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General Contractor North Vancouver Homeowners & Businesses Trust to Build It Right
Home renovations completed across Metro Vancouver
Municipalities served North Shore to Richmond
Years building on the North Shore & Metro Vancouver
Why Arani Construction
Built for how Metro Vancouver homeowners actually live
Metro Vancouver is not a single renovation market. A home in Coquitlam built in 1988 is a fundamentally different project from a pre-war character home in Kitsilano or a hillside West Vancouver estate from the 1970s. The permit authority is different. The structural conventions are different. The design language that fits the neighbourhood is different.
Arani Construction has been completing Full Home Renovation North Vancouver across the region since 2013 – not just in one city, but across the full Metro Vancouver landscape. We bring that breadth of local knowledge to every project: knowing which permit office to call, which structural patterns to expect when we open a wall, and what renovation decisions actually hold their value in each specific market.
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High-end craftsmanship
We don't separate visible and hidden quality. Framing, plumbing rough-ins, insulation, and electrical the work behind your walls is held to the same standard as the finishes in front of them. It has to be, because it's what your renovation rests on for the next 30 years.
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Personalised renovation design
No two homes in Metro Vancouver are the same, and no two renovation scopes should be either. We design every project around your property's specific structure, your aesthetic, and your budget not a template we've used on someone else's house.
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Transparent communication
You have direct access to your project manager throughout construction. Weekly progress updates. Same-day responses. If something unexpected comes up and in older Metro Vancouver homes, it occasionally does you're the first to know, not the last.
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Modern design, practical function
We balance current design trends with decisions that age well open layouts that actually work for how families move through a home, materials chosen for beauty and durability, and light that makes rooms feel larger without architectural tricks that create maintenance problems.
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Experienced with older homes
A large portion of Metro Vancouver's housing stock was built between 1950 and 1990. These homes have real strengths good bones, generous lot sizes and real complications. We identify them upfront so they're in your budget from day one, not discovered mid-project.
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One contract, one team
From first design consultation through final walkthrough, Arani Construction manages your entire renovation under a single fixed-price contract. One team. One point of responsibility. No coordinating multiple contractors and absorbing the gaps between them.
Metro Vancouver Expertise
Renovations built for each corner of Metro Vancouver
The renovation decisions that work in British Properties aren’t always the right ones for a Metrotown condo or a heritage home on Queensberry Avenue. Local knowledge isn’t just about knowing street names it’s about understanding which structural surprises to expect in a 1972 Burnaby bungalow, how the City of Richmond’s secondary suite regulations differ from Coquitlam’s, and which finish level actually adds value in a given neighbourhood versus overbuilding it.
We’ve completed renovation projects across the full Metro Vancouver landscape. That means we arrive at your home already understanding its likely construction conventions, the relevant permit authority, and the design language that belongs in your specific neighbourhood.
West Vancouver Luxury home renovations
Estate-scale renovations in Ambleside, Dundarave, British Properties, and Chartwell. Ocean-view properties, older custom homes from the 1960s–80s, contemporary additions, and luxury finishes that match the district's premium character. Full permit management through the District of West Vancouver.
North Vancouver Modern remodels and open-concept
Lynn Valley bungalows opened up for modern family living. Hillside homes in Edgemont rebuilt around their mountain sightlines. Lonsdale condos refreshed for resale. We know the District and City of North Vancouver permit processes inside out two separate authorities, two different sets of requirements.
Burnaby Basement renovations and whole-home upgrades
Secondary suite conversions that generate $2,000–$3,500/month in rental income. Whole-home refreshes for families upgrading their 1980s detached home rather than moving. Condo renovations in Metrotown and Brentwood. City of Burnaby permit management for all scopes.
Richmond & Coquitlam Family home and investment renovations
Multi-generational home renovations in Richmond, where large kitchen layouts and in-law suite design are priorities. Family home upgrades in Coquitlam's 1990s–2000s housing stock. Investment property renovations that maximise rental income and resale value across both municipalities.
Renovation Styles We Deliver
What we build across Metro Vancouver
Contemporary open-concept transformations
Luxury kitchen remodels
Whole-home upgrades
Basement suite conversions
Heritage home restoration
Modern bathroom renovations
Pre-sale renovation packages
Energy-efficient upgrades
What this means in practice
Our Services
Home renovation services across Metro Vancouver
Every service below is available as a standalone project or as part of a whole-Home Renovation Richmond. All work is delivered under one fixed-price contract, coordinated by one project manager, from design through permit sign-off.
