Service · Renovation and restoration

Commercial & office renovation contractors for Toronto, Mississauga & the GTA.

Sofisa Group Inc. are commercial contractors who renovate and rebuild commercial and industrial interiors — offices, plazas, clinics, restaurants and warehouse-office space — with planned work phased around occupied buildings, and full restoration after water, flood, fire or mould damage. The phasing is covered in our note on renovating occupied commercial space in the GTA without emptying the floor.

We take the damaged material out and we put the space back. Same contract, same crews, same project manager.

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One contract, senior supervision

Two kinds of work, one set of trades

Most of what we do falls into one of two buckets, and the construction underneath them is the same. What differs is how the job starts and who else is at the table.

Planned renovation

A space that still works but no longer suits the business in it. Reconfigured layouts, updated finishes, new demising walls, and a schedule built around the hours the building will give you.

Restoration after a loss

Water, flood, fire or mould has taken materials out of the building. The affected material comes out, the source gets confirmed as repaired, and the space is rebuilt to the condition it was in — or better.

What the scope covers

Strip-out of damaged or obsolete materials back to sound substrate
Framing, drywall, taping and finishing of everything removed
Ceilings — grid, tile, drywall bulkheads and access hatches
Flooring removal, subfloor preparation and new floor finishes
Doors, frames, hardware and interior glazing
Painting, trim, millwork and fixture reinstatement
Coordination of the mechanical and electrical trades around the rebuild
Phasing, hoarding and dust control so the building keeps operating

Commercial interior renovation in progress

Restoration after damage

Restoration work starts where something went wrong. These are the situations we get called into most often.

Water and flood damage

Saturated drywall, insulation, flooring and ceilings removed and rebuilt after a supply-line failure, backup, roof leak or area flooding.

Mould damage

Affected materials contained and removed, the water source confirmed as dealt with, then framing, board, ceilings and finishes put back.

Fire and smoke damage

Removal of fire-damaged and smoke-affected materials and finishes, and reconstruction of the interior that came out with them.

Storm and envelope damage

Interior reconstruction following wind, hail or envelope failure, sequenced behind whatever repair closes the building back in.

Asbestos discovered mid-project

Where a survey identifies asbestos-containing material in the area being rebuilt, abatement is sequenced ahead of the reconstruction.

Vacancy and neglect

Buildings that have sat empty and need the damaged interior taken out before anything can be leased or occupied again.

Two of these have pages of their own: water damage restoration covers flood and water loss reconstruction in detail, and mould remediation covers containment, removal and the rebuild that follows. Where a survey identifies asbestos-containing material in the area being rebuilt, asbestos abatement is sequenced ahead of it.

Working in a building that stays open

Most commercial restoration happens around people. The work zone is separated and hoarded, access and egress routes stay clear and protected, and dust-generating operations are scheduled to the hours the building will give up.

Phasing is planned with the property manager before mobilisation, and occupants are told what is happening and when — complaints in this work come from surprise far more than from noise. Where a full strip-out is the right answer, interior demolition runs first and the reconstruction follows on the same contract.

See how this works when renovating an occupied office floor, and how a new tenant space comes together in an office fit-out.

The rebuild is the part that gets dropped

After a loss, the first companies on site are there to stop the damage getting worse. That is a different trade from construction, and it ends when the damaged material is out of the building. What is left is a stripped space and a second procurement — find a contractor, price it, mobilise, wait.

We are the construction half. We handle drywall and framing, which is the bulk of any rebuild, and where the space needs finishes, millwork and fixtures on top of that it carries straight into an interior fit-out or an interior build-out without a change of contractor.

Insurance and adjuster files

A lot of restoration work is paid through a claim, and the claim moves at the speed of its documentation. We photograph conditions before and during the work, keep the scope written down as it changes, and price removal and reconstruction as separate lines where that makes the file easier to settle.

If an adjuster has already produced a scope, send it — it is faster to price against than a description.

What we need to quote it

The address and the affected or renovated area
What happened, and whether the source has been repaired
Any adjuster scope, inspection report or survey you already have
Drawings, if the layout is changing
Whether the space is occupied and what hours we can work

Pricing is fixed-scope after a site walk. Send us the details and we will come and look at it.

