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Garden and laneway suites

Laneway house and garden suite construction in Toronto

We build the structure of laneway houses and garden suites: the footings, foundation or slab, and the framing, on one schedule.

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Why GSS

Why homeowners and builders choose GSS

01

Your schedule stays on track

We own our forming system, so your pour never waits on a rental yard or another crew’s calendar.

02

One company, footing to roof

Concrete and framing under one contract. No gap between trades, and no arguing over walls that are out of square.

03

Built right, inspected at every stage

Built to your engineered drawings. Footings are inspected before every pour, and underpinning follows the engineer’s sequence.

04

You’re covered on every job

WSIB cleared with $5 million in liability insurance. Certificates on request, before we start.

We build the structure of laneway houses and garden suites: the footings, foundation or slab, and the framing, on one schedule. Your designer handles the drawings and permit; we build what’s on them.

Our own forms

No waiting on rental stock or another crew

Pour date in writing

The date we give you is the date we pour

WSIB cleared and insured

$5 million liability, certificates on request

Supply and install

Custom rebar and concrete at bulk pricing, one source

What we build for a suite

Footings

Strip and pad footings to the depth on your drawings, inspected before the pour.

Foundation walls or slab

Poured foundation walls for a crawl space or basement, or a slab on grade, depending on the design.

Framing

Floors, walls, roof and sheathing, framed square on the foundation we poured.

Tight access

Backyards and laneways leave little room. We plan the pour, the forms and the lumber drop around it.

Why one company for the foundation and the framing

On a suite, the foundation and the framing are most of the structure. When one crew pours the footings and walls and then frames on them, there is no gap between trades and no argument over a wall that is out of square.

Toronto allows laneway suites and garden suites on many residential lots. The rules on size, height and setbacks are set by the City, and your designer works them into the drawings. We price and build from those drawings.

How a suite gets built

  1. Your designer completes the drawings and the permit is issued.
  2. We lay out the footprint and pour the footings after inspection.
  3. Foundation walls or the slab go in, then backfill.
  4. We frame floors, walls and roof, and call for the framing inspection.

Recent work

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Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services
Framing by Grand Structural Services

Building a suite? Send the drawings and we’ll reply the same day.

Questions we get asked

We build the structure: footings, foundation or slab, and framing. Your general contractor or designer handles the finishing trades.

No. Your designer prepares the drawings and the permit application. We build to the approved drawings.

Often, yes. Send the address and the drawings and we’ll tell you how we would get forms, concrete and lumber in.

Yes, as long as it’s ready and checked for level and square before we start.

Part of our house and structural framing service.

Have suite drawings?

Send them over. We’ll price the foundation and the framing as one package.