Office Renovation Toronto in Oakville

Almost always yes. A Framery O at $9-$11K installed amortizes against the meeting-room construction it displaces (typical small meeting room $25-$40K in TI cost). Ratio of 1 booth per 6 employees has become the GTA mid-market default for hybrid teams.

DIRTT runs $250-$450/lin ft installed vs $80-$140/lin ft for drywall — roughly 2-3x. It pays back if you anticipate even one major reconfiguration in a 7-yr lease, because the second reconfig costs ~15% of original install vs ~80% for demolishing drywall and rebuilding. Also pays back in LEED MR credits and faster initial schedule.

STC 45 is bare minimum for general discussion privacy with sound masking present; STC 50 for confidential discussions; STC 55 for highly sensitive (HR, M&A). Note that STC is lab-rated — field STC (FSTC) is typically 5-7 points lower because of flanking paths, so always design with margin.

Public-facing parts of the office (reception, public washroom if you have one, meeting rooms used by external visitors) need to meet barrier-free requirements. Employee-only zones have lower requirements but ESA accommodations and the OHRC duty to accommodate effectively impose similar standards in practice. Most renovations are now built to s. 80.27 throughout for simplicity.

Yes and most projects do. Mid-grade Steelcase, Herman Miller, Haworth, or Teknion furniture refurbishes well — typical refurb (paint, re-fabric, replace task chair upholstery) runs $200-$500/workstation vs $1,800-$4,500/new. Storage during demo + finishes is the main logistics challenge, typically $15-$25/workstation per month.