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Home Renovation Services in Surrey & Metro Vancouver

Elite Contracting Ltd. is one accountable crew for every part of the house across Surrey and the Lower Mainland: kitchens, bathrooms, basements, full-home renovations, structural changes, and finishing.

The Short Version

Elite Contracting Ltd. is a renovation contractor working out of a shop on Scott Road in North Surrey. The residential side runs from whole houses down to single rooms, covering kitchens, bathrooms, basement suites, structural wall removals, and flooring and finishing.

Building permits for this work go through the City of Surrey, and Elite pulls the permits as part of the job. Estimates cost nothing, and the form on this page starts one.

  • What home renovation services do you offer in Surrey and Metro Vancouver? We handle full-home renovations, kitchens, bathrooms, basement suites, structural changes, and flooring and finishing, from a single room to a whole-house project.
  • Do you handle permits and design for a Surrey home renovation? We help with layout and material choices, and when a project changes structure or adds a suite we prepare and manage the permit applications with your municipality.
  • Do you work across Metro Vancouver? From our Surrey shop we renovate homes across Surrey, Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, the Tri-Cities, the North Shore, Langley, Delta, and White Rock.
  • How do I get started on a home renovation in Surrey, BC? Contact us through the website or call (604) 376-1481 to book a walkthrough. We will look at your home, talk through options, and give you a clear estimate.

Reviewed by Ranbir Bagri, Owner, Elite Contracting Ltd.

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Planning a project outside Surrey? Elite Contracting also handles home renovation in Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond. For business spaces, see our commercial tenant improvement services or contact the team with your plans.

Local Knowledge

Renovating Homes Across Surrey and Metro Vancouver

The Lower Mainland's housing was built in waves, and a renovation goes smoother when your contractor already knows what each wave hides behind the drywall. Our crews open up homes across the region every week. Here is what we plan for before demolition day.

Houses from the 1960s through the 1980s

A big share of Surrey, Delta, and Coquitlam housing dates to these decades. Homes from the 60s and 70s can carry aluminum branch wiring, and 80s builds often run poly-B plumbing. Insurers ask about both, so we price those upgrades into the renovation rather than discovering them mid-build.

Basement suites and mortgage helpers

Suites are how many Metro Vancouver families afford their homes. Legalizing one takes a building permit, proper egress windows, and inspections, and our basement crews handle that full path, including the classic Vancouver Special up-down layout.

Rain, and lots of it

Coastal winters push moisture at every envelope. Bathrooms get real ventilation, additions get proper flashing, and anything touching an exterior wall gets detailed for the wet season it will live through.

Two different rulebooks

Vancouver runs its own building by-law, while Surrey and most neighbouring cities administer the BC Building Code. We pull permits under both systems, so where your house sits changes our paperwork, not your workload.

Proof from a real schedule

When a client bought a 1,200 square foot townhome in Burnaby, our crew renovated both bathrooms and the kitchen, replaced all the flooring, and painted the entire unit in two weeks. Her review credits a reasonable budget and work delivered on schedule.

Open-plan living room and kitchen island with a fireplace and pendant lighting

One crew, the whole region

That open-plan living space above is our own work, a full home renovation on Heather Street in Vancouver. From our Surrey shop we run the same crews to Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, New Westminster, Delta, White Rock, Langley, and North Vancouver. See every city on our service areas page, and if your project needs one company running every trade, we also work as a general contractor in Surrey.

How It Works

How a Home Renovation With Elite Runs

1

Walkthrough

We come to the house, look at what you want changed, and talk through what is possible before anyone quotes anything.

2

Scope and schedule

You get a written estimate with a realistic timeline. One client called the original quote very detailed, with no surprises, and that is the bar we hold every estimate to.

3

Demolition to finishing

Our own crews run demolition, framing, mechanical coordination, drywall, flooring, paint, and trim, in sequence, under one project manager.

