Transform Boundaries Into Flow

Open Concept Renovation Across the GTA

Walls Down. Structure Engineered. One Fixed Price.

From concept to completion, we open up your main floor with the engineering, the permit and the craftsmanship behind it.

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Integrated design and build
15+ years of master craftsmanship
Engineer-approved wall removal

The Gold Standard in Open Concept Renovations

For over 15 years True Form has been the trusted choice for GTA homeowners who want the walls gone and the structure right.

Transparent Project Roadmap

Every step of the job on a dated schedule, from the engineer visit to the last coat of paint, so you always know what happens next and who is on site.
Dedicated In-House Team

Designers, carpenters and a project lead who stay with your project from the first walkthrough to handover. No rotating sub-trades answering to nobody.
Engineered, Not Guessed

A certified structural engineer assesses every load-bearing wall before demolition, and specifies the beam or LVL header that replaces it.
5-Year Workmanship Warranty

In writing, backed by full liability insurance and WSIB coverage, on structure that now holds up your second floor.

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Tailoring Your Home to Perfection

An open concept renovation is not furniture and finishes. It changes how light reaches the middle of the house, how far you can see from the kitchen, and how a family occupies a floor. Most GTA homes were drawn when kitchens were meant to be closed, and undoing that is a structural decision before it is a design one.

We work the bigger picture: which walls carry load, what replaces them, and how the rooms behind them start working as one. The constriction goes, the sightlines open, and the floor reads as a single space rather than four small ones.

Disconnected teams
A beam sized on site
Unexpected costs and delays
Inconsistent quality

One integrated team
Engineer-approved wall removal
On-time, on-budget
Guaranteed craftsmanship

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What You Sign Before a Wall Comes Down

The difference between a fixed-price contract and an estimate shows up the morning the ceiling is open and the beam turns out to be bigger than somebody assumed.

The Safe Choice

Engineer Before Demolition

A certified structural engineer assesses the wall and specifies the beam, and that drawing is in the contract before anything is opened.
Fixed-Price Contract

Demolition through final clean as one itemised price, with allowances and exclusions in writing.
Permits Handled In-House

The application, the engineer drawings and every inspection through to sign-off, filed and chased by us.
5-Year Warranty

Workmanship covered for five years in a document you keep.

Beam Sized on Site

A judgement call made the day of demolition, with no drawing behind it and no inspector willing to pass it.
Estimate Only

A number on a page that grows once the wall is open.
Homeowner Pulls the Permit

"You file it." The delay, and the liability, become yours.
1 Year Limited

Cover that expires about the time a ceiling line starts to tell you something moved.

Load-Bearing Wall Removal, Done Right

Opening a floor takes more than visual planning. Every wall is assessed by a certified structural engineer before demolition: what it carries, how the framing above is behaving, and what has to replace it.

Load transfer solved: engineered beams, posts or flush-mounted LVL headers sized to your span and ceiling height.
Exposed or concealed: the beam is detailed either to be seen or to disappear into a flat ceiling line, decided at design stage rather than on site.

Unifying the Kitchen and Living Room

The kitchen stops being a work zone and becomes the middle of the house. Sightlines, movement and conversation carry across what used to be two rooms.

Islands that face the room: prep space positioned so whoever is cooking is still in the conversation.
Zones without partitions: lighting, ceiling planes and flooring changes define areas that no longer need a wall to separate them.

Custom Floor Plans and 3D Renderings

Layouts are drawn around how your household actually uses the floor, not around a plan that worked somewhere else. You see the result before demolition starts.

High-resolution 3D views: walk the finished space from every angle, with real light on real surfaces.
Any scale: one partition removed, or a full-gut rebuild of the whole main floor.

Electrical and Plumbing Brought Up to Date

An open wall is the cheapest moment in the project to fix what is behind it. Ontario Building Code and the Ontario Electrical Safety Code both require updates once alterations reach a certain scope.

Power that keeps up: dedicated island circuits, under-cabinet lighting, Cat6 runs and 200-amp service where the panel is at its limit.
Plumbing repositioned: sinks moved to islands and waste lines rerouted while the walls are still open.

Energy-Efficient Systems Across One Space

One large room heats and cools differently from four small ones, so the mechanical design changes with the layout rather than after it.

Zoned HVAC: variable-speed equipment matched to the airflow an open floor actually has.
Light and glazing: LED schemes and insulated windows that keep an open floor even-tempered through a GTA winter.

