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We are thrilled to announce that we’ve been selected as one of the top 10 General Contractors in Toronto by BlogTO! BlogTO is Toronto’s source for local news and culture, restaurants reviews, events and the best of the city. As always, we strive to deliver the best in customer service, quality craftsmanship and design.  Thank […]Read More »

What happen to this Leslieville Fallen Home?   You might have heard about the Leslieville fallen home on the news or read about it in the paper(Star Article Link) We thought that, given this happened right in our own backyard so to speak, it presented a perfect opportunity to explain to everyone what really happened here […]Read More »

Houzz 1k Shares Badge Another year is upon us and here at Woodsmith Construction, we are wasting no time in hitting the ground running.We thought we would first share a huge milestone achieved with our Houzz profile. We have broken through the Houzz 1k shares threshold. This is a great achievement and further a nod […]Read More »

Project : Logan Loft Basement Renovation   Goal: Take what was once just your average 6ft 5″ semi detached basement.  Try to create an industrial loft feel in a basement. With all the features we love in lofts, such as high ceilings, exposed brick and exposed wood joists Progress Pics   This basement project has […]Read More »

Much to do about Home Renovation Budgeting     With each new client’s home visit at Woodsmith Construction. We seem to come across, time and time again a real lack understanding on what good home renovation budgeting is. Most people obviously understand intellectually what a budget is and how important it is to the proper […]Read More »

How to get your home renovation HST rebate   HST is apart of all of our lives, we deal with it on virtually every purchase we make. When it comes to your home renovation. The HST does not have to be the elephant in the room. With proper invoicing techniques from your contractor and a […]Read More »

Toronto Home Design Tips  Part of giving good Toronto home design tips is to first make sure you are aware that is is always best to consult a professional before undertaking any sort of design work on your home. So much of what we do at Woodsmith Construction is centered around helping our clients get […]Read More »

  A Home Design Plan That Works   Whether your are planning a small home renovation or a completely new home. You always need a good home design plan. Sometimes the process can be so exciting that you want to jump right in and get down to the design itself. The results from taking this […]Read More »

Upper Beaches Home Renovations Tips Living in the Upper Beaches is to be part of one the most rapidly changing neighborhoods in Toronto. The amount of store front development on Kingston road alone, would make anyone’s head spin. This segment of Toronto is not without its home renovation challenges but as we all know, neither is […]Read More »

  Riverdale home renovations are a special part of what Woodsmith Construction does. Being located in the Leslieville area ourselves. A lot of our work is in the Riverdale area of Toronto. The homes in this area are beautiful and were built with a lot of care. The years however, have not been kind. With […]Read More »

Woodsmith Construction Project Journal:   Logan Ave Home Renovation: Third Floor Reno     Our Logan home renovation project has finally come to an end. What started off as simple third floor interior alterations. Became a whole home face lift from top to bottom. As challenging as every Toronto home seems to be, the reward was […]Read More »

Woodsmith Construction Project Journal: Ossington Home Renovation   Renovating homes in the west end of Toronto is something the Woodsmith Construction team has become very familiar with. With street after street of townhomes and semi detached homes, there is no shortage of work to be done. These homes have not received a lot of love […]Read More »

Tips for East York home renovations   East York home renovations are some of our personal favourites at Woodsmith Construction. We have spent many years working in the East York area of Toronto and much like other areas of our great city. There are many homes that are in pretty rough shape. Being located in […]Read More »

Woodsmith Construction Project Journal: High Park Home Renovations   High Park home renovations aren’t like any other home renovations in Toronto. This beautiful area of Toronto has so much to offer for anyone that chooses to live there. Whether it’s the shops on Roncesvalle or a walk in High Park itself. There is always something […]Read More »

If you live in the Beaches area of Toronto you have probably thought about  Beaches home renovations and what possibly could be done to help you make the most of what you have and keep you in one of the nicest areas to live in Toronto, for as long as possible.  Beaches homes usually contain […]Read More »

Many homes were renovated because house owners believe that it is already an old-fashioned design, but other like this traditional styles and simply collaborate it with newly generated decors. Home owners give their total trust to the contractors to do the beautification of their houses.Read More »

Custom home builders T.O. , being one of the best cities in Canada is famous for architectural and home design projects. The city, prosperous for its wide shopping centers, is not only known for these attractions but also for the many splendid home projects it has done over the past few years. Upscale establishments like […]Read More »

Design build homes design has been around for years. The design build concept started with simple renovations on homes to give them a new lease on life. Making an old house appear new and fresh takes a lot of creativity, patience, and hard work.  Adding rooms to the house to be renovated can be costly […]Read More »

