Speera Custom Homes is a laneway house builder working across Vancouver and Burnaby. A laneway house is a small detached home at the back of your lot, facing the lane. It gives you a rental unit, a private home office or guest house, or a smaller home to move into while you rent out the main house. We build it from the ground up, the same way we build our custom homes.
Laneway houses look simple but involve a full building permit, new service connections, fire separation from the main house, and construction on a tight site with access only from the lane. We handle the whole job: checking your lot, coordinating design, applying for permits with the City of Vancouver or City of Burnaby, and building the home through to final inspection.
Our Laneway House Builder Services
Lot Feasibility Review
Before you spend anything on design, we check your lot width at the lane, lot area, zoning, existing trees, and service locations to confirm whether a laneway house fits and roughly how large it can be.
Design Coordination
We work with your designer or connect you with designers who regularly draw laneway homes. One-storey, one-and-a-half-storey, and two-storey layouts, with one to three bedrooms depending on what your lot allows.
Permit Management
Laneway houses need a full building permit. We prepare and submit the application, answer city review comments, and coordinate the required inspections from footings to final.
Servicing & Utilities
A laneway house needs its own water, sewer, storm, and electrical connections. We coordinate engineering and utility work, which is often the part of a laneway build that takes the longest to sort out.
Foundation & Framing
Excavation, foundation, and framing on a small rear site with lane-only access. We plan staging and deliveries so work does not block the lane or damage the main house and yard.
Energy Step Code & Envelope
New laneway homes must meet the BC Energy Step Code. We build an airtight, well-insulated envelope with efficient heating and ventilation sized for a small home.
Interior Finishing
Full kitchen, bathroom, laundry, flooring, and millwork built to the same standard as our custom homes. Small homes show every detail, so the finishing matters.
Laneway + New Home Builds
Rebuilding your main house too? We can build the new house and the laneway house as one project, which simplifies servicing, permits, and scheduling.
Our Laneway House Builder Process
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Free lot review
We look at your lot, your goals for the laneway house, and what current zoning allows.
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Design
Your designer prepares drawings sized to the lot and the bylaw limits. We review them for buildability.
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Permit
We submit the building permit and handle the city’s review comments until the permit is issued.
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Construction
Site prep, servicing, foundation, framing, envelope, and interior finishing, with regular updates from your project lead.
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Final inspection & move-in
We close out inspections and hand over a finished home ready for a tenant or family member.
Laneway House Builder Across Greater Vancouver
Speera Custom Homes provides laneway house builder services throughout Metro Vancouver. We know the permit requirements, preferred suppliers, and local trade networks in each community.
The Speera Difference
Single Point of Contact
You work directly with our team from first meeting to final walkthrough. No middlemen, no confusion.
Permit Management
We handle all permit applications and coordinate municipal inspections so you don't have to.
Quality Tradespeople
Our network of trusted trades delivers consistent, high-quality work on every project.
Laneway House Builder Questions Answered
Find Out If Your Lot Can Take a Laneway House
Book a free lot review with Speera Custom Homes. We'll check your lot against current Vancouver or Burnaby rules and walk you through design, permits, and construction.