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These Homes Are Practically WORTHLESS Now In BC!

Kyle Mark - Vancouver Real Estate

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There is an 11-year window in Vancouver where a house can be carrying three completely separate six-figure problems at the same time: asbestos, Poly B plumbing, and a face-sealed building envelope with no rainscreen. Most owners know about one. Almost nobody puts all three on the same calendar.

WHAT I COVER:
Why WorkSafeBC requires a hazardous materials survey before ANY renovation on a pre-1990 home
The City of Vancouver Salvage & Abatement permit, and why it comes before your building permit
Why 200,000+ BC homes have Poly B, and why insurers are now declining coverage outright
The Poly B radiant in-floor heating trap: a repipe does not fix it
Why 45% of the 159,979 BC strata units built 1985-2000 had envelope leaks
Vancouver's 1996 rainscreen bylaw and the 2006 BC Building Code requirement
The exact 11-year overlap window, and how to check any listing against it in 4 seconds
How to tell from the sidewalk whether envelope remediation has already been done
Why the urgency order runs backwards from what most buyers assume

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FREQUENTLY ASKED:

What years of Vancouver homes have the most building problems?
Homes built between 1985 and 1996 in the City of Vancouver sit in an overlap window where three separate hazards can appear together: asbestos (a concern in anything pre-1990), Poly B plumbing (used heavily 1985-1997), and face-sealed wall assemblies built before rainscreen requirements. Each hazard comes from a different industry and decade, which is why they are rarely considered together.

Do you need a permit to remove asbestos in Vancouver?
Yes. The City of Vancouver requires a Salvage and Abatement permit, and it is generally a prerequisite to the building or demolition permit. On a pre-1990 home a hazardous materials survey must be completed before a building permit is issued. Since January 1, 2024, only licensed abatement contractors with certified workers may perform the removal in British Columbia.

Can you get home insurance with Poly B plumbing?
It varies by insurer and it has tightened. Some insurers decline coverage outright. Others will write a policy with a significantly higher water damage deductible, a request for a plumbing condition report, or a deadline to replace the piping. Replacing Poly B with PEX or copper generally restores full eligibility.

What is a rainscreen and when did it become required?
A rainscreen holds the exterior cladding off the sheathing with a drainage cavity, so water that gets past the outer surface can drain out and the wall can dry. The City of Vancouver added rainscreen requirements to its building bylaw in 1996, and the BC Building Code required rainscreen construction across coastal climate regions in 2006.

Is Poly B in radiant floor heating a bigger problem?
Yes. Poly B was used in radiant in-floor heating as well as domestic water supply. When it is embedded in a slab, a standard repipe does not solve the problem, because the heating system remains built from the same material. These systems are often decommissioned in place, which means the owner needs a new heat source in addition to the repipe.

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13 Comments

@Akrainvouver 4 weeks ago

I’m a veteran environmental consultant who has been in the industry for 20 years. The 1990 year has been removed from the guidelines. ALL buildings require hazardous materials reports prior to carrying out demolition work or disturbing materials. Whether asbestos & lead testing is required as part of the service falls under the discretion of the qualified person.

@deetee9920 3 weeks ago

I’ve been a building envelope engineer in Vancouver since 2002. I’ve had a very stable, successful career thanks to all the leaky condos—around 95% of my work involves fixing them. As I prepare to retire next year, I just want to say to the idiots who thought bringing face-sealed stucco to the Lower Mainland was a good idea: thank you from the bottom of my heart.

@SailingOnLand26 2 weeks ago (edited)

One of the best informational videos for BC / The Lower Mainland on YouTube for present / future buyers.

@Mizz.Person 3 weeks ago

Thank you for educating me about my home! Much appreciated!

@mareknone6919 3 weeks ago

The government pushed this product, the government should pay for the abatment. A class action lawsuit would do it. Imagine. The government campaigning for smoking and years later telling you that you need to pay for your own treatment.

@BubbleTube23 2 weeks ago

Excellent video! Thanks

@dinoa9608 4 weeks ago

To fix those Poly B pipes you also have to disturb the drywall. So you need the hazardous report as well I suppose.

@lucarvian 4 weeks ago (edited)

Good info. My experience in looking for homes for sale in Coquitlam or Port Moody in the last year, most have not addressed any of these, or often any deferred maintenance and yet have demanded ridiculous prices, often far above assessed values. This is one reason why inventory is high while sales are low. But agree if you can find a home with all these updates completed, then it can be a great deal because most of the deferred maintenance value is been borne by the seller and the buyer pays a fraction of the cost in the value of the home.

@gratefulforforgrace 3 weeks ago

Excellent information young man. Thank you

@Daniel8744-h2n 4 weeks ago (edited)

Those stop work orders will cost you big time. A house being gutted for full renovation got hit with one in my neighourhood and I did not see anymore work getting done on the property for six months. Imagine how much money having a project delayed half a year will cost.... Nobody renting, can't be put up for sale etc.

@adamtajhassam9188 3 weeks ago

the nicer homes thats left have sentmental value that money value can never touch its too bad we dont see more of them now.

@Mainlychesscontent 3 weeks ago

Sellers need to get real before they get totally choked out

@nastythomashobbs 4 weeks ago

I bought my 5000 square foot house in Coquitlam in 2008. In floor heating. Had it inspected. No issues. As poly b was not as big an issue as it is today but still the home inspector should have known, Knew the middle floor bathroom was wet when I bought it. . When I renovated it and needed a grey pipe to pex pipe fitting the plumbing store told me what a potential disaster I bought. I was only worried because of the in flooring heating. There is no fixing that. Anyways I hoped my poly b was stored inside and avoided the UV exposure. Sold it in 2022 with multiple offers so no inspection. Now I hear poly b replacement ads on the radio all the time. So glad I sold. The in floor heating made that house feel so cozy all the time. Converting it to baseboard would have been such a disaster for heating costs and liveability Plus the cost would be massive