Home Renovation in Port Coquitlam

Our Keith Road project is a good example of the kitchen work that fits a Port Coquitlam family home. The kitchen was rebuilt around a large island with quartz counters and a new sink, the cabinetry was replaced, and the kitchen was opened to the living area so the main floor works as one space. The bathroom was redone at the same time to match.

Keith Road is in North Vancouver, not Port Coquitlam. We show it here because it is the scale and finish of kitchen and bathroom renovation that suits the split level and basement entry houses common in PoCo. The gallery has the full set of photos.

A split level or basement entry house has its own logic. The main living floor sits half a level or a full level above the entry, and the walls between kitchen, dining and living rooms often carry the roof or the floor above. Opening them up usually means a new beam, sized by an engineer, with posts carried down to proper footings below. We plan that before quoting so the price covers the structure, not only the finishes.

Houses of this age can also have aluminum or undersized wiring, galvanized or poly B plumbing, and asbestos in ceiling texture or drywall compound, which WorkSafeBC requires us to test for before demolition. Finding these early keeps them out of the change order column. Permits for structural changes, suites and plumbing go through the City of Port Coquitlam.

The biggest swing in a Port Coquitlam budget is usually structure. Removing a bearing wall to join the kitchen and living room adds engineering, a beam and new posts, but it is often the change that matters most to the owner. After that, the age of the wiring and plumbing and the finish selections decide the number.

Every quote we give is itemised with finish allowances, and changes are priced before they are built. These are the cost drivers we see most in PoCo homes.