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Renovation jobs in Pickering — get local work on Doyo

About 31% of Pickering’s homes were built before 1981 and about 22% in 2001 or later; about 60% are single-detached houses. In Pickering, 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 Pickering

What customers see

Building permits

Pickering’s Building Services needs a permit for finishing a basement with walls added or removed, any new plumbing, enlarging or moving windows and doors, a shed over 15 m² (161 sq ft) and a deck more than 60 cm (24 in) above the ground. Furnace or boiler replacement in a detached house, same-size window replacement and basement waterproofing repairs need none.

Source: City of Pickering, building permits

Heritage district

The hamlet of Whitevale is Pickering’s one heritage conservation district. Repairing or replacing windows, doors, roofing, cladding or porches there, and any addition or demolition, needs a heritage permit; minor work can be approved by staff.

Source: City of Pickering, heritage planning

The housing here

Of Pickering’s roughly 33,400 occupied homes in the 2021 census, about 31% were built before 1981 and about 22% in 2001 or later; about 60% are single-detached houses.

Source: Region of Durham, 2021 Census housing (open data)

Neighbourhoods

Bay Ridges · West Shore · Amberlea · Liverpool · Rosebank · Brock Ridge · Duffin Heights · Seaton — and the rest of Pickering.

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

Why Doyo Pro

Doyo’s fee is added on the customer’s side, on top of your rate — you keep the rate you set. Some categories carry a smaller fee on large jobs. Whatever applies is fixed on the job when you accept it, and your earnings are shown on the offer.