Process
How to hire a general contractor in Edmonton
Blackrock Residential is an Edmonton general contractor. Gary Fehlauer leads the company. We build custom homes, 4-plex and multiplex work, and apartments for owners in Edmonton, St. Albert, Spruce Grove, Sherwood Park, and Stony Plain. You own the land. We build under a written stipulated-price contract. We start after funding is confirmed and the first deposit has cleared. If a later deposit is late, we stop.
If you cannot fund the job or will not pay deposits by phase, we are not the right builder.
The hire path
Four steps before a crew is booked
You own the lot or the deal. Bring the address.
Unit count, drawings or permits, funding, who signs.
Contract, funding confirmation, Deposit 1 cleared.
We mobilize. Later deposits fund the job. Late deposit, we stop.
Who is Blackrock Residential?
Blackrock Residential Corp. is a local Edmonton builder and general contractor. We are not BlackRock the asset manager and not Blackrock Homes. We are hired for the full build. You keep the land. We start after a signed contract, funding confirmation, and the first deposit.
Can you build on my lot?
Yes. You keep the land. We build the house, the infill multiplex, or the apartment under contract. We are not a production builder selling spec inventory and we do not buy your lot.
Who should hire us?
An owner or developer who already controls the land or the deal and needs a builder for a house, a 4-plex through 8-plex, or an apartment package. We are not a free partner on the lot and we are not a lender.
How do you price a job?
The price is the number in the written contract.
When do you start work?
After a signed construction agreement, funding confirmation, and Deposit 1 cleared in our account. We do not start on pay-me-when-it-leases.
What is the deposit schedule?
Typical multi-family ladder, adjusted per job, before GST: mobilization 20 percent, structure 20 percent, envelope 20 percent, interiors 20 percent, substantial performance 15 percent, final 5 percent. Smaller home or renovation jobs may use 30 / 30 / 30 / 10.
What happens if a deposit is late?
Work stops. Crews leave the site. Work resumes when the deposit and any remobilization costs are paid. That protects this job and the other owners in the queue.
Are you a trade contractor or a framer?
No. We are the general contractor. We take the full house, multiplex, or apartment under one contract.
Do you work under a written contract?
Yes. Every job is a written stipulated-price construction agreement. We do not start on a handshake. Funding confirmation and Deposit 1 have to clear before crews mobilize.
Who pulls permits, and when do crews start?
Development permit and building permit stay with the owner. We build to the issued drawings. Crews start after the signed agreement, funding confirmation, and Deposit 1. If a later deposit is late, work stops.
How do I start?
Bring a site address or drawings. We outline scope, the contract path, funding confirmation, and the deposit schedule before any crew is booked.