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Permanent modular and manufactured homes designed and built in British Columbia, for households putting down roots on land they own.
Start with your propertyWho this is for
Built for a Household, Not a Season.
A permanent home answers a different set of questions: who lives there and what the household needs, whether it is your primary home or a secondary one, what the property is and where it sits, how it is reached and serviced, and what basis the budget is being planned on. Those answers decide the route more than the floor plan does.
Compare the routes
Three Ways to Build a Home.
Modular, manufactured and bespoke describe different routes to a permanent home: some are construction methods, one is a design and service approach. Compare them before you settle on a direction.
Modular homes
Assembled from factory-built components in a controlled shop, then set on a foundation prepared for the site. Chosen where a permanent home and design control both matter.
Explore modular homes- How it’s built
- Assembled from factory-built components in a controlled shop, then transported and set on site.
- Design flexibility
- Layout, elevations and finishes can be adapted within the model’s structure; larger changes are handled as a bespoke direction.
- Best suited to
- A property where a permanent home is the goal and the design has to answer the site.
- Site & access
- A prepared building area and confirmed access for transport and lifting, with servicing planned alongside.
- Approvals & certification
- The construction and certification pathway is confirmed with you for your jurisdiction before design is fixed, after technical review, never before.
- Permanence
- Intended as a permanent home. Relocating it later is not part of the intended use.
Intended use, certification, property rules, access and servicing govern fit. This comparison is orientation, not an approval, and we do not promise permission. That is decided by the authority having jurisdiction for your property.
Find your fit
Not Sure Which Route Fits?
Three questions about how the home will be used, what the property is today, and which route you would like to understand first.
A provisional starting point only, not an approval, a certification decision or a finance assessment. Those are settled with your property and your local authority.
Question 1 of 3
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How will the home be used?
Primary and secondary use are treated differently on most properties.
Verified examples
Published Models and Completed Homes.
Models from our current catalogue, and completed residential projects we have published. Nothing here is a concept drawing or a recreational build presented as a house.
Property & site
What the Property Has to Answer First.
A short list to work through before design. It does not decide permission. It tells you which questions have to be answered, and in what order.
Intended use, certification, property rules, access and servicing govern fit. Permission is decided locally, not by Summit.
A building area and survey
A confirmed building envelope with setbacks and easements, from a survey where one exists.
Access for the home
Road, gate, turning and lifting space confirmed before delivery is scheduled.
Foundations
The foundation type is designed for the site and the home, and priced as part of the project.
Water and waste
A well or connection, with septic or sewer capacity confirmed for a full-time household.
Power and communications
Where the service enters, and the cost of bringing it to the building.
Local requirements
Zoning, permitted use, covenants, and the residential requirements that apply where the home will be installed.
Budget basis
Whether the budget is for the building alone or the total project, including site work, servicing and taxes.
How it works
From First Call to Move-In.
The same four Summit stages, with the steps that change for a permanent home. Expand a stage to see what you do, what we do, what exists at the end of it, and where the dependencies sit.
Stage one: Understand · One conversation
Share the home you have in mind
You describe the property, how you live day to day, and what the home needs to do. We listen for the brief behind the brief.
What you do
- The property and how you use it now
- Bedrooms, storage, work space and the rooms that matter most
- Anything you already know about the site or its constraints
What Summit does
- Understand how the home needs to work for your household
- Flag property questions early rather than late
- Tell you honestly whether the property can support the plan
What you have at the end
A clear brief for the home, and for the property it will sit on.
Stage two: Verify · Depends on available property information
Review the property and its requirements
Zoning, setbacks, servicing and the residential requirements for your area set the boundaries of the project. We establish them before design begins.
What you do
- Share surveys and servicing information if you have it
- Confirm access and available utilities
- Note any restrictions, covenants or deadlines you know of
What Summit does
- Review zoning, setbacks and permitted use
- Identify the residential requirements that will apply
- Set out what must be confirmed locally before design proceeds
What you have at the end
A realistic view of what can be built, where, and under which requirements.
Budget & inclusions
What the Price Actually Covers.
A permanent home has more than one cost. The building is one part of it; the property, the connections and the taxes are the rest.
01
The building
Model or bespoke design work, materials, fabrication and the finishes included in the proposal.
02
Site preparation
Clearing, grading, the building area and access works for your property.
03
Foundations
The foundation designed for the home and the site, including engineering where required.
04
Servicing
Water, power, septic or sewer, and the connections arranged with local providers.
05
Transport and lifting
Delivery distance, transport permits where required, crane or lift, and setting the home.
06
Applicable taxes
Goods and services tax and any other tax that applies, shown separately on the proposal.
No cost range is published here. Figures depend on the property, servicing, foundation and scope, and are set out in a written proposal with inclusions and exclusions once the design direction is defined.
Want a working figure rather than a list of scopes? Compass takes the building, the options and the packages and returns a preliminary investment to react to.
Common questions
The Questions Worth Asking Early.
Your next chapter
Have a Place in Mind?
Tell us about the property and the home you are planning. We will tell you what the property still has to answer before a design can be fixed.