Why a Site Evaluation is Important for Your Backyard Suite Project
A site evaluation performed by an experienced backyard suite builder is critical for anyone looking to build a laneway home on their property. This is true no matter the municipality; whether you are in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, or elsewhere, any garage suite builder must visit the site to get a [...]
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How Does R-CG Zoning Affect My Garage Suite Plans in Calgary?
If you’re in the market for a garage suite or another new construction build in Calgary as of late, then chances are you’re familiar with the blanket rezoning that our municipality implemented in August of 2024. Now well into 2025, the dust is starting to settle from the rezoning and [...]
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Top 3 Challenges to Building a Backyard Suite in Calgary
At Garage Suites, we often get asked about the most significant challenges that would prevent a homeowner like yourself from building a backyard suite in Calgary. With more than 30 projects now complete, under construction or in the initial stages of development in the Calgary Metropolitan Area over the [...]
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Are Backyard Suites a Solution for Calgary’s Housing Crisis?
Backyard suites, garage suites, laneway houses, carriage homes, nanny suites, mother-in-law suites – there are many different names for this type of build, which has the potential to help alleviate tight residential housing market conditions in Calgary for several reasons. Laneway houses are detached secondary suites built into an [...]
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