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Bring Family Time to Life with a Family Room Addition

If your kids are growing older, you may find that you don’t do much together anymore. Part of that may be that their interests have changed over the years. Instead of wanting to go outside or play with the toys they enjoyed when they were younger, they’ve developed new hobbies. Many of these hobbies are probably media-based. The solution to spending time with your family as they get older is having the space to enjoy media and interactive games together. Therefore, a family room addition might be just the thing for you.

Games

Having a game night every week or two is a great way to bring the family together. It gives you a chance to learn new things about each other while having a bit of fun too. 

Board games and card games are a timeless classic. Even if your family isn’t fond of older ones, you’ll be glad to know there are new ones being made all the time. Checking around online, you’re bound to find something you all like.

Video games are also more and more accessible with the years. Even if newer consoles aren’t very affordable, you can buy less recent ones for cheap online. Parents who play games with their kids are actually proven to have a better relationship with them. It’s a great way to bond with each other and opens the door to communication.

Movies and TV

Watching movies together has always been a great way to spend time together. That’s because they give you a couple hours to enjoy something with the family, eat snacks, and enjoy time together. However, what’s even better is enjoying TV shows together. Even if you don’t have cable, streaming services allow you to watch shows easily for an affordable price each month. The cool thing about ongoing TV shows is that it gives you something to talk about with your teens between episodes. Even teens who don’t open up easily won’t mind discussing something you’ve watched together.

Make It Happen

When you’re trying to plan for family night, you may run into a roadblock when you consider your existing living space. For a lot of people, the living room isn’t the ideal space for relaxing, as it’s saved mostly for hosting. If you’re looking to have a space dedicated to leisure time, it’s time to consider a family room addition.

Having a space where you can keep your TV, game consoles, computers, or shelves full of board games is important. You need somewhere to keep all of these things where they’re accessible and don’t need to be hidden away every time you have someone over for coffee.

Heidan Construction can make a living room addition a reality for you, giving you the space you need to enjoy family time again. No matter what you end up doing together as a family, the most important thing is that you have room to be yourselves.

Give us a call if you have questions about our services or are interested in setting up an appointment.

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Design Build Contractors Make Commercial Construction Easy

If you’re in need of a new office from which to work, you’ll need someone to help you bring it to life. Knowing what you want is great, but it’s only the first step of many to actually getting the building you need. Heidan Construction is the next step. Why should you hire Heidan when Toronto has such variety in construction companies? We’re leaders in the industry and we’re also design build contractors. Here’s all you need to know about why design build contractors are the number one choice for commercial construction.

What are They?

If you’ve never heard of design build contractors before, you’re in for a treat. Design build contractors are contractors who do all the work to build a new building from the first stage to the final stage. That means concepts, blueprints, permits, construction, and polishing are all done by us.

Save Time

Hiring a design build contractor is incredibly important when hiring out for commercial construction. Why? It saves you an invaluable amount of time and energy. If you don’t hire design build contractors, you have to do all the in-between work yourself. 

  • First you have to go to a designer and work with them to figure out what kind of space you want, then put it into a floorplan. 
  • You’ll then have to part ways with them, taking your blueprint with you on your way to finding a location. Finding the right location where you can legally build a building of the size and purpose you have in mind is work better left to professionals. 
  • Then, you have to find a construction company. You give your blueprint to a team of contractors who have never seen it before and trust them to get the job done right.

Wouldn’t it be easier to get it all done in one place? All you have to do when you hire design build contractors is help us to understand the kind of space you’re looking for and we’ll design your new office and have it built for you. No busy-work from you is necessary.

Quality Results

When you have a team of contractors build from a blueprint they’ve never seen before, the chances are the building will look fine. But, it might not be the personalized office you were hoping it would be. There could be things done differently than you expected. It’s hard to get exactly what you want from a design when you barely know the people building it and they aren’t very familiar with you or your needs.

When you hire design build contractors, we do every part of the process. That means we’re intimately familiar with what you need out of our services. Our team knows you and knows the design and will give you exactly what you asked for.

If you need a team of design build contractors for your new commercial construction project, give us a call at Heidan Construction. We look forward to making your future endeavors that much easier.

