Discover RS Homes

Homeowners with refined taste know the premier choice in luxury home renovation is RS Homes. For more than 35 years, RS Homes has been facilitating Toronto and GTA homeowners bring their design foresight to life creating homes with exceptional craftsmanship and unrivalled grandeur. RS Homes CEO Ramtin Sotoadeh P.Eng. is passionate about helping homeowners build…

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RS Homes Nominated For Best Exterior Renovation

The transformation of this 40-year-old traditional home involved the demolition of the interior and new additions at the front and back. The renovation was a union of the clients’ desires and a creative design/build team working together to create a functional and stunning modern masterpiece that has been mistaken for a new build Originally, our clients…

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What Your Reno Team is Dying to Know Before They Start Construction

We use the word Intuitive in our firm’s description very deliberately. I believe there is an instinct in what we do as designers; in knowing exactly what a space, a client, a custom piecewill need.  That said, neither we nor your contractors are mind-readers.  Here are a few things you should share with your renovation…

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GUEST BLOG: Sustainable Interior Design

by Lorelie Noble To write this article on Sustainable Interior Design, I decided to be truly authentic and travel up to a sustainable forest in northern Ontario,  my off-grid solar-powered getaway. Needless to say, the environment was conducive to being inspired, maybe a little too distracting, with butterflies, hummingbirds and a young fawn visiting me. However,…

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Guest Blog: Tips for Connecting Your Home’s Interior to the World Outside

Introduction: This month, we are glad to introduce PLANT Architect Inc. as our guest blogger. Based in Toronto, PLANT Architect Inc. is a 20-person firm that branches into architecture, landscape, art, and design. Our projects range in scale from single-family homes and gardens to the 13-acre Nathan Phillips Square Revitalization at Toronto City Hall, which received…

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Guest Blog: Why Hire a Designer

By Powell & Bonnell

Introduction: From this month, we will be doing a series of guest blogs with topics ranging from interior design to landscaping. We are privileged to introduce our very first guest blogger – Powell & Bonnell. Established in 1990, under the creative direction of founders David Powell and Fenwick Bonnell, Powell & Bonnell is a multi…

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Cost of Building a Custom Home

The most common and often first question we get as a builder with over 35 years of experience is how much it costs to build a custom home. My answer is always the same, I don’t know.  Costs vary, it’s like asking how much is it to buy a car? You can’t answer without more…

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RS Homes is Back at National Home Show with An All-Star Lineup

We are glad to be back at the National Home Show this year from March 8 to 17 after a few years’ of absence. This year we are pleased to have some of the top architects and interior designers as well as up and coming talent giving FREE consultations to show attendees in our booth throughout…

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Planning in Winter, for Renovation in Spring!

Spring renovation of our Mississauga Road Home, a modern home transformation. The best time to start planning for a renovation or remodel is during the cold winter months. Creating your dream home takes careful planning, deliberating on big decisions and waiting on any building permits that will allow us to start building in spring. Planning…

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Interview with Custom Home Designer – David Small

David Small is the custom home designer working with RS Homes on our Echo Drive project, so we wanted to find out what inspires him. “I was born into the business”, David explains, both his father and grandfather were builders and his mother was into the Arts.  Combine both a House builder and an Artist…

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Steps to Building a Custom Home

So, you want to build a custom home? Okay, we don’t mean to be confrontational, we’re just wondering if you think you have what it takes. The process of building a custom home requires a lot of input from the builders, as well as the clients, and we want to make sure you’re prepared for…

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2018 GTA Housing Market Projections

In the last few years, we’ve seen a variety of projections about the ever-tremulous Greater Toronto Area Housing Market. The Canadian Real Estate Association has expected a slowing number of home sales, among ever growing prices. Last year’s market reforms sought to cool down the bubbling market, and halt foreign investment, as well as make…

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