General Contractor in Sherbrooke
New homes, major renovations, additions, garages and commercial buildings, across the city's four boroughs.
Les Constructions Viens is a general contractor based in Canton-de-Hatley, about fifteen kilometres south of Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke belongs to no MRC: the city has formed its own territory since the 2002 amalgamation, which brought together the former Sherbrooke, Rock Forest, Fleurimont, Lennoxville, Bromptonville, Ascot, Deauville and part of Saint-Élie-d'Orford.
That history is still visible on the ground. Each sector kept its own age, lot sizes and way of being built, and the city is now administered as four boroughs. Building a new home in Rock Forest, renovating an older house in Fleurimont and adding on to a home in Lennoxville are three different jobs inside the same city. Every project is carried out under our RBQ licence #5697-7705-01.
In Sherbrooke we build new homes (turnkey or with self-build assistance), we carry out major renovations and additions, we build garages and we deliver commercial and industrial buildings. For a chalet or a house on a sloped or wooded lot, see our general contractor in Orford page instead; for a project in the MRC de Memphrémagog, our general contractor in Magog page.
What changes when you build in Sherbrooke
Three realities of a large city that weigh on the drawings, the budget and the schedule.
The permit goes through the borough
The city has four boroughs and part of the planning approvals are handled there. The specific requirements, though, depend on the zone the lot sits in: height, siting, permitted uses.
- Zone and uses checked before the drawings
- Permit application prepared and filed
- Approval delays built into the schedule
Lots that are already serviced
In the built-up sectors, water and sewer are there. No well or septic system to pay for: the budget shifts toward connections and restoring the ground around the site.
- Connection fees priced up front
- Driveway entrance and landscaping included
- Deliveries planned in a lived-in street
Two housing stocks, one city
Near the centre and in Fleurimont, many houses predate current codes. In Rock Forest and Saint-Élie, the housing stock is markedly newer. The same job does not carry the same risk depending on the address.
- Site visit before the work is priced
- Budget margin for what we find
- Bringing up to code included in the work
Sherbrooke, sector by sector
What sets each corner of the city apart when it comes time to build.
Rock Forest and Deauville
The west end of the city holds much of the recent residential development. Lots are larger than downtown, the housing stock is younger and site access is rarely a problem: this is where an addition or a garage is the most straightforward to plan. We delivered a home addition in Rock Forest and a residential garage in Deauville.
Saint-Élie-d'Orford
Attached to Sherbrooke in 2002, the sector kept a more rural character: large lots, tree cover, and part of the territory beyond the serviced perimeter. It is one of the few corners of the city where the question of a well and a septic system still comes up, and therefore one of the few where it has to be asked before buying the lot. We built a family home and a residential garage here.
Fleurimont
A borough in its own right, east of the Saint-François river, with well-established residential neighbourhoods. It is major renovation and addition territory more than new construction: the houses are often several decades old, and opening the walls holds surprises that are better budgeted in advance than explained partway through.
Lennoxville
Lennoxville is its own borough and keeps the feel of a village, with an old core and Bishop's University at the heart of the sector. Its houses are among the oldest in the city, which makes it good ground for renovation and additions. We delivered a family home here in 2019 and a residential addition.
Brompton
The former town of Bromptonville, to the north, part of the Brompton–Rock Forest–Saint-Élie–Deauville borough since 2017. It is the sector furthest from the centre: a village core on one side, larger and sometimes unserviced lots on the other. As in Saint-Élie-d'Orford, the first question to settle is whether the lot is connected or not.
Downtown and the central neighbourhoods
Narrow lots, immediate neighbours, narrow streets: getting machinery in and storing materials takes a plan before the first day on site. The housing stock here is the oldest in the city, and this is where the rules on siting, height and alignment leave the least room. A central project is drawn from those constraints, not the other way around.
Projects delivered in Sherbrooke and its sectors
Six projects, from downtown to Lennoxville.
Luxury home in Sherbrooke
New home in Sherbrooke
Home addition in Rock Forest
Family home in Saint-Elie
Family home in Lennoxville
Commercial building in Sherbrooke
Frequently asked questions about building in Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke is divided into four boroughs (Brompton–Rock Forest–Saint-Élie–Deauville, Fleurimont, Lennoxville and Les Nations) and part of the planning approvals are handled at that level rather than downtown. The specific requirements come from the zone the lot sits in: permitted height, siting, allowed uses. Two lots ten minutes apart can therefore follow different rules. We check the zone before drawing anything, then prepare and file the permit application.
In the built-up sectors of the city, no: the lot is connected to municipal water and sewer, and that expense leaves the budget. What replaces it is the connection fees, the driveway entrance and restoring the ground around the site. There are still exceptions on the outskirts, notably toward Saint-Élie-d'Orford and Brompton, where part of the territory falls outside the serviced perimeter. It is one of the first things we confirm during the site visit.
Almost everything except the price of lumber. In Rock Forest or Saint-Élie-d'Orford, the lot is generally larger, the house newer and machinery moves around freely. Near the centre or in Fleurimont, homes were often built before current codes: opening the walls regularly turns up insulation to redo or framing to reinforce, and the immediate neighbours mean deliveries and storage have to be planned. On older buildings, we visit the house before pricing the work and we set aside a margin in the budget for what we find.
In Sherbrooke itself, where we delivered several new homes between 2017 and 2025 as well as a commercial building. In Rock Forest, a home addition. In Saint-Élie-d'Orford, a family home and a residential garage. In Deauville, a residential garage. In Lennoxville, a family home and an addition. Every one of these is in our portfolio, with photos.
We also serve Magog, Orford, North Hatley, Compton, Waterville and Coaticook.