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Tiny Homes in Gloucester
A permanent, permitted tiny home in your Gloucester back yard, from the team that built the Comfrey coach home in Orleans, next door.
A Tiny Home Behind Your Gloucester House
Gloucester homeowners look at a tiny home for the people closest to them: a parent who wants to stay nearby, an adult child getting started, or a tenant to help with the mortgage.
You can see what that looks like next door. Our Comfrey coach home in Orleans has one bedroom, a vaulted living room, and about 695 sq ft, and it was toured on RenoTour. Take the Comfrey 3D walkthrough. Where a Gloucester property is on a private well and septic system, the lot supports two dwelling units rather than three. If you are planning a whole new house instead, see our custom home builders in Gloucester page.
In Ottawa, a permanent tiny home on a lot that already has a house is a coach house: a detached dwelling on a foundation, built to the Ontario Building Code under a building permit. OGC designs and builds them on the lot you own. See our tiny homes in Ottawa overview, or the full coach house rules.
- A finished example next door in Orleans
- Serviced or well and septic, checked first
- Designed to the permitted size in 3D
- Backed by a 7-year warranty
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What a Tiny Home Takes in Gloucester
Five steps from the lot check to the keys, the same process that delivered the Comfrey.
We confirm what your property allows: unit count, rear yard setbacks, lot coverage, and the permitted size. We also confirm whether the lot is on city services or a private well and septic, and how services and equipment will reach the back yard.
- Unit count and size limits confirmed
- Setbacks, lot coverage, and amenity space
- Servicing route from the main house
- Site access, trees, and grading reviewed
Start from a proven plan like the Comfrey or design from scratch. You see the result in 3D before anything is built.
- Floor plans within the permitted footprint
- Full 3D renderings inside and out
- Exterior matched to the main house or set apart from it
- Finish selection with your designer
A permanent tiny home is a new dwelling, so it needs a City of Ottawa building permit, engineered drawings, and a site plan. If the design cannot meet the by-law exactly, a minor variance at the Committee of Adjustment comes first and adds months, and we tell you that up front. Read our guide to tiny home permits in Ottawa.
- Permit drawings and structural engineering
- Site plan, servicing, and grading
- Minor variance handled if the lot needs one
- Fixed-price contract before anything is ordered
On a serviced lot, water, sewer, and hydro are trenched from the main house to the back yard. On well and septic, the septic capacity is assessed and the connections planned around it. Then the footings and foundation go in.
- Service trench and connections
- Panel upgrade at the main house if needed
- Footings and foundation sized for the soil
- Yard protection and restoration planned in
Framing, close-in, mechanical, and interior finishes, then every municipal inspection through to occupancy. One project manager runs the whole build, and the finished tiny home carries OGC's 7-year warranty.
- Framing, roof, windows, and cladding
- Kitchen, bathroom, flooring, and trim
- All inspections managed through to occupancy
- Final walkthrough and 7-year warranty
Tiny Homes We've Built in Ottawa
Including the Comfrey in Orleans, next door to Gloucester, and the Spadina in Hintonburg.
Why Gloucester Homeowners Choose OGC
200+ verified reviews across Google, Houzz, and HomeStars, and the team behind Ottawa's first coach house.
Ottawa's First Coach House Builder
OGC built the first coach house in Ottawa under the city's coach house rules, the Spadina in Hintonburg. We learned the process on our own project, not on yours, and we have been designing and permitting backyard homes here ever since.
Award-Nominated, Industry Members
The Spadina was nominated for a Greater Ottawa Home Builders' Association award. OGC is a member of the GOHBA, RenoMark, and the Canadian Home Builders' Association, and our work has been covered on CTV and CBC.
True Design-Build, One Roof
Design, engineering, permits, site plan, servicing, and construction all live in-house. No gap between the person who drew your tiny home and the person who has to build it in your back yard.
See It Before We Build It
Every tiny home is designed in 3D so you can walk through it before a footing is poured. In a small building that matters more, because there is no spare space to fix a layout you dislike later.
Fixed Pricing, No Surprises
What you are quoted is what you pay, including the servicing trench and the site work that cheaper quotes leave out. No hidden fees and no mid-project change orders.
7-Year Warranty
A tiny home is a whole building, and it is backed by OGC's 7-year warranty. A parent, an adult child, or a tenant will be living in it, so it is built to last.
What a Tiny Home Costs in Gloucester
These are the ranges OGC publishes for a permanent tiny home. Where a Gloucester build lands depends on size, finish, and the site.
Serviced or Well and Septic
On a serviced lot, the trench from the main house to the back yard is the line that moves most. On a well and septic lot, the septic system's capacity has to be assessed, and any upgrade it needs becomes part of the budget.
Size and Layout
A kitchen and a bathroom cost what they cost whether the building is 500 square feet or 5,000, so a tiny home carries a high cost per square foot by nature. Going from one bedroom to two, or adding a second bathroom, moves the number more than floor area alone.
Approvals and Timeline
A design that fits the by-law goes straight to a building permit. One that needs a minor variance goes to the Committee of Adjustment first, which adds months and cost. We design to avoid that wherever the lot allows, and tell you up front when it is unavoidable.
Want the full breakdown? Read our full Ottawa tiny home cost breakdown, or browse our tiny home floor plans.
Gloucester Tiny Home Questions
On most lots, yes, built as a coach house. Current zoning reliably supports three dwelling units on a fully serviced lot and two on well and septic, and the four-unit change is still under appeal. Setbacks, lot coverage, and access to the back yard decide the rest, and we check them before design.
The Ottawa range applies: $250,000 to $350,000 or more for a permanent tiny home, depending on size, bedrooms, finish level, and servicing. See our tiny home cost guide.
While both of Ottawa's zoning by-laws apply, design to the smaller cap, about 80 m² (861 sq ft). Lot coverage and rear yard amenity space then decide how that area is laid out.
Permanent tiny homes on the lot you own: designed for your property, permitted, built on a foundation, and finished to the Ontario Building Code. If you are comparing a factory-built or wheeled unit, budget for the site work it still needs, including grading, a foundation or pad, and water, sewer, and hydro, which our cost guide puts at about $50,000 to $150,000 or more.
Yes. The Comfrey, a one-bedroom coach home of about 695 sq ft with a vaulted living room, was built by OGC in Orleans and toured on RenoTour. You can take the 3D walkthrough or download its floor plan from our tiny home floor plans page.
Also Building Tiny Homes Nearby
See our main tiny homes in Ottawa page, or a nearby area. Planning something bigger? See home renovations in Gloucester or custom homes in Gloucester.
