Henley Contracting Ltd.

Henley Contracting Ltd. Custom homes, cottages, boathouses & high-end renovations. White glove home care for the families we build for. Serving Ontario's finest communities since 1989.

Henley Contracting has been delivering exceptional custom home building and renovation services since 1989. We take great pride in meeting the unique needs of our customers by providing top-notch craftsmanship and exceptional service. Our experienced, knowledgeable and organized team works together to create dream spaces that exceed expectations. Our services encompass custom homes and cottages, i

nterior and exterior renovations, additions, and landscaping. We are based in Oshawa and serve the Durham Region, as well as The City of Kawartha Lakes. Choose Henley Contracting for unparalleled quality and customer satisfaction!

You'll never see the most important part of your home.Behind the drywall: the framing, the flashing, the waterproofing, ...
08/10/2026

You'll never see the most important part of your home.

Behind the drywall: the framing, the flashing, the waterproofing, the airtightness. The stuff no one photographs — and the stuff that decides whether a home lasts 15 years or 50.

Anyone can make a house look good on day one. Craftsmanship is what you can't see.

That's where we put our pride — on every Henley build, in Durham, the Kawarthas, and across cottage country.

07/31/2026

The difference between a home that gains value and one that just gets older isn't decided at the finishes stage. It's decided months earlier, when the money gets allocated.

Three places we tell every family to spend: wide-plank engineered floors, which are timeless and survive kids and dogs. A proper mudroom, which nobody photographs and every family lives in. And the insulation and airtightness you'll never see, which quietly lowers your bills for thirty years.

Two places to hold back: tile that dates itself in five years, and the biggest island that fits. Bigger isn't better past a certain reach across the counter.

Building in Durham, the Kawarthas or cottage country? Save this before you finalize your numbers.

Ask a family where they actually live, and it's almost never the kitchen.It's the drop zone by the back door. The mudroo...
07/31/2026

Ask a family where they actually live, and it's almost never the kitchen.

It's the drop zone by the back door. The mudroom bench. The spot where boots, backpacks and the dog all land at 4pm.

After 35 years of building custom homes across Durham and the Kawarthas, the pattern holds: the rooms clients ask us to change after move-in are almost never the ones they agonized over on the plans. It's storage. It's laundry placement. It's an outlet where they actually stand.

Seven rooms we tell families never to shortchange — swipe through.

Building or renovating? Save this before you finalize your drawings.

The number on a builder's quote isn't the number you'll pay — unless you know what it includes.In cottage country, the b...
07/29/2026

The number on a builder's quote isn't the number you'll pay — unless you know what it includes.

In cottage country, the budget shocks almost never come from the house itself. They come from everything underneath it: the well ($8–25k), the septic ($15–40k), hydro, permits — and on some lots, blasting bedrock.

So before you compare quotes, ask every builder one question:

"What's NOT in this number?"

The honest ones will tell you — and that answer is worth more than any finish upgrade.

Save this for your next builder meeting. 🔨

07/27/2026

Heavy rain is moving through Durham today. Before it hits, take five minutes and walk your downspouts.

The two things we find most often: an elbow that's pulled apart at the seam, and an extension that got kicked out of place by a lawnmower or a kid's bike. Either one dumps hundreds of litres straight against your foundation instead of carrying it away.

Confirm every downspout is seated and connected, that the extension runs at least six feet out, and that the ground at the discharge point slopes away from the house — not back toward it. Clear leaves out of the gutter mouth while you're there, and check that window wells are draining.

If the storm is already overhead, wait it out. No downspout is worth standing in the open during lightning.

Water management is the best foundation insurance there is. Questions about drainage or grading on your property? Send us a message.

Not every project we love is a big one.We were up in Brock Township recently, and it's a good reminder of why we like bu...
07/09/2026

Not every project we love is a big one.

We were up in Brock Township recently, and it's a good reminder of why we like building in the smaller communities north of the lake. The pace is different. People know their neighbours, a handshake still means something, and word travels — which keeps a builder honest in the best way.

Building up here comes with its own realities. Trades drive farther, you're on well and septic instead of municipal services, and lots back onto farmland or bush, so you plan a site differently than you would in town. But the homes have room to breathe, and the families building them tend to be settling in for the long haul.

We've worked across Durham and the Kawarthas since 1989, and the corners of the region like Brock, Beaverton, and Sunderland are some of our favourites.

If you're building or renovating out this way, what's drawing you out of town — the land, or the pace of it?

Here's something we do that doesn't show up in a finished-home photo: every active Henley project runs a daily log.On ou...
07/09/2026

Here's something we do that doesn't show up in a finished-home photo: every active Henley project runs a daily log.

On our Oshawa builds, homeowners open an app and see what happened on site that day — progress photos, the schedule, selections, questions and answers, change orders, invoices, all in one place. If they're at work and can't stop by, the jobsite still comes to them.

It sounds like a small thing. It isn't. Most of the stress in a renovation or custom build doesn't come from the construction. It comes from not knowing — what's happening this week, what decision is needed next, where the budget stands.

A daily log doesn't make a project faster. It makes it calmer. Fewer surprises, and a written record everyone can trust.

We've built since 1989, long before any of this was an app. The tools changed; telling people the truth early and often didn't.

What would put your mind at ease most during a build — seeing the photos, the schedule, or where the budget stands?

Henley Contracting is built by people who show up — our crew, our trade partners, and the community we build in.We just ...
07/06/2026

Henley Contracting is built by people who show up — our crew, our trade partners, and the community we build in.

We just put up a new page for anyone looking to work with us in any of those three ways: join the team, partner with us as a trade or supplier, or connect with us on the community and giving side. 35+ years in Durham Region doesn't happen without all three.

Details here: https://henleycontracting.com/work-with-henley/

Framing wrapped this week on a custom home in Uxbridge, and it's one of those builds where the bones tell you everything...
06/11/2026

Framing wrapped this week on a custom home in Uxbridge, and it's one of those builds where the bones tell you everything.

The lot sits on a rise with a long view to the north, so the whole plan was organized around it — main living spaces and the primary bedroom face the view, service rooms tuck behind. Engineered floor systems for the long open spans, a roof structure built for the snow loads we actually get out here, and tall windows on the north elevation framed to make the most of the light without losing efficiency.

None of this is dramatic on a phone screen. It's the unglamorous stuff — square framing, proper bracing, details that line up — that decides whether a house still feels solid in twenty years.

We've been building in this region since 1989, and the homes we're proudest of are rarely the flashiest. They're the ones that were built right where it doesn't show.

More to come as this one takes shape.

The dark, closed-in galley kitchen — it's one of the most common things homeowners ask us to fix, and one of the most re...
06/10/2026

The dark, closed-in galley kitchen — it's one of the most common things homeowners ask us to fix, and one of the most rewarding to take on.

Open it up to the light, rethink the flow, add a proper island for everyone to gather around, and the whole home starts to feel different. We focus on cabinetry and finishes chosen to last, not to chase a trend.

A good kitchen renovation makes the room where your family actually lives work the way it should.

Thinking about opening up yours? Send us a message.

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5:15pm

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