UP Maison Design
04 — Home Repair & Renovation

Renovation, considered.

Cosmetic and structural updates that change how a home feels — handled by a single licensed team from concept through styling handoff.

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Modern kitchen island with pendant lights

One team. One brief. From the first walkthrough to the styled handoff.

The advantage of one team across the project is not speed — it's continuity. The same person who reads the brief, takes the measurements, and signs off on the schedule is the person on site when the last piece of trim goes in.

Pre-Listing Kitchen Bath Paint Flooring Cabinet Full-home

What the work changes

Before Dated kitchen with oak cabinets and laminate counters, before the reface

Kitchen, pre-renovation Original 1990s oak cabinets, laminate counters, fluorescent tube lighting.

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After Refaced warm-white cabinets, quartz counters, under-cabinet lighting

Kitchen, post-renovation Refaced cabinets in warm white, quartz counters, under-cabinet LED, soft-close hardware.

Before Scuffed wood planks with gaps at the baseboards, before the floor work

Floors, pre-work Scuffed engineered wood, gaps at the baseboards, water staining near the entrance.

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After Fresh oak plank flooring with new baseboards and trim

Floors, post-work New white-oak plank, refinished transitions, replaced baseboards, sound underlay.

Before Uneven paint patches across the wall, before the skim and repaint

Walls, pre-work Patchwork of three colors from prior tenants, nail holes, scuffs around light switches.

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After Even warm off-white walls with repainted semi-gloss trim

Walls, post-work Full skim, sand, prime. One even tone in a warm off-white. Trim repainted in semi-gloss.

Six tiers of work

From a single-day fix to a full-gut. One team, end to end.

I

Pre-Listing Repairs & Replace

For the listing that's almost ready. The small list: doors, hardware, light fixtures, caulking, a faucet.

1–3 days · Walk-through quote
II

Kitchen & Bath Renovation

The two rooms that move value the most. Layout review, selections, demo, install, finish.

3–6 weeks · Flat quote
III

Cabinet Refacing & Fixture Replace

Keep the boxes, change the doors, drawers, hardware, and finish. Half the cost, the full look.

5–10 days · Walk-through quote
IV

Flooring Repair, Install, Refinish

Hardwood, engineered, tile, or vinyl. Repair what can be saved, install what can't, refinish what's worth saving.

2–8 days · Per-floor quote
V

Interior Painting & Touch-Up

Walls, ceilings, trim, doors. Full prep, even coats, low-VOC. The single biggest change-per-dollar.

2–5 days · Per-room quote
VI

Whole-Home Renovation

End to end. Layout, structural, mechanical, finish. One brief, one team, one schedule.

Scope-based quote

The process

Five steps, one schedule, one team. The last step is the one that ends with the styling day.

01

Consult + budget

Walkthrough, scope, list window. Flat quote in writing.

02

Concept + selections

Layout, materials, fixtures, finishes — all signed off before demo.

03

Schedule + permits

Tight, realistic, with buffer. We pull and manage the permits.

04

Build

Same team on site. Weekly written update. Photo log of the work.

05

Styling handoff

Final clean, then the studio team walks the space. The handoff is the same week as the listing.

Selected projects

Three recent renovations across Greater Montréal.

Questions, often asked

The four we hear most. Anything else: a quick email is the fastest way.

Is your renovation team licensed and insured?

Yes. Our renovation crew is fully licensed, insured, and registered with the Registre des entreprises du Québec. We carry commercial general liability coverage, and proof of licence and insurance is attached to every written quote. The same team handles quote through final walkthrough — no sub-trades, no relaying the brief between unrelated contractors.

Do you pull the permits?

Yes — when a permit is required, we pull it and manage the inspection schedule. Cosmetic work (Tier I, V) and many Tier II/III/IV jobs don't require a permit. Tier VI (whole-home) and most Tier II structural work does. We flag which permits apply at the consultation step, and the cost is included in the flat quote — not added on the day.

Can you work alongside our realtor?

Yes — this is the normal shape of the work, not a special request. Most of our renovation projects arrive with a listing window already in mind, a realtor already engaged, and a date when the property needs to be camera-ready. We work backward from that date, share a written schedule with the realtor, and flag anything that puts the listing window at risk as early as possible. The same person manages the project on our side and is reachable for the realtor throughout.

What's a typical timeline for a cosmetic refresh?

For Tiers I, IV, and V (the cosmetic refresh), the calendar usually looks like: 1–2 days for walkthrough and quote, 3–5 days to order materials, 3–8 days on site, and 1–2 days for the final clean. Total: about 2–3 weeks start to finish, depending on the square footage. Tier II (kitchen or bath) is closer to 4–6 weeks because of the trades stacked into the schedule. Tier VI (whole-home) is in the 8–12 week range and depends heavily on what the scope turns out to be after the consultation.

Send the property brief

Address, the tier you have in mind, and the listing window. We reply within one business day with a scope and a flat quote.

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