What we tell homeowners at kitchen-table meetings and in the first site walk. Costs, timelines, permits, warranty, the trades we work with. Written for people who have not built a house before.
Warranty & Regulations
What Alberta actually requires for a contractor working on your Edmonton renovation, why WCB coverage is your legal shield too, and how to verify both in 5 minutes.
Published September 18, 2026 7 min read
Basement Suite Conversion
Basement, garage, and garden suites in Edmonton compared, with what makes each one legal, roughly what each costs, and the grant program most owners miss.
Published September 18, 2026 11 min read
Custom Infill
A real numbers view of what a custom infill costs in Edmonton in 2026, from lot to keys, from the perspective of a small builder in the mature core.
Published September 18, 2026 10 min read
Custom Infill
A practical vetting checklist for shortlisting an Edmonton custom infill builder, from a builder that has answered these exact questions across dozens of first meetings.
Published September 18, 2026 8 min read
Basement Suite Conversion
Three legal Edmonton suite options side by side: cost, timeline, resale, rules that trip owners up, and which one usually wins on which lot.
Published September 18, 2026 9 min read
Basement Suite Conversion
Edmonton pays out real grant money to owners who create a new legal secondary suite. Here is roughly what it pays, what qualifies, and the paperwork order that costs people the grant.
Published September 18, 2026 7 min read
Warranty & Regulations
What the Mature Neighbourhood Overlay actually restricts, how the two-permit path works, and what a realistic infill approval timeline looks like from application to shovel-ready.
Published September 18, 2026 10 min read
Process
A realistic week-by-week look at Edmonton's two-permit path for a custom infill, from initial drawings to legal shovel-in-the-ground.
Published September 18, 2026 7 min read
Warranty & Regulations
The 1-2-5-10 coverage bands, what triggers warranty coverage on a major renovation, and the 75 percent rule most homeowners find out about too late.
Published September 18, 2026 8 min read
