Light fixture installation in Etobicoke splits neatly in two. Along the lake at Humber Bay Shores and Mimico the ceilings are concrete and the buildings have rules; inland in Alderwood, Long Branch and Islington Village the houses are older, lower and framed in wood.
I handle both. That means swapping chandeliers, pendants, vanity lights and ceiling fans on existing circuits, plus dimmers and smart switches, and knowing which of the two ceilings I am standing under before I start drilling.
In the Humber Bay towers the slab above you is poured concrete, so a pendant cannot move sideways to centre it over an island. The box is where it is, and the honest fix is a fixture with an adjustable canopy or a swag. Those buildings also want the service elevator booked and the work done inside quiet hours, so I plan around your concierge. Alderwood and Long Branch are the reverse: shallow joists, low ceilings and fans that need a hugger mount.
Mon – Sat: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday: By appointment
Before anything comes down I confirm the power is off at the breaker and dead at the terminals, then look at the box itself: how it is fastened, whether a ground is present, and what weight it was built to carry.
If a fan or a heavy chandelier is going up, a fan-rated box or a brace bar between the joists goes in first, fed through the existing hole so your ceiling stays intact and no patching is needed afterwards.
Conductors are stripped clean and joined with correctly sized connectors, the ground lead is fixed to the ground screw in the box, and the wiring is folded back so nothing is pinched when the canopy is drawn up tight.
Power back on, the fixture is run through every setting, dimmers get their low-end trim set with your bulbs in place, a fan is tested at all speeds and balanced if it moves, and the packaging leaves with me.
Height and access drive most of the cost here. A vanity light at chest height is straightforward work. A chandelier over an open stairwell needs staging, careful handling and more time on site. Adding a fan-rated box or a brace bar to a ceiling that never had one takes longer than hanging a fixture where the support is already correct. Quantity helps, since fixtures done in the same visit share a single setup. Fixtures and dimmers can be supplied by you or by me with receipts, and the price is agreed first.
Nothing starts before the price is agreed. Send a photo or two with your request and I can usually quote without a site visit.
For a single fixture usually not, since I carry hand tools and a folding ladder up in the passenger lift. If a large chandelier or a boxed fan is being delivered, book the service elevator with your concierge and let me know the window. I work Monday to Saturday, so I can match whatever slot the building gives you.
Tell me what needs fixing and get a free, no-obligation quote — I usually reply within one business day.