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BC Multiplex Builders & Trades
BC Housing Licensed Residential Builders running the construction site and holding the warranty, plus the trades — framers, electricians, plumbers, HVAC contractors — who execute the work. Most homeowners hire the builder; the builder runs the trades.
Why it matters
A great builder is the most important choice on the team. Trades are sub-contracted but the builder is accountable for results.
When to engage
Builder: during design — pricing early avoids redrawing later. Trades: flow through the builder.
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Builders & Trades listed
29yrs
Avg experience
41
Built projects
32
BC service areas
Spotlight
The builders & trades we'd hire first.
Hall Electrical Ltd.
Hall Electrical Ltd.
Vancouver electrical contractor for multi-unit residential buildings. EV-ready plans, full installs, and BC Hydro rebate submissions. Founded 2012, over 35 staff.
Vancouver · Greater Vancouver · Squamish
Lightwell Homes
Lightwell Homes
Vancouver multiplex developer run by four partners. Seven townhome projects on the West Side, from 3-home infill in Fraser/Main up to 6-home builds in Shaughnessy and Oakridge.
Vancouver West Side · Oakridge · Shaughnessy
Naikoon Contracting Ltd.
Naikoon Contracting
North Vancouver custom builder that won both the 2024 HAVAN and 2024 Grand Georgie Custom Home Builder of the Year. Passive House, Net-Zero, and mass timber.
North Vancouver · West Vancouver · Vancouver
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Pioneer Plumbing & Heating Inc.
Pioneer Plumbing & Heating Inc.
Vancouver plumbing and HVAC contractor working in Metro Vancouver since 1976. Installs heat pumps, boilers, and tankless water heaters that qualify for BC Hydro and FortisBC rebates.
Vancouver · North Vancouver · West Vancouver
Smallworks Studios & Laneway Housing Inc.
Smallworks
Jake Fry founded Smallworks in late 2005 and started building laneway homes before Vancouver legalized them in 2009. The firm has built more than 400 laneway homes and now takes on multiplexes up to eight units.
Vancouver · Metro Vancouver
Tera Development
Tera Development
Richmond builder/developer run by Claire Wang and Tom Huang. Their first project, Otto, won Best Multiplex Development at the 2024 HAVAN Awards.
Richmond · Metro Vancouver
Advanced Framing & Forming Solutions
AFS Construction
Vancouver framing and forming contractor for multi-family wood frame, concrete forming, and mass timber projects.
Vancouver · Metro Vancouver · Western Canada
CoreVal Homes
CoreVal Homes
Coquitlam design-build firm acquired by Guthrie Residential Builders in December 2024, building SSMUH multiplex (duplex/triplex/fourplex), laneway, infill, and teardown rebuilds across Metro Vancouver.
Coquitlam · Port Coquitlam · Port Moody
Marble Construction
Marble Construction
North Shore custom home builder founded in 2004, with more than 100 housing awards from 2014 to 2025 and a focus on architect-designed single-family homes.
North Vancouver · West Vancouver · Vancouver
McShane Construction
McShane Construction
Richmond-based framer with 30 years of carpentry, working in stick, mass timber, and prefab for multi-family apartments, condos, and townhomes.
Richmond · Vancouver · North Vancouver
My House Design/Build/Team
My House Design/Build/Team
Design/build firm with 50+ Georgie Awards and named Residential Renovator of the Year (Grand Georgie 2025, Grand HAVAN 2023). Builds custom homes, laneway/carriage homes, and duplex/multi-family.
Surrey · Langley · Vancouver
Powell Contracting
Powell Contracting
North Vancouver design-build firm started in 2014 by Ed Powell. Builds laneway homes, custom homes, and renovations on the North Shore with in-house HVAC and plumbing.
North Vancouver · West Vancouver · North Shore
Rev Construction Ltd.
Rev Construction
West Vancouver wood-frame contractor with 30+ years framing multiplexes, mid-rise, and custom homes across Metro Vancouver.
West Vancouver · North Vancouver · Vancouver
TCA Electric
TCA Electric
North Vancouver electrical contractor, in business since 2009, with multifamily and strata EV charging work across Metro Vancouver.
North Vancouver · West Vancouver · Vancouver
TDR Electric Inc.
TDR Electric
Vancouver electrical contractor that wires low- and mid-rise multifamily builds, with EV charging, panel upgrades, and maintenance work alongside.
Vancouver · North Vancouver · West Vancouver
TQ Construction Ltd.
