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A kitchen with white wall ovens, a pink-veined marble backsplash and a brass tap on an oak island, in a Jarvis Contracting renovation in Toronto

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08 films · Real homes. The people who make them.

A Greenwood homeowner seated in her finished kitchen, smiling, with cream cabinets, a walnut-sided island and brass pendant lights behind her

“I would hands down recommend Jarvis Contracting to someone.”

Greenwood homeowners, Toronto

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“bring the practical and the design together”
Tony O'Brien Google, 2024

“clear process for approval of changes and to monitor budget”
Susan Morris Google, 2023

“my wife felt safe being home alone with them”
Danny Bell Google, September 2026

A closer look / The details that stay with you

Life,
in the details.

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A primary ensuite with a wood double vanity, brass taps, two oval brass mirrors and a gridded glass door into a skylit wet room

Greenwood / Ensuite01

A quieter start

A bar wall with a white and grey-veined marble backsplash and shelf, two brass swing-arm lights, and tall cabinets with reeded black glass

Aurelia / Cabinetry02

A place for everything

The island and range wall under two white dome pendants, with sliding doors to the yard

Coventry Residence / Kitchen03

Light, from every angle

A curved staircase rising to a round gallery under the rotunda, with the open dining room beyond

Orra / Staircase04

The curve of home

A cream kitchen with a fluted pale oak island under a pink-veined stone top, black and brass stools, a herringbone floor and white wall ovens

Solace / Kitchen05

Back to the studs

An open kitchen with a sage-green island and hood, white shaker cabinets, black stools and an oak and black-spindle stair rail to the right

West Lynde / Kitchen06

Room for everyone

Close view of the oak-lined coffee niche with an espresso machine, cups on a shelf with a thin brass rail and a lit underside

Bellamy / Kitchen07

The everyday ritual

A basement rec room with a vertical-panelled media wall, oak floating shelves with brass sconces, a long oak and stone ledge and a black coffee table

Stone Ridge / Living08

Room to unwind

A wet room lit by a skylight, with zellige-style wall tile, marble-look slabs, a jetted tub, a brass rain shower and a linear drain

Greenwood / Ensuite09

Room to slow down

The front of a navy single-storey house with stone skirting, a timber entry gable and a gravel drive in autumn

Halliburton Haven / Exterior10

A welcome among the trees

Close view of the fluted plaster fireplace base meeting a wide-plank oak floor

Aurelia / Living11

Texture, warmth and light

A bedroom with sloped walls following the roof line, a boucle upholstered bed, a paper petal pendant and an oak floor

Greenwood / Bedroom12

The softer side of home

A charcoal pantry tower with floating walnut shelves and a coffee counter, beside a farmhouse table

French Contemporary / Cabinetry13

Made for daily life

Straight-on view of the sage-green mudroom unit with an oak-lined bench, hooks, a hat and sandals on the tile

Bellamy / Mudroom14

A place to land

A white double vanity with black hardware and ceiling-hung black mirrors, a glass shower and a charcoal floor

Moore Park / Ensuite15

Light and quiet

What we can do for your home

More room.
More possibilities.

A new storey. An open kitchen. A home that finally fits. Explore the ways we bring design and construction together.

A narrow kitchen with a walnut island, cream shaker cabinets and a herringbone floor, beside an open oak stair with looped black balusters

Greenwood / Space to grow

Rear, side and garage additions, designed and built by one team so the new rooms look like they were always part of the house.

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Planning your project

A better
beginning.

The homeowner’s notebook

The dining nook seen from the side, with a linen blind over the window and an arched opening through to a checkerboard-floored mudroom

Planning notes / 01

Design-build or architect plus contractor in Ontario?

Straight-on view of the arched wet bar: dark panelled back, one shelf, two brass-rimmed round sconces, a brass faucet and cream lower cabinets

Planning notes / 02

Do you need a permit to finish a basement in Durham Region?

The living room with an arched niche of oak shelves, a terracotta pot with an olive tree and French doors through to the green office

Planning notes / 03

Fixed price vs cost-plus contracts for Ontario renovations

4.5 months

on site to take a bungalow to two storeys (our West Lynde job, Whitby, 2023)

10 months

from permit and design to handover on a rear extension and new top floor (our Greenwood job, Toronto)