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Why Home Updates are Necessary to be Rent-Ready

If you plan to rent out your home, there’s a lot to be done. There are a thousand things to be done behind the scenes as well as finding a realtor to work with. However, as much as behind the scenes work is instrumental in putting your house on the market for rent, there’s more to it. No one will rent a house that’s dysfunctional or out of date. That’s why home updates are in order before putting your home up for rent.

Replace Old Fixtures

Something frequently overlooked but incredibly important with home updates is replacing old fixtures. That includes:

  • Sink faucets. If your sink faucets look gross or are incredibly outdated looking, it’s going to be a huge turn off for potential buyers. An unfortunate paint color can be forgiven with a modern faucet installed.
  • Doorknobs. While most doorknobs are acceptable these days, bright yellow, brass doorknobs are a huge eyesore. They were a trend for a little while in the late 20th century, but no more. All they accomplish now is revealing how long it’s been since your home was properly updated. 
  • Light fixtures. These are frequently ignored in favor of other updates but, like faucets and doorknobs, are actually one of the most important updates to make. Fixtures are the one thing in a house that changes decade to decade and will therefore make your home appear outdated.

Ditch Wallpaper

One thing, in addition to fixtures, that will give away how old your home is, is wallpaper. Wallpaper almost always looks tacky and after a few years will begin to degrade and peel. That will leave you with a mess to deal with. You’ll either have to remove degraded wallpaper or live with unattractive walls until you do. Therefore, when it comes time to put your home up for rent, if you haven’t bothered to get rid of wallpaper until now, now’s the time.

Expand

There are a couple of reasons to expand your home if you’re planning on putting it up for rent.

  • First off, if you’re moving somewhere else and renting out the entire space, adding some extra bedrooms will make it possible to charge more for rent and the house will accommodate bigger families. This is especially important if your home only has one or two bedrooms in it. Extra bedrooms can be used as office space if they’re not needed for sleeping space.
  • The second reason is that, should you be interested, you may be able to continue living in your home and, instead, sublet. This would allow you to share part of the house with renters while keeping part of it to yourself. While having a standard roommate isn’t most adults’ idea of a good living situation, you can live separately. You can turn your basement into a suite and give it a separate entrance. If that’s not your thing, you can add space to the first floor, giving both of you separate living spaces while potentially sharing a kitchen. There are a number of ways to expand your home in a way that will allow you to sublet.

Contact Heidan Construction if you have any renovation or expansion needs. We’re the leading construction company in Toronto and we look forward to helping you with your home updates.

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Entrust Your Luxury Home Build to Heidan

Is it about time for you to invest in the luxury home build you’ve always wanted? Heidan Construction has almost 20 years of providing top-of-the-line, luxury home builds. We look forward to bringing your dream home to life. Here’s why we’re the #1 construction company in Toronto for the job.

Excellent Results

Heidan has a track record of delivering truly outstanding luxury home results. Take a look through our gallery to see some of our favorites. One of the best parts of the homes Heidan builds is that they’re all unique and tailored to the needs of our clients. If you want a home that gives you everything you need, one that fits you personally in style and in functionality, we can help.

Design Build Contractors

Something you should know about us at Heidan is that we’re design build contractors. What that means is that we don’t just build the homes you see in our gallery. We specialize in designing homes as well. If you’re looking to have a custom, luxury home built, we can help you out from start to finish. No need to go see someone who only does home designs. We can take you from the first steps in designing all the way through to the moment you unlock the door to your new home. Our all-in-one-place service is great for keeping the stress of moving to a minimum.

Turn-Key Service

Not enough construction companies take the cleanup part of their job seriously. It’s all too often that you walk into your new home to find nails lying around, scraps left in the backyard, or food trash left on counters. Here at Heidan, we don’t see building the house as the only important part of our job. Our job is to leave you with a house that can immediately be made into a home.

When you hire Heidan, you can expect that the entire house will be free of construction debris. We clean up after ourselves so that you don’t have to. After all, it’s not your job to finish cleanup. That’s part of our service. You can be sure we’ll leave your home ready to be lived in.

Varying Styles

Part of having a home custom built is getting a style that feels like it represents you. That’s why we have experience with building many different home styles. No matter what kind of style you feel suits you best, we can make it a reality.

