About Amsted Design-Build

Amsted Design-Build creates custom homes, renovations and additions in Ottawa, Brockville and the communities between, with over 35 years of experience and an integrated in-house team. Its homes include urban infill, estate properties, cottages and forever homes, and it takes on clients who already own a lot. It handles permits and offers guidance on zoning and land use. It built Ottawa's first R-2000 home in 1991 and completed its first Passive House in 2025. Its services include kitchen, bathroom and basement renovations, home additions and home repairs. The company has been named Ontario Renovator of the Year six times and Ottawa Renovator of the Year eleven times by local builders' groups, and it has completed a LEED project. A virtual seminar on renovation pitfalls and a client login are offered. Rated 4.3 from 72 Google reviews, 56 of them five stars and 7 one star.

What reviewers mention: project management (23), on budget (16), professional contractors (12), kitchen renovation (9), main floor remodel (3), living room remodel (3), dining room renovation (3), clean job site (3), collaborative process (3), respectful crew (2)

Services and details

Builds custom homes

Design and build under one roof

Builds on your lot

Teardown and infill rebuilds

Luxury and estate homes

Cottages and waterfront homes

Energy-efficient or Net Zero builds

Also renovates and builds additions

Handles permits and approvals

No information yet on sells homes in its own communities, timber frame or log homes, modular or prefab homes, states Tarion registration or an HCRA licence, home builders' association member. The website did not say; call and ask.

Amsted Design-Build