What we make,
and how much it costs.
The other six disciplines
Kitchen & Bathroom Renovation
The two rooms that decide whether a house feels like home.
Basement & Secondary Suite
Calgary-permitted suites that pay rent and feel like a home.
Whole-Home Renovation
Updating without losing the bones that made it yours.
New Construction
Custom homes and small commercial — built to drawing, on schedule.
Additions & Extensions
More room, drawn so the new looks like it always belonged.
Commercial Build-Out
Restaurants, retail and offices — opened on the day you advertised.
Same five stages,
whether it's a backsplash or a build.
Listen
A walk and a notebook
Free, 45 minutes, on-site. We measure where we have to, but mostly we listen. What's the room used for at 8 am, at 8 pm? What stays, what goes?
Draw
One scope, one number
A drawn scope and a fixed-price estimate with an allowance schedule itemised line by line. Tile per sq ft, fixtures per piece, hours by trade. No floating contingencies.
Sign
Paperwork plain enough
A four-page contract a layperson can read in twenty minutes. Payment schedule tied to milestones, never to dates. Permits pulled in our name, with copies handed to you.
Build
One project manager
One phone number from demo to keys. Plastic walls, dust containment, daily photo log shared to your phone, swept-clean site at 5 pm every day.
Hand-over
A binder, then a year
Manuals, warranties and paint codes in one binder. A 30-day, 6-month and 12-month check-in. A one-year workmanship warranty we honour without arguing.
What we bring,
and what we'll ask of you.
A good renovation is a partnership with a clear ledger. Eight items on each side, in roughly the order they happen — so you can tell from week one whether the project is on track.
Studio brings
08 items- Wk 00Drawings, scope and a fixed-price estimate
- Wk 01Permits pulled in our name; inspections scheduled
- Wk 01Plastic walls, dust containment, HEPA negative pressure
- Wk 02One project manager, one phone number, daily photo log
- Wk 02+Every trade hired, scheduled and quality-checked by us
- Wk 03+Allowance schedule itemised — no surprise change orders
- Wk lastA binder of manuals, warranties and paint codes
- Yr 0130-day, 6-month and 12-month check-ins, in person
You bring
08 items- Wk 00A walk through the house, an honest list of priorities
- Wk 01Sign the four-page contract and the allowance schedule
- Wk 02Choose tile and stone from a shortlist we curate
- Wk 04Choose plumbing fixtures and hardware (we provide a deck)
- Wk 06Choose paint colours and final lighting fixtures
- Wk 08Five-minute daily review of the photo log on your phone
- Wk lastWalk the deficiency list with the project manager
- Yr 01Tell us when something needs warranty attention — we answer
Bring less than this and the project still ships — we'll choose on your behalf and you can veto. Bring more and we're delighted. The ledger is a floor, not a ceiling.
Begin a projectCommon questions, plain answers.
01How does Borsa price a project?
We give a fixed-price estimate after the second site visit, broken out by line — cabinetry, stone, plumbing, electrical, finishes, project management. No allowances we can't substantiate. Variations are signed in writing before they happen.
02How long does a typical renovation take?
A kitchen runs 6–10 weeks from demo to keys. A bathroom is 4–6 weeks. A whole-home renovation is 12–24 weeks. Secondary suites are 8–14 weeks. We publish the schedule at signing and update it weekly.
03Who handles permits with the City of Calgary?
We do. Borsa files for the building, plumbing, gas, and electrical permits, walks the City inspector through every milestone, and keeps the permit documents in a shared folder you can access at any time.
04Is there a warranty?
One-year comprehensive workmanship warranty on everything we install. The manufacturer warranty on each appliance, fixture, and finish carries through to you. We follow up with a walk-through at month one, six, and twelve.
05Can we live in the house during construction?
Often yes — we set up plastic-walled containment zones with zipper doors and HEPA negative-pressure machines, and end every day with a clean site. For full kitchen or bath gut jobs, we recommend planning two to four weeks elsewhere.
06Do you handle the design, or do we need an architect?
We design everything in-house up to permit-ready drawings for renovations, additions, and secondary suites. For new construction or structurally complex additions we partner with a stamped architect — included in the estimate.