Let Us Open Up Your Home, Together

We meet you in the space, take stock of what the structure allows and map it out on site. The consultation costs nothing; the answer on what that wall is doing is worth having either way.

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Consultation

We visit your home, listen, and assess what is possible from the structure, the light and the existing layout.
02

Planning and Design

In-house designers develop floorplan concepts and 3D views around how you actually use the floor, whether that is entertaining, cooking or quiet evenings.
03

Permits and Pre-Construction

Engineer-approved load-bearing wall drawings and the permit application are filed by us. Materials are sourced, the schedule is fixed and the trades are booked.
04

Construction and Finishing

Phased work with dust control and a tidy site: new beams, mechanical reroutes, recessed lighting and flooring, closing with inspections cleared.

Why Choose Us for Your Open Concept Renovation

One design-build team from concept to completion, across a region whose housing stock changes every few blocks.

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Every Kind of GTA House

Midtown semis, post-war bungalows in Scarborough and North York, downtown condos, Etobicoke side-splits. Each carries load differently and each municipality reads the bylaw its own way. We have opened floors in all of them.

Wall Removal Is the Specialism

Open concept work is technical before it is decorative, especially where a wall carries a second storey or the rooms meet at different levels. Our structural engineers and carpenters do this specific job, not it plus everything else.

The Filing Is Our Problem

Permits, engineer drawings, trade coordination and inspection bookings are handled in-house. Nothing waits on a sub-trade to remember a submission, and you are never the one chasing the city.

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What GTA Homeowners Say

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How do I know whether my wall is load-bearing?

You do not, reliably, until an engineer looks. Direction of the joists above, what sits over it on the second floor and whether the basement has a beam or a post under it are the usual tells, and all three can mislead. We bring a structural engineer to the assessment, because the answer decides both the design and the price.

Do I need a permit to remove a wall?

For a load-bearing wall, always: the application needs engineer-stamped drawings, and the framing is inspected before it is closed up. A genuinely non-structural partition may not need one, but that determination is itself made from the drawings. We prepare the application, file it and carry the inspections.

What does an open concept renovation cost in the GTA?

It moves with the span of the wall, what it carries, whether the beam is exposed or hidden in the ceiling, and how much of the mechanical and electrical has to move with it. A single partition between a kitchen and a dining room, and a full-gut main floor with a flush LVL header, are nowhere near one price, which is why we quote after the assessment rather than before it.

How long does the work take?

Four to ten weeks on site for most main-floor projects, with design, engineering and the permit ahead of that. The permit is the item nobody plans for, so we file it while the finishes are still being chosen.

Can we live in the house during the renovation?

Usually yes, with the work zone hoarded and dust control running, though the kitchen is out of use for part of it and there are days when temporary shoring holds the floor above. We plan that into the schedule and tell you the dates in advance rather than the morning of.

Does an open concept layout add value?

Buyers in this market consistently prefer it, and listings lead with it, which shows up as more viewings rather than a guaranteed number. What is certain is that a floor opened without an engineer, a permit and a sign-off is a problem at closing, not an asset.

Open Concept Renovation Across the Greater Toronto Area

We open up main floors across the GTA, from midtown semis and Leslieville row houses to Etobicoke side-splits, North York bungalows and downtown condos. Every one of them carries load differently, and every municipality reads its bylaw its own way, so the assessment comes before the drawing and the drawing comes before the price.

Modern Interior Design Appeal

Fewer interior walls create uninterrupted sightlines, which highlight the architecture rather than hide it. Clean lines and continuous flooring give a main floor a deliberate look that survives changes in taste.

Improved Natural Light

With the partitions gone, morning light crosses the whole kitchen and living area instead of stopping at a wall. Paired with better glazing, an open floor needs less artificial light without pushing up heating and cooling.

Space That Works Harder

Visual continuity makes a house feel larger without adding square footage. One room accommodates several activities at once, and furniture is no longer dictated by where the partitions were. We work across Toronto, Scarborough, North York, Etobicoke, Thornhill, Vaughan and Markham on the same fixed-price contract and the same five-year workmanship warranty.

450+ Projects Completed

It Starts With Your Personalised Project Quote

Structure, drawings, permit, timeline and cost settled before demolition. No moving targets, no surprise invoices.

Engineer-approved wall removal
5-year workmanship warranty
Fixed-price, fixed-scope planning

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