Home Renovation Richmond Hill
First Place Homes provides home renovation contracting in Richmond Hill. With complete design and construction services for Kitchen Remodeling, Bathroom Renovations, Home Additions, Basement Contracting, and more. Ensuring your living space is truly inspiring!
Living in Inspired Surroundings
At First Place Homes, we collaborate closely with our clients in Richmond Hill to design spaces that combine comfort, durability, and energy efficiency. As a licensed home renovation contractor with over 25 years of experience, we've transformed numerous old houses, updating them to match modern lifestyles and designs.
Our expertise in building science is highlighted by our unique Passive House Tradesperson Certification, ensuring that our renovations meet stringent energy-efficiency standards.
We Transform Your Visions into Reality
Services We Offer
Our clients select us for kitchen, bathroom, and whole house renovations, as well as home additions, when their properties become outdated or less functional.
What is Included
Our team provides exceptional interior design support, from layout planning to material selection, ensuring every detail is perfected before construction begins.
About Us
Founded in Toronto over 25 years ago, we have successfully renovated over 100 homes. We specialize in home renovations, offering valuable insights and leadership throughout the entire process.
Finding the Right “Home Renovations Contractor Near Me”
Explore Our Renovation Services Further
Kitchen Renovations
Our cost-effective kitchen renovation option includes a complete overhaul, replacing all existing elements with new ones.
Our most common renovation involves reconfiguring the current layout, such as relocating or adding cabinetry, appliances, and fixtures.
The final option is a structural renovation, which includes layout changes and the addition or removal of walls, windows, and doors.
Home Additions
Home additions can include adding a second or third floor, often called a "home top-up addition," extending the first floor, building a kitchen and family room at the back of the house, or expanding the front to enlarge the foyer and add a powder room.
The home addition process may also involve reconfiguring other areas of the home. This can include creating an open-concept layout or subdividing spaces to create more formal and private areas.
Bathroom Renovations
Our bathroom renovation services are similar to those for kitchens. A standard makeover involves a complete overhaul, where all existing elements are replaced with new ones.
For bathroom reconfiguration, we manage projects that include relocating fixtures, such as repositioning the toilet or replacing a bathtub with an expanded shower area. In structural bathroom renovations, we address more extensive changes like adding or removing walls to enhance functionality.
This can include installing a double vanity, a separate water closet with a spacious two-person shower, integrating a steam shower, or incorporating a luxurious soaker tub.
Basement Renovation
Many budget-conscious clients and growing families need their basements to be more functional. This might involve adding an in-law suite, a multi-generational suite, space for teenagers, music rooms, second kitchens, or home offices.
Other clients seek additional rental income and rely on us to transform their basements into highly functional, high-quality rental units and Airbnb properties.
We specialize in waterproofing, underpinning, sump pumps, drains, backflow preventers/backwater valves, basement walkouts, basement insulation, heated floors, and future-proofing your home.
1st Floor/2nd Floor Renovation
Homeowners value our renovation expertise and design excellence when updating their first and second floors. First-floor renovations typically involve modernizing the space by adding features like a powder room, family room, mudroom, foyer, and home office. To maintain a cohesive design, we are often requested to renovate the second floor as well.
Second-floor renovations usually focus on enhancing storage, adding more closets, creating second-floor laundry rooms, expanding bathrooms, and incorporating a den/entertainment room or a private en suite. Interestingly, we often find that relocating the stairs allows for better space planning.
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What our home renovation clients are saying
Tama S.
Harvey and his team at First Place did some renovations to our first home. They did the most amazing job. They were professional, on-budget, and most importantly on time! We have recently moved and are now using Harvey and his team for further renovations on our home!
Jennifer Z. & Russell L.
“ First Place turned the house we had been living in for 20 years into our dream home! Our house backs onto a tree-filled park so we didn't want to move. This was a complicated job as it entailed removing structural walls to open up the main floor. Harvey and his team did a spectacular job.
Part-way through the renovation, we decided to expand the scope to update the entire house in addition to the main floor. First Place went above and beyond to work with us and our architect to make that happen. The result is a stunning contemporary home that features all glass in the back, bringing the nature of the park into our home”
Greig G.
“I have worked with Harvey on two major projects at our home. A full renovation of our entire four-floor home and a subsequent basement renovation a few years later. In both instances, it was a pleasure to work with him. His professionalism and proactive attitude helped to calm our nerves throughout the experience. Harvey has a unique attention to detail and ensures that the project is completed fully without any small items to chase.”
Alstair R.
“Through the years, I have used Harvey and the First Place team for my house, townhouse, and condo renovations. His thoroughness, flexibility, creativity, idea generation, and leadership were evident throughout. Each of my renovations has been seamless. Not only have I trusted him with my own homes, I now use him with my interior design clients!”
