Gatineau, QC
Find home services in Gatineau
We list 6 other places within 30 km of Gatineau. Pros set their own service area — a list of towns, postal code areas, or a radius — so tell us where the job is as well as what it is, and we match on the area each of them gave us.
Renovation services in Gatineau
- General Contractors
- Basement Renovations
- Kitchen Renovations
- Bathroom Renovations
- Flooring Contractors
- Concrete Contractors
- Painters
- Carpenters
- Architects
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Exterior and outdoor services in Gatineau
Heating, plumbing and electrical in Gatineau
Cleaning and upkeep in Gatineau
Permits and licences in Quebec
In Quebec, the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) licenses contractors: anyone who does residential renovation work for you must hold an RBQ licence. Electrical and plumbing contractors are qualified by their own corporations, and building permits come from your municipality.
Renovation permits and contractor licences in QuebecWho regulates the work in Quebec
Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ)(opens in a new tab)
Licenses construction contractors and owner-builders. Anyone who does residential renovation work for you must hold an RBQ licence with the subclasses the job requires.
Corporation des maîtres électriciens du Québec (CMEQ)(opens in a new tab)
Acting on behalf of the Quebec government, qualifies electrical contractors. Only a contractor holding the appropriate licence may do electrical work for others.
Corporation des maîtres mécaniciens en tuyauterie du Québec (CMMTQ)(opens in a new tab)
Acting on behalf of the Quebec government, qualifies plumbing and heating contractors and issues their licence.
Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ)(opens in a new tab)
Issues the competency certificates workers need to work in the construction industry covered by Act R-20.
Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC)(opens in a new tab)
Gives consumers advice before they hire a renovation contractor and offers a tool to look up a merchant, including the permits or licences it holds.
Home services near Gatineau
Distances are measured from the centre of Gatineau.
Where Gatineau is
Gatineau is one of the major markets we list. The next one is Ottawa, 1 km away, with Gatineau lying to the northwest of it.
View Gatineau on OpenStreetMapPostal code areas we match to Gatineau
When a request starts with one of these, we treat it as Gatineau and show it to pros whose service area takes it in. The names beside a code are the ones the official list gives for that area.
- J8L
- J8M
- J8P
- J8R
- J8T
- J8V
- J8X
- J8Y
- J8Z
- J9A
- J9H
- J9J
The maintenance year in Quebec
What each season asks of a house here, and what is worth booking before it arrives. Each one links to the full checklist.
Spring
March to May
Ontario and Quebec
Freeze–thaw cycles continue into spring. Look for heaved walkways, new foundation cracks and damage from ice dams.
Summer
June to August
Ontario and Quebec
Humid summers make basement moisture control important. Run a dehumidifier and watch for musty smells.
Fall
September to November
Ontario and Quebec
Leaves fall over several weeks, so a final gutter cleaning in late fall helps prevent ice dams.
Winter
December to February
Ontario and Quebec
Heavy snow and freeze–thaw cycles lead to ice dams. Keep the edge of the roof, downspouts and drains clear where you safely can.
Worth reading before you hire
What things cost, who has to be licensed, and the questions worth asking before you sign anything.
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What a deposit is for, and what it is not
A deposit buys materials and holds a slot in a schedule. It is not a show of good faith, it is not half the job, and the number your province considers normal is smaller than most people are asked for.
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Three quotes for the same job, and none of them match
The gap between the low quote and the high one is rarely a discount. It is two contractors pricing different amounts of work, and the only way to see which is to read down the trades instead of across to the total.
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Licensed, insured and bonded are three different things
The phrase runs together on every truck door and every website footer. Each word points at a different document, two of them are issued by bodies you can search yourself, and one of them may not exist for the trade you are hiring.
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Questions homeowners have asked
- Can a contractor charge more than the estimate?1 answer
- How much of a deposit should I pay a contractor?1 answer
- Should I pay a contractor in cash to save the tax?1 answer
- Can a subcontractor lien my house after I’ve already paid the contractor?1 answer
- What happens if I hire a contractor without an RBQ licence in Quebec?1 answer
- Do I need a WSIB clearance certificate from my contractor?1 answer
Where LokalMatch stands in Gatineau
We are building this network one city at a time, and Gatineau is not finished. No pro has a listing here yet, so there is no shortlist on this page — and we would rather say that than pad one out with names lifted off a directory. Send a request anyway: if nobody can cover it, you will hear that from us rather than hear nothing.
Work in Gatineau?
This page is for you as much as for the homeowner reading it. We are after licensed, insured trades who answer their messages and quote what they mean. LokalMatch sells leads, not memberships: a request from Gatineau reaches you with the work described, the general area and the price of that lead attached, and you decide whether to buy it.
- A profile is free to create, and there is no subscription.
- You see the job — what it is, roughly where, how soon — before you pay anything.
- You pick the work you want and mark the rest “not for me”.
- Full up? Pause new leads and start again when you are not.
Set your area to Gatineau on its own, or widen it until it takes in Ottawa, Nepean and Orléans — whatever matches the driving you are actually willing to do.
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