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General Contractor in Richmond, BC
As a general contractor in Richmond, BC, we build on ground that behaves differently than anywhere else we work. Richmond sits on Fraser River delta soil - layers of peat, silt, and clay deposited over centuries - and that ground moves. Older homes in Steveston and Garden City show the signs: sloped floors, doors and windows that stick seasonally, and drywall cracking along diagonal lines as the foundation shifts beneath them. Before we pour a single footing, we account for differential settlement and liquefaction risk in the foundation design, because getting the base wrong on delta soil is a problem you pay for decades.
The City of Richmond also requires every new floor system to sit at or above the Flood Construction Level, set at 3.5 metres geodetic for most residential areas - roughly 1.0 to 1.5 metres above existing grade. That elevation requirement can add meaningfully to foundation costs on additions and renovations, and on second-storey builds where the existing footing wasn't engineered for the extra load, screw piles driven 15 to 25 metres down to load-bearing soil become a common solution. We read the soil report, the FCL requirement, and the existing foundation together, then design a base that holds up on Richmond's ground for the life of the building - whether it's a new custom home or a multi-family build.
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New Construction
Ground-up custom homes built to your vision, from foundation to final finish.
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Preserving the character of older homes while bringing them up to modern standards.
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Multi-family and duplex construction built for density, efficiency, and lasting value.
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Professional project management that keeps your build on time, on budget, and on spec.
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Why Work With Us
Why Richmond Homeowners Work With Us
Delta soil foundation expertise
Richmond's peat, silt, and clay compress and shift differently than the bedrock and till we build on across the water. We read geotechnical reports against the specific neighbourhood - Steveston, Garden City, East Richmond - and design foundations that account for differential settlement before the first pour, not after the floors start sloping.
Flood Construction Level compliance
Richmond's 3.5-metre geodetic FCL shapes every floor system we design in the city. Whether you're building new or adding on, we build the elevation requirement into the foundation plan and the grading from the start so your permit application clears without rework.
Screw pile experience
When a second-storey addition loads onto a footing that wasn't engineered for it, helical steel piles driven to load-bearing soil 15 to 25 metres down are often the right answer. We've used screw piles on Richmond additions where the existing foundation couldn't carry the new structure, and we know when they're necessary versus when the existing footing can be reinforced.
One standard, every project
Manvir Singh Mohar founded New Legend Builders and runs the company day-to-day. That means the same hands and the same standard carry your Richmond project from soil report to final walk-through - whether it's a laneway on delta ground, a second-storey addition on screw piles, or a full custom build raised to FCL.
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