Your basement permit package.

The drawings

The drawings your project needs depend on your answers and your municipality. Here is what each one shows and why it matters.

• Basement floor plan, existing and proposed. The basement as it is today and as it will be: rooms, walls, doors, stairs, mechanical room and window locations.
• Construction notes. Wall assemblies, insulation, fire safety, smoke and carbon monoxide alarm locations, and ventilation notes.
• Site plan (when windows are added). Your lot and house, showing where new or enlarged windows and window wells are located.
• Elevations with glazing calculation (when windows are added). Each side of the house that gets a new window, with the window size checked against the building code.

Every step we handle

1. Information collection and initial zoning review

• We review your Real Property Report (RPR) or survey, photos and project details.
• We check the zoning bylaw that applies to your property: setbacks, lot coverage, height and use.
• We confirm which permits your project needs and flag anything that could trigger a development permit.
• For existing work and interior projects, our technician visits to measure and photograph what is there.

2. Drawings

• We prepare every drawing listed below, to the standard your municipality expects.
• You receive a draft to review and approve before anything is submitted.
• One round of revisions is included.
• Our team checks the package internally before it goes to you, so the municipality has fewer questions.

3. Permit submission and management

• We prepare the application forms and upload everything through the municipal portal.
• We coordinate payment of the municipal fees.
• We answer the municipality's questions and handle requested changes, with your approval.
• You get a weekly update from your project manager until the permit is issued.
• When your permit is issued, we send it with the permit conditions explained and step by step instructions for booking inspections.

What we need from you

• A rough sketch or description of the layout you want
• Which rooms will be bedrooms
• Your RPR, if windows will be added