TQ Construction
Family-owned Burnaby design/build firm, in business since 1985, with 500+ completed projects and 41 Georgie Awards, 16 HAVAN Ovation Awards, and 8 CHBA National Housing Awards.
Vancouver · Burnaby · North Vancouver
Trotter & Morton Group of Companies
Trotter & Morton
Started in 1927 as a plumbing and heating shop. Now a mechanical, plumbing, and electrical contractor with a Vancouver branch and roughly 1,000+ staff across Canada and the US.
Vancouver · BC · AB
TW Framing
TW Framing
Wood-frame and roof-truss contractor working from Vancouver to Abbotsford, on multi-residential, custom homes, and commercial jobs.
Vancouver · Metro Vancouver · Abbotsford
VictorEric Design+Build
VictorEric Design+Build
Vancouver design+build firm founded in 1997. Handles design, permits, and construction in-house, with active multiplex projects from duplex to 6-plex in Vancouver and Burnaby.
Vancouver · Burnaby · Coquitlam
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Hall Electrical Ltd.
Vancouver electrical contractor for multi-unit residential buildings. EV-ready plans, full installs, and BC Hydro rebate submissions. Founded 2012, over 35 staff.
Lightwell Homes
Vancouver multiplex developer run by four partners. Seven townhome projects on the West Side, from 3-home infill in Fraser/Main up to 6-home builds in Shaughnessy and Oakridge.
Naikoon Contracting
North Vancouver custom builder that won both the 2024 HAVAN and 2024 Grand Georgie Custom Home Builder of the Year. Passive House, Net-Zero, and mass timber.
Pioneer Plumbing & Heating Inc.
Vancouver plumbing and HVAC contractor working in Metro Vancouver since 1976. Installs heat pumps, boilers, and tankless water heaters that qualify for BC Hydro and FortisBC rebates.
Smallworks
Jake Fry founded Smallworks in late 2005 and started building laneway homes before Vancouver legalized them in 2009. The firm has built more than 400 laneway homes and now takes on multiplexes up to eight units.
Tera Development
Richmond builder/developer run by Claire Wang and Tom Huang. Their first project, Otto, won Best Multiplex Development at the 2024 HAVAN Awards.
AFS Construction
Vancouver framing and forming contractor for multi-family wood frame, concrete forming, and mass timber projects.
CoreVal Homes
Coquitlam design-build firm acquired by Guthrie Residential Builders in December 2024, building SSMUH multiplex (duplex/triplex/fourplex), laneway, infill, and teardown rebuilds across Metro Vancouver.
Marble Construction
North Shore custom home builder founded in 2004, with more than 100 housing awards from 2014 to 2025 and a focus on architect-designed single-family homes.
McShane Construction
Richmond-based framer with 30 years of carpentry, working in stick, mass timber, and prefab for multi-family apartments, condos, and townhomes.
My House Design/Build/Team
Design/build firm with 50+ Georgie Awards and named Residential Renovator of the Year (Grand Georgie 2025, Grand HAVAN 2023). Builds custom homes, laneway/carriage homes, and duplex/multi-family.
Powell Contracting
North Vancouver design-build firm started in 2014 by Ed Powell. Builds laneway homes, custom homes, and renovations on the North Shore with in-house HVAC and plumbing.
Rev Construction
West Vancouver wood-frame contractor with 30+ years framing multiplexes, mid-rise, and custom homes across Metro Vancouver.
TCA Electric
North Vancouver electrical contractor, in business since 2009, with multifamily and strata EV charging work across Metro Vancouver.
TDR Electric
Vancouver electrical contractor that wires low- and mid-rise multifamily builds, with EV charging, panel upgrades, and maintenance work alongside.
TQ Construction
Family-owned Burnaby design/build firm, in business since 1985, with 500+ completed projects and 41 Georgie Awards, 16 HAVAN Ovation Awards, and 8 CHBA National Housing Awards.
Trotter & Morton
Started in 1927 as a plumbing and heating shop. Now a mechanical, plumbing, and electrical contractor with a Vancouver branch and roughly 1,000+ staff across Canada and the US.
TW Framing
Wood-frame and roof-truss contractor working from Vancouver to Abbotsford, on multi-residential, custom homes, and commercial jobs.
VictorEric Design+Build
Vancouver design+build firm founded in 1997. Handles design, permits, and construction in-house, with active multiplex projects from duplex to 6-plex in Vancouver and Burnaby.
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