How we build this list.

Where the list comes from

The base list is a pull of public Google Maps data for custom home builders in British Columbia. Each record carries a name, address, phone number, website, rating and review count as Google published them on the pull date shown in the table below. Build types, and any warranty or licence wording, come from each builder's own website and are quoted as the business states them.

Which businesses are listed

A business is listed when it presents itself as a custom home builder or a general contractor building houses in British Columbia. A listing is a public record. It is not a recommendation, and it does not mean the business holds a licence, carries a warranty or is in good standing.

How a city gets a page

A city gets its own page when at least three builders are listed there. Builders in smaller towns stay in the directory under the nearest city page in the same region. We do not fold a town into a city across water, so Gulf Islands and Sunshine Coast builders are never placed on a mainland city page.

How builders are ordered

A paid Featured card sits at the top of a city page and is labelled Featured. The builder cards that follow are ordered by Google rating, weighted by review count. Best-of placements are pinned and labelled as paid. Ratings and review counts are Google's, and they say how clients talk about a builder, not whether the work meets code.

Check a builder yourself

Look the builder up on BC Housing's public registry of licensed residential builders. Ask for the warranty provider and read the policy for your build. Ask for two or three past clients whose homes are at least a year old. The disclaimers page lists what we do not verify.

Corrections and removals

If a detail is wrong, or you want a listing removed, email [email protected] with the listing name and what should change. We reply by email.

Licence wording and warranty badges

Where a builder mentions a licence on its own site, we show that wording and label it as the business's own statement. A builder that states a warranty on its own page gets a badge here, marked as stated by the business.

Homeowners look a builder up themselves on the BC Housing public registry of licensed residential builders.

Data sources and dates