Venture Pacific Construction Management is a custom home builder in Burnaby, building custom homes and completing major renovations for homeowners who want to update or rebuild rather than redevelop. Our work spans full teardown-and-rebuild custom homes, home renovations, home additions, heritage restorations, house lifts, and house moves, across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
- Project types
- Custom homes, additions, renovations
- Typical lot
- Wider than Vancouver
- Site condition
- Slope and rock common
- Secondary suites
- Widely permitted
What we build in Burnaby
- Custom home construction (full teardown-and-rebuild)
- Home renovations
- Home additions
- Heritage home restoration
- House lifts
- House moves
In short, Venture Pacific builds custom homes and manages renovations and additions in Burnaby, where wider lots allow larger plans and sloped sites require geotechnical work, retaining, and drainage design.
What a Burnaby lot lets you build
Burnaby's single-family lots are generally deeper and wider than the Vancouver standard, which opens up plans that do not work west of Boundary Road. Main floor living with a real double garage, a ground-oriented suite, and a rear yard that is actually usable all become realistic.
The trade-off is topography. Large parts of Burnaby sit on the slopes of Burnaby Mountain and Capitol Hill, and the geotechnical work, retaining, and drainage on a sloped site can carry a meaningful share of the budget before framing starts.
- Feasibility and massing review on your specific lot
- Geotechnical and retaining coordination on sloped sites
- Secondary suite and layout planning for rental income
- Permit management with the City of Burnaby
Renovations and additions to post-war housing
Much of Burnaby's detached stock went up between the 1950s and 1980s. Those houses are usually structurally sound but poorly insulated, with low ceilings on the lower floor and kitchens cut off from everything else. Opening the main floor, raising the basement ceiling where possible, and replacing the building envelope gets you most of the benefit of a new house for less.
Additions are common here because the setbacks allow it. A rear extension or a second storey over an existing footprint is often the cheapest square footage you will ever add, provided the existing foundation can carry it. That is the first thing we check, not the last.
Energy performance and the BC Energy Step Code
New homes in Burnaby are built to the provincial Energy Step Code, which sets measurable airtightness and energy targets rather than prescriptive assemblies. That means blower door testing, energy modelling during design, and careful detailing at the junctions where most heat actually leaves a house.
Meeting the target is straightforward when it is designed in from the first set of drawings. It becomes expensive when it is bolted on after framing. We model early and build the envelope to the drawing.
Questions about building in Burnaby
Does Venture Pacific build custom homes in Burnaby?
Yes. Venture Pacific Construction Management builds custom homes and completes major renovations across Burnaby and throughout Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
Do you handle home renovations and additions in Burnaby?
Yes. Venture Pacific Construction Management completes full home renovations and additions in Burnaby, from kitchen and bathroom remodels to second-storey additions, as part of our construction services across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
Can you renovate or restore a heritage home in Burnaby?
Yes, we restore and renovate heritage homes, preserving character while updating for modern living.
Do you offer house lifting or house moving services in Burnaby?
Yes. Venture Pacific Construction Management offers house lifting (raising a home to add a basement or new foundation level) and house moving (relocating a home to a new position on its lot or to a different property) as part of our construction services across Burnaby and throughout Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
What's the difference between Venture Pacific's construction and development work?
Venture Pacific Construction Management handles custom home building and renovations for individual homeowners. Our development side works on multiplex and missing-middle housing projects. Both operate across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
Can I add a second storey to my Burnaby house?
Often yes, but it depends on the existing foundation and framing, and on the height and floor area the zoning allows. We look at the structure first, because a foundation that cannot carry a second floor changes the whole economics of the project.
Do you build on sloped lots in Burnaby?
Yes. Hillside sites need a geotechnical report, engineered retaining, and a drainage plan that holds up in a Lower Mainland winter. We price that work honestly at the outset rather than letting it surface as a change order.
Is a secondary suite worth including in a new Burnaby home?
For most owners, yes. A legal suite designed in from the start costs far less than one retrofitted later, and it changes what the house carries financially. The layout has to account for separate entry, parking, and fire separation.
What does the Energy Step Code mean for my build?
It means your home has to hit a measured performance target, verified by testing, rather than just meeting a checklist. Practically, that shows up as better windows, continuous insulation, and airtightness detailing. See our guide to the BC Energy Step Code for what it changes on a real project.
Related services
Looking at multiplex development instead of building or renovating? See Burnaby multiplex development.
Nearby build areas
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