Permits and local notes
Which office issues a building permit depends on the property line, not on the mailing address on your bills. Work inside the Town of Carleton Place goes through the Town building department. Work in Beckwith Township, including Franktown, goes through Beckwith Township. Both offices are linked below. Height limits and setbacks belong to those municipalities, so check with them—or send us the address and we will help you identify the right office.
Older in-town houses often have out-of-square walls, patched plaster, and fences that follow a slope between close neighbours. Lots farther out in Beckwith more often need privacy screening, a gate for dogs, or stairs from a deck into a larger yard. We plan the carpentry around the house in front of us.
When a renovation needs electrical or plumbing, we coordinate with qualified trades. Kitchen remodels and small commercial carpentry follow the same split: we own the woodwork, and the written estimate names anything that sits with those trades.