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Secondary Suite & Apartment Units Renovation

What is Legal Secondary Suites?

A secondary suite is a self-contained rental unit in a single-detached or semi-detached house where the home owner is in residence. Many second suites are basement apartments. They have also been called granny flats, in-law suites and accessory apartments. Second suites are a source of more affordable rental housing in the City. They also make owning a home more affordable for the home owner. A secondary suite is a residential unit that you are in charge of.

  • You Can Rent It or Live in it Yourself.
  • Let Your Kids or Parents Move in.
  • But it is not a Unit That You Can Sell.
What the CMHC Says About Second Suites

Benefits of Legal Secondary Suites

Providing housing is a growing challenge in many cities across North America. The high cost of new housing and a limited supply of rental housing means people have few options when choosing a place to live Our population is aging, the environment is threatened and the economy has been (and could be again) unstable. Secondary suites offer alternative housing options that have benefits for homeowners, tenants and communities.

  • It Can Bring Additional Revenue
  • Choice to Invest in Your Home.
  • Boosts Income and Helps Pay Down a Mortgage.
  • Allows Seniors to Remain in Their Home and Community While on a Fixed Income.
  • Downsize Space Without Moving Out of Your Neighborhood.
  • Often Increases the Value of Your Property for Re-Sale.

Legal Secondary Suites VS
Regular Finished Basement

Basement Development is improvement of space within the primary residence. A secondary Suite is self-Contained Living Unit contained within a primary residence or accessory building.

How Do Illegal Suites Affect Insurance?

A legalized secondary suite means the suite has passed all safety requirements and residential restrictions within its municipality. Insurance companies will not ask for verification to confirm if a homeowner’s secondary suite is legal or illegal.

However, a claim can be denied if it is deemed that damage occurred due to homeowner negligence. Homeowners are encouraged to have their secondary suites inspected to bring to light any deficiencies or safety hazards.

lf a tenant is harmed while escaping a fire because the homeowner did not ensure proper fire escape routes, the homeowner could be sued or face criminal charges.

Therefore, it always in the best interest for everyone involved for a homeowner to their secondary suite has met municipal regulations and is fire safe.

Westaim Construction

An expe­ri­enced base­ment devel­oper, Wes­t­Aim Con­struc­tion can help you cre­ate a base­ment space that meets your spe­cific objec­tives. Our pro­fes­sion­als deliver com­plete solu­tions, planning, constructing and fin­ish­ing your base­ment dev­elop­ment while man­ag­ing the time line, cost and quality to give you the best fin­ished product.

Quality Class Work

Whether you’re redo­ing your base­ment, finally fin­ish­ing an undeveloped base­ment, or updat­ing to meet new needs, a base­ment devel­op­ment project is sim­i­lar to build­ing a new home or con­struct­ing an addi­tion. That means equal effort and planning is required, and you’ll need per­mits from the City to prove that build­ing code standards.

Superb Customer Service

That’s where our exper­tise comes in. As pro­fes­sional base­ment devel­op­ers, we take on the bur­den of the entire base­ment devel­op­ment project from ini­tial plan­ning to final fin­ished state. We can even help you with financ­ing your base­ment devel­op­ment project. All you have to do is tell us what you want so we can cre­ate a plan and design that meets your needs.

Process

  • Step One

    Get in Contact for a free onsite Consultation

  • Step Two

    Design Proposals and Estimating

  • Step Three

    Applying for Permits and selecting Material

  • Step Four

    Scheduling and on site Construction Begins

  • Step Five

    Site Management with Different Construction phases

  • Step Six

    Client Rough in site Review

  • Step Seven

    Project Finishing Complete

  • Step Eight

    Final walk through with Client and Handover the Key

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Testimonial

“We hired West aim construction for our basement renovation. They did an absolutely amazing job. The cabinets have added beauty to our basement kitchen. They were very professional in their approach. Each day the site was left clean and tidy which was a bonus. Highly recommend them.”

– Paul & Melissa, Home Owner | Calgary, Alberta

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

“The best thing about them is that they kept me in the loop all the way through the process and it went pretty smooth. They made suggestions that I took on board and am thrilled that I did! The tiler, plasterer, electrician, flooring guys and plumber that came on board as well, were very professional.”

– Gary C., Home Owner | Walden, Calgary

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

“We had been dreaming abut finishing our basement for over 2 years. After researching a few companies we found and spoke to Adam. He is knowledgeable and sincere. The exciting part is that in three weeks we had our basement finished perfectly to our satisfaction.”

– Belinda & Chris, Home Owner | Rosemont, Calgary

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

“I can’t praise Adam and his team enough for making our basement renovation a stress-free, pleasant experience. This group of people is top class from start to finish. I would definitely use them again and would highly recommend them to others.”

– Marjorie T. | Varsity, Calgary

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

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