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Basement Renovation · Newmarket, York Region

Basement renovation in Newmarket.

Basement renovation in Newmarket, from finishing bare concrete to remodelling an old rec room or building a basement apartment to the approved permit drawings. Licensed and WSIB insured, with 15+ years of renovating behind us.

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Years in business
15+
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WSIB
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What’s included

What a basement
renovation includes.

A basement renovation in Newmarket with us is one of three jobs: finishing bare concrete from the slab up, remodelling a finished basement after taking out what is there, or building a second unit with its own kitchen and bathroom, fire separation, exits and egress windows.

  1. Layout and framing

    Posts, stairs and mechanical equipment are already there, so the rooms are planned around them.

    • A design for the whole floor
    • Framing and insulation
    • Ceilings and bulkheads
    • Doors and trim

  2. Floors, walls and lighting

    The finishes that make a basement feel like the floors above it.

    • Flooring suited to a basement
    • Drywall and paint
    • Lighting and wiring

  3. Bathrooms and kitchens

    A bathroom, a kitchen or a wet bar below grade, with the plumbing to serve it.

    • A basement bathroom
    • A second kitchen or wet bar
    • Plumbing rough-in
    • Ventilation

  4. Basement apartments

    Your municipality and the Building Code set the requirements a separate unit is built to.

    • A kitchen and bathroom of its own
    • Fire separation between the units
    • Exits and egress windows
    • Work to the approved permit drawings

Why Sonce

One contractor,
both sides of the door.

Most renovators stop at the back door and most landscapers start there. We plan and build on both sides of it.

  1. 15+ years in business

    Sonce Homes brings more than 15 years in business to work inside the home and out in the yard.

  2. Licensed and WSIB insured

    Sonce Homes is licensed and WSIB insured. Ask us about the credentials relevant to your project.

  3. Design before construction

    We work through the design with you, with drawings to help you picture the work, before you approve it for construction.

  4. A conversation throughout

    The first conversation covers the job and the budget you have in mind, then we keep you up to date at each stage.

Sonce Homes brings more than 15 years in business to work inside the home and out in the yard.

Sonce Homes is licensed and WSIB insured. Ask us about the credentials relevant to your project.

We work through the design with you, with drawings to help you picture the work, before you approve it for construction.

The first conversation covers the job and the budget you have in mind, then we keep you up to date at each stage.

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Selected Projects

Inside the house.
A closer look.

Choose a scene, then follow its numbered points to the materials beside it. Illustrative scenes to help you picture the possibilities.

Finished basement lounge with large windows, cream walls, navy built-in cabinetry and a light sofa.
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Oak, navy cabinetry

A lower level to settle into

A basement lounge with built-in storage and daylight from generous windows.

Strip lighting runs above the shelves, and a desk is built into the same wall beside them.

On the picture

  1. Built-insOak shelves, navy cabinets
  2. DeskSet into the wall unit
  3. WindowsThree, facing the garden
Plan a project like this: A lower level to settle into

Cream cabinetry, oak, stone

A kitchen made for gathering

Cream cabinetry, a navy island and pale stone in a bright family kitchen.

Open oak shelves stand either side of the hood, and black-framed windows wrap the corner of the room.

On the picture

  1. HoodCream, with an oak band
  2. BacksplashHerringbone tile
  3. IslandNavy, slatted oak ends
Plan a project like this: A kitchen made for gathering

Stone tile, navy, brass

Stone, light and a walk-in shower

A navy double vanity beside a generous shower in warm stone tile.

A clear glass panel keeps the shower open to the room, and a niche for bottles is set into its tiled wall.

On the picture

  1. LightingBrass wall lights
  2. VanityNavy, two basins
  3. ShowerBrass rain head
Plan a project like this: Stone, light and a walk-in shower

Cedar, glass

Cedar behind the glass

A glass-fronted cedar sauna beside a calm wellness space.

Cedar boards line the walls and the ceiling inside and carry on across the wall outside the glass, so the sauna reads as part of the room.

On the picture

  1. CladdingVertical cedar boards
  2. BenchesTwo levels, slatted
  3. HeaterFloor-standing, with stones
Plan a project like this: Cedar behind the glass

Oak, pale stone, navy

An open main floor

A kitchen, dining space and living room connected by warm oak flooring.

Tall windows and a glazed door run the length of the back wall, so the island, the table and the sofa share the same daylight.

On the picture

  1. IslandNavy, pale stone top
  2. Back wallGlazed door, tall windows
  3. FloorWide oak boards
Plan a project like this: An open main floor

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Gallery

Room to imagine.
Details to build on.

Basements, bathrooms, saunas and kitchens. Explore layouts, materials and details for your own home.

Basement recreation room with a wet bar
Walk-in shower in cream stone tile
Outdoor cedar sauna cabin in the yard
Cream shaker kitchen with a deep navy island

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Illustrative scenes for planning your project.

Service area

Close to home.
Across York Region.

Renovation and general contracting from our office in East Gwillimbury. The rings show roughly how long the drive is from there, outside rush hour.

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Towns we serve

38 towns · 6 regions

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We take on projects across York Region and the GTA. Tell us where the house is and we’ll let you know.

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Questions

Basement renovation in Newmarket:
common questions.

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What people ask
before they start.

Good to know

Basement renovation in Newmarket:
good to know.

Basement renovation permits in Newmarket

Finishing a basement is named on the Town of Newmarket's permit list, so drawings and a review are part of every basement we finish here. If heating is carried into the new rooms, the Town can ask for heat loss and heat gain calculations, to confirm the furnace can carry the extra space, and a duct layout by a qualified designer. The Town needs roughly 10 to 15 working days to review a complete application, a wait that sits before the first stud goes up. After the review, the inspections listed on the reviewed plans set the pace, and the walls stay open until the rough-in has passed.

Town of Newmarket: building and renovating ↗

Dry first: moisture checks before any framing

Dry comes first in every basement we renovate. Before any framing we check the walls and floor for moisture, and a leak, a crack or damp is repaired while the concrete is still bare. In a Newmarket house from the Traditional Suburban years, built between the 1940s and the 1990s, the foundation has had decades of seasons, so that check carries weight in the budget.

Basement finishing in Newmarket

An unfinished basement is the simplest starting point. A half-finished one is sorted into what stays and what goes, and a fully finished one that no longer suits is taken back before it is rebuilt. A bathroom, a wet bar or a second kitchen brings plumbing rough-in and ventilation into any of them. Whichever you have, the design follows how you want to use the floor, and the permit drawings are made from it.

A second unit downstairs: registering it with the Town

A basement apartment is a separate home within the house, built to approved permit drawings. Newmarket adds two steps beyond the build. By-law 2013-13 requires a home with an additional residential unit to be registered with the Town, and each unit needs one more parking space on the lot. Both are checked before the unit is designed, so neither holds up a finished apartment.

Town of Newmarket: additional residential units ↗

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Years in business
15+
Insured & licensed
WSIB
50 Google reviews
5.0★