If you’re looking to have a luxury custom home built in Toronto, Heidan Construction is the company for you. Just give us a call and we’ll be happy to answer your questions and schedule a consultation. 

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Make Your Custom Home Unique with Heidan

Are you planning to buy a custom home? Whether you’re settling down in your younger years or retiring in your dream home, custom homes are a great choice. The thing about them, is they’re not as simple as buying an existing home. This is especially true if you’re looking for something more unique than your average house. Let’s see how Heidan can help you build your one-of-a-kind home into the masterpiece you desire.

Who You Are

The first step we take at Heidan is to get to know who you are. We want to sit down with you and discuss what kind of house you’re looking for. Knowing what kind of life you lead and what you look for in a property makes designing a home for you a lot easier.

Our initial consultation is a great time to bring photos you’ve taken or found online or in magazines of homes you like. As experienced professionals in the field, we may see patterns in what you like and dislike that you didn’t even know were there. That will make it all the easier for us to make suggestions for the design we create together.

Home Types

When it comes to building a unique custom home, there are many ways to do it. However, we at Heidan have a few specific home types that we specialize in.

  • Modern custom homes are a popular choice. These are homes outfitted with innovative technology and fixtures to make your life easier and cheaper. From retrofits that will save you money on water to solar panels, our modern custom homes come with all the best.
  • Luxury custom homes are also a fantastic choice. Fitted with all the great features in our modern custom homes, our luxury homes get even better. We go above and beyond our clients expectations and bring them a property they never dreamed of. We’ve worked hard over our many years in the industry to be the leading provider of luxury custom homes in Toronto.
  • Transitional custom homes are a popular choice, though each one is unique in its design. Transitional homes allow you a marriage of classical design features and modern design features. Not interested in a house that looks ahead of its time? A transitional home may be just what you need. We’ve taken all the technological luxuries you would want from a modern home and fit them into a more classical environment.

Hire Heidan Construction

If you want a custom home from a construction company who will involve you in the process and deliver beyond your expectations, you should hire Heidan Construction. We’ve been bringing clients’ custom home dreams to life for over 15 very successful years. We want to help you out next. That’s because we believe everyone deserves a house they feel at home in.

If you have questions about our design process or would like to set up a consultation, contact us! We look forward to hearing from you.

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Make Home Construction Easy with Design Build Contractors

Are you looking for professional help to have your home or business built from the ground up? Look no further than design build contractors. Design build contractors are the most efficient and pain-free way of having a custom building brought to fruition. Heidan Construction is here to let you in on why.

Simplifying

What exactly are design build contractors? The answer is really simple. The usual process for having a new building made is to hire a designer to make the blueprint. You then take the design to a construction company and they’ll bring it to life. But, isn’t it an unnecessary hassle to go to two people when you could get everything done in one place?

Design build contractors are people who can do both. That makes your life a whole lot easier because you only have to find one reliable company – Heidan Construction being the best in Toronto.

Rely on the Professionals

When you come to Heidan Construction, our design build team will help you from beginning to end. There’s no need to get help from a third party. We’ll start out with the initial design consultation and discuss your needs with you. This is a great time for you to show us pictures you’ve found or taken of properties you like.

When we’re confident that we know what you’re looking for, we’ll go about making a design for you. Your approval on the design is all we need to take things to the next step: construction. When we have the design finalized, our team of efficient and experienced professionals will get to work. Then, it’s only a matter of time before the home or office you’ve been dreaming of is a reality.

Pitfalls of Separate Teams

Design build contracting teams were made for a reason. When hiring separate teams to design and build the project you’re after, there are a lot of opportunities for error. For one thing, if your design team didn’t make certain parts of the design clear enough, it could cause problems for the construction team you’ve hired. There’s also the problem of both teams being on differing levels. Should your design team be more experienced than the construction team trying to build their design, the whole thing could end up going sideways.

If you hire a design build team, the same people building your home will already be intimately familiar with the design. There’s less chance for errors in the technical aspects of the building. Not to mention, these are the people you’ve sat down and talked with. They know exactly the vision you’re trying to bring to life. They know what your goals are for the project they’re building and they’ll be sure to honor that. 

If you’re planning to have a custom home or office built, give us a call at Heidan Construction. We would love to answer any questions you have about our design build contracting. We look forward to hearing from you!