- How to choose a renovation contractor you won't regretHow to choose a renovation contractor
The questions to ask, the paperwork to see, and when to walk away.
Written by people who do the work
Albany Contracting Group has renovated Hamilton homes since 1999. These guides are what we'd tell a neighbour across the kitchen table.
No sales pitch in the middle
Each guide gives you the full answer first. If you want us to look at your house after, that's at the end.
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