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RS Homes is currently building a grand 7000 square foot luxury home in Adena Meadows, in Aurora. Surrounded by the spectacular Magna Golf Club, south of Wellington Street East, this lifestyle community contains 36 units sized for estate custom homes. Project Type: Grand Luxury HomeSize: 7000SFLocation: Adena Meadows, AuroraCompletion: 2016 Are you interested in building…
At RS Homes, we pride ourselves on designing and building custom homes with character, to meet the specific tastes of our discerning clientele. For this Etobicoke homeowner, traditional beauty of interior and exterior finishing was a priority. We were inspired by the French Chateau style, leading to an elegant façade clad in Indiana Limestone, complemented…
A little over two years ago, my wife and I began searching for our first home in Toronto. We started out looking at condos. After viewing over 30, we were convinced that a home represented a safer and more logical investment. The quantity of condos under development made us financially weary, and the limited space…
RS Homes was approached with a unique opportunity to renovate this dilapidated semi-detached home at Richmond Street and Berkeley, in downtown Toronto. At first glance, it’s hard to imagine the true potential of a property like this. Richmond StreetProject Type: Renovation with Addition – ContemporarySize: 3600 SFLocation: Richmond & Berkeley, Downtown TorontoCompleted: 2014 The contemporary…
Why an Integrated Design Process is Important Looking back on the past 12 months, we’ve seen people with very different projects learn the same important lesson: consult with an experienced builder during (not after) designing your new home, renovation or addition. When you bring your designers together (architects, engineers, interior designers) along with your builder,…
While RS Homes primarily builds custom homes, from time to time we will build “on spec” – that is, for resale on the open market rather than designing to the needs of a specific client. In 2012, we purchased this 1960’s bungalow, on a 36 foot wide lot on Glengarry Avenue, in the Ledbury Park…
We have had the privilege of working with RS Homes on some wonderful projects.The most recent is a beautiful stately home inspired by French Chateau architecture. As is often the case with custom built homes, the client had a variety of items on their ‘wish list’. The unifying theme was the desire that the interior be infused with modern…
At RS Homes, we have a “triple bottom line” approach to sustainability – one that accounts for the environment, the economy, and people’s social well-being. For this reason, we were excited to find ourselves positioned next to Habitat for Humanity at the Interior Design Show earlier this year. An important conversation followed, on how RS…
It’s no secret that vacant land in Toronto is a scarce commodity. According to a report by economist Will Dunning, this has resulted in a supply shortage of 50,000 homes in the Metropolitan Toronto Area. This lack of supply has had a dramatic impact on prices, as evidenced by property values, with the average detached…
The internet has touched nearly every area of our lives – from our personal communications to shopping to the way we do business. It has even enhanced the way we design and build our custom homes. At RS Homes we use a cloud-based software to coordinate between our vendors, subcontractors and of course, our clients. This…
Tarion Warranties – Protection and Peace of Mind It’s the ultimate nightmare for someone building or renovating a home: Money paid, the work incomplete or of poor quality, and the contractor nowhere to be found. Sadly this situation is all too real. Luckily there is a way to protect yourself. A Tarion Warranty. What is…
Building a custom home can be an exciting and rewarding experience. At the same time, it is an complex and lengthy undertaking that can challenge even the most seasoned professionals. Here are four things you must do to prepare yourself for the journey: 1. Find a Builder You Can Trust: The single most important criteria when selecting…