Restoration, explained.
Costs, reserve fund studies, tendering and phasing — in plain language, from the people who price the work.
Six guides for every stage.
From the first reserve fund study to the day the garage reopens.
What a parking garage restoration costs an Ontario condo
Why a reserve fund study figure is only a starting point, what raises the cost, and how to read a unit-priced tender.
How to read the garage section of your reserve fund study
Which garage items are urgent, which can wait a cycle, and the terms engineers use to flag each.
What a condition survey should include before you tender
Scope items worth requiring so tenders produce comparable bids.
Unit pricing vs lump sum, explained for board members
Why restoration is usually unit priced, and what that means for the amount a board approves.
Keeping residents parking during a garage restoration
How phased work is organized, what to tell owners, and the mistakes that lead to complaints.
Signs your garage needs attention now, not next cycle
Six things a property manager can spot on a walkthrough before they become structural problems.
Let's look at your building.
Send the address and what you're seeing — or the engineer's spec. We read it before we call, then walk the site at a time that suits you.