Welcome to Legacy Renovators! We are a home renovation company located in Scarborough, Ontario.

We are geared to deliver specialized home remodeling services to clientele in the Greater Toronto Area. Our quality approach and efforts ensure that your renovating project is designed and completed just the way you imagined it, right from the start.

The majority of our services are provided to homeowners who want to modernize their residence, such as updating or enlarging an existing kitchen or bathroom, finishing a basement, or adding an extension or additional storey to a home. We also have extensive experience in the construction of custom homes, on both undeveloped and existing properties.

The owners of Legacy Renovators have worked in the industries of engineering, design, and construction for over 25 years. We bring forth the expertise and attention to detail that is required to provide you with excellence for any and all of your renovation needs. We believe in quality above all else, and are willing to put in the personal effort and touch to go above and beyond your expectations.

Give us a call or send us an email and we will be more than happy to discuss any of your home remodeling desires, with no obligation to you. We will also be happy to provide you with a portfolio of some of our work to back up our claims. Legacy Renovators is very pleased to offer swift and reliable service with the utmost in craftsmanship and character for your job. We are confident in our ability to be the best company to meet your renovation wants and needs; so get in touch with us today to see what we can do for you!

Ron 416-859-0417

Ron is a second generation builder. He has worked in the family business from an early age.

He graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from the University of Central London, He also attended the University of Toronto for Computer Programming.

Ron has worked as a Project Engineer for Inglis, McDonell Douglas, Boeing, and Magna.

He has successfully built homes and developed vacant land since 1981.

He built his first home with his wife; doing all the construction and finish work. Then he established a design build construction company; specializing in large custom designed homes with luxury interiors. Currently, he is doing renovations and infill housing in Toronto .

Yasmin 416-265-1953

Yasmin graduated as a designer from Sheridan College. Oakville.

She was the owner of a prize winning Design and Woodworking Studio for several years.

She ran the design and cabinet shop components of the construction company. Her primary function was to produce workable drawings from client thoughts; project management of jobs ensuring that the cabinetry was designed and built to meet the customers' life styles and expectations. She has also designed and assembled custom stained glass pieces for several of the recently built homes.

For the past 10 years, Yasmin has been working as an Architectural Designer for one of the GTA's premier design houses, providing home designs for prominent GTA builders.

Questions that you should be asking your contractor

My contractor wants 30% down to "buy materials", should I give that to him?

You should never give a contractor any money as an advance for work to be done. There is nothing stopping a contractor from walking away with your money. By law, it will not be considered fraud if he intends to do your work sometime in the future; you will have no way out of this situation, should it arise. Money should be paid to the contractor only after the materials have been secured to the premises and the materials become your property.

Legacy Renovators are a successful and financially strong company. We do not need an advance to get the job started. We require 10% to make the contract binding; this payment will be made to our lawyer to hold until 45 days after the job is complete. This protects you by ensuring that all suppliers have been paid and that the title to your home is clear. Only after that certification do we receive payment.

Why does the contractor need to provide me with insurance coverage?

Contractors' insurance covers you against unforeseen mishaps caused by the contractor or one of his subs. The most common situation is the plumber causing a fire and burning the house down. In that case, you will want the contractor to pay for the reconstruction; you never want to make a claim on your own insurance. The law requires a $2,000,000 coverage allowance. The close proximity of homes in Toronto causes fire damage to affect the neighboring homes. Should such an emergency occur, $2,000,000 may not be sufficient and your insurance would have to cover the balance.

Legacy Renovators has $4,000,000 of Liability Insurance and provides you with an Insurance Binder with your name on it. This confirms that you are protected.

Why does the contractor have to be financially stable and strong?

If the contractor is not financially sound, he may be unable to make payments to his suppliers and workers. Should that happen, under the Lien Law of Ontario, third parties have the right to place a lien on your home and eventually take possession. In the worst case scenario, you may lose your home. In the best case, you may have to pay restitution and your credit rating may be adversely affected.

Legacy Renovators is financially sound. We require payment weekly, after the materials are installed - except the final payment, which occurs 45 days after the work is fully complete and the lien period is over. We certify that there are no liens before we take the final payment.

What qualifies the contractor to actually start tearing my home apart and attempt to put it back together again?

Other than electrical, plumbing, and refrigeration trades, there are NO licensing requirements in Ontario. Anyone can call himself a contractor and start working on a home. A house is a very complex assembly of thousands of components working together to provide a safe habitable space. If the contractor is uneducated and inexperienced, he is unable to modify the existing home and rebuild a safe habitable space again.

Legacy Renovators' principals are graduates of Engineering and Design disciplines. Respectively, they have 40 and 25 years of experience working in construction. They have taken and passed the mandatory Ontario written examination qualifying them to construct new homes. They continuously attend trade shows and seminars to keep up with the latest technologies. They subscribe to publications like Fine Homebuilding, Journal of Light Construction, and Ontario Home Builder to ensure that they are continuously improving themselves. This background ensures that problems which can occur are solved in a safe and timely manner.

Why do we need a permit?

A permit ensures that the work being done meets government regulations. It also enables an independent third party to keep an eye on the construction, making certain that minimum standards are being met. Without a permit, the government has the right to make you tear out all new construction. As well, you will have no redress should unsafe work be done.

Legacy Renovators does not work without all the relevant permits. This fact confirms that we are a legitimate organization complying with all aspects of the law. We also invite a third party to verify that the work meets government standards. Again, Legacy Renovators ensures that should there be a catastrophe, the insurance company will cover all of the damages involved.

Why should I pay by check and not cash?

If you pay by cash there is no record of payment occurring. A supplier to the contractor can place a lien on your home for non-payment. With all of the consequent turmoil that would ensue, you would receive no compensation. It is also safe to assume that a person working for cash is not paying his fair share of GST and Revenue Taxes. Do you really want a cheat inside your home?

Legacy Renovators does not work for cash. We charge HST on the cost of the contract. This protects both parties as there is proof of payment and a record of the HST transaction. This also assures you that we are legitimate and will exist in the future.

Do I really need a multi-page contract?

A brief one page contract can never cover the complexity of modifying a home. The brevity of such a contract leads to cost overruns, arguments with the contractor about what was intended and actually delivered, and no means of resolving issues.

Legacy Renovators has a multi-page contract that covers every conceivable situation and a means of resolving any deadlock. It describes the following: Scope of Work, Materials to be used, Payment Schedule, Guaranteed part of the cost and Allowances for the owner, Responsibilities of the Owners and the Contractor, and a detailed blue print of the work to be done. Change Orders are also addressed. This ensures that the work progresses smoothly and on-time, and that there are no misunderstandings.