Main Floor Renovation in Clarington
We took a closed-in townhouse main floor, removed a load-bearing wall, and held the house up with steel — then built a full custom kitchen with quartz counters and a subway-tile backsplash. One open space, done right.
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The Scope of Work
A full main-floor renovation with real structural work at the heart of it — here's the job, from demo to handover.
- Full demo of the kitchen and all the flooring on the main floor
- Removed a load-bearing support wall to open up the main floor
- Installed a structural steel beam (W200×27) to carry the load the wall used to hold
- Welded a steel post (4×4×¼") under the beam to send the load straight down
- Built and installed a full custom kitchen
- Fabricated and installed quartz countertops
- Installed a clean subway-tile backsplash
- Laid new luxury vinyl plank (LVP) flooring across the main floor
- Installed a new closet door
- Finished, cleaned, and handed over with the Owner's Manual + client-portal login
What Went Into It
We Took Out a Load-Bearing Wall — and Held the House Up with Steel
The wall in the middle wasn't just a divider
That wall was holding up the house. You can't take a wall like that out and hope for the best. Done wrong, the floor above sags — or worse.
So we did it the right way. We put in a structural steel beam — a W200×27 — sized to carry the weight the wall used to hold. Then we welded a steel post (4×4×¼") under the beam to carry that load straight down to solid footing.
With the wall gone and the steel in, the kitchen and the main floor became one open room — the way the family wanted to live in it.
What We Drew First
The full kitchen and main floor, designed before a single wall came down — so every part landed where it was supposed to.
A Closed-In, Chopped-Up Main Floor
This is where we started — a dated kitchen, worn flooring, and a wall cutting the main floor in two.
Beam In, Post Welded, Load Carried
The part you never see once the drywall goes up — and the reason the open floor above is safe for good.
Framing, Kitchen, and Finishes Going In
With the structure handled, the new kitchen, tile, and flooring came together across the main floor.
One Open Main Floor, Exactly as Drawn
A custom kitchen with quartz counters and a subway-tile backsplash, new luxury vinyl plank throughout — all in one open space.
A Main Floor That Finally Fits the Family
What used to be a chopped-up main floor is now one open space. The steel does the heavy lifting behind the scenes. The custom kitchen, quartz counters, and subway-tile backsplash are what you see and use every day. New luxury vinyl plank runs right through the main floor, and a new closet door finishes it off.
At handover, the owners received the Cornerstone Owner's Manual — every product and finish written down in one place — plus a client-portal login holding every project photo and record. See how we handle general contracting in Oshawa and custom kitchen renovations.
The Wall Removal Behind This Job
Taking out a load-bearing wall the right way is the whole story on this project. Here's how it works — and the reads worth having before you open up your own main floor.
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