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Sutherland Construction Ltd. is a small, Ottawa-based home renovation company led by Derek Sutherland McNaughton. Derek specializes in providing high-quality craftsmanship at low cost. Quality means every job, no matter how small, must be perfect — perfectly square, plumb or level, perfectly cut and trimmed or mitered with no gaps, spaces or messy finishes — perfectly true to plan.

If it’s not perfect, it’s not done. Only perfect will do.

With several years of carpentry and construction experience, Sutherland Construction Ltd. would be happy to complete any of the following for your home or property:

• Updates and repairs to homes — from full bathroom or kitchen renovations to full basements
• Demolition, framing, structural
• Decks, fences, gates, pergolas – click here for detail
• Baseboard trim, crown moldings, casings, other window and door trim
• Free-standing or built-in cabinets, TV units, bookcases or shelving units
• Window and door installation
• Insulation, drywall, painting
• Minor plumbing, including sinks, taps and toilets
• Minor electrical, including lights, outlets and fixtures
• Tree removal service

Call 613-301-4939 or send an email to: mcnaughtonderek@gmail.com

See below for a selection of previously completed projects.

Beauty in new bathrooms

Bathrooms are a smart upgrade to any home, especially when they get used all the time.

This first bath was a much needed upgrade to the family’s primary washroom, while the lower images are a bath that grew out of an unused storage closet in a basement. Both enjoy heated floors and both were done on-time and on-budget.

Dream garage in backyard space

A lifelong dream to build a two-car garage in the rear yard of this Westboro property was realized with this 24 x 22 space — complete with spray-foam insulation, cathedral ceilings, corrugated metal interior walls, LED lighting and in-floor radiant heat fed from a small wall-mounted gas boiler. The property went from being the only house on the street without a garage, to the one on the street with the most beautiful garage.

From drab to dramatic ensuite

A condo owner in Ottawa west hated her dark and drab ensuite bathroom. This new ensuite, complete with in-floor radiant heat, required a whole new subfloor to correct a massively out of level space. With a linear drain in the shower area and these high gloss marble-like ceramic tiles, we were able to dramatically transform the bath, in an on-time and on-budget job.

After, with new vanity but before glass shower door.

Before the renovation. The old bath was dark and the shower had some leaking, despite two layers of tile.

New rooms for every floor

rideau kitchen

A dated, three-storey condo in Ottawa South required a bathroom and shower on the first floor (where none existed before) along with a complete renovation of all three levels, including new flooring and trim, new kitchen, new electrical and plumbing, new doors and drywall and several other upgrades. In just three months, Sutherland Construction renovated all three floors, adding more than $150,000 in value to the condo at a cost better than three other estimates.

Bathroom under construction.

This bathroom was added where none existed before.

Two rooms were divided to make for one master bedroom with barn-door sliders.

Before, vying for ugliest kitchen ever.

After, vying for space in House and Home magazine.

All new kitchen and trim for industrial space

A new office in Kanata required the installation of an IKEA kitchen and baseboard throughout the entire office.

Selection of decks, fences and pergolas

See below for a gallery of some of the projects completed.

Completion of unfinished basement

A couple with an older house but surprisingly dry basement wanted it finished with a bedroom with closets, bathroom, laundry and furnace room. While the ceiling was low in parts due to duct work, SCL designed the best possible use of space, laid out a plan for the homeowners, then built and finished the basement to code — with ESA certified electrical. Spray-foamed walls ensure the entire space stays warm all winter and keeps any moisture out. Efficient LED lighting and heated floors in the bathroom add coveted finishing touches.

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New doors for old house

Two new steel insulated exterior doors not only stopped drafts, but made entry and exit so much more enjoyable.

All new ensuite

A tired, mid 1990s ensuite bath and shower needed not only a full refresh and mold-correction, but a reconfiguration of the window, toilet, sink, electrical and heating duct for superior privacy, more storage and better operation and access. With a heated tile floor, the results were spectacular — on a project kept on schedule and under budget.

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