A complete library for Dunsire homeowners — from your first deposit to your 7-year Tarion warranty. Download the official Homeowner Manual, follow the journey timeline, and learn about the milestones that matter.
The complete guide to your new Dunsire home — care, maintenance, warranties, and what to expect from purchase through year seven.
Every Dunsire homeowner receives this manual at closing. It's also available here for download — keep a digital copy on your phone, share it with your contractor, or reference it before any home improvement project. Updated regularly to reflect the latest Tarion regulations and Dunsire warranty programs.
Buying a new home isn't a single moment — it's a journey with clear stages, each with its own paperwork, decisions, and milestones. Here's what to expect from the day you sign your Agreement of Purchase & Sale through the end of your Tarion 7-year warranty coverage.
You select your home, lot, and floor plan. Sign the APS, pay your initial deposit. Your sales representative walks you through pricing, incentives, deposit schedule, and tentative closing date.
Meet with your décor consultant at the Dunsire Décor Centre. Choose flooring, cabinetry, countertops, paint colours, exterior elevation, and structural options. Locked-in selections become part of your final price.
Servicing, excavation, foundations underway. Receive your construction progress photos through the homeowner portal. Tentative closing date confirmed with Tarion Critical Dates notice.
Your home is framed. Walk through with your site supervisor to confirm room layout, window placement, and structural options. Last chance for minor adjustments before drywall.
The most important visit. You and the site supervisor walk every room, document any deficiencies on the Tarion Pre-Delivery Inspection form. Anything you note here is officially in the record for your Tarion 30-day warranty claim. Bring time, your phone for photos, and someone you trust.
Your lawyer closes the transaction. Final deposit paid, mortgage funds released, title transferred. You receive keys, garage door openers, the Dunsire Homeowner Manual, manufacturer warranty cards, and the Tarion Certificate of Possession.
Submit your 30-Day Form to Tarion listing any deficiencies you've discovered after move-in. Dunsire's Service team responds within Tarion's regulated timeframes. Most are resolved within 30-60 days of your form being filed.
11 months after closing, submit your Year 1 Form listing any defects that emerged during the first year. Covers workmanship and materials warranty. Most common: settlement cracks, minor finish issues, mechanical adjustments.
The Year 2 Form covers two-year protection items: water penetration, exterior cladding, plumbing, electrical systems, HVAC, building envelope. Submit between months 22-24 for full coverage.
Your Tarion coverage closes at year seven. The 7-year warranty specifically covers Major Structural Defects (MSDs) — foundation, load-bearing components, structural integrity. If you've spotted concerns, submit the claim before the 7-year mark.
Short, focused guides on the questions Dunsire homeowners ask most. Each is self-contained — read what you need, skip what you don't.
Ontario's new home warranty corporation. Every new home in Ontario is automatically enrolled. Covers your home for 1, 2, and 7-year warranty periods. Plus the Critical Dates timeline.
Learn on Tarion.comNew home buyers pay HST on the purchase price, but most qualify for a federal + provincial rebate. For homes under $450K, the rebate is substantial. Our community pages show the math worked out by lot.
See HST examplesMost Dunsire homes use a standard staged deposit schedule. Typically: deposit on signing, deposit on financing approval, deposit at framing, balance on closing. Each community confirms its own schedule.
See affordability calcThe legally-defined notice Dunsire must give you of your closing date. Includes the "firm" and "tentative" dates. If construction is delayed, you'll receive Critical Dates notices. Compensation rules apply.
Pre-Delivery Inspection is your single most important visit. Bring time. Take photos. Document everything. Whatever you note becomes your Tarion 30-day claim record. Don't skip it.
Federal Home Buyers' Plan (HBP), First Home Savings Account (FHSA), Land Transfer Tax rebates. Ontario buyers can stack several incentives. Talk to your lawyer or mortgage broker.
The Ontario new home warranty system. Three tiers of coverage from closing day through year seven.
Every Dunsire home is Tarion-enrolled at closing. Tarion is Ontario's new home warranty corporation — and your protection is automatic and legally guaranteed. Here's what's covered, year by year.