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HuntleyConstruction

Service Area · Chilliwack

Chilliwack's
renovation contractor.

Chilliwack-based. Working across all 11 Chilliwack neighborhoods. Renovation, electrical, plumbing, framing, and seamless gutters all in-house.

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Huntley Construction is a Chilliwack-based renovation contractor serving every Chilliwack neighborhood including Sardis, Vedder Crossing, Promontory, Garrison Crossing, Yarrow, Greendale, Rosedale, Downtown Chilliwack, Fairfield Island, Little Mountain, and Cultus Lake. Services include kitchen renovations ($30K to $150K), bathroom renovations ($15K to $75K), basement renovations and legal secondary suites ($35K to $150K), whole-home renovations ($150K to $650K and up), and additions ($150K to $500K and up). Red Seal electricians and plumbers are Huntley employees rather than subcontractors. The company holds a BC Licensed Electrical Contractor certification, pulls permits directly through the City of Chilliwack, and offers a 12-month workmanship commitment on every project.

Working in Chilliwack

Chilliwack is home.

Huntley Construction has been a Chilliwack company since day one. We started in 2020 as Huntley Electrical, grew into renovations as homeowners asked us to handle the rest of the project, added plumbing and framing as employees rather than subcontracts, and rebranded to Huntley Construction once the work fully reflected that. Most of our renovation projects are within fifteen minutes of where the team lives.

Working across one city, deeply, beats working across the whole valley, thinly. The electrical inspector at the City of Chilliwack knows our team. Our project managers know which streets in Sardis still have aluminum branch circuits, which streets in Fairfield Island sit inside the Flood Construction Level, and which Promontory lots have grade issues that need engineering before a coach house gets quoted. None of that is special expertise. It is just the result of doing renovation work in one market, year after year.

Chilliwack is also one of the fastest-growing communities in British Columbia. Population growth, the Bill 44 SSMUH legislation, and the Sardis Secondary expansion all point to continued demand for renovations and legal secondary suites in family neighborhoods. Most of the homes you see when you drive around were built between 1965 and 2000. Most of them are now in the renovation phase of their life cycle. We are built for that.

By the neighborhood

Eleven neighborhoods.
One team that knows them.

Each Chilliwack neighborhood has its own housing stock, its own permit quirks, and its own renovation patterns. Click through to the area you live in for the local detail we have built up over the years.

Sardis

The largest residential market. 1965 to 1995 housing stock with electrical, plumbing, and addition work in every direction.

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Vedder Crossing

Mixed townhomes, ranchers, and condos at the junction of the Chilliwack and Vedder Rivers. Family-oriented and centrally located.

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Promontory

The hillside above Sardis. Steep lots, valley views, walk-out basements, and a higher-finish bar.

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Garrison Crossing

New-urbanist planned community on the former CFB site. 2002 onward, strata-aware work, design language matters.

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Yarrow

Historic village and rural corridor at the southwest corner. Wells, septic, ALR, and floodplain considerations.

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Greendale

Farmland west of Chilliwack. Working agriculture, century farmhouses, post-2021 flood recovery still ongoing.

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Rosedale

East end acreage country. Large lots, mountain views, older ranchers, and homes on wells and septic.

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Downtown Chilliwack

The historic core. Craftsman bungalows, post-war cottages, and the Mountain View Heritage Conservation Area.

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Fairfield Island

Between the Fraser and Hope Slough. 1960s to 1970s stock with flood construction levels shaping every below-grade decision.

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Little Mountain

Established treed lots on the east edge. Higher-end family homes, partial valley views, Shannon Heights enclave.

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Cultus Lake

Lakeshore cabins and year-round homes. Park Use Permits, foreshore setbacks, seasonal-to-year-round conversions.

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What we plan for

Chilliwack-level
considerations.

Some things show up in every Chilliwack neighborhood. These are the realities we plan for at quote stage so they do not become change orders mid-project.

01

Chilliwack Building Department

We pull permits through the City of Chilliwack regularly and know what flags a plan reviewer. Setback verification, structural calcs, energy step code, and BC Building Code references are all part of how we quote rather than items we discover mid-project.

02

Bill 44 SSMUH and the Urban Growth Boundary

The provincial Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing legislation now permits up to four units on most single-family lots inside the Urban Growth Boundary. That covers Sardis, Vedder Crossing, parts of Promontory, Downtown, Fairfield Island, and Little Mountain. We design suite and infill projects to that framework rather than the old single-family rules.

03

Flood Construction Level rules

Fairfield Island, parts of Greendale, lower Yarrow, and patches along the Vedder all sit inside Flood Construction Level zones. Below-grade scope, suite conversions, and additions need to meet FCL elevation requirements or work creatively around them. We flag this at the site visit, not after a permit application gets returned.

