Rec & family room
One open room, good lighting, enough outlets.
Basement development, done to code.
Edmonton basements and legal suites, permitted and inspected.
Scope
What a basement can include
Bedrooms with egress
A code-compliant escape window, cut in if needed.
Bathroom or ensuite
A drain tie-in or an ejector pump, depending on the stack.
Office & gym
Sound-insulated walls, or a floor that takes dropped weight.
Wet bar
Cabinets, a sink and the plumbing behind them.
Legal secondary suite
A rentable dwelling with its own permit path.
Below grade
Four things to settle before framing
Headroom is fixed
Ducts and beams are routed so low spots land over halls and closets.
Water comes first
Grading, sump and slab are checked before we frame.
Mechanicals stay reachable
Furnace, tank and panel keep their clearance.
Insulation is an assembly
The right layers in the right order, or you get mould.
Process
A basement in six stages
Site visit
Headroom, windows, mechanicals and moisture.
Layout & permits
A drawn layout, a written scope, permits submitted.
Framing
Walls, bulkheads and openings go in.
Rough-in & inspection
Electrical, plumbing and HVAC, inspected before closing.
Insulation & drywall
The walls close up, ready for paint.
Finishes & handover
Flooring, trim and paint; final inspection; permits closed.
Permits & inspections
Permits and inspections, handled.
- Building permit, prepared and submitted by us
- Trade permits, pulled by the licensed trades
- Development permit for a suite
- Inspections attended, permits closed at handover
Secondary suites
Renting it out? Say so early.
A suite is held to a higher standard, mostly inside the walls. If it is even a maybe, we design for it now.
Budget
What drives the cost of a basement
- A bathroom, and whether it needs a pump
- How many egress windows are cut
- Ducting rerouted for headroom
- Electrical panel capacity
- Finished basement or legal suite
- Finish level
FAQ
Basement development questions
Do I need a permit to finish my basement?
Yes, building and trade permits, plus a development permit for a suite, and we handle them.
What if the previous owner finished it without a permit?
Common and usually fixable: an inspection, then remediation of whatever is not to code.
Can every basement have a bedroom?
Only with a compliant egress window and enough headroom, and cutting one is normal work.
How is a legal suite different from a finished basement?
A suite is a separate dwelling, with its own entrance, kitchen, fire separation and approval path.
What about radon?
Test for it, since roughing in mitigation is cheap while the walls are open.
Will the basement be cold?
Not with the right wall assembly and a balanced furnace, both decided before framing.
Get started
Book a site visit
Tell us what you want, and we send a layout and a scope.
