Interior renovations and fit-outs
Full interior remodels or targeted upgrades to kitchens, washrooms, offices and common areas.
For your business
Renovate without stopping the operation.
Interior renovations, tenant fit-outs and site upgrades for plants, warehouses, dealerships and the properties you manage, across the GTA. Phased around your hours and your production schedule, delivered on the date you promised.
COR certified, WSIB covered and fully insured. And we have built for HGTV and Food Network.
What we do
Three kinds of commercial work.
DE Custom Trades Ltd. is a COR certified, WSIB covered commercial contractor based in Halton. We renovate plants, warehouses, dealerships, offices and tenant spaces across the GTA, phased around your hours, and site reviews and written quotes are free. We do not build the box. We make the box work for the business inside it.
Exterior site upgrades
Building envelope repairs, structural work, entrances, lot repaving, fencing and yard improvements.
Staged renovations
Phased schedules and after-hours work so your doors stay open while we build.
Who we build for
Built for the people who run facilities.
Plant managers, property managers, dealership and franchise owners. You need a contractor who passes safety screening, shows up when the schedule says, and does not create headaches with head office.
Plants, warehouses and distribution
Offices inside the box, lunchrooms, locker rooms and washrooms, safety rail, racking-ready floors and dock work.
Dealerships and transport facilities
Driver lounges, dispatch offices, service and wash bays, and yard upgrades.
Property managers and landlords
Tenant turnovers, common areas, envelope and site repairs, phased around the people still in the building.
Offices and showrooms
Glass partitions, boardrooms, kitchens and lighting that make the space feel new.
Bakeries, cafés and restaurants
Front-of-house that sells and back-of-house that passes inspection.
Retail, gyms and studios
Fit-outs that take daily punishment and open on the date you promised customers.
20+
Years in the trades
COR
Certified, WSIB covered, fully insured
1.
Point of contact, start to turnover
Repeat work
The jobs we come back for.
Most of our commercial clients call again. These are the four jobs that keep a facility running, priced and scheduled so you can plan a year ahead.
Shutdown work
Repairs and upgrades scheduled into your planned shutdown window, so production loses no extra days.
Safety rail
Guard rail, bollards and floor marking that keep forklifts, people and product apart, installed while you run.
Office refits
Offices, lunchrooms, locker rooms and washrooms rebuilt inside a working building.
Tenant turnovers
Units and common areas turned around between tenants, on a date you can put in the lease.
The commercial process
Six steps, one schedule, no surprises at turnover.
Built for owners, operators, landlords and property managers who need dates they can plan around.
01
Discovery and scope
Business needs, usage goals, budget, timeline, tenant and landlord requirements.
02
Site review and feasibility
Code, zoning, accessibility, fire and engineering needs identified before they cost you.
03
Design and budget
Drawings, engineering input and a value-engineered price.
04
Permits, safety and schedule
Permits secured, safety plan in place, and a phased schedule built around your hours.
05
Construction management
On-site supervision, real-time updates, and quick answers when conditions change.
06
Quality control and turnover
Inspections, deficiencies closed, warranties, as-builts and occupancy handed over.
Commercial work
Full commercial gallery Recent projects.
Music centre fit-out
House of Chords
A full interior fit-out for a music school and retail shop: soundproofed lesson rooms, a professional recording studio, a brick feature entry, a mural wall, a guitar showroom and a staff kitchen.
Transport truck distribution headquarters
Kenworth
Renovations across several locations for a transport truck distribution headquarters: offices, a staff lunchroom, a locker room and washrooms, private office build-outs, and line drains cut into a service shop floor and poured between the bays. All of it inside working facilities, phased so operations never stopped.
Industrial site upgrades
Mauser
Structural, exterior and safety work at an industrial packaging site: roof and steel repairs after damage, new wall framing, lot repaving and line painting, and safety railings installed on the plant floor and at the dock.
Bakery fit-out
Bread N Batter
A bakery storefront with display cases, a service counter, seating and a feature ceiling, delivered for opening day. Featured on Food Network's Project Bake Over.
Questions owners ask
Before you call.
Do you build commercial buildings from the ground up?
No. We renovate and upgrade existing buildings: interiors, tenant fit-outs, and exterior site work like envelope repairs, entrances, lots and yards. For a ground-up build we can refer you to a general contractor we trust.
Can you work while we stay open?
Yes, and most of our commercial clients do. We phase the work, build after hours where it makes sense, and keep dust, noise and access under control so your customers and staff barely notice.
What size of commercial project do you take on?
From a single washroom or office refresh up to full multi-room fit-outs and site upgrades. If it is a good fit for a crew of our size, we will tell you on the first call.
Can you meet our contractor prequalification requirements?
We're COR certified and WSIB covered. If your company uses a prequalification platform like ISNetworld, Avetta or ComplyWorks, let us know on the form.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry comprehensive General Liability Insurance that covers your project and our in-house team, and every specialty trade contractor on your job, such as electricians, roofers and HVAC technicians, carries their own liability and workers' compensation insurance before they are allowed on site.
Do you handle permits, code and accessibility?
Yes. Building permits, fire and accessibility requirements, engineering input and inspections are part of our scope, and we coordinate with your landlord or property manager where needed.
What do we get at turnover?
A deficiency-free walkthrough, warranties, as-built drawings and occupancy documents, plus a contact who still picks up the phone six months later.
Book a free site review
Tell us about the space and the date.
A site review and a written quote are free. We respond within 7 business days, and we will tell you on the first call whether the project fits and what a phased schedule could look like.
Prefer to talk?
Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 6:00pm