Home Renovation Contractor in Langley, BC
Langley
Home Renovations
Ali's Old To New General Contracting is a home renovation contractor working across both the City of Langley and the Township of Langley. We handle kitchens, bathrooms, basement suites, additions and full interior renovations, from Fort Langley character homes to newer builds in Willoughby. Fully insured, BBB accredited, and renovating homes in the Fraser Valley for over a decade.
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Ali's Old To New General Contracting has worked as a home renovation contractor in Langley for over a decade. We are fully insured, BBB accredited and a registered British Columbia contractor, based in Surrey and a short drive from any Langley address. Our crews handle kitchens, bathrooms, interior renovations, flooring, painting and finishing, insulation, HVAC, plumbing, residential additions and commercial work. Some homeowners call us for one bathroom. Others hand us the whole house and move out for three months. Either way, the same person walks the site with you at the start, prices the work in writing, and picks up the phone partway through when you have a question. If you are comparing general contractors in Langley, ask each of them which building department covers your address, who is on site every day, and what happens when something unexpected shows up behind a wall. Call (778) 861-6482 and we will book a free on site quote.
City of Langley or Township of Langley, and Why It Matters
Langley is two separate municipalities. The City of Langley is the small urban core around Douglas and the Nicomekl. The Township of Langley wraps around it and covers everything from Walnut Grove down to Aldergrove. Each has its own building department, its own permit fees, its own application forms and its own inspection schedule. A permit issued by one is not valid in the other. This catches people out more often than you would expect, because a Langley mailing address on its own does not tell you which office reviews your drawings. Before we price anything we confirm which jurisdiction your property sits in, then check zoning, setbacks and whether the work needs a building permit, a plumbing permit or both. Township applications for suites and additions usually involve more review because of lot sizes, septic and rural servicing. City projects can be simpler, though the older housing stock brings its own surprises. Sorting this out before demolition is what keeps a schedule honest.
Communities We Serve Across Langley
We work through the whole of Langley. In Walnut Grove and Willoughby most of our time goes into kitchens, ensuite bathrooms and basement development in homes built from the 1980s onward. Willowbrook and Murrayville bring a mix of older ramblers and infill, often with tired plumbing that deserves attention while the walls are already open. Brookswood and Fernridge sit on larger treed lots where additions, garage conversions and attic conversions make sense. Fort Langley work tends to be careful, detail heavy renovation on character homes. Aldergrove, Milner, Campbell Valley and the Salmon River area are more rural, with acreage properties, wells, septic systems and outbuildings. In the City of Langley we take on apartments, older single family homes and small commercial units, so both residential and commercial renovations. If your neighbourhood is not named here and you are inside Langley, call anyway. The drive is the same for us and the quote is still free.
Renovating Langley's Range of Housing
Langley was not built in one era, so no two jobs are the same. Fort Langley heritage homes can hide old wiring, balloon framing, undersized joists and additions from three different decades stacked on top of each other. We open a small area first, look at what is actually there, and price from that instead of guessing. Walnut Grove and Willowbrook homes from the 1980s and early 1990s usually have sound structure but dated layouts, hollow core doors, poly-B plumbing in some cases, and closed off kitchens owners want opened up. That normally means a beam and a structural engineer's drawing. Newer Willoughby townhouses and single family builds are a different job again, mostly finishing upgrades, basement completion, built ins, flooring and paint, plus strata approval on townhouse work. Wood rot and dry rot repair shows up across all three, especially around decks, window openings and older exterior trim. We price the repair once the rot is exposed and measured.
Basement Suites and Home Additions in Langley
Basement suites are one of the most common calls we get in Langley, particularly in Willoughby, Walnut Grove and Brookswood where basements are full height. A legal secondary suite is more than a kitchen and a separate door. It needs its own entry, fire separation between the units, a proper ceiling assembly, egress windows sized to code, dedicated heating and ventilation, interconnected smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, and parking that satisfies the zoning bylaw. The Township and the City handle suite applications differently, so we confirm the rules for your specific property before drawings begin. Home additions run $200 to $400 per square foot, depending on foundation work, how the new roof ties into the old one, how much of the existing house gets disturbed and the level of finish you choose. A small bump out off a kitchen sits near the bottom of that range. A full second storey with new structure and reworked mechanical systems sits near the top.
Kitchen and Bathroom Renovations in Langley
Kitchen renovations in Langley generally run $25,000 to $80,000 or more. The spread comes from cabinets, counters, whether plumbing and gas lines move, whether a wall is load bearing, and how much electrical has to be brought up to current code. A same footprint refresh with new cabinets, quartz and appliances sits near the bottom. Taking out a bearing wall, relocating the sink, adding an island with power and water, then refinishing the adjoining floors pushes toward the top. Bathroom renovations run $15,000 to $50,000 or more. A main bathroom with a tub, tile surround and a new vanity is a smaller job than a primary ensuite with a curbless shower, in floor heat, a linear drain and relocated drainage. Outdoor kitchens and covered patio cooking areas come up often in Langley, and those bring gas, weatherproof cabinetry, drainage and usually a permit. We quote fixtures and finishes as line items so you can see what a change actually costs.
Acreage and Rural Property Work in the Township
A large share of the Township is acreage and rural property, and that changes how a renovation runs. Homes on wells and septic systems have real limits. Adding bathrooms or a suite can push a septic field past what it was designed to carry, so that gets checked before we price a layout, not after. Well water can be hard on new fixtures and tankless equipment, and some homes need filtration or softening built into the plan. Long gravel driveways matter more than people expect, because material deliveries, disposal bins and concrete trucks need turning room and firm ground, especially through a wet Fraser Valley winter. Electrical service on older rural homes is often undersized for a modern kitchen or a heat pump. Shops, barns and detached garages carry their own zoning and permit questions. We walk the whole property on the first visit, not only the room you want changed, because on acreage the real constraints usually sit outside the house.
What to Expect Working With Us in Langley
The first step is a free on site consultation. We walk the space with you, listen to what you want, say plainly what will and will not work in your house, then take measurements and photos. You get a written quote broken into line items so you can see where the money goes. If drawings or engineering are needed we arrange them, and we submit to the correct Langley building department for your address. Before demolition we confirm the schedule, the payment stages, site protection and working hours. During the job you have one point of contact and regular updates, and any change is priced and approved in writing before anyone picks up a tool. Inspections are booked and attended by us. At the end we walk the job together, write up a deficiency list, and finish those items before we ask for final payment. We are fully insured, and the trades on your site are covered too.
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