A note on these projects:we have not yet published job photography. The three profiles below are representative, not photographs of completed jobs — each shows exactly how we run a conversion for that structure type, drawn from our standard scope of work. No fabricated names, no addresses, no reviews. Before-and-after photography from documented conversions is added here as projects complete.
See how your structure type runs
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Three ways this conversion runs, by structure type
What sits above the opening decides how the job is engineered; the finished result is the same wide opening. Every structure type below ends the same way: post out, beam in, exterior finished, custom door installed.
Etobicoke
Two-storey home, bedroom above the garage
Room above the garage- Structural assessment and stamped engineered beam design for the load above
- Municipal building permit and inspections
- Centre post removal with temporary support in place
- LVL beam sized for the redesigned load path
- Brick and one-piece lintel reinstatement to match the facade
- 16'8" or wider custom-width double door
- Opener and torsion spring upgrade
A room above the opening carries the biggest engineering scope of the three structure types, since the beam supports a redesigned load path, not just the roof. On-site work runs longer than a bump-out or detached garage; the opening is framed and secured every night regardless of stage.
Representative profile — photos pending
Mississauga
Bump-out garage, nothing load-bearing above the opening
Bump-out, nothing above- Structural assessment and stamped beam design
- Municipal building permit and inspections
- Centre post removal with temporary support in place
- LVL beam across the combined opening
- Brick and lintel reinstatement to match the facade
- 16'8" or wider custom-width double door
- Opener upgrade
With nothing load-bearing above the opening, this is the fastest of the three structure types to frame and finish. The opening is still framed and secured every night on-site, the same as every other job.
Representative profile — photos pending
Markham
Detached single-storey garage
Detached structure- Structural assessment and stamped beam design
- Building permit and inspections
- Centre post removal with temporary support in place
- Steel beam sized for the detached structure's span
- Siding and trim reinstatement to match the structure
- 16'8" or wider custom-width double door
- Opener upgrade
A detached structure has no interior finishing to work around, so scheduling is usually the most straightforward of the three. The opening is framed and secured every night on-site until the door goes in.
Representative profile — photos pending
What every project includes
The scope is the same across every structure type; only the sizing changes.
- Structural assessment
- Engineered beam design
- Building permit and inspections
- Centre post removal
- Header and beam installation
- Framing
- Brick, lintel and brickmould finishing (stone, stucco and siding equivalents)
- Custom-width double door
- Opener upgrade
- Site protection and disposal
Read the full process and the price
For the complete breakdown of the structural work, the permit path, and the door, see the two garage doors to one conversion guide. For what each structure type costs, see the Ontario garage door conversion cost guide.
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Candidate status plus a project range. Photos can follow by text.