Built to plan
Framed from your architectural and engineered drawings, to the plan and the Ontario Building Code, not by rule of thumb.
Home addition framing in Mississauga and across the GTA, built to your drawings and the Ontario Building Code. Timberr Framing is licensed, insured and WSIB-covered, rated 5.0 on Google, with a workmanship warranty behind every job.
Send the drawings, or just the address and what you are building. We will tell you what is missing before we price it.
Framed from your architectural and engineered drawings, to the plan and the Ontario Building Code, not by rule of thumb.
Engineered lumber, LVL/PSL beams, and connectors chosen for the spans and loads on the plans.
Send specs, drawings, or photos and get a free, no-obligation site visit and estimate with no guesswork.
Installation and site work completed in accordance with Ontario requirements.
Send the drawings, or just the address and what you are building. We will tell you what is missing and what happens next.
Timberr Framing’s team was not only punctual and dependable but also demonstrated exceptional skills in both addition and commercial framing projects. We'll definitely hire them again!
Professional service, high-quality work, and attention to detail. Timberr Framing exceeded our expectations on both our addition and commercial framing projects!
Timberr Framing did an amazing job with our addition framing, ensuring structural integrity and a perfect fit with the existing home.
Mississauga requires permits for new buildings, additions and structural alterations. Plumbing, electrical and HVAC rough-ins must pass before the framing inspection is booked. Temporary materials, equipment, disposal containers and cranes in the public right of way can require road-occupancy approval.
Mississauga requires framing to remain uncovered for its framing inspection, so the addition frame stays open for framing inspection. A complex road occupation can require a construction-management plan before the lift or delivery uses City space. Heritage approval can apply to additions or changes to exterior openings on protected properties.
At the address, we verify existing bearing, tie-in elevations, openings and temporary support. We also confirm how lumber, engineered beams and lifting access will reach and move through the work area. The quote separates addition size, storeys, tie-in opening, temporary support, roof connection and access. Any unresolved drawing, access or inspection condition is named instead of being priced as if it were settled.
A rear, side or upper-storey addition changes different existing supports; the approved structural design, not the label, determines beams, posts and foundation work. That means your engineer may need to settle the load path before material is ordered.
A same-level extension can use prescriptive Part 9 members only where species, grade, spans, spacing and loads fit the tables. That means your quote carries the matching member layout, connector schedule and site handling.
A wide connection to the existing house can require an engineered beam and posts because lintel and stud rules depend on opening width and supported load. That means you get the route supported by the drawings instead of a choice made from habit.
Roof framing can be site-framed or trussed; trusses cannot be cut unless the truss design permits the alteration. That means your following trades inherit that system's spacing, openings and limits.
Building from an unverified foundation elevation can leave floors or roof planes misaligned; check the control elevations before framing. That means you do not inherit that condition after it is concealed. Removing an existing bearing element before permanent support is resolved can interrupt the load path; follow the approved structural sequence. That means you can correct the load path or assembly while the work remains accessible.
Cutting an existing joist or truss to make the tie-in can violate hole and notch restrictions, which means your approved repair is documented before the next trade arrives. We stop a conflict involving a rear, side or upper-storey addition changes different existing because you need the designer's answer before an improvised fix becomes permanent.
Loadbearing studs require Stud, Standard or No. 2 grade lumber, and installed lumber may contain no more than 19 percent moisture. That means your installed member must match the grade or product shown in the design. Floor joist end bearing is at least 38 mm unless ribbon-board support is used, which means you can verify the material condition before it is enclosed.
Beam end bearing is at least 89 mm unless a span-table note permits another value, which means your bearing and connection detail must preserve that capacity. Joists framed into the side of a wood beam require hangers, another accepted mechanical connector or a compliant ledger. That means you can trace the fastening requirement to the actual assembly.
Ontario requires notice when Part 9 structural framing and HVAC ductwork and piping are substantially complete, which means your sequence must reach that visible hold point before finishes. Toronto's addition guide identifies framing above the foundation, foundation walls and engineered structural content as permit-drawing subjects. That means you can plan the following trade around the stated response.
Approved plans and details govern the old-to-new opening; an unexpected existing condition requires design resolution before concealment. That means your mechanical and electrical work may have to be complete before the framing review. Window, roofing, cladding and interior trades inherit the framed elevations, openings and sheathing transitions, which means you avoid reopening work the municipality needed to see.
Request the issued permit set, survey, zoning confirmation, structural details and all revisions, which means you give the estimator the current design basis. Request photographs and measured information for the existing foundation, floor, walls, roof, services and proposed opening, which means your takeoff can include the scheduled members and openings. Add the address, permit status and target start window, so you can separate what is ready to price from what still needs a decision.
Ours names what we frame, what another trade supplies, and what has to be settled before we mobilise. Compare the scope, not two totals built on different assumptions.
Clean framing, tight sequencing, and a tidy site, coordinated with concrete, drainage, openings, and surrounding trades, and completed to code where site work is in scope.
It depends on whether the scope is permit work. A permit is required for a new building, addition or structural alteration. Non-structural interior work still needs a scope check.
The issued permit package and the work for that inspection stage must be ready. Rough-in inspections come first. Framing then remains uncovered while the inspector checks the structure and openings against the approved drawings.
Only when the applicable municipal approval allows it. Road-occupancy approval can be required for materials, equipment, bins or cranes placed in a City road, sidewalk or boulevard.
Send the address, current architectural and structural drawings, permit status and clear site photos. For this scope, the quote also needs addition size, storeys, tie-in opening, temporary support, roof connection and access plus the proposed route for lumber, engineered beams and lifting access.
Most are not, and that is fine. Send what you have and we will tell you what is missing before it costs you a week on site.
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Custom homes, additions, renovations, and multiplexes, framed on site for builders, homeowners, contractors, and property teams.
Send the current drawings, property address, permit status and target start. We will check the package around a rear, side or upper-storey addition changes different existing, so you can resolve a missing structural, access or coordination decision before it becomes a site delay.
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Send the drawings, or just the address and what you are building. We will tell you what is missing before we price it.
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