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Full Home Renovations
A complete interior transformation coordinated under one contract new kitchen, all bathrooms, flooring throughout, lighting and electrical upgrade, fresh finishes in every room. One project manager owns the outcome from the first design session to the final inspection. Available across Metro Vancouver from West Vancouver to Surrey.
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Kitchen Renovations
Custom kitchen renovations designed around how your household actually cooks and gathers. Open-concept layouts, custom cabinetry, quartz and stone countertops, integrated appliances, waterfall islands. From focused kitchen remodels to whole-kitchen structural reconfiguration permitted, project-managed, and finished to a premium standard.
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Bathroom Renovations
Master ensuites rebuilt as genuine retreats. Family bathrooms modernised for daily function. Walk-in showers, freestanding tubs, heated floors, frameless glass, custom vanity millwork. Metro Vancouver bathroom renovations permitted and finished to code with waterproofing done properly, not as an afterthought.
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Basement Renovations
From family recreation rooms and home offices to fully permitted legal suites that generate real rental income. Metro Vancouver basement renovation expertise across multiple municipalities we know Burnaby's secondary suite rules, Richmond's zoning requirements, and North Vancouver's permit office equally well. Waterproofing, egress, legal suite compliance all handled in-house.
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Custom Interior Renovations
Bespoke millwork, built-in storage systems, feature walls, custom cabinetry, and finish carpentry that gives a home its identity. Designed and built by our in-house millwork team not sourced from a catalogue and installed. Available as a standalone scope or integrated within a larger kitchen or full home renovation.
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Condo Renovations
Strata renovation expertise across Metro Vancouver's high-density residential market from Lower Lonsdale towers to Metrotown mid-rises and Yaletown condos. We prepare strata application packages, manage City permit applications, and comply with building noise and access restrictions throughout construction. Pre-sale condo refreshes and full owner-occupier remodels both within our scope.
Metro Vancouver Homes
What renovating in Metro Vancouver actually requires
Upgrading older Metro Vancouver homes
Significant portions of Metro Vancouver's housing stock were built between 1950 and 1990. These homes often require electrical panel upgrades (60-amp services are still common in pre-1980 North Shore homes), plumbing replacement (galvanised pipe in older Burnaby bungalows, polybutylene in 1980s Coquitlam builds), and insulation improvements all of which we scope and budget upfront, not as change orders during construction.
Modernising outdated layouts
The closed-plan layouts standard in Metro Vancouver homes built before 1995 small galley kitchens separated from formal dining rooms by walls no longer match how families live. Open-concept reconfiguration, sometimes involving structural engineering and beam installation, is one of the most common and highest-value renovations we complete across the region.
Energy-efficient renovation upgrades
Renovation is the right time to improve your home's energy performance better insulation in newly opened exterior walls, heat pump integration (BC's pivot away from gas heating), upgraded windows, and high-efficiency ventilation. Many Metro Vancouver renovation clients are accessing CleanBC Better Homes rebates as part of their scope. We help identify what's eligible and design for it.
Increasing property value in a high-stakes market
In Metro Vancouver's property market, renovation ROI is real and measurable. Kitchen and bathroom renovations typically return 70–90% of their cost in added market value. A whole-home renovation on an older Burnaby or North Vancouver property can add $300,000–$600,000 in resale value while eliminating the transaction costs of moving to a larger home. We help you allocate renovation budget where it actually returns value in your specific market.
Permits & Compliance
Metro Vancouver has 22 permit authorities. We know them all.
Metro Vancouver is a regional district containing 22 member municipalities each with its own building permit office, zoning bylaws, and construction requirements. The City of Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, City of North Vancouver, District of West Vancouver, City of Burnaby, City of Richmond, and City of Coquitlam all have different processes, different permit application requirements, and different inspection timelines.
Arani Construction has worked with permit offices across Metro Vancouver since 2013. We manage your complete permit application drawings submission, response to City queries, inspection scheduling, and permit documentation at close so you never need to interact with the permit office directly.
- Home Types We Renovate
Single-Family Detached
Bungalows, split-levels, two-storeys, and custom homes across North Shore, Burnaby, Coquitlam, and Richmond. All ages from 1940s character homes to 2000s builds.
Strata Condominiums & Townhouses
Condo and townhouse renovations across Metro Vancouver with full strata application management and compliance with building-specific noise and access restrictions.
Multi-Generational Homes
In-law suites, secondary suite additions, and whole-home reconfigurations for multi-generational families particularly in Richmond and Coquitlam.
Pre-Sale & Investment Properties
Targeted renovation scopes to maximise sale price or rental income before listing kitchen refresh, bathroom upgrade, suite addition, cosmetic full-home update.
