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Salt Spring Island
Custom Home Builder
We handle your design, permits and construction, and you know the price before we build.
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A Salt Spring Island Custom Home Builder That Never Prices With Allowances
As your Salt Spring Island custom home builder, we never use allowances or ballpark figures to price your home. We take every one of our custom homes through full pre-construction: we finish the drawings, and qualified trades bid on each written scope. The contract you sign states one sum with clear inclusions, and that is the sum we build to.
Once construction starts, our project managers are on site regularly. They coordinate the trades, carry out quality checks and keep the work moving smoothly and safely, so your home is built as you approved it. You are welcome to visit the site at any stage of the build and see the progress for yourself.
Our Portfolio
Recent Custom Homes Across Central Vancouver Island
These homes are recent Southpaw builds from across Central Vancouver Island. If you are planning a home on Salt Spring, they show the craftsmanship and finish you can expect from us.
What You Get When Southpaw Builds Your Home
We are your general contractor from the lot visit to handover, answerable for every stage.
01
Your Lot and Budget
We walk your lot with you, talk through the rooms you need and set a realistic budget range before you pay for drawings.
02
Design and Selections
Our team brings in the architect, engineer and interior designer while you choose finishes with confirmed lead times. Later changes are priced in writing first.
03
The Build
Every trade is booked in a planned order, and the client portal shows you each day's log and new photos at any hour.
04
Handover and Check-Ins
We go through the finished home with you, give you a digital package of manuals and book check-ins at 30 days and one year.
Building Your Custom Home on Salt Spring Island
We take on the extra steps an island home involves.
Choosing a Lot
We Can Review a Lot Before You Buy It
Before you buy a lot on Salt Spring, we check how it would get water, as one water district is closed to new connections on part of its system.
Jeremy Harper, founder
Why Homeowners Trust Southpaw Homes
Choosing us as your Salt Spring Island custom home builder means working with a BC Housing licensed Residential Builder. Each new home we build is registered with Pacific Home Warranty for 2-5-10 coverage. The work is insured under a $5M commercial liability policy, and our team has WorkSafeBC coverage. We are members of CHBA Vancouver Island, and Southpaw received the Consumer Choice Award for Home Building two years in a row.
“We had our bathroom, kitchen and flooring redone. Everything was done to great satisfaction and importantly on budget.”
Gary Lambert, renovation, Google review
Additions and Renovations From the Same Team
As a Salt Spring Island custom home builder, we also renovate the homes people already own. If yours needs a new bathroom rather than a new house, we set a fixed price with you before work starts and flood test the waterproofing before any tile goes down. A typical bathroom takes 3 to 6 weeks after permits and fabrication.
Questions Homeowners Ask Before They Build
These answers cover cost, timing and the checks an island permit involves.
What does a custom home cost on Salt Spring Island?
Our new homes typically come in at $350 to $500+ per sq ft. The finish level, detailing, structure and site conditions decide where your home falls. Your own figure is confirmed after design and trade pricing.