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Renovation guides for specific Vancouver housing types — Vancouver Special, heritage craftsman, post-and-beam, pre-1990 condo, rancher, split-level, and more. Each housing type has unique structural characteristics, permit implications, and renovation approaches covered in depth.
Renovation guides for specific Vancouver housing types — Vancouver Special, heritage craftsman, post-and-beam, pre-1990 condo, rancher, split-level, and more. Each housing type has unique structural characteristics, permit implications, and renovation approaches covered in depth.
There is a particular feeling you get standing on the porch of a 1920s Craftsman bungalow in Grandview-Woodland — the wide overhanging eaves, the exposed rafter tails, the tapered columns resting on brick piers, the divided-light windows catching the morning light. Vancouver's character homes are not
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Walk through almost any neighbourhood in Burnaby, New Westminster, Coquitlam, North or West Vancouver, or South Surrey and you will find the same house repeated dozens of times: a two-storey built between 1965 and 1995, three or four bedrooms upstairs, living and dining on the main
Read MoreThe 1970s–1989 Pre-1990 High-Rise Condo Renovation Vancouver: Costs & Challenges (2026) is a common and beloved housing type in Metro Vancouver — found primarily in downtown Vancouver, the West End, Yaletown (pre-conversion era), Burnaby, and suburban town centres. These homes are characterised by concrete high-rise or
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The any single-family home Infill Housing Vancouver 2026: Bill 44 Multiplex Conversion Guide is a common and beloved housing type in Metro Vancouver — found primarily in all Metro Vancouver municipalities with populations over 5,000. These homes are characterised by conversion of single-family lots to 3–6
Read MoreThe 1950s–1980s Duplex Renovation Vancouver: Costs, Permits & Strata Rules (2026) is a common and beloved housing type in Metro Vancouver — found primarily in East Vancouver, Hastings-Sunrise, Renfrew-Collingwood, Burnaby, and New Westminster. These homes are characterised by side-by-side or upper-lower duplex configurations — either strata-titled
Read MoreThe 1940s–1960s Cape Cod Style Home Renovation Vancouver: Costs, Design & Permits (2026) is a common and beloved housing type in Metro Vancouver — found primarily in Burnaby, New Westminster, Richmond, and suburban Metro Vancouver. These homes are characterised by steep-pitched gable roof, symmetrical facade, dormers,
Read MoreThe 1950s–1970s Post-and-Beam Home Renovation Vancouver: Costs, Challenges & Design Guide (2026) is a common and beloved housing type in Metro Vancouver — found primarily in North Vancouver, West Vancouver, and some areas of Burnaby. These homes are characterised by exposed timber framing, floor-to-ceiling glass, open-plan
Read MoreThe 1950s–1965 Mid-Century Modern Home Renovation Vancouver: Costs & Design Guide (2026) is a common and beloved housing type in Metro Vancouver — found primarily in Burnaby‘s Deer Lake and Capitol Hill areas, Coquitlam‘s Burke Mountain foothills, and North Vancouver hillside properties. These homes are characterised
Read MoreThe 1905–1935 Arts and Crafts Home Renovation Vancouver: Heritage Costs & Design Guide (2026) is a common and beloved housing type in Metro Vancouver — found primarily in East Vancouver, Kitsilano, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant, and Strathcona. These homes are characterised by craftsman bungalows characterised by wide
Read MoreExterior renovation — replacing siding, windows, and cladding — delivers some of the highest visibility improvements with meaningful energy efficiency gains. In Metro Vancouver’s wet climate, the exterior envelope is also critical to preventing water intrusion, rot, and the costly structural repairs that follow. This guide
Read MoreVancouver has over 2,000 heritage-designated properties and thousands more eligible for heritage designation under the City’s Character Home Retention program. If your home is eligible, the question is: is pursuing heritage designation and its associated permit requirements worth it? Heritage designation in Vancouver comes with real
Read MoreVGC completes kitchen, bathroom, basement, and full home renovations across the Lower Mainland. Click your city for local pricing and project information.