Design Build Interiors   Construction of a house starts from planning and sketching the exact position in the area or location where you want the house to stand. With our design build interiors, preparation of the materials and hands-on craftsmanship is next. The installation of pipes, electricity and other activity regarding constructing will follow. When […]Read More »

When taking on a design build dream home a contractor must keep detailed daily tabs in work progress, cost of materials, and all other tasks of projects. As a result, they know day-to-day if your project is in line with original estimates. If something is not right and the project swerves the line, they immediately […]Read More »

  The whole area of your home may get old and get damaged after years of your stay. Full home renovation is a perfect solution in this kind of residential issue, which you might be experiencing right now. As a homeowner, you surely want everything to be properly improved and maintained inside your home. Renovation […]Read More »

Home renovation and full home remodeling is not an easy task. Though you want to improve the value and structure of your house but such task is not within the reach of your skills, you won’t surely achieve great results. If you are from Toronto, there is nothing to worry about home renovation and remodeling […]Read More »

Are you one of the residents in Toronto that want to upgrade your home? If that is so, then you should start thinking about what is that you want to do with your home. Home renovation and remodeling in Toronto is becoming much more in demand. For most homeowners it is because the home they […]Read More »

Woodsmtih Construction & General Contracting Toronto.    Strong pillars of job locations and intact partnership with subcontractors and other partners who are involved in building a strong foundation are critical in delivering quality projects which is budget and time-based. The general contracting team aims to foster a good relationship and mutual respect to everybody who […]Read More »

Toronto DIY Home Improvement Projects With home improvement projects like remodeling your bathroom? You don’t really have to make things difficult because you can have a professional result without hiring experts on the job. With the idea of DIY home bathroom renovation, you can save money which is indeed an issue for many homeowners. Here […]Read More »

  A Home renovation requires an intricate planning and conceptualizing to arrive at the desired planned style or structure to be renovated. As custom home builder you not only need a lot of creativity on your design teams part but most of all the right and trusted people that give the very best of what […]Read More »

Design Build Services Toronto With Woodsmith Construction   In building a future dream home, whether it is elegant or simple, people always rely on the experts. Designer build services are relied on not only for designing a home but also with it’s  construction. The design concept on every new to be built or renovated home, […]Read More »

  Custom Home Builders Toronto   Are you looking for a company where you can find professional and reliable custom home builders? In Toronto, there are lots of companies that can provide you the service that you are looking for however among them, only our company has the capability to meet your needs and go […]Read More »

Toronto complete home renovations provides new and more valuable condition of home. This is an idea that will always be very helpful in improving one’s capacity to enhance the overall interior and exterior features of your home. Because of these reasons, we at Woodsmith Construction are giving the services for complete home renovation. Here in […]Read More »

Architectural Design: Buildings, Gardens and Decor Architectural Design can be defined in so many ways. It is the product of designing, planning and constructing buildings and other physical structures. Architectural elements are perceived to be as cultural symbol and work of arts. It shows the designs and methods of constructing building, establishments and homes. Architecture […]Read More »

Toronto West End Semi Reno Woodsmith Construction Project Journal: This project was one of our most challenging and one of our most rewarding. On paper it seemed to be fairly straight forward.  A small rear addition and a complete gut an rework of the existing home. However what is on paper, rarely is the case […]Read More »

Danforth Home Renovations Project   Woodsmith Project Journals:   This Danforth home renovations project tested every bit of our teams skill and know how. Funnily enough it actually started off as a simple third floor renovation. Just some interior alterations, really no big deal. We would did not have to deal with permits, structure or […]Read More »

East York Design Tips     East York is a great and unique part of our city. Comprised of a lot of war time construction brick bungalows. It offers the perfect chance for a family to set up roots and build their dream home. The property sizes are also a but on the bigger side, […]Read More »

What to expect with Downtown Toronto Renovation Well the short answer is to expect everything and then you wont be surprised by what happens. Downtown Toronto renovation, are known to have there own brand of fun and excitement. Today we will take a look at a few of the things to make sure you keep […]Read More »

Leslieville Design.. What matters most Good Leslieville Design has to have two key ingredients. Firstly the design must make the best use of the limited space our homes have. Secondly the design has to let our families grow into them, in order to get the best use of space over time. The Leslieville area homes […]Read More »