Peel & Toronto

Renovation and restoration across Peel, Toronto and the GTA

We work out of Mississauga, so most of our Peel work is in the flex, warehouse-office and plaza stock around Airport Corporate, Meadowvale, Heartland and Dixie–Eglinton. Renovation there tends to be a floor plate being reconfigured between tenants, or a restoration where water has come through a flat roof or a service line and taken out drywall, insulation and ceilings across a wide open area.

Toronto renovation and restoration is a tighter job. Downtown and midtown buildings mean freight elevator windows, dock bookings, protected routes through occupied common areas and after-hours restrictions on noise and dust — and on a restoration the neighbouring tenants are usually still trading while their neighbour's unit is stripped. Containment, egress and hours get agreed with the property manager before the price goes out.

The same crews cover Brampton, Vaughan, Etobicoke, Oakville and Markham, with one contract and one senior supervisor across every site in a program. City by city, see commercial renovation Mississauga, commercial renovation and restoration in Toronto, commercial renovation and restoration in Brampton, commercial renovation and restoration in Oakville, commercial renovation and restoration in Etobicoke, commercial renovation and restoration in Vaughan, commercial renovation and restoration in Markham and commercial renovation and restoration in Burlington.

What changes the cost of a rebuild

How far the strip-out has to go before you reach sound substrate
Whether the water, fire or envelope source is already repaired
Finish level going back in versus what was there before
Whether the building stays occupied and the work has to be phased
Access hours, freight elevator windows and protected routes
Whether a survey identifies asbestos-containing material in the affected area

We break each of those down, without fake square-foot rates, in what actually drives commercial renovation cost in the GTA, with a Peel-specific companion on commercial renovation cost in Mississauga and a Toronto version on commercial renovation cost in Toronto, with the office-floor twins on office renovation cost in Toronto and office renovation cost in Mississauga.

Where the floor has to stay in use while the work happens, see renovating occupied commercial space without shutting down.

FAQ

Renovation and restoration questions

Are you commercial renovation contractors for the GTA?

Yes — Sofisa Group Inc. are commercial contractors working across Toronto, Mississauga and the GTA on planned renovations and on rebuilds after a water, flood, fire or mould loss. Strip-out, framing, drywall and ceilings are handled on the same contract, WSIB clearance is in Good Standing (WSIB documentation) and general liability insurance documentation is on file. Send the details.

What is the difference between renovation and restoration?

Renovation is a choice — you are changing a space that still works. Restoration is a response — something damaged the building and the interior has to be rebuilt. The construction work overlaps heavily; the difference is that restoration usually starts with a strip-out, an insurance file and a source of water or fire that has to be dealt with first.

Do you handle the removal as well as the rebuild?

Yes. We handle demolition and strip-out, and we handle framing, drywall, ceilings and finishing. On a restoration that matters, because most of the delay in this work sits in the handover between the company that removed the damaged material and the company hired to put it back.

Can the building stay open while you work?

Usually, in part. The work zone is separated and hoarded, access routes are protected, and the loud or dusty operations are scheduled to the hours the building allows. Work is phased so the areas that are not being touched keep running.

Do you work with insurance companies and adjusters?

Yes. We document scope and photograph conditions as the work proceeds so the file has what an adjuster needs, and we can price removal and reconstruction as separate lines where that helps the claim.

How much does a commercial renovation or restoration cost?

It depends on the area, what has to come out, the finish level going back, and whether the space stays occupied. We price a fixed scope after walking the site, and we break out the strip-out from the reconstruction so both halves are visible.

What if the water or fire source has not been repaired yet?

Then it gets repaired, or scheduled, before anything is closed back up. Rebuilding over an active leak means doing the work twice. Where the source repair belongs to another trade we sequence around it and confirm it is complete before the cavity is closed.

How soon can you start?

It depends on the scope and on what has to happen before construction — a survey, a source repair, an adjuster's scope. Tell us the address and what happened, and we will tell you what the sequence looks like rather than quote you a date we have not checked.

What areas do you cover?

Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Etobicoke, Oakville, Markham and the surrounding GTA.

Related services

Scopes that usually run on the same contract

Most GTA projects need more than one of these. Running them under one contract with senior supervision keeps the sequence — and the accountability — in one place.

Damaged, dated, or both. We'll rebuild it.

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Sofisa Group Inc. · Mississauga, ON

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