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Secondary Suites · Kelowna & the Okanagan
A legal secondary suite turns unused space into rental income, a place for family, or room to grow. Without adding a building. We design it, build it, and handle the registration.
What it is
A secondary suite is a self-contained living space inside your existing house. Its own entrance, kitchen, bathroom and living area, connected to but separate from the main home. Think of a basement suite, a ground-floor in-law suite, or a converted level.
Because it uses space you already have, a suite is often the most cost-effective way to add income or room for family. It's the same idea as a carriage home, a second living space on your property, just built within the house instead of beside it.
Start here
Recent provincial housing legislation made secondary suites possible on far more properties across BC than before. What's allowed still depends on your specific home and municipality, but the door is open wider than most homeowners realize.
Province-wide changes mean many single-family homes can now add a legal suite that couldn't before. If you looked into this a few years ago and got a "no," it may be a "yes" today.
A proper secondary suite is registered with the municipality and inspected to confirm it meets the building code. A legal suite protects your home's value, insurance and resale.
We check what your home allows, design the suite to code, manage the permits and registration, and build it, so you end up with a legal, lasting suite, not a liability.
Every municipality handles suites a little differently, and the rules are still settling. That's why we start by checking your specific property. Send us your address and we'll tell you what's possible.
How we work
We don't take a deposit and start framing. We start by confirming your home can have a legal suite, and what it'll really involve, so there are no surprises.
We check your zoning, your home's layout, servicing and the real cost picture, and tell you whether a suite makes sense.
We design the suite around your home and how it'll be used. Laid out for privacy, comfort and code compliance from the start.
We handle the building permit and the suite registration, so your suite is legal and inspected instead of an under-the-table risk.
One builder, start to finish, through to occupancy. Built to last and to pass inspection. The way a suite should be.
Why people build them
A suite is one of the most financially sound things you can do with a home you already own, which is exactly why we believe in them.
Common questions
Free feasibility check
Send us your address. We'll check what your property allows, tell you which fits your lot better, a secondary suite or a carriage home, with real numbers either way.