04

Chilliwack housing stock by era

Most Chilliwack homes were built between 1965 and 2000. That means service panels at 60 or 100 amps, aluminum branch circuits in some 1970s homes, polybutylene supply lines from the late 1980s and early 1990s, and original heat pumps reaching end of life. A serious renovation usually triggers a mechanical upgrade. We price for that honestly rather than handing back a low quote and a list of change orders later.

05

Heritage Conservation Areas

The Mountain View Heritage Conservation Area in Downtown Chilliwack has additional permit pathways for exterior changes on listed character homes. Other heritage register properties exist across the city. We work within the Heritage Alteration Permit process, including the prep and design review that typically adds two to four weeks to a renovation timeline.

06

Coach houses and garden suites

Development Permit Area 8 governs coach house and garden suite design across Chilliwack, with size, height, parking, and aesthetic requirements that vary by lot type. We assess lots against DPA 8 at the site visit and tell you which configuration the property realistically supports. Not every Chilliwack property qualifies.

What we build in Chilliwack

Services we provide
across the city.

Kitchen renovations

Layout changes, custom cabinetry, islands, appliance coordination across every Chilliwack neighborhood.

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Bathroom renovations

Full rebuilds, custom showers with proper waterproofing, ensuites, and accessibility work.

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Basement renovations

Finished basements, legal secondary suites, rec rooms. Permit-heavy work handled by one accountable company.

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Whole-home renovations

Multi-room and down-to-studs renovations on Chilliwack ranchers, two-storey homes, and acreage properties.

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Additions and legal suites

Second-storey additions, rear additions, coach houses, garden suites, and basement suite conversions.

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Commercial work

Tenant improvements, retail build-outs, franchise renovations across Chilliwack and the Fraser Valley.

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Why Chilliwack homeowners call us

Backed by the
neighborhood.

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Average Google rating

4

Key trades in-house

11

Chilliwack neighborhoods covered

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Surprise invoices

Common questions

Building in Chilliwack.

City-wide questions from Chilliwack homeowners planning a renovation.

  • Most contact happens through the Book a Design Consultation form on this site rather than a phone line, which keeps our project managers focused on active builds rather than fielding calls. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm. We typically reply within one business day.
  • All of them. Our most active areas are Sardis, Vedder Crossing, Promontory, Garrison Crossing, and Downtown Chilliwack, but we have completed projects in every one of the 11 neighborhoods listed on this page. Travel and scheduling are not a barrier inside Chilliwack proper because our crews are based here.
  • Pricing depends heavily on scope and home era. Kitchen renovations typically run $30K to $150K, bathrooms $15K to $75K, basement finishes $35K to $100K, legal secondary suites $100K to $150K, and whole-home renovations $150K to $650K and up. The biggest cost driver in Chilliwack is whether mechanical systems (electrical service, plumbing supply, HVAC) need updating. Older Sardis, Fairfield Island, and Downtown homes almost always do.
  • Most renovations that involve structural changes, electrical work beyond a simple receptacle, plumbing relocations, or any below-grade conversion to living space require a permit through the City of Chilliwack. Trade permits are pulled directly by our Red Seal electricians (BC Licensed Electrical Contractor) and Red Seal plumbers. Building permits are pulled either by us or by the homeowner depending on scope, and that is settled before the contract is signed.
  • If your property sits inside the Chilliwack Urban Growth Boundary (most residential properties do), Bill 44 permits up to four housing units on a lot that previously allowed only one. That opens up coach house, garden suite, basement suite, and small infill development pathways that did not exist a few years ago. We design projects to take advantage of this where it makes sense, while staying inside what the City and the BC Building Code actually require.
  • Bathroom renovations typically run 2 to 10 weeks. Kitchens 4 to 10 weeks. Basement finishes 6 to 12 weeks. Legal secondary suites 12 to 22 weeks including permits. Whole-home renovations 3 to 12 months. Additions and second-storey work 4 to 9 months. Permit timelines through the City of Chilliwack add 4 to 12 weeks before construction starts on permitted scope.
  • Yes. The Mountain View Heritage Conservation Area in Downtown Chilliwack has its own Heritage Alteration Permit process for exterior changes, and other listed character homes around the city have similar overlays. We have run renovations through HAP review and know how the design process needs to adapt. Heritage work typically adds two to four weeks to a renovation schedule for the design-review pathway.
  • Properties on Fairfield Island, parts of lower Yarrow and Greendale, and along the Vedder corridor often sit inside FCL zones. The city map shows the boundaries clearly. Inside an FCL zone, finished floor elevation requirements affect what can be added below grade, whether basement suites are buildable, and how additions need to be designed. We check this before quoting any below-grade scope.
  • Yes. Huntley Construction Ltd. is fully insured, our electrical division holds a BC Licensed Electrical Contractor (LEC) certification, our electricians and plumbers are Red Seal certified, and we carry workers compensation coverage through WorkSafeBC. Custom home builds are covered by the mandatory BC 2-5-10 New Home Warranty. Every Huntley project carries our 12-month workmanship commitment from handover.

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