The same model, with a trade behind it
Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiling and flooring — done by people on our payroll, covered by our insurance, dispatched by us. No subcontractor chain, no chasing somebody else's crew.
- ✓ From $129.99/hr
- ✓ 4-hour minimum
- ✓ Our employees, not subcontractors
- ✓ WorkSafeBC covered
Five trades
Deliberately five, not fifty. These are the trades where we can put our own name on the work and stand behind it.
Carpentry
Framing, finishing, doors, trim and built-ins.
- Door hanging and hardware
- Baseboard, casing and crown
- Framing and blocking
- Shelving and built-ins
- Subfloor and sheathing repair
Painting
Interior and exterior, prep through final coat.
- Suite repaints between tenants
- Commercial interiors
- Prep, patching and priming
- Spray and roll finishes
- Touch-up and deficiency lists
Drywall
Board, tape, mud and sand to a paint-ready finish.
- Board and screw-off
- Taping and mudding to level 4 or 5
- Patching and hole repair
- Texture matching
- Ceiling repair
Tiling
Floors, walls and wet areas, set and grouted properly.
- Floor and wall tile
- Bathroom and shower surrounds
- Backsplashes
- Waterproof membrane
- Grouting and sealing
Flooring
Laminate, vinyl plank, engineered hardwood and underlay.
- Laminate and vinyl plank
- Engineered hardwood
- Underlay and levelling
- Transitions and trim
- Tear-out of old flooring
What we will not do
British Columbia reinstated compulsory certification for the electrical and mechanical trades. Those need certified journeypersons and, for electrical and gas, a licensed contractor in the company's name. We do not hold that yet, so we do not take the work — and we will tell you rather than send someone who should not be there.
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- Gasfitting
- Refrigeration & HVAC
- Sheet metal
If your job needs one of these, say so and we will tell you what you need rather than quote around it.
You book the time, they scope the job
$129.99/hr with a 4-hour minimum. You are buying a block of a tradesperson's time, not a finished result quoted sight-unseen — because nobody can honestly price hanging twelve doors without seeing the doors.
They walk the job with you on arrival and tell you what it will actually take. If it runs past the block you approve the extra hours at the same rate. Nothing is added without you saying so, and if it turns out to need a trade we do not supply we tell you on the spot and bill you nothing.
Four hours rather than the three-hour general-labour minimum: a trade arrives with tools, spends the first part of the visit assessing, and turns down a half-day to be there.
We grow them
Our skilled trades come off our own ladder wherever we can — Gophers who proved themselves on general labour, moved up to crew lead, and had a trade worth assessing, on our payroll with WorkSafeBC coverage and a T4.
That is why we can put our name on the work: we have seen them do it, on our own jobs, before you ever meet them.
Have a trade already?
We assess it on a real job before your name goes in front of a customer. If it holds up, you are on our payroll with WorkSafeBC coverage and a T4.
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