Luxury basement finishing for Toronto homes — free 3D design, itemized fixed pricing, lifetime warranty, and a written timeline backed by our $200-per-day on-time guarantee.
Get a Free Quote →VIEW OUR PROJECTSToronto adds more value per finished square foot than anywhere else in the country — when moving up costs hundreds of thousands, finishing the basement is how the city's century semis, post-war bungalows and rebuilt customs grow. Leaside, the Danforth, North York and Scarborough each bring their own foundations, and we've worked under all of them.
Older Toronto streets mean lower ceilings and mature-home moisture — underpinning, benching and waterproof-first construction are our specialty, not surprises. And with secondary suites now permitted as-of-right across most of the city, a finished Toronto basement can also become the GTA's strongest rental income.
Theatres, bars, gyms and family spaces — metal studs and moisture-resistant drywall as standard, finished to match the rest of your home.
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Kitchens, bathrooms and whole-home updates for Toronto families, built with the same crew and warranty as our basements.
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Underpinning for ceiling height, waterproofing, and permitted separate entrances for legal Toronto second suites.
EXPLORE STRUCTURAL WORK →Toronto is the one city where ceiling height decides the project. In Leaside, the Danforth, East York and the older streets of North York, the houses are pre-war brick semis and detached homes on rubble-stone or block foundations, and their basements were dug for a furnace and a coal chute, not a family room. Six and a half feet under the joists is common, and ductwork and beams cut into that further.
That is where underpinning comes up. Digging below the existing footings and pouring new ones takes a Toronto basement to eight feet or more, and full-perimeter underpinning runs $60,000 to $120,000 before any finishing. It is a real number, and we say it early, because some homeowners would rather live with a seven-foot ceiling and put that money into a bathroom and a bar. Either answer can be right. The wrong answer is finishing a low, damp basement and paying twice.
Rubble foundations also need attention before drywall: parging, interior drainage and a proper vapour strategy. We build the waterproofing first and the pretty parts second.
Permits go through Toronto Building, and structural work means engineered drawings, which we coordinate with the engineer and the inspector.
Our nearest recent project is on Fortrose Crescent in North York, 815 square feet with a gym behind glass, an office, a laundry closet and a five-foot bar. From Richmond Hill, most of the city is about 30 minutes away.
From our 2026 GTA Basement Cost Report — built from the signed contract values of our completed projects.
We have not published a Toronto project yet, so here is a recent one from North York, built to the same specification and warranty we bring to Toronto.
A gym behind a single glass door with sliding mirror closet doors, a home office, and a stackable laundry closet with sink plumbing. The bathroom has a custom tiled shower on a Schluter-KERDI system, the lounge has a 5-foot bar and a 60-inch Napoleon linear fireplace, and there are two closets, eight doors and 22 pot lights.
The same published rates and itemized add-ons we quote everywhere in the GTA. Permits, inspections, free 3D design and a lifetime warranty are included in every line.
| Scope | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| 1,000 sq ft finished at Essential ($55 per sq ft) | $55,000 |
| 1,000 sq ft finished at Signature ($70 per sq ft) | $70,000 |
| 1,000 sq ft finished at Luxury ($90 per sq ft) | $90,000 |
| The family basement: media wall, full bathroom, laundry, around 1,000 sq ft | $60,000–$85,000 |
| The entertainment build: theatre or media room, bar, gym, spa bathroom, 1,000–1,300 sq ft | $95,000–$130,000 |
| Three-piece bathroom with tiled shower | $18,000–$28,000 |
| Custom wet bar | +$15,000 |
| Home theatre setup | +$20,000 |
| Walkout entrance, permits included | $15,000–$25,000 |
| Full-perimeter underpinning for low ceilings | $60,000–$120,000 |
| Legal basement apartment, purpose-built | $75,000–$110,000+ |
We do not yet publish a separate Toronto median; Toronto projects are quoted against the GTA median of $103,000. Sources: Toronto basement cost guide · cost calculator · bathroom, walkout and underpinning cost guides.