How We Work
Our renovation process
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Consultation
We visit your Metro Vancouver home at no charge. Honest assessment of scope, cost range, and what's achievable within your timeline and budget. No sales pressure.
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Planning & Design
Architectural drawings, layout options, 3D visualisations where needed. You review and approve every detail before permits are submitted or materials ordered.
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Material Selection
We guide you through every selection tile, cabinetry, countertops, fixtures, flooring with clear specs and pricing so choices stay on budget and on schedule.
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Construction
Our core team builds your renovation on the agreed schedule. Weekly updates, same-day communication, and direct access to your site supervisor throughout.
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Final Walkthrough
Permits closed, inspections signed off, warranties handed over. We complete a thorough walkthrough together before considering the project finished.
Why Home owners Choose Us
What Metro Vancouver homeowners actually need from a renovation contractor
Metro Vancouver homeowners are making some of the most significant financial decisions of their lives when they renovate. The contractor they choose either protects that investment or undermines it. Here’s how Arani Construction approaches every project.
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- Premium materials
What we specify is what we install
Our proposals are specific named products, specific materials, exact specifications. We don't order cheaper alternatives once construction is underway. What you approve in your proposal is what goes into your home. We absorb cost increases on materials rather than passing them back through change orders.
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- Honest timelines
Schedules we actually honour
We schedule your renovation only when our team has the capacity to build it properly. We don't take projects to fill our calendar and then stretch your timeline to compensate. Milestones are committed dates. If something unexpected affects the schedule it happens in older Metro Vancouver homes you're informed immediately with an honest revised timeline.
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- Clear pricing
Fixed-price contracts, itemised in full
Every renovation proposal from Arani Construction is broken down by trade, by material, by scope item. You know exactly what every dollar pays for. We build contingency into our pricing for the realistic risk of working in older homes we don't back-charge it later. If scope genuinely changes, you see and approve a written change order first.
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- Skilled tradespeople
Licensed trades on every project
Every electrician on our projects carries a Journeyman ticket. Every plumber is certified. We don't send unlicensed subtrades onto your home and hope the inspector doesn't notice. Metro Vancouver permit inspections are thorough work done properly passes the first time. Work done to cut costs gets flagged, and you're the one who ends up remedying it.
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- Personalised service
One project manager, your entire renovation
You work with the same project manager from your first site visit through final handover. They know your home, your preferences, and what you've approved. When you have a question during construction, you contact one person who already has the context to answer it not a rotating cast of site supervisors who need to be briefed every time.
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- Local reputation
Genuinely rooted in Metro Vancouver
Arani Construction is based at 3770 Roblin Place, North Vancouver. We live here, our teams live here, and the homes we renovate are in the communities we work in every day. Local contractors have a different relationship with their work than firms that travel into the region for projects your renovation is a neighbour's home, not a line item in a regional growth plan.
What Our Clients Say
Real renovations. Real results.
“Pedram’s team did an excellent job on my basement renovation. He was very thorough, paid attention to the details, communicated well, and completed on time. I would highly recommend Arani Construction for any renovation work.”
Patricia Macleod
Pouya Shayan Arani
Sheida Salahi
Common Questions
Home renovation metro FAQs
Questions about Home Renovation New Westminster across Metro Vancouver? These are the ones we hear most from homeowners considering a renovation in Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, and Coquitlam.
How much does a home renovation cost in Metro Vancouver?
Home renovation costs in Metro Vancouver vary significantly depending on scope, property type, and finish level. A kitchen renovation typically runs $35,000–$120,000. A bathroom renovation runs $18,000–$80,000. A basement renovation including a legal suite runs $55,000–$120,000. A full home renovation starts at approximately $150,000 for a targeted refresh and reaches $600,000+ for a comprehensive luxury transformation of a larger property.
Location affects cost in Metro Vancouver West Vancouver properties typically have higher material and labour costs than Burnaby or Coquitlam, reflecting the market standard for finish quality in those areas. The age of the home is another major variable: older homes in North Vancouver, New Westminster, and East Vancouver regularly require electrical, plumbing, and insulation upgrades alongside the cosmetic renovation scope. Arani Construction provides a detailed fixed-price proposal after a free on-site assessment so you know the complete number before committing.
Do I need permits for a home renovation in Metro Vancouver?
Yes, most structural renovations in Metro Vancouver require a building permit from the relevant municipality. This includes work involving load-bearing wall removal, plumbing relocation, new electrical circuits, the addition of a secondary suite, or any work affecting the exterior of the building. Purely cosmetic updates paint, flooring replacements, fixture swaps in the same location typically don’t require a permit.
