Built to plan
Framed from your architectural and engineered drawings, to the plan and the Ontario Building Code, not by rule of thumb.
Custom Framing
Restaurant Framing
Restaurant framing across Toronto, the GTA and the Golden Horseshoe, 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.
- Licensed, Insured & WSIB-Covered
- Backed by our workmanship warranty
- 5.0 on Google
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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.
5.0 on Google
Workmanship warranty, we stand behind our work Licensed, Insured & WSIB-Covered Completed to code & Ontario requirements Custom-framed to your plans Serving the GTA & surrounding area
What You Get
What to expect from restaurant framing
Built to last
Engineered lumber, LVL/PSL beams, and connectors chosen for the spans and loads on the plans.
Quote-ready
Send specs, drawings, or photos and get a free, no-obligation site visit and estimate with no guesswork.
Code-conscious
Installation and site work completed in accordance with Ontario requirements.
Our Process
How a restaurant package moves from drawings to handoff
Ready to price restaurant framing?
Send the drawings, or just the address and what you are building. We will tell you what is missing and what happens next.
What GTA clients say
5.0 · Verified reviews on Google B Brookevia Google
★★★★★
Timberr Framing did an excellent job with our commercial units! We'll definitely be using them again for future projects!
T Trudyvia Google
★★★★★
We have worked with Timberr Framing on a few projects, and they continue to impress with their great workmanship and reliable service in our commercial unit. We highly recommend them for all your metal stud framing needs!
W Williamvia Google
★★★★★
Highly recommend to anyone with a stacked townhome project! Outstanding craftsmanship once again Timberr Framing.
S Sokratisvia Google
★★★★★
I was impressed by Timberr Framing’s skilled craftsmanship during our commercial framing project. They delivered high-quality work and maintained strong structural integrity in our commercial development that required metal framing.
E Ericavia Google
★★★★★
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!
C Cesarvia Google
★★★★★
Timberr Framing has an efficient process and always completes work on time. Their team is highly organized, and our team of developers are always satisfied with the final results.
How It Gets Built
More about restaurant framing
Understanding restaurant framing
The kitchen and dining conditions that change the work
Each of these carries different exhaust, plumbing and wall requirements. So the wall package for a hood-heavy line kitchen is not the package we frame for a coffee counter with no cooking exhaust at all. Get that wrong at layout and your mechanical contractor is chasing wall-depth changes after the studs are already covered.
Sitting inside a mixed-use building can require separation from the residential or other occupancies above or beside it under OBC 3.1.3 and 3.2.2.6. So your framing package has to carry that separation, not just a partition wall. That decision belongs on the drawings before we cut a single plate.
These can call for independent support or reinforced openings rather than ordinary partition framing, so your quote should name which openings get that treatment. We frame to the approved structural support for that equipment, never to a guess made on site.
These add architectural geometry on top of the same life-safety requirements, they do not replace them. So a striking feature ceiling still has to clear the same fire separations and egress routes as a plain one.
What belongs in the scope
Occupancy classification and occupant load get established from your actual dining, kitchen, takeout, retail and accessory uses under OBC 3.1.2 and 3.1.17, never from the business name on the lease. So your scope starts from the use that is actually going in. Some municipalities include qualifying small restaurant interior alterations in an express-permit path. But that is not a blanket exemption from permit or Code review. So we still confirm what your specific alteration needs before framing starts.
Wall length, ceiling changes, service openings and washroom count set the framing quantity on your takeoff. Hood, duct, walk-in cooler and equipment supports add structural and service coordination on top of that. Rated separations and shaft construction add extra layers and hold points wherever your plans call for them. Dense plumbing and mechanical routing pushes more bulkheads and framing adjustments into the ceiling. If you are building beside occupied neighbours, restricted delivery windows become a phasing constraint we plan around, not an afterthought.
The mistake we want found before the work begins
An exhaust hood cannot be hung from ordinary partition framing because the studs were never designed for that reaction. Discover it after the ceiling and services are underway and the structural support has to be inserted through finished coordination. We establish the approved hood support before surrounding walls close.
