North Vancouver
North Vancouver's oldest homes were built for the waterfront, modest wartime houses put up by the hundreds for shipyard workers during the Burrard Dry Dock boom, and before those, early kit houses ordered straight from a catalogue.
Our
Services In North Vancouver
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Full Home Renovations
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Kitchens
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Bathrooms
Bungalows, Split-Levels, and the
Classic Split-Entry
A hundred or so of the wartime houses still stand below Lonsdale. But most of the stock is post-war: 1950s to 1970s bungalows, split-levels, and the classic split-entry homes the North Shore is known for, where the front door opens on a landing between floors and the house runs both up and down from there. Those layouts made sense on sloped lots, but they divide the home into half-levels, and opening them up, brightening the lower floor, or converting it into a suite is some of our most common North Van work. And the Shore keeps changing. Development in Lynn Valley, Edgemont Village, and along Mount Seymour Parkway has added townhomes and condos we're just as at home renovating. Outside, the geography keeps us equally busy: decks, patios, retaining walls, and structural concrete, where drainage and slope have to be engineered, not guessed at.
Our Work
Projects Across North Vancouver
QUESTIONS?
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Yes. They're separate municipalities with separate halls, bylaws, and timelines, a detail that surprises many homeowners, and we run projects in both.
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On the North Shore, usually less dramatic than it looks. Between greenbelts, big trees, and long wet seasons, rot is routine work for us. We find the full extent, replace what's compromised, and fix the moisture path that caused it. One recent window-rot repair, including new siding and rebuilt stairs, took two weeks.
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That's some of our most common North Van work. Grade-level lower floors convert naturally, and we handle the whole path: moisture and insulation first, then layout, egress, fire separation, and even a dedicated exterior entry for true separate access.
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Sloped lots are the North Vancouver default, and outdoor structures here need drainage and slope engineered, not guessed at. Decks, patios, retaining walls, and structural concrete on hillside lots are a core part of our work.
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It can add development-permit requirements and engineering reports, particularly in the District. We've navigated these approvals before, including securing a development permit exemption that let one ensuite addition move an exterior wall without delay.
WHERE WE WORK
Our Service Areas
We've completed over 100 projects across the North Shore, Vancouver, and surrounding areas. Find the page for your neighbourhood - each covers local permit requirements, typical scopes, and what renovations in that area tend to involve.
SERVICE AREA PAGES