Highest return
- Interior paint throughout
- Flooring where it is dated or damaged
- Front step, walkway and porch repair
- Parging and exterior make-good
- Lighting and hardware refresh
Pre-sale renovations for agents and sellers.
FOUR40 handles pre-listing work across the GTA — paint, flooring, front-of-house repair and the deferred-maintenance items that read as neglect in photographs. Quoted to a listing date. Free on-site estimates.
Based in
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Estimates
Free & on-site
Before we start
Written scope
On site
Same crew throughout
What's included
Fix what reads as neglect. Skip the rest.
Most pre-sale advice is a list of everything that could be done. The useful version is a short list of what changes how the property is perceived, and we are happy to tell you what to leave alone.
Sometimes worth it
- Cabinet refinishing instead of new kitchen
- Bathroom refresh, not a rebuild
- Basement tidy-up and paint
- Deck cleaning and staining
Usually not
- Full kitchen replacement
- Full bathroom rebuild
- New driveway on a sound surface
- Anything the next owner will change anyway
We will say so rather than sell it to you.
What it costs
What moves the number.
Typical range
Ask for a figure
We publish real numbers rather than "it depends" — but only once they're ours to publish. Our written ranges are being finalised; call and we'll give you one over the phone in a minute. What moves the number:
- Scope, and how much of the house is in it
- The listing date and how compressed the schedule is
- Whether the property is occupied
- Condition — how much make-good precedes the finishes
- Season, for anything exterior
- Whether flooring is replaced or refinished
Working with us
Five steps, no surprises.
01
Site visit
We measure, check drainage and grade, and talk through what you actually want. Free, and no pressure to sign anything.
02
Written quote
Scope, materials, base depth and price in writing. You'll know exactly what's included before a shovel moves.
03
Schedule & locates
Ontario One Call locates booked, materials ordered, start date confirmed. A realistic window, not an optimistic one.
04
Build
Excavation, base, compaction, install. Site cleaned at the end of each day — you still have to live there.
05
Walkthrough
We walk it together before final payment. Anything on your list gets fixed, then we're back if settling shows up.
Questions
Questions, answered.
What actually returns money before a sale?
In rough order: paint, flooring, decluttering the exterior, and fixing anything that reads as deferred maintenance — a settled walkway, a tired front step, peeling parging. Kitchens and bathrooms rarely return their full cost at sale unless they are genuinely failing.
How fast can you turn a listing around?
Paint and flooring on a typical house is one to two weeks. Front-of-house hardscape depends on the season — in winter that work waits, and we will tell you that rather than take the booking.
Do you work with the agent or the owner?
Either. Agents usually want one contact, one scope and a date. Owners usually want to understand the trade-offs. We can run it whichever way suits.
Is it worth redoing the driveway before selling?
Only if it is visibly failing. A sunken, weed-filled driveway reads as neglect across the whole property and is worth fixing. A tired but sound one is usually better left, with the money spent on paint instead.
Service area
Across the GTA, based in Stouffville.
Close enough to come back if something needs attention — which matters more than it sounds.
MarkhamStouffvilleRichmond HillAuroraNewmarketVaughanUxbridgePickeringAjaxScarboroughNorth YorkKing City
Elsewhere in the GTA? Call and ask — we travel for the right project.
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