Home Renovation in North Vancouver

Keith Road is a kitchen led renovation: a large island with quartz counters, a sink wall with the window kept where it was, and a bathroom with a new vanity finished in the same project. West 2nd Street was a top to bottom renovation of a home in Lower Lonsdale, with a fireplace feature wall and built in cabinetry in the living room, a kitchen with dark cabinetry and an island, a new staircase, two bathrooms, bedrooms, an office and a walk in closet.

The North Shore Living house got an open kitchen with shaker cabinets, quartz counters and a glass painted backsplash, a living room with a marble ledge stone fireplace, and a refinished hardwood floor through the main level. In Lower Lonsdale we rebuilt a condo kitchen and laid engineered hardwood with custom lighting in the bedroom. Click a photo to see it large, or see every North Vancouver project in the gallery.

North Vancouver is two municipalities with two permit offices. The City covers Lower and Central Lonsdale and the blocks around our office; the District covers Lynn Valley, Deep Cove, Edgemont and most of the rest. Their suite rules, setback rules and permit timelines differ, so the first thing we confirm on a project is which side of the line the house sits on.

The housing stock is mostly post war: 1940s and 1950s bungalows near the waterfront, 1960s and 1970s split levels and basement entry houses up the hill, and newer condos along Lonsdale. Older houses often have undersized electrical panels, galvanized or poly b plumbing and little insulation, and a renovation is the moment to fix those. Basement suites are common and are a frequent part of our scope, as the Rental Suite Upgrade project shows. Condo work brings strata approvals, work hour limits and elevator bookings, which we handle before the start date.

Every North Vancouver quote starts with a site visit, because the age and condition of the house matter more than its size. A 1950s bungalow that needs a new panel, new plumbing and insulation costs more to renovate than a 1990s house with the same floor area, even if the finishes are identical.

You get an itemised quote with allowances for the finishes, and any change during the job is priced before it is done. Below are the items that most often decide the budget on the North Shore.