Home Renovation in Coquitlam

Our Parkway Drive project is a good example of the interior renovation Coquitlam homeowners most often ask us about. The living and dining rooms were refinished as one connected space, the staircase was updated so it suits the rest of the house, a powder room was finished with a wallpaper feature, and the bathroom was rebuilt around a walk in shower.

These photos are from Parkway Drive. We show them as an example of our finished standard, not as a Coquitlam project, because they show the finished standard you can expect when we take on a family home of a similar age here. You can see the complete project and our other work in the gallery.

On Westwood Plateau and Burke Mountain the lots are often sloped, with houses that have a walkout lower floor and tall great rooms on the main. Those layouts are good bones for a renovation, but the high ceilings, two storey windows and open stairwells need scaffolding and planning that a flat lot does not. The builder grade finishes from the 1990s, such as oak kitchens, almond fixtures and carpeted stairs, are what most owners want gone.

Closer to the Lougheed Highway, in Maillardville, Austin Heights and Central Coquitlam, the houses are older and smaller, and the work leans toward opening up closed kitchens, adding bathrooms and upgrading electrical. Building permits go through the City of Coquitlam, and we confirm early whether your scope needs one so the start date is realistic.

Renovation cost in Coquitlam depends on what the house already has and what you want to change. A kitchen that stays in the same footprint costs far less than one that takes out a wall and moves the sink to an island. A great room with a two storey ceiling needs scaffolding for painting and lighting that a standard room does not.

We give an itemised quote with finish allowances after a visit, and price any change before it is built. These are the items that most often decide the budget on Coquitlam homes.