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Framing & Foundation
Residential framing contractor — Duncan & North Cowichan, BC
Every great home starts with a skeleton of precision. Our framing crews raise walls that stand true, joists that never sag, and structures engineered to outlast generations across Duncan, North Cowichan, and the Cowichan Valley.
From solid foundations and concrete formwork to full structural framing and carpentry, we bring the technical expertise and craftsmanship that transforms blueprints into the bones of your future. Serving Lake Cowichan, Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Ladysmith, Shawnigan Lake, and Mill Bay.
Framing
Walls, floors, roofs, additions
Foundation
Concrete, formwork, footings
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Interior Finishing
Finish carpentry & cabinetry — Cowichan Valley, BC
This is where a house becomes a home. Crown molding that catches the light. Cabinets that close with a whisper. Trim work so precise it looks like it grew there. Expert finish carpentry for homes in Duncan, North Cowichan, and across the valley.
Our finishing carpenters obsess over the details you'll touch every day — because these are the surfaces where your life unfolds. Interior finishing services available in Chemainus, Ladysmith, Shawnigan Lake, Mill Bay, and beyond.
Trim & Molding
Cabinetry
Built-ins
deck
Decking & Exteriors
Custom decks & outdoor living — Duncan & Cowichan Valley
Where the indoors meets the wild. We build decks for barefoot summer mornings, covered porches for watching storms roll in, and outdoor spaces that extend your living into nature — from Duncan to Shawnigan Lake and throughout the Cowichan Valley.
Cedar, composite, or hardwood — we match materials to your lifestyle and Vancouver Island's coastal climate, building structures that weather beautifully for decades. Custom decking in North Cowichan, Cobble Hill, Mill Bay, and beyond.
Decks & Patios
Cedar, composite, covered
Exteriors
Siding, pergolas, fencing
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Renovations
Home renovations & remodels — Duncan & North Cowichan, BC
Your home has good bones — let's make them great. Whether it's opening up a cramped kitchen, adding a primary suite, or transforming a dated space into something that fits how you live now. Full home renovations for homeowners in Duncan, North Cowichan, and the Cowichan Valley.
We handle renovations with surgical precision, respecting your home while reimagining its potential. Renovation contractor serving Lake Cowichan, Chemainus, Crofton, Cobble Hill, Ladysmith, Shawnigan Lake, and Mill Bay.
Full Renos
Whole home transformations
Additions
Suites, rooms, expansions
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Timber Framing
Post & beam construction — Vancouver Island, BC
There's something ancient and honest about timber. Massive beams joined with precision, wood that tells a story, structures that feel like they belong to the land. Timber framing for homes throughout the Cowichan Valley and Vancouver Island.
We bring traditional timber framing techniques together with modern engineering — creating post-and-beam homes, pavilions, and structures with soul. Based in Duncan and North Cowichan, serving Lake Cowichan, Shawnigan Lake, Cobble Hill, and beyond.
Morning light spills through timber beams onto worn kitchen floors. Coffee steam rises toward cathedral ceilings while fog lifts from the valley below. Through floor-to-ceiling glass, cedar boughs frame snow-dusted peaks you've memorized by heart.
The deck you're standing on was built by hands that understood — this isn't just square footage. It's where your children will mark their heights on a doorframe. Where you'll watch storms roll in from the coast. Where ordinary Tuesdays become the memories you didn't know you were making.
Maybe your perfect home is a cabin tucked into old-growth forest. A craftsman on a quiet street. A modern retreat where the wild meets the refined. Wherever it is — on a mountainside, lakefront, or nestled in a neighborhood you've loved for years — that's where we come in.
OchrePoint
We build the bones of the places you'll call home.
About the CrewengineeringFrom the OchrePoint Family
Local hands. Island roots. Work that lasts.
The Cowichan Valley — the place we call home and the place we build.
OchrePoint Contracting is a residential contractor based in Duncan and North Cowichan, BC, specializing in framing, carpentry, foundation and concrete work, interior finishing, timber framing, decking, and full home renovations across the Cowichan Valley.
We bring + years of construction experience to every project, licensed and fully insured, local to Vancouver Island, and committed to quality and timelines. Our crews serve Duncan, North Cowichan, Lake Cowichan, Chemainus, Crofton, Cobble Hill, Ladysmith, Shawnigan Lake, and Mill Bay. Projects outside that range? Give us a call. We're flexible.