4

The last walkthrough

We go room by room with you, fix what needs fixing, and leave you with a workmanship warranty instead of a stack of trade invoices.

Plan Your Project

Renovate in One Pass, or Room by Room?

Homeowners ask us this on almost every first walkthrough. Both paths work. They trade off differently, and the honest comparison looks like this.

Whole home in one passRoom by room over time
How it runsOne mobilization, one permit file, one schedule. Trades move through the house in sequence, so the electrician opens walls once instead of three times.Smaller projects spaced out as budget allows. You stay in the home, and each phase finishes fully before the next starts.
What to plan forYou may need to live elsewhere for part of the build. The Burnaby townhome we finished in two weeks had just changed hands, which is what made a fast single pass possible.Repeat setup and drywall-dust cycles, and finishes chosen years apart can drift apart in style.
Best whenYou have just bought the place, or the kitchen, bathrooms, and flooring all need attention anyway.You are staying put for years and want to spread the spending, starting with the room that bothers you most.

Either way, the planning conversation starts the same. Our guides on when renovations need permits and how to start a renovation right are worth ten minutes before we meet.

Real Reviews

What Home Renovation Clients Say

★★★★★ 5.0 on Google

★★★★★

We hired Elite Contracting Ltd. for drywall, painting, laminate flooring, and trim installation. The workmanship and final finish quality were excellent. One of the best renovation companies in Surrey.

Karen Taylor
★★★★★

We hired Elite Contracting Ltd. for a full home renovation in Surrey and the results were outstanding. Ranbir and his team delivered high-end luxury finishes, modern design, quality flooring, drywall, painting, and custom detailing. One of the best renovation contractors in the Lower Mainland.

Irene Stephens
★★★★★

Our home renovation project in North Vancouver turned out amazing thanks to Elite Contracting Ltd. The modern design, lighting, flooring, and finishing gave our house a true luxury look.

Golda Gerow
FAQs

Home Renovation, Answered

What home renovation services do you offer in Surrey and Metro Vancouver?

We handle full-home renovations, kitchens, bathrooms, basement suites, structural changes, and flooring and finishing, from a single room to a whole-house project.

Do you handle permits and design for a Surrey home renovation?

Yes. We help with layout and material choices, and when a project changes structure or adds a suite we prepare and manage the permit applications with your municipality.

Do you work across Metro Vancouver?

From our Surrey shop we renovate homes across Surrey, Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, the Tri-Cities, the North Shore, Langley, Delta, and White Rock.

Is your home renovation work in Surrey insured and warrantied?

Elite Contracting Ltd. is fully insured and backs every renovation with a workmanship warranty.

How do I get started on a home renovation in Surrey, BC?

Contact us through the website or call (604) 376-1481 to book a walkthrough. We will look at your home, talk through options, and give you a clear estimate.

Do I need a permit for a home renovation in Surrey, BC?

Cosmetic updates like paint and flooring usually need no permit. Structural changes, additions, and new or legalized suites do, through the City of Surrey. Vancouver projects run under the city’s own building by-law instead. We confirm what applies to your project and manage the applications either way.

How long does a full home renovation take in Metro Vancouver?

Scope decides it. An empty 1,200 square foot townhome took our crew two weeks for bathrooms, kitchen, flooring, and paint. An occupied house with structural changes and permits runs months, not weeks. Your written estimate includes the schedule for your actual project.

Where We Work From

The shop is at 10220 120 Street in Surrey, on Scott Road, in the Brownsville area of Whalley. The Pattullo Bridge and Scott Road SkyTrain Station sit in the same corner of North Surrey, so the crossing from New Westminster and Vancouver lands close by.

Open driving directions to the shop

Permits and Codes

  • City of Surrey. The city issues residential building permits and publishes what each kind of job requires. Residential building permits.
  • Province of British Columbia. The BC Codes set the construction standards that apply across the province. BC Codes.
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