Calgary homeowners looking to build a garage suite or carriage house in their backyard often wonder if there are any incentive programs they can take advantage of to help reduce the cost of such a project. Well, there’s great news coming. According to the [...]
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With the City of Calgary’s government changing significantly this past month with the recent municipal election, one of the central promises of the new mayor is to reverse citywide rezoning. What does this promise – which seems almost guaranteed to go through at this [...]
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As Calgary's premier backyard suite builder, we get asked every week by potential clients about the possibility of building a new suite on top of an existing garage. It may be because these people have a new garage and feel it would be [...]
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If you’re looking to build a laneway home in Calgary, it’s essential to be aware of the types of features and specifications desired for the project. For those who have never built a new home before, you may not be aware of the sheer [...]
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It’s an excellent question; one we get all the time. And, for the record, we always encourage people to build as big of a garage suite as possible on their lot to maximize the value of their dollar while reducing the cost per square [...]
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Backyard suite builds require builders to have a unique set of knowledge and expertise to get them designed, permitted and constructed in the most time-efficient way possible. In Calgary, that means picking the right laneway home builder for the job, one with the tools [...]
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Calgary Laneway Houses F.A.Q + Answers Not many homeowners know about laneway houses in Calgary, but the ones that do often have questions such as where they can be built, how much they cost, what zoning is required, and so forth. Fortunately, as Calgary’s [...]
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Best Lots for Calgary Garage Suite Construction As the city’s go-to source for accessory dwelling units, potential clients often ask us what the ideal lot looks like for a backyard suite in Calgary. Many of these requests are from homebuyers currently searching the [...]
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So you’re interested in building a new garage suite on your lot in Calgary and aren’t sure which builder to choose for the job. After browsing online, you find a handful of construction companies that say they build backyard suites but still aren’t [...]
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Backyard suites are becoming more and more popular among homeowners in the Calgary region. Already a popular build in other major Canadian cities such as Vancouver and Edmonton, backyard suites may look like another home, but in reality, they adhere to a unique [...]
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