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Lighthaus Built is a custom home building and renovation company in downtown Toronto, Ontario.We work collaboratively with architects, designers, trade partners, and homeowners to ensure the project's design is thoughtfully developed with everyone's input

08/13/2026

We’ve had a busy few months! Here’s another behind-the-scenes update, this time from our Evan Avenue.

Evans Avenue is a highly sought-after, tree-lined residential street in Toronto’s Runnymede-Bloor West Village. It features charming, classic Edwardian and Tudor-style homes.

This update takes you through the post-demo progress on our Bloor West Village whole-home renovation. With the wiring stripped and walls down, the main floor is now open — a small wall will come back near the entry to create a spot for coats and boots, but the rest stays open as planned.

During the engineering review, we found the existing floor joists above weren’t sized for the new clear span, so we’re sistering them for extra support — a straightforward, inexpensive fix since opening up the space already minimized the wiring rework needed.

To manage costs, the homeowners chose to keep most exterior walls intact, but opted to strip back the kitchen walls, where an old filled-in window had been letting in cold drafts. We’re framing new 2x4 walls in front of the brick, fully insulating and rewiring them, so that corner of the kitchen will be warm and properly sealed going forward.

Follow along as we take this one over the finish line.

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👋 We’re Lighthaus Built — a Toronto-based luxury builder and general contractor specializing in custom homes, large-scale renovations, and transformative living spaces.

Want support planning your project? Comment BUILD and we’ll reach out with our FREE Toronto Renovation Cost Guide.

08/06/2026

Join us for a post-demo tour on our Crawford project. Site prep, third-floor addition, and basement plans.

This is what “something goes wrong” actually looks like on-site.

Mid-demo at our Crawford St. project, we found the top few courses of the original brick wall pushed clean out of alignment — decades of roof rafter load with nothing tying it back.

Not a surprise that shows up on paper. The kind you only catch once walls are open.

Our solution: pouring a 10” reinforced bond beam, engineered to support the new floor system going in above — plus full underpinning below to deal with a foundation that’s seen a hundred years of moisture.

This is exactly the kind of on-site problem-solving we talk about in question 14 of our latest blog post: what happens when something actually goes wrong. (Spoiler: it always does, eventually. What matters is how it gets handled.)

We’re Lighthaus Built — a Toronto-based luxury builder and general contractor specializing in custom homes, large-scale renovations, and transformative living spaces.

Follow along as we take this one from gutted shell to finished home.


07/23/2026

The Common Challenges with Stairs 🪜

When you’re updating an old home, the stairs are almost never simple.

The existing staircase usually has to be replaced. Sometimes you are dealing with old fieldstone foundation walls that often have to move just to make the new layout will work. The list goes on.

It’s one of those details that looks small on paper and turns into a real planning puzzle on site. But guess what? We are experienced with these types of puzzles and will walk you through all of th best options and approaches that makes sense for your lifestyle and budget.

At Lighthaus we always make sure you build the home you deserve.

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👋 We’re Lighthaus Built — a Toronto-based luxury builder and general contractor specializing in custom homes, large-scale renovations, and transformative living spaces.

From concept to completion, we guide homeowners through a clear, high-touch process that blends craftsmanship, project management excellence, and design-forward thinking — so you can build with confidence, clarity, and peace of mind.

📬 Want support planning your project? Comment BUILD and we’ll reach out with our FREE Toronto Renovation Cost Guide.

07/14/2026

NEW BLOG POST

Home Addition Costs in Toronto: A Builder’s Honest Breakdown 2026

In our new post we don’t hold back. The average detached home in Toronto now sits above $1.3 million. If you want to upsize to something larger in the same area — Leslieville, Roncesvalles, The Beaches — you’re looking at transaction costs alone of $80,000 to $150,000 before you move a single piece of furniture. Land transfer tax on both ends. Real estate commissions. Lawyer fees. A moving truck. It adds up fast.

So adding on starts to make a lot of financial sense. But the internet isn’t much help when you’re actually trying to plan a budget. Most guides throw out ranges so wide — “$100,000 to $500,000” — that they’re functionally useless. You can’t make a real decision with that.

This post does something different. We break down real 2026 costs by addition type — rear, second storey, and third storey — separating the hard construction costs from the soft costs most guides ignore entirely, and giving you an honest framework for understanding what actually drives the final number on your project. If you’re comparing an addition against the cost of moving, there’s a section for that too.

Read the full guide. Link in bio. 👆

👋 We’re Lighthaus Built — a Toronto-based luxury builder and general contractor specializing in custom homes, large-scale renovations, and transformative living spaces.

Want support planning your project? Comment BUILD and we’ll reach out with our FREE Toronto Renovation Cost Guide.

07/09/2026

New Project – Behind the Scene Tour (part 2)

Come take a look at one of our new renovation projects we currently have on the go. This one is at the “pre demo” phase where you can see the house in it’s orginal state, before we start to take down walls and begin the underpinnng process.

