West Coast Homes

West Coast Homes has a creative, energetic and organized team! They always assemble a team of strong professionals and you can count on them for their knowledge and attention to detail. I highly recommend West Coast Homes.

West Coast Homes built our house, and we were very pleased with our regular interaction (at one point we were either emailing or talking on the phone daily). They made clear, and yet not pushy suggestions, which was great for us because we had never built a house, so we wanted someone to help us make the decisions. So we explained where we wanted quality, even if it cost a little more, and where we wanted to cut costs if there was any way to do so. Working with them we managed to cut about $15,000 off of the original price of the build. They had numerous helpful suggestions, and would present these with their take on it clearly stated. Most often we went with the suggestions, but if we wanted to go a different direction (happened a few times) they would quickly hop on board with us and offer ideas on how we could best accomplish this other idea. In addition there were some hiccups in the design we brought to them (ex. turns out we didn't leave enough space for our staircase) that could have been quite stressful, but which they helped us solve quickly. In addition, they even found us extra space on the plan that allowed us to put in a small washroom upstairs. I had heard that building a house was very stressful, but West Coast Homes made it quite fun.

With a growing family we got to the point that we needed to start looking for a bigger home that would suit our family and budget. We were quite happy to buy an existing home if we could find the right place. At the same time, we figured it wouldn’t hurt to look into building a new home if we could get some decent square footage to fit our budget. We looked around and found a piece of property that we liked. We called Raymond Faber from West Coast Homes to discuss our options and he immediately earned our trust. He put some drawings together (without cost) and discussed our options for pricing and layout. As time went by we got ‘cold feet’ on the property. Raymond was extra patient with us as we went looking for another piece of property. When we finally found another (pricier) property in town that we liked, it was back to the drawing board to see if we could still build a decent sized home to stay within out budget. Raymond did an amazing job of laying out a home that appealed to us. He gave excellent advice on how to save cost, so much so, that we ended up having room in the budget to add a full-sized unfinished basement. What a dream to have all that extra room to move into down the road! During the construction phase we had a wonderful experience. The trades that West Coast used were very friendly, helpful and willing to give advice when we were visiting the job site. There were times when Raymond would offer suggestions to change things on the go to add functionality – all done without extra change orders. We would build with Raymond and West Coast Homes again in a heartbeat. They are honest, patient, reliable and hard-working. Thank-you, Raymond and crew for a great job!