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Renovation in Dorval: modernizing and expanding your living space
With its peaceful neighborhoods, spacious lots, and well-established cottages, Dorval is a city where people put down roots for the long term. However, homes built between the 1950s and 1970s often feature highly compartmentalized layouts, enclosed kitchens, and insulation that no longer meets modern standards.
Rather than moving, renovating a home in Dorval allows you to keep the neighborhood and community lifestyle you love while completely reinventing your interior.
Common challenges of a renovation in Dorval
Each type of property offers unique transformation opportunities and presents specific technical considerations:
- Opening up living areas: Removing partitions on the ground floor to create a seamless, light-filled flow between the kitchen, dining room, and living room.
- Expanding onto the lot: Leveraging the depth of the yard to add a rear extension, a master suite, or a spacious family room.
- Modernizing basements: Converting storage space into a comfortable living area—such as a bathroom, home office, or playroom.
- Optimizing the building envelope: Replacing doors and windows, upgrading wall insulation, and modernizing mechanical systems to enhance year-round comfort.
What about the renovation over there?
Renovating in Dorval often means breathing new life into sturdy bungalows and traditional cottages that need to be adapted for modern living.
Opening up the ground floor and maximizing natural light
In most older homes in Dorval, the kitchen is separated from the rest of the house. Consequently, renovation projects often prioritize removing load-bearing walls to bring the family together around a large central island and create a natural flow toward the backyard.
Extensions and additions
The generous lot sizes in Dorval offer a rare opportunity in Montreal: the chance to expand the home’s footprint. Whether adding an extension on a new foundation or building an attached garage with a room above, the challenge lies in harmoniously integrating the new structure with the property’s existing architecture.
Comprehensive management, from inspiration to finishing.
Undertaking major renovations while managing daily family life can seem daunting. At Espé, our approach combines interior design and construction within a single, unified team.
- Design and optimization: Our designers reimagine your spaces with a custom approach, taking into account your lifestyle and the building’s true potential.
- Rigorous planning: We establish the budget and detailed plans before the first hammer is swung. Costs are clear from the very start.
- Construction and project management: Our site team takes over to orchestrate the transformation, from demolition through to the installation of finishes.
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Each project is a story. A meeting between your vision and our know-how. In Montreal and the surrounding areas, we bring to life renovations that combine aesthetics, functionality and sustainability.