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👋 We’re Lighthaus Built — a Toronto-based luxury builder and general contractor specializing in custom homes, large-scale renovations, and transformative living spaces.

Want support planning your project? Comment BUILD and we’ll reach out with our FREE Toronto Renovation Cost Guide.

07/07/2026

New Project – Behind the Scene Tour (part 1)

Come take a look at one of our new renovation projects we currently have on the go. This one is at the “pre demo” phase where you can see the house in it’s orginal state, before we start to take down walls and begin the underpinnng process.

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👋 We’re Lighthaus Built — a Toronto-based luxury builder and general contractor specializing in custom homes, large-scale renovations, and transformative living spaces.

Want support planning your project? Comment BUILD and we’ll reach out with our FREE Toronto Renovation Cost Guide.

06/25/2026

Old Toronto homes are beautiful. But behind those walls? That’s another story. 👀

Most homes built before the 1950s were finished with plaster — and while it looks solid, it comes with some real problems:

❌ It cracks. A lot.
❌ Little to no insulation behind it
❌ Moisture gets trapped and causes damage over time
❌ Nearly impossible to run modern electrical or plumbing through

When we open up walls like this, we’re not just renovating — we’re fixing 80+ years of issues that have been quietly building up behind the surface.

The good news? Once it’s down, you have a clean slate. Proper insulation. Updated wiring. A wall system built for the next 50 years — not just the next 5.

It’s one of the best investments you can make in an older Toronto home, even if it never shows up in the listing photos.

From stripping back a century of layers to taping, mudding, and finishing every surface the right way, we don’t cut corners where you can’t see them. Because that’s what makes the difference 10 years from now.

👋 We’re Lighthaus Built—a Toronto-based luxury builder and general contractor specializing in custom homes, large-scale renovations, and transformative living spaces.

If you’re thinking about a major renovation and want a team that takes the process as seriously as the result, reach out. Link in bio.

06/24/2026

Project Tour Crawford - PART 2

Before the demo crew swings a single hammer on Crawford St, there’s a whole layer of work most homeowners never see. 🏗️

Power lines protected. Mature trees shielded. Neighbouring properties safeguarded. Every square foot is mapped out before we touch a thing.

This is the part of a renovation that doesn’t make it into the “after” photos — but it’s exactly what separates a stressful build from a smooth one.

At Lighthaus Built, we treat prep like its own phase of the project. Because protecting what’s already there is just as important as building what’s next.

This project tour shows all the careful planning that goes into every Toronto demo. 🎥

Have a renovation on the horizon? Let’s talk about how we set every project up for success — link in bio.

👋 We’re Lighthaus Built — a Toronto-based luxury builder and general contractor specializing in custom homes, large-scale renovations, and transformative living spaces.

From concept to completion, we guide homeowners through a clear, high-touch process that blends craftsmanship, project management excellence, and design-forward thinking — so you can build with confidence, clarity, and peace of mind.

Client Testimonial After 3 projects with Dave + John, I still like them and would hire them again. From gut and re-do, t...
06/23/2026

Client Testimonial

After 3 projects with Dave + John, I still like them and would hire them again. From gut and re-do, to rebuild keeping historical charm and elements, to a new build from scratch, Lighthaus has the ability to do it all. They can troubleshoot really tricky problems to find a solution that will work for you. Just hire them.”

—Samantha

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👋 We’re Lighthaus Built—a Toronto-based luxury builder and general contractor specializing in custom homes, large-scale renovations, and transformative living spaces.

From concept to completion, we guide homeowners through a clear, high-touch process that blends craftsmanship, project management excellence, and design-forward thinking — so you can build with confidence, clarity, and peace of mind.

06/18/2026

Project Tour Crawford - PART 1

Before the demo crew swings a single hammer on Crawford St, there’s a whole layer of work most homeowners never see. 🏗️

Power lines protected. Mature trees shielded. Neighbouring properties safeguarded. Every square foot is mapped out before we touch a thing.

This is the part of a renovation that doesn’t make it into the “after” photos — but it’s exactly what separates a stressful build from a smooth one.

At Lighthaus Built, we treat prep like its own phase of the project. Because protecting what’s already there is just as important as building what’s next.

This project tour shows all the careful planning that goes into every Toronto demo. 🎥

Have a renovation on the horizon? Let’s talk about how we set every project up for success — link in bio.

👋 We’re Lighthaus Built — a Toronto-based luxury builder and general contractor specializing in custom homes, large-scale renovations, and transformative living spaces.

From concept to completion, we guide homeowners through a clear, high-touch process that blends craftsmanship, project management excellence, and design-forward thinking — so you can build with confidence, clarity, and peace of mind.

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162 Hiawatha Road
Toronto, ON
M4L2X9

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