Your custom home.

Beautifully designed. Hand Crafted by Master Builders.

Ottawa Custom Home Builders – Bring your Dream Home to Life.

For over 65 years, OakWood has been designing and building high quality custom homes that bring the vision and dreams of our clients to life. OakWood has developed a reputation as trusted Ottawa custom home builders because of our commitment to customer satisfaction and quality-built homes. We provide an end-to-end home building solution that includes site location, planning, financing, permits, City inspections, architectural design, project management, material selection from our award-winning Design Centre, construction and an after move-in Handyman service.

OakWood a name you can trust to do it right

Consumer Choice Favourite

Consumer Choice Favourite

Voted Ottawa’s Best Designer and Renovation Company every year since 2008

Multiple Award Winner

Multiple Award Winner

Ontario’s Best Kitchen, Ontario Renovator of the Year, Best Design Centre in Canada and many more

Net Zero Qualified Builder

Net Zero Qualified Builder

The ultimate in comfort and efficiency. OakWood is a CHBA Qualified Net Zero Home Builder

“Even in good economic times, financing can be challenging. OakWood can assist by introducing qualified clients to our financial and investor network, helping them secure the capital needed to move forward with a new kitchen, home renovation, custom home, or investment income property project more quickly.”

John Liptak, President & CEO OakWood

Your search for the perfect custom home location starts here!

Use the interactive map to browse various estate lots throughout the City

Vacant Lot Map

How we turn your dream home into reality

Enjoy a Design & Build process over 65 years in the making.
Every step of your custom home project is supported by certified OakWood specialists.

site location & planning

Site Location & Planning

feasibility assessment

Feasibility Assessment

custom architectural design

Custom Architectural Design

3d render of your home

Walk Through Your Home in 3D

material selection

Material Selection

build and price plans

Fixed Price Contract & Build Plan

dedicated project manager

Dedicated Project Manager

licensed trade professionals

Licensed Trade Professionals

VIP Client Portal

VIP Client Portal - See Everything

high performance

High Performance enhancements that are good for the value of your home and the planet

OakWood specializes in custom homes that are the most energy-efficient, enabled by Smart Technology, hypoallergenic, and built using the eco-friendliest materials and construction practices in the industry.

We constantly evaluate and test high-performance solutions from leading-edge suppliers including:

Custom Turnkey Home

Get a turnkey solution

Whether you’re starting with a blank sheet of paper, have a custom design in mind, or are working with an Architect or Designer—OakWood provides a complete range of in-house services that span every step in the design-build process.

Material selection made easy

Why travel all over the city to choose materials for your custom home? The award winning OakWood Design Centre and Showroom has everything you need under one roof. Get inspired by over 7,500 innovative products and fully functioning displays. Choose materials from any manufacturer in the world.

material selection
residential in-fill lots

Residential in-fill lots

Thinking of building your dream home on an undeveloped property or tearing down an existing old home in an established urban neighbourhood that you love? OakWood can assess the site, identify pros and cons, work with City officials, and develop a custom build plan for you.

Technology drives every aspect of your project

OakWood is the most technologically advanced builder in Canada. Every aspect of our business and all services are enabled by proprietary, construction specific cloud-based software. This is how we unconditionally guarantee you’ll never pay a penny more than we quote. And how you’ll know the exact status of your project in real-time through any secure IP-enabled device.

high performance technology

Build an OakWood Custom Home on a Larger Estate Lot

Designed to exacting specifications by Master Builders

OakWood has access to quality lots from half-an-acre to 5-acres, as well as, larger parcels of land in prime locations across the City of Ottawa. Build your dream home from scratch designed specifically for the lot, with any level of customization.

estate lots

Get Inspired!

These beautiful photos show the incredible range of design options available to support your custom home project. Many of the materials shown can be seen in fully functioning displays at the OakWood Design Centre.

Book a consult and tour to see for yourself!

See more beautiful projects to pique your imagination in our Inspiration Gallery!