— "Built on Skill, Finished with Pride."
Service AreamapFrom the OchrePoint Family
Residential contractor serving Duncan, North Cowichan & the Cowichan Valley
Our service area — Duncan, North Cowichan, and every community across the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island.
We work the whole south end of Vancouver Island: from downtown Duncan to the quiet coves of Mill Bay, cedar-shadowed Shawnigan Lake to the working waterfront of Chemainus.
Duncan, BC
North Cowichan
Lake Cowichan
Chemainus
Crofton
Cobble Hill
Ladysmith
Shawnigan Lake
Mill Bay
Projects outside this range? Give us a call — we're flexible.
Our ProcesshandshakeFrom the OchrePoint Family
From first handshake to final walkthrough
Plans, people, and a clean job site — the arc of every project we take on.
1. The conversation. Every project starts with us coming to you. We walk the site, listen hard, and ask the questions that shape a good estimate: what you want, what you've tried, what keeps you up at night about the build. No high-pressure pitch, no commission-hungry sales rep — just the crew who'll actually do the work.
2. The plan. From there we scope the job, pull permits, source materials, and lock a realistic timeline. You get one point of contact — the lead carpenter running your project — and one detailed estimate that spells out every line item. No surprise up-charges mid-build. If a change-order is needed, you approve it before anyone picks up a tool.
3. The build. On the tools it's our crew — not subs you've never met. We start early, keep the site clean, and send a short daily note so you always know what happened and what's next. Square, plumb, true — the stuff that takes an extra hour today but saves a thousand over the life of the build.
4. The walkthrough & guarantee. Before we invoice the final payment, we hand you a punch list: anything you notice, we fix first. Our work is backed by a two-year workmanship guarantee on top of the manufacturer warranties on every product installed. If something's off a year in, we come back.
5. Beyond the build. The best compliment is the one you give your neighbour over the fence. Most of our work comes from people who hired us once and told someone else about it. We're not going anywhere — when you're ready for the next phase, we'll be a phone call away.
— Skill, clarity, and the same phone number for years. That's the deal.
Renovationshome_repair_serviceFrom the OchrePoint Family
Your home has good bones — let's make them great
A premium kitchen rebuilt — dark cabinetry, stone counters, brass detail.
Maybe it's the kitchen that hasn't worked since 2003. The basement suite you've meant to finish for five years. The primary bedroom that still feels like the previous owner's.
We handle full home renovations with surgical precision — opening up cramped layouts, adding additions, transforming dated spaces into ones that fit how you actually live now. Whole-home transforms or single-room refreshes, we respect the home you have while reimagining what it could be.
Interior FinishinghandymanFrom the OchrePoint Family
Where a house becomes a home
Custom millwork and a feature wood wall — finish work as architecture.
Crown molding that catches the morning light. Cabinet doors that close with a whisper. Trim work so precise it looks like it grew there. Built-ins designed for how you actually live, not how a stock catalogue thinks you should.
Our finishing carpenters obsess over the surfaces you'll touch every day, because those are the ones that make a house feel right.
Framing & FoundationconstructionFrom the OchrePoint Family
Every great home starts with a skeleton of precision
Plans first, precision second — every build starts at the drafting table.
Walls that stand true. Joists that never sag. Foundations engineered to outlast the people who pour them.
From concrete formwork and structural framing to additions and full new builds, we bring the technical chops that turn a blueprint into the bones of your future home — the part nobody sees, but the part everything else depends on.
Timber FramingcabinFrom the OchrePoint Family
Massive beams. Honest joinery. Structures with soul.
A timber-frame home at twilight — heavy beams, lit from within.
There's something ancient and grounding about timber. Heavy beams joined with traditional precision, wood that tells a story, structures that feel like they belong to the land they sit on.
We pair old-world techniques with modern engineering — building post-and-beam homes, pavilions, carports, and timber frame structures that stand for generations.
Decking & ExteriorsdeckFrom the OchrePoint Family
Where the indoors meets the wild
Indoor flowing to outdoor — hardwood deck, built-in grill, the long view.
Decks for barefoot summer mornings. Covered porches for watching coastal storms roll in. Pergolas, patios, and outdoor rooms that extend your living into the trees.
Cedar, composite, or hardwood — we match the material to your lifestyle and the island's climate, building exteriors that weather beautifully for decades.
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