Member and fastening decisions that affect the result
Part 9's steel-stud provisions apply only to non-loadbearing walls under OBC 9.24.1.1, so a wall carrying real load moves onto its own design path, not a thicker stud. Interior non-loadbearing steel studs need at least 0.46 mm base-steel thickness under OBC 9.24.2.2. The runners have to be at least as thick as the studs with flanges at least 30 mm deep under OBC 9.24.2.3. So your wall actually holds up under daily kitchen and dining traffic.
Any opening wider than one stud space gets double studs at each jamb under OBC 9.24.2.4. Board fasteners have to penetrate at least 10 mm through the steel framing under OBC 9.24.3.5. So your finish trades find solid backing instead of a stud that spins under the screw.
Plans, sequencing, and site decisions
The hold point and the trades waiting after it
Your municipality's alteration plans ask for your existing and proposed uses, plumbing fixtures, reflected ceilings, wall assemblies, fire separations and framing above. So that is the package we build toward. You, as the permit holder, are responsible for requesting the required inspections, so we keep rated assemblies and above-ceiling service interfaces visible until that inspection happens.
Your kitchen-equipment and ventilation trades inherit the framed openings, clearances and support points we leave behind. Your plumbing trade inherits the wall depths, fixture centres and service routes we frame around. Sprinkler and fire-alarm trades inherit the ceiling and bulkhead geometry. Your millwork, tile and washable-finish trades inherit the backing, planes and substrate transitions. So the sequence only works if what we hand off is correct the first time.
Framing restaurants across the GTA
Ontario sets the Code requirements your restaurant has to meet, occupancy classification, egress, fire separations and equipment support. Your municipality administers the permit and inspection for that address.
Some municipalities include qualifying small restaurant interior alterations in an express-permit scope. But a change of use into restaurant occupancy still needs the applicable Part 10 or Part 11 Code analysis. So an express path is not a shortcut around that review. Your site decides the rest: an occupied plaza with restricted delivery windows frames differently than a standalone building with clear access.
What to send for a useful restaurant framing quote
Send your existing and proposed architectural plans with the occupancy analysis, plus seat count, occupant load, exits and barrier-free routes. Add your kitchen-equipment, hood, exhaust, plumbing and electrical plans, along with the wall, ceiling, shaft and fire-separation schedules, and the millwork, banquette, bar and equipment backing elevations. Tell us your access, phasing and closeout responsibilities, so nothing about who requests which inspection gets assumed.
Comparing framing quotes?
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.
Finished On Site
Framed on site and built to last
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.
- Coordinated with the surrounding build
- Code-minded framing for real-world use
- Quote-ready support from plans to inspection
FAQ
Restaurant Framing FAQ
Will restaurant framing hold my construction schedule?
It protects the opening date when equipment, services, egress and rated boundaries are coordinated before layout. We do not let an unapproved vendor sketch control structural framing.
What usually delays restaurant framing after mobilisation?
Late hood support and unprotected rated penetrations create the deepest resequencing. We resolve both before ceilings and walls close.
What do the following trades inherit from this work?
Your kitchen, mechanical and finish vendors receive approved support, clear routes and backing where their installations actually land.
Who owns a framing conflict found on site?
Timberr owns documenting the conflict, protecting the affected work and getting it to the responsible designer or consultant. We do not hide an unapproved field change inside the handoff.
Not sure the drawings are ready?
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.
Our Work
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Custom homes, additions, renovations, and multiplexes, framed on site for builders, homeowners, contractors, and property teams.
Request a restaurant framing quote
Send your current drawings, the property address, permit status and target start window. We will check the package against your kitchen-equipment, hood and fire-separation drawings, flag any missing structural support or occupancy decision, and give you a scope you can actually price against.
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Restaurant Framing Across the GTA
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Companies We've Worked With
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Timberr Framing supports plan-based framing for commercial, institutional, property, and builder-led projects across Toronto and Ontario.
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Subway 
University of Toronto 
Madison Group 
RioCan 
Women's College Hospital 
Starbucks 
Mazda 
TD Bank 
City of Toronto 
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