The permit authority depends on your municipality: the City of Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, City of North Vancouver, District of West Vancouver, City of Burnaby, City of Richmond, or City of Coquitlam each has its own office, application process, and inspection timelines. Arani Construction manages the complete permit application for whichever authority applies to your home. You don’t need to interact with the permit office at any stage of your renovation.
How long does a full home renovation take in Metro Vancouver?
A full home renovation in Metro Vancouver typically takes 4–9 months from permit approval to completion, depending on the size of the home and complexity of the work. A kitchen or bathroom renovation takes 6–10 weeks of construction. A whole-home renovation with structural changes runs 5–9 months. Permit approval timelines vary by municipality and currently average 4–8 weeks for most residential renovation permits in Metro Vancouver municipalities.
We provide a milestone schedule at the proposal stage with specific dates, not vague week-ranges so you can plan around your renovation accurately. If you have a hard deadline (a lease ending, a planned sale, a family event), tell us at the consultation and we’ll design the project schedule backward from that date.
Can you renovate older homes in Metro Vancouver?
Yes — and older home renovation is genuinely one of our specialities. A significant portion of Metro Vancouver’s housing stock dates to the 1950s through 1980s, and these homes are well worth renovating: good structural bones, character that newer builds lack, and (in North Vancouver, New Westminster, and East Vancouver especially) heritage architectural details that deserve preservation alongside modernisation.
The practical reality of older home renovation is that surprises happen 60-amp electrical services, galvanised plumbing that needs full replacement, inadequate insulation in exterior walls, or non-square walls and floors that affect millwork. We scope older homes with this knowledge built in: our assessments are more thorough for pre-1990 properties, and our fixed-price proposals include realistic contingencies for the conditions we expect to find. You won’t see a change order on week four for something we should have anticipated on day one.
What areas does Arani Construction serve in Metro Vancouver?
Arani Construction serves all of Metro Vancouver. Our primary service area includes Vancouver, North Vancouver (both City and District), West Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Coquitlam, and New Westminster. We also complete renovation projects in Surrey, Langley, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, and other Metro Vancouver municipalities.
Our office is based at 3770 Roblin Place, North Vancouver on the North Shore, where we have the deepest concentration of completed projects. We extend across the region and bring the same team, the same standards, and the same fixed-price approach regardless of which municipality your home is in. Call us at (604) 537-1753 to discuss your project and confirm availability in your specific area.
Is a full home renovation worth it in Metro Vancouver's property market?
In Metro Vancouver’s property market, a well-planned full home renovation consistently delivers strong returns. Kitchen and bathroom renovations return 70–90% of their cost in added market value. A whole-home renovation on an older detached property updating the kitchen, all bathrooms, flooring, lighting, and electrical can add $300,000–$600,000 in resale value while eliminating the substantial transaction costs of moving.
Beyond the financial return, for families who plan to stay in their Metro Vancouver home for the next decade, the quality-of-life return on a well-executed renovation is significant and compounding. A kitchen that works for how your family actually cooks and gathers, a primary ensuite that functions as a proper retreat, a basement that generates $2,500/month in rental income these are not abstract values. They’re daily lived improvements with a measurable effect on how you experience your home.
Do you handle condo and strata renovations in Metro Vancouver?
Yes. Condo and strata renovation is a significant part of our Metro Vancouver work. Strata renovation involves two parallel approval processes a strata council application and a municipal building permit each with its own requirements and timelines. We manage both processes simultaneously to minimise overall project duration.
For strata renovations, we prepare the complete application package scope of work drawings, contractor insurance certificates, trade certifications, and noise plan and submit it directly to your strata manager. We comply with the building’s noise and access restrictions throughout construction, which in Metro Vancouver’s high-density residential buildings typically means 8am–5pm Monday–Friday. We have completed strata renovations in buildings across Lonsdale, Metrotown, Brentwood, Yaletown, and Richmond.
How do I get a renovation estimate from Arani Construction?
The easiest way is to fill out our contact form at araniconstruction.ca/contact or call us at (604) 537-1753. We’ll schedule a free consultation at your Metro Vancouver home typically within the week where we visit the property, assess the existing conditions, discuss your renovation goals and budget range, and ask the questions that let us put together an accurate proposal.
After the site visit, we provide a written fixed-price proposal broken down by trade and scope item. Most proposals are delivered within 5–7 business days of the site visit. There’s no obligation to proceed and no cost for the consultation or proposal. If you have drawings from an architect or interior designer, bring them to the consultation it gives us a head start on accurate scope definition and pricing.
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