Renovations in Kemptville, Ontario

Kemptville is a commuter town forty minutes south of Ottawa in the Municipality of North Grenville, anchored by a historic downtown along Clothier Street and surrounded by waves of subdivision growth from the 1980s onward. Its housing stock ranges from century brick homes near the core to 1980s and 1990s builder homes in the established neighbourhoods north of the 416 and the newest two-storey and townhome builds pushing south toward the rural edge.

Our Kemptville work spans that range. In the heritage downtown, we renovate century kitchens and bathrooms, upgrade mechanicals, and preserve character details. In the established subdivisions, we finish basements, update kitchens, and rebuild decks. In the newer growth areas, homeowners add basement suites for rental income, interlock driveways and patios, and bump-out additions that expand tight floor plans. Because Kemptville is part of North Grenville, not Ottawa, building permits go through the Municipality of North Grenville Building Department, and we build that process into the project timeline.

What are homes in Kemptville like?

Downtown Kemptville, centered on Clothier Street and the older blocks near the Campus, carries century brick and stone homes where renovation work requires attention to plaster walls, uneven floors, and aging mechanicals. We gut kitchens and bathrooms, upgrade wiring and plumbing to code, and add insulation while keeping original trim and hardwood. North of Highway 416, in the subdivisions built from the 1980s through the 2000s, we see more conventional work: kitchen and bathroom updates, basement finishes with rec rooms and bathrooms, and deck rebuilds. The newer growth pockets south of Kemptville, part of the North Grenville expansion, bring 2010s builder homes where the projects are often basement suites with separate entries, interlock driveways with stamped accents, and additions for main-floor mudrooms or family rooms. Across all eras, Kemptville homeowners value straightforward, fixed-price quotes and work that gets finished on the promised timeline.

Do I need a permit for a renovation in Kemptville?

Kemptville is part of the Municipality of North Grenville, so building permits go through North Grenville's Building Department, not the City of Ottawa. The process follows the Ontario Building Code and typically takes two to four weeks for plan review and approval. We handle the permit application, coordinate inspections, and build that timeline into the project schedule from the start.

Source: Municipality of North Grenville , checked 2026-09-19.

How does scheduling work for Kemptville?

Kemptville sits forty minutes south of Ottawa along Highway 416, and we work there often enough that scheduling is straightforward. Crews leave early to reach the site by mid-morning and plan the day's work to avoid multiple trips. Material deliveries from Ottawa-area suppliers arrive by mid-day, and we stage those in driveways or garages to keep work moving. Because Kemptville is outside our dense urban zone, start dates may be one to two weeks later than for Ottawa projects as we group work in the region, but once started, we bring the same daily-cleanup and progress-photo routine as we do in the city.

Which services do we offer in Kemptville?

• Kitchen Renovations
• Bathroom Renovations
• Basement Finishing
• Additions and Whole-Home
• Interlock and Pavers
• Flooring
• Decks
• Painting

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