Heritage & Character Restoration
Old Bones.
New Forever.
The rare craft of saving a character home — preserving its soul while rebuilding it to last another century.
Heritage Restoration
Some Homes
Are Worth Saving.
Heritage restoration is not renovation. It is the patient, specialist craft of preserving a home's original character — its joinery, mouldings, and proportions — while rebuilding everything behind the walls to modern standards of safety, insulation, and comfort.
For more than 17 years, Founder George Kollattu has specialized in exactly this work, restoring heritage and character homes across Greater Vancouver. Every restoration is led personally by George — on site, every day. It is the kind of work most builders won't touch, and the reason heritage homeowners seek him out by name.
See It For Yourself
A Home Most
Would Have Demolished.
When a century-old heritage home faced the wrecking ball, George took the path almost no builder will — he lifted the entire house, moved it to safety, and rebuilt it from the foundation up, saving a piece of history that was meant to be lost.
Restoring a heritage home is rare. Relocating one and bringing it back to life is a different craft entirely — and it's exactly the work George is sought out for. Curious how it's done? Pick up the phone and ask him.
Ask George
What Heritage Restoration Involves
Craft Most Builders Avoid
Period-Accurate Restoration
Preserving original mouldings, joinery, windows, and proportions — repairing and matching to the era rather than replacing with the generic.
Heritage Lifting & Relocation
When a home needs saving, George can lift and relocate the entire structure — protecting the original fabric while a new foundation goes in beneath it.
Seismic Reinforcement
Bringing century-old structures up to modern seismic standards — foundation bolting, cripple-wall bracing, and discreet structural reinforcement.
Foundation Rebuilds
Replacing failing rubble and timber foundations with new, code-compliant concrete — often beneath a home that stays standing throughout.
Systems Modernization
New wiring, plumbing, heating, insulation, and smart-home integration — quietly hidden so a heritage home feels original but lives modern.
Heritage Compliance
Navigating heritage designations, conservation guidelines, and municipal approvals so your restoration is done right — and done legally.
Have a Heritage Home Worth Saving?
Talk to the builder who restores them by hand. Free consultation with Founder George.
Prefer to speak with the founder? Call George at 604-839-9637.