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Construction site with a wooden house in progress, construction materials, and a black pickup truck parked nearby, with mountains and trees in the background.
Living room with exposed wooden beams, open kitchen, dining area, and a blue sofa with colorful pillows.
Large wooden house by a lake with trees and green grass in the background.
A wooden house with a steep roof and large windows on a rocky hillside surrounded by trees.
A dark brown wooden house with a gray shingle roof, decorated with string lights along the eaves, and surrounded by trees. The front yard has a gravel surface, with a small porch on the left with two chairs, a plant, and hanging decorations. Several small pine trees, rocks, and flowering plants are in front of the house, and there are children's play equipment on the right side.
Living room with large floor-to-ceiling windows, wooden ceiling, rustic dining table, black recliners, and potted plants.

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ABOUT US

100 Mile House Custom Home Contractor

We build with excellence. Our team—featuring top-tier tradesmen and skilled carpenter apprentices—delivers unmatched craftsmanship and attention to detail. Known for our honest, reliable approach, we foster lasting customer relationships while creating exceptional custom homes throughout the Cariboo.

A Family Tradition of Excellence

Second-generation master carpenter Aaron Burwell grew up in a family of builders, gaining hands-on experience in his father’s company before refining his expertise at Thompson Rivers University. His commitment to craftsmanship earned him top honors in local, provincial, and national carpentry competitions.

With 35 years of Burwell family construction experience and over 200 homes built, Wilderness Custom Homes ensures every project meets the highest standards. Registered under British Columbia’s warranty programs, we are hands-on leaders, conducting daily site visits to guarantee quality. Our passion for building homes with care and precision is evident in every detail.

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Modern house with a spacious backyard patio with outdoor furniture, surrounded by a garden with small bushes, a stone retaining wall, and a well-maintained lawn.
Larger house with a wooden exterior and stone accents, a sloped roof, large windows, and a spacious backyard with picnic tables and a fire pit.
Blue house with a porch in a grassy yard, surrounded by trees, with outdoor furniture and yellow chairs on the porch.
Interior of a bright dining area with large windows, a chandelier, a wooden dining table, matching bench, and chairs, surrounded by potted plants.
Living room with a stone fireplace, wooden ceiling, and a large window. Decor includes vases with branches and flowers on the mantel, a TV on a dark stand, and a dark fur rug.
Modern kitchen with black countertops, white cabinets, black backsplash, and a black oven. A window with natural light, a wooden beam, and a small bookshelf in the kitchen island. Decorative signs on the wall, and a dining table with black chairs.

OUR APPROACH

A uniquely customized home for you!

Wilderness Custom Homes BC are known for our honest, reliable approach to building custom homes and the excellent and long-term relationships we enjoy with our customers. We pride ourselves on being one of the best residential home contractors in the Cariboo. Proven by our expertise, experience and dedication to quality, your new custom home will reflect our passion for doing the job right with the best quality materials and our meticulous attention to detail.

RECENT PROJECTS

Designed with your vision in mind

Blue house with a deck, yellow Adirondack chairs, outdoor furniture, and a mountain climbing wall on the side, set in a green yard with trees in the background.

Rancher Style Home

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Modern house with wooden exterior, large windows, outdoor seating on a deck, surrounded by rocks and green grass, and trees in the background.

Post & Beam Home

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Front view of a wooden house with stone accents, black window frames, a wooden door, and an outdoor seating area with two chairs and a small table.

Lakeside Traditional Home

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CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

At WCHBC, we create satisfied Customers

“Wilderness Custom Homes and the guys that work for Aaron were a pleasure dealing with. Starting with the vision and design, to the fair costing of the project, to it’s timely completion. Aaron of Wilderness Custom Homes was professional and courteous throughout and work was of the highest quality. I have no hesitation in recommending Wilderness Custom Homes for a start to finish project. We love what they did for us!”

~ Kelly Pesiak

“We had an amazing experience building our home with Aaron and his crew from Wilderness Custom Homes. Aaron was incredibly accommodating with any changes that came up during the process and always had great ideas to contribute. We gave him creative freedom with the fireplace, and the result was absolutely stunning. He also insisted on adding the turret, and now we can’t imagine the house without it - it was the perfect touch! The craftsmanship from Aaron and his team is outstanding, and our home has been solid and issue-free. We truly love our home and couldn’t be happier with how everything turned out. We would recommend Aaron."

~ Don & Cindy Shultz

"We decided to move to our long-time property at Green Lake when we retired, and we knew we could not live in our small 50+ year old cabin. After a lot of good feedback, we opted to go with Wilderness Custom Homes for the build of our new home and garage. We have never gone through this process before, and Wilderness made it pretty painless from design through completion. Our build was challenging in that it occurred during the height of Covid and all the supply-chain issues. It also involved driveway changes, new septic, well upgrades, as well as hydro changes affecting two of our neighbours. Aaron’s long-time relationships with quality local trades, as well as his rapport with regulatory bodies and utilities really helped keep the process moving forward. Despite the challenges we had, our build was completed on time, and we are very happy with the results. We think that one telling aspect is that after a few years, and thinking back, there isn’t really any aspect to the design we would have changed. If we ever undertook another build, we would not hesitate in using Wilderness Custom Homes.

~ Lu & Glen Smith

“Choosing to build a new home was both exciting and terrifying. Aaron Burwell, with Wilderness Custom Homes, guided me through both of these experiences.

The ‘terrifying’ part — where and how to start. After meeting with Aaron Burwell, many of my fears were allayed. He spent countless hours talking, guiding, choosing and advising re the plans for my home. The actual placement of the lot was definitely a consideration as well. Included in these many hours of consulting was showing me homes he’d already built as well as viewing and researching available products. The number of hours spend with me were countless. The bottom line, though was always my choice, my happiness.

Aaron is known for the quality of the homes he builds and I can attest to that. From base construction to painting to finishing, all is well done.

What I would like to highlight in my review is the ‘exciting’ part of the building experience. It impressed me that he truly was willing to explore and embrace being creative within the building plans. It was so exciting including focal points and unique features in my home. This creativeness expanded to landscaping ideas. To work with someone who enjoyed being creative was incredibly enjoyable and satisfying.

If I lived in a world with unlimited funds, I would work with Aaron in a heartbeat to design and build my absolutely one-of-a-kind home!!!!

Thanks Aaron!

~ Rita

It starts with your vision. Let’s talk.

We work with the best! Our team, from foundation to finishing, features some of the finest ticketed tradesmen and talented up and coming carpenter apprentices in the area – all with an outstanding eye for detail and the professional expertise to complete the job to your satisfaction.