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Originally Posted by ntan

I'm currently in the process of planning to build a LWH (with the new bylaws, I'm able to build ~1560sqft LWH in Vancouver) and I'm curious if anyone has had any experience with some of these builders:

https://www.bricklaneproperties.ca/
https://smallworks.ca/
https://www.lanefab.com/
Licon Construction
https://www.tenet.builders/

The quotes I've received so far have been all over the place. Also looking for any tips regarding LWH construction... it's been quite daunting to say the least.

I'm chatted with Bryn at Lanefab a few times and he's fairly well known in housing circles with a good rep - I was hoping that if I had gotten land to build on that I would have used him as I had interest in building it as a passive house. Bryn was also a consultant with the City of Burnaby in forming their laneway policy so he knows the ins and outs of laneways really well.

Smallworks also has a great rep in the community for their work and between them and Lanefab they are generally considered the experts in laneways - they know how to navigate the bureaucracy of building a laneway really well and also know how to get the most out of the design of a laneway.

If you're planning to live long term in the laneway (vs renting) then you can't go wrong with either of those two.