From design through handover
Gabriola Island
Custom Home Builder
We plan your home around your lot from the first site visit, then build it for a fixed price you approve before construction begins.
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Why Choose Southpaw as Your Gabriola Island Custom Home Builder?
Southpaw Homes has built custom homes across Central Vancouver Island since 2016, in styles from coastal modern to detailed traditional. As your Gabriola Island custom home builder, we give you a tight-knit team that communicates clearly and pays attention to every detail. We build every home to the BC Energy Step Code, and our Net Zero Ready experience helps keep yours comfortable and efficient in every season.
We plan your house and the site work it depends on together, starting at the first site visit. Before the build starts, you sign a contract for one fixed sum with clear inclusions, so you know what your home will cost and what that price covers. We shape the layout around the way you live, so the home suits you today and for many years to come.
Featured project
A Custom Home We Built on Berry Point Road
This semi-waterfront home of about 2,700 sq ft includes a generator panel for backup power, and its $1,850,000 budget covered the house, a new septic system, the attached garage and over 700 sq ft of covered porch and patio.
What You Get When Southpaw Builds Your Home
We act as your general contractor and manage every stage, so you deal with one team throughout.
01
Site visit and budget
We walk the site with you, learn what you want from your home, and give you a realistic budget and schedule before you spend anything on design.
02
Design and a fixed price
We coordinate design and engineering, then collect competing trade bids on the finished drawings. You sign a fixed-price contract, and we price any later change in writing for your approval.
03
Construction
We schedule the trades, check quality at each stage and coordinate every inspection. You can see daily logs and progress photos in your client portal at any hour.
04
Handover and aftercare
We walk you through the finished home and give you a digital package of manuals and contacts. We check in after 30 days and again after one year.
Building Your Custom Home on Gabriola
We account for island conditions early in design, so none of them surprises you during the build.
Choosing a lot
We Can Review a Lot Before You Buy It
We will show you what a lot allows and what it means for the cost of your build, before you commit to buying land on Gabriola.
Jeremy Harper, founder
Why Homeowners Trust Southpaw Homes
When you hire a Gabriola Island custom home builder, you should know exactly who is accountable for your home. Southpaw Homes is a BC Housing Licensed Residential Builder, and every new home we build comes with Pacific Home Warranty's 2-5-10 coverage. We are registered with WorkSafeBC and carry $5M in commercial liability insurance, so you are protected while the work is under way. You can reach Jeremy Harper, our founder, whenever you need him during the build.
“The build was finished on time and on budget. The finished product was better than we imagined it would be.”
Konrad Langenmaier, major renovation, Google review
Additions and Renovations From the Same Team
We also take on additions and renovations alongside new home construction on Gabriola, and we fix the price of each one before work begins. If you own a cottage or seasonal place on the island and plan to live there full time, we can add space and renovate it for year-round living.
Questions Homeowners Ask Before They Build
You get clear numbers and honest answers from us early, so you can make each decision with confidence.
What does a custom home cost on Gabriola?
Most custom homes we build across Central Vancouver Island cost $350 to $500+ per sq ft. On Gabriola, the site work your lot needs is one of the main factors in that range, along with structure and finishes. We confirm your number after trade pricing.