Kawarthas Region Overview

The Kawarthas is a central Ontario region characterized by lakes, rivers, cottage communities, small towns, and large stretches of forested and agricultural land. The region includes a mix of permanent residential areas and seasonal properties shaped by long-standing recreational and rural use.

Development across the Kawarthas includes older town centres, post-war residential neighbourhoods, extensive cottage housing along waterways, and lower-density rural properties. These patterns create consistent building layouts and shared structural characteristics across communities, allowing the Kawarthas to be treated operationally as a single region.

Our Work in the Kawarthas Region

Work in the Kawarthas is handled on a regional basis due to repeating construction styles, property types, and environmental conditions across communities.

Many properties share similar rooflines, attic configurations, crawl spaces, and exterior penetrations associated with cottage construction, seasonal use, and rural housing. Proximity to lakes, rivers, wetlands, and forested land creates recurring pressure points at roof edges, vents, soffits, docks, outbuildings, and foundation transitions.

Because these conditions repeat throughout the region, work is planned with a region-wide understanding of building design, seasonal access considerations, and surrounding land use rather than being treated as isolated towns or individual lake communities.

Communities Served

The Kawarthas includes work carried out in the following communities:

  • Peterborough

  • Lindsay

  • Fenelon Falls

  • Bobcaygeon

  • Lakefield

  • Buckhorn

  • Havelock

  • Norwood

Work in these communities is reflected through documented jobs and regional coverage.

Types of Properties Seen

Properties encountered across the Kawarthas commonly include:

  • seasonal cottages and year-round waterfront homes

  • older detached homes in town centres

  • rural and semi-rural properties on larger lots

  • properties with crawl spaces, outbuildings, and detached garages

  • newer builds with modern venting systems and exterior materials

These property types create consistent structural conditions across the region and inform how work is planned and carried out at a regional level.