In 2023 the province passed new small-scale housing legislation (Bill 44). Every Lower Mainland municipality had to update its zoning to match. A detached laneway home, garden suite or coach house is now permitted on most standard single-family lots.
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For decades your backyard was off-limits. Provincial legislation changed that, and the last municipal compliance deadline passed on June 30, 2026. The lots are legal now. The permit queues just keep getting longer.
What laneway homes rent for across the Lower Mainland today. A mortgage helper you own, on land you already own.
Aging parents next door instead of across town. Adult kids who can actually stay in the Lower Mainland. Everyone keeps their independence.
Most builders make you sit through a sales call to hear a number. Here's ours up front. Where it lands depends on size, finishes and, the wildcard, your lot's utility connections. Tap any segment to open the book.
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Ranges dated July 2026 and tied to real supplier quotes, so they won't hold forever. Line items shown are illustrative placeholders.
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Homeowners can now refinance up to 90% of their home's improved value (that's the value including your new suite), amortized up to 30 years, specifically to add rental units. Most Lower Mainland homeowners qualify on equity alone.
Fast and flexible, interest-only while you build. Draw as each stage completes, which is exactly how our billing works.
Your lender releases funds as inspections confirm each stage. Our progress-draw structure was built to match it.
Every lot is different: lane width, trees, slopes, access. We match the build method to your property, and we build on site. Your home goes up where it will stand, gets inspected by the municipality at every required stage, and carries the same 2-5-10 home warranty as any new home in BC.
Most construction quotes are a black box. Ours is open-book: every supplier invoice, every trade, visible to you, with our management fee stated up front and capped. Prefer a single locked number? A fixed-price contract is available too. Your call, and we'll walk you through the trade-off honestly.
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Suite income covers a painful chunk of the mortgage, month after month. (Figures illustrative; your report uses your numbers.)
Mom keeps her independence; you keep her close. Single-level, step-free layouts available, including culturally informed options like Vastu-aligned floor plans.
Your kid gets a real home in the Lower Mainland. You keep the equity in the family.
Move into the laneway, rent the main house. Same street, same neighbours, new cash flow.
Our first Lower Mainland placements are Founders Builds: priced at founders rates, and documented publicly at every stage: design, permits, inspections, invoices, the lot. If you want to see exactly how a builder works before you hire one, this is the closest look you'll get. Founders pricing is tied to our current supplier quotes and holds for agreements signed while those quotes are valid.
Founders placements at founders pricing, every stage published from start to keys.
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Free, in 2 minutes. No sales pitch. You get a zoning check, a size allowance, an honest cost range, and a real person on the phone, usually within the hour.
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