Doyo Pro
Renovation jobs in Burlington — get local work on Doyo
Burlington’s houses lean older: a third were built between 1961 and 1980, the largest share of any period, and about half are single-detached. In Burlington, expect basements, kitchens and bathrooms, quoted after a visit. You keep your full rate; Doyo’s fee is added to the customer’s price.
Apply here in about five minutes, then finish verification in the Doyo Pro app.
Projects
- Kitchen RenovationYou quote it
- Bathroom RenovationYou quote it
- Basement FinishingYou quote it
You visit, then send a line-by-line quote in the app. The customer’s deposit is held by Doyo before you start.
The work
What Renovation jobs look like on Doyo
Kitchen and bathroom renovations and basement finishing, quoted after a site visit. The brief has the room, what the customer wants changed, photos, rough measurements, the timeline and often a budget range.
See it before you take it
The job, the photos, the address area and what you’ll earn.
Your rate is your rate
Doyo’s fee is added for the customer. Tips go to you in full.
Decline freely
No penalty for passing on a job. Only accept-then-cancel counts.
Work close to home
Set your radius. Jobs are offered by distance, availability and score.
Protected on big jobs
Quote-job deposits are held before you start, so customers can’t take the work and vanish.
Your schedule
Go online when you want work, offline when you don’t.
Local
Working in Burlington
Building permits
Burlington doesn’t need a building permit for a fence, a shed under 15 m² with no plumbing, like-for-like furnace or air-conditioner replacement, or swapping plumbing fixtures of the same type in the same place. Most other work — including a basement finish — goes through a building permit application, and the City asks for a Pre-Building Approval (zoning, grading and tree check) first.
Source: City of Burlington, do I need a building permitBasement flooding subsidy
Halton Region pays 50% of an indoor backwater valve, up to $1,600, 100% of weeping-tile disconnection with a new sump pump, up to $6,500, and 100% of downspout disconnection, up to $900, after a permit and passed final inspection. The City of Burlington’s Plumbing Permit Fee Grant covers the building permit for a backwater valve or sump pump, and its Home Flood Protection Program pays half the cost of a home flood assessment.
Source: City of Burlington, home flood preventionThe housing here
In the 2021 census, 33.5% of Burlington’s homes (24,485) were built between 1961 and 1980 — the largest share of any period — and only 3.9% between 2016 and 2021.
Source: City of Burlington census memo: housing (2021 Census)Neighbourhoods
Aldershot · Downtown Burlington · Roseland · Shoreacres · Tyandaga · Headon Forest · Millcroft · Alton Village — and the rest of Burlington.
Requirements
What you’ll need
Customers let Doyo pros into their homes. These checks are why they do.
- 18 or older, legally able to work in Canada
- Government photo ID and a matching selfie
- A clear police record check
- A smartphone with the Doyo Pro app
- Your own tools, and transport to jobs
No provincial licence
Ontario has no general contractor licence, so none is checked for renovation itself. The licensed parts of a job — electrical, plumbing, gas — still need the licensed trade.
Some trades also ask for proof of liability insurance; the application tells you if yours does. Doyo reviews your documents — usually within a couple of business days.
Payouts
How payouts work
For jobs the customer pays by card through Doyo, your earnings reach your Doyo balance when the job is completed, and payouts are sent weekly by e-transfer. Tips are yours in full. On quote jobs, the deposit and balance are held until the customer confirms the work, and a warranty holdback is released after the warranty period.
FAQ
Renovation pros: common questions
Service areas
Renovation jobs near Burlington
Other trades on Doyo Pro
Ready when you are.
Apply in about five minutes. Questions first? [email protected]