We’ve made significant progress in the past week, although the sky opened up on Saturday and I fear the rain may slow us down over the next few days. Regardless, the walls are all up on the second floor and I managed to slip in over the weekend to snap a few pics. I actually visited the ...
It took twenty two days longer than we anticipated, but the City of Toronto has finally issued us our building and demolition permits. The house has been sitting vacant for more than a month now, but she’s finally coming down on Monday. Altius handled the submission of the various applications, which included the construction, engineering, electrical, and ...
Aside from a few small revisions, we’ve just been informed that our Preliminary Project Review has been approved by the city, and we will not have to go before the Committee of Adjustment. The Committee’s job (among other things) is to review minor variances from the zoning by-laws. Had we exceeded the allowed setbacks or density ...
My first instinct was to investigate a prefab solution when we began this project. I find the concept of prefabricated eco-modern homes very attractive, but living in Toronto definitely limited our options… apparently there aren’t many nearby factories. Who knew? I was particularly fond of Michelle Kaufmann’s Sidebreeze, but the shipping costs definitely made it cost ...
