FAQ
Framing questions, answered
Direct answers about how Telles Contractors quotes, schedules and builds.
What does Telles Contractors do?
Telles Contractors is a structural framing company serving Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. We frame custom homes, install structural steel, and build additions and structural renovations. The company has been framing since 2007 and is led by Luiz Telles.
What size of home do you frame?
We frame custom homes of every size, from compact infill homes to large estates, including multi-storey builds with long spans, steel and complex roof structures.
How are your framing quotes structured?
We quote framing and steel installation as labour. Lumber, engineered wood and steel are quoted separately, which lets the builder or owner see each cost clearly and source materials through their preferred supplier.
How is framing cost calculated?
Framing cost is derived from the structural drawings. We take off every wall, floor system, roof plane, beam and steel member, then price the labour for each. Two homes with the same floor area can differ in framing cost by up to five times, because cost follows the engineering requirements of the structure.
Do you install structural steel as well as wood framing?
Yes. We set and connect steel beams, columns and frames to the structural engineer's drawings, and we coordinate the steel with the wood framing so both go up in one sequence.
What do you need to prepare a quote?
Send the architectural drawings and the structural engineering set to info@tellescontractors.com, along with the site address and your target start date. A complete set lets us return a detailed labour quote.
Which areas do you serve?
We work across the entire Greater Toronto Area (GTA): the City of Toronto including North York, Etobicoke, Scarborough, East York and York; York Region including Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Newmarket, King, Whitchurch-Stouffville, East Gwillimbury and Georgina; Peel Region including Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon; Halton Region including Oakville, Burlington, Milton and Halton Hills; and Durham Region including Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Clarington, Uxbridge, Scugog and Brock.
Who do you work with?
We work with custom home builders, architects, structural engineers and homeowners managing their own build.