Custom Home Resources

Planning a new custom home in Vancouver means planning around a permit process measured in months, not weeks. The City of Vancouver’s current page for new duplexes, single detached houses, and laneway houses shows a March 2026 median elapsed time of 22.0 weeks for New Build – Low Density Housing, and the City says timelines…

A custom home builder, an architect, and a designer each solve a different problem. Builders deliver the home (people, schedule, site, and quality), architects design and document the home (often including permit drawings and consultant coordination), and designers shape the interior experience (layout function, finishes, and selections). The best projects in the Lower Mainland work…

A construction loan for a custom home in BC (often called a progress-draw mortgage) funds your build in stages, not all at once. Your lender releases money after specific milestones are verified, you typically pay interest based on what has been advanced, and the financing often converts to a standard mortgage once the home is…

If you’re building a new home in BC, the 2-5-10 home warranty is the minimum warranty insurance coverage that applies to many new homes. It covers specific construction defects for set periods: 2 years (materials and labour), 5 years (building envelope), and 10 years (structural defects), with definitions, limits, and exclusions set by policy and…