City of Toronto

Flooring & tile installers in Scarborough, Ontario

Scarborough is largely 1960s and 70s housing — 37% of its homes were built between 1961 and 1980 and 59% before 1981 — with 37% single-detached houses and 35% apartments in buildings of five or more storeys. In a Scarborough basement, check the flooding protection first: Toronto’s Basement Flooding Protection Subsidy pays 80% of the invoice up to $1,600 per backwater valve (two at most), $2,250 for a sump pump, $300 for a battery backup, $400 to sever and cap the foundation drain and $500 for a plumbing assessment — up to $6,650 per house. Downspouts must be disconnected, the contractor needs a City business licence, and you apply within two years. Doyo books flooring across Scarborough: describe the job, see the full price before you book, and pay only when it is done.

Projects

Hardwood & Laminatewritten quote
Tile Installationwritten quote

Priced after a site visit. Your deposit is held by Doyo until you confirm the work.

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Flooring & Tiling in Scarborough: what to know

About Scarborough

The housing here

Across Scarborough’s six wards (Scarborough Southwest, Centre, Agincourt, North, Guildwood and Rouge Park), the 2021 census counted 218,920 occupied homes: 59% built before 1981, the largest share (37%) between 1961 and 1980, and 15% in 2001 or later. 37% are single-detached houses, 35% are apartments in buildings of five or more storeys and 10% are row houses.

Source: City of Toronto, 2021 Census ward profiles

Basement flooding subsidy

Toronto’s Basement Flooding Protection Subsidy pays 80% of the invoice up to $1,600 per backwater valve (two at most), $2,250 for a sump pump, $300 for a battery backup, $400 to sever and cap the foundation drain and $500 for a plumbing assessment — up to $6,650 per house. Downspouts must be disconnected, the contractor needs a City business licence, and you apply within two years.

Source: City of Toronto, flooding subsidy

Building permits

Toronto Building needs a permit for a deck more than 60 cm (24 in) above the ground, for basement work that changes the structure, adds plumbing or creates a unit, for new or modified heating and plumbing, and for a backwater valve. Replacing a furnace or boiler in a house, or repairing and replacing plumbing fixtures, needs none. Scarborough’s Toronto Building district office is at the Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr., by appointment.

Source: City of Toronto, Toronto Building offices

Neighbourhoods we cover

Agincourt · Birch Cliff · Wexford · Scarborough Village · Guildwood · West Hill · Highland Creek · Malvern — and the rest of Scarborough.

How it works

Booking Flooring & Tiling on Doyo

All about Flooring & Tiling

What to tell Doyo

Rooms and square footage
What is down now
Whether you have the material
Photos

Who comes

A pro who has passed Doyo’s ID and police record checks, with ratings from real jobs. See their profile, reviews and past work before you choose.

How you pay

A deposit when you accept the quote, held by Doyo; the balance on completion; part of the pro’s pay held back for a warranty period.

FAQ

Flooring & Tiling in Scarborough: common questions

Help centre

By written quote. A pro visits, looks at the space and sends a line-by-line quote in the app. You pay a deposit when you accept it, and Doyo holds that deposit until you confirm the work is done. Part of the pro’s payment is held back for a warranty period after completion, so there is still money on the table if something needs putting right.