Leslieville renovations and what to consider Being located right in the heart of Leslieville, affords Woodsmith Construction a unique perspective on the homes in the area. All Leslieville renovations have their own brand of fun that they bring to the table.  So in order to completely understand what to expect, we must first understand when […]Read More »

Are you planning to have a complete home renovations or remodeling in Toronto? If the design of your bathroom and kitchen already outdated, renovating it is a very good idea. Your bathroom and kitchen are two of the most important parts of the house so you have to make sure that your family and guests […]Read More »

Custom Home Builders Toronto With custom home builders a home is considered as one of the most important things that a person one dreams to have. It is like a precious gold born of dedication, hard work, and diligence. The thought of having a dream come true for most families who don’t have the proper […]Read More »

General contractors are those who do the planning in the area, utilizing the materials, budgeting expected expense for the project, and overall monitoring of the designs and styles of a physical structure that they are about to build. Everything starts from scratch with the help of sketch of the house. It contains the position of […]Read More »

How does Design Build Tech Help Us? Now is a great time for design build tech and today’s technology is a lot of the reason why. The things that are are possible with relative ease today, would have been virtually impossible not too long ago.  It is truly amazing what today’s software in the right […]Read More »

What to consider with your East York semi renovation Given in East York there are no shortage of semidetached homes. I thought it best to go over some things to keep in mind  if your are looking to renovate one of them in the future.  An East York semi renovation is challenging to deal with. […]Read More »

What is the Toronto permit process? Funnily enough there are times when I ask myself this same question. It seems like every year the rules for the Toronto permit process change, in some way shape or form. Making something that was allowed before, not now. Regardless of my own personal frustrations, I think for simplicity […]Read More »

Things to consider with your home renovation project When considering any home renovation project there are rarely the answers you need when searched online. Mostly due to the wide array of things that you do have to consider with any home renovation project. Now everyone might know the basics, like design well and hire professionals […]Read More »

Toronto Home Design Tips 2016 With seemingly  everyone that owns a Toronto home, trying to renovate it in some way shape or form. I thought it would be helpful to provide some easy to understand tips on what good Toronto home design 2016 should be based on.  Everyone at one time or another has walked […]Read More »

Toronto Renovations Don’ts I think these are probably more important then the do’s are. Toronto renovations are very complicated and the are lots of variables that have to be accounted for from the beginning, in order to give you any chance of success. Above all never attempt to do anything on your home with out […]Read More »

Toronto Renovation Do’s I would say firstly before starting any Toronto renovation, always consult a professional for advice when it comes to doing anything to your home. Our homes are our single biggest investments and we don’t want to do anything to jeopardize that investment. There are a few things to keep in mind however, […]Read More »

Why is choosing to build a custom home better? The single largest benefit of a custom home is consistency. You never have to worry about the life span of something that is all brand new. You also will never have to worry about what construction techniques and or technologies  were used. With a custom home […]Read More »

How does Woodsmith Construction create customer value? I would say off the top, customer value is all about caring and giving a s#!t. This concept gets thrown around a lot in today’s world but the reality leaves us less than inspired. It takes real work and dedication,day in and day out to build a home […]Read More »

What is a Complete home renovation and why do I need it? A complete home renovation is more of an idea vs a static thing. In dealing with homes in the Toronto area for most of my life. I have come to a few conclusions on the best practices and approaches to use on them. […]Read More »

Top reasons to choose a design & build approach The question of whether design & build is the way to go in regards to your home renovation project is a difficult one. On one hand there is something to be said for having a separate company deal with the specific requirements of your project. Hiring […]Read More »

Things to consider with your Toronto custom dream home The idea of a Toronto custom dream home always brings a smile and excitement to every person thinking of it. The thought merely creates an aura of eagerness and a creative idea on what and how will the house look like. A fiery wonder escapes from […]Read More »

Top 10 Home Renovation Tips for best return on investment If you are going to have your home renovated, there must be some standards that you should look for in hiring expert home renovators from your project.  There can be a lot of home renovations that offer the best return on investment and one would […]Read More »

Toronto Home Tiles Trends For 2016 Tiles can shape a room, evoke a thought, express an emotion and showcase personality all without saying a word in any Toronto home.Tile the statement we can all make without having to spend large amounts of money to do so. If you’re thinking of redoing your bathroom, gutting your […]Read More »

Home Engery Savings Tips With the deep freeze gripping Toronto for another winter, turning the thermostat up to stay warm and toasty inside doesn’t come as a surprise. However, most homeowners don’t know enough about home energy savings and tend to overspend on their energy bills because their house isn’t running as efficiently as possible. […]Read More »