We build where the road ends.
One crew, foundation to siding, based in Qualicum Beach and working anywhere on Vancouver Island — in town, out of town, off Island and off-grid. If you can point to it on a map, we'll tell you how we get there.
ground to sidingConcrete, framing and exterior handled by the same team — no handoff gaps.
on the toolsSasha has 11 years in the trade, her partner Derick has 18. They are the crew on your site.
and anywhere from itRemote-location specialists. Gulf Islands, west coast, north Island, off-grid — we travel.
One crew.
One standard.
A lot of builds end up juggling crew after crew — concrete guys, then framers, then siding — and the schedule turns into a puzzle. We handle the structure from the ground up, so the build keeps moving and the quality stays consistent.
Foundation & forming
Footings, foundation walls and retaining walls — formed, poured and stripped by the crew that frames on top of them.
Framing
New builds, renovations, decks and custom projects. Trusses in, lock-up on schedule.
Siding & exterior
James Hardie, vinyl and cedar. Clean details and proper prep — the finish the whole neighbourhood sees.
Point to it.
We'll tell you how we get there.
Pick your region and how the site is reached. You'll get our logistics plan for that kind of job — and one tap to book a site visit. Site not on the map? We travel anywhere it's needed — tell us where.
Pick a region to start — the plan updates as you go.
From a hole in the dirt
to a home.
Custom homes, renovations, decks and exterior rebuilds — across the Island and beyond it. The count below is the real one, and it is still moving.
- 3
- full house frames4th underway
- 3
- foundations4th underway
- 2
- decks over 1,000 sq ft
- 6
- exterior finishing & siding projects
"Solid enough to last
a lifetime or longer."
Four clients, in their own words. One of them had us out on a Southern Gulf Island.
Sasha & Derick are superbly skilled and well-equipped to take on construction jobs in remote places. They're also super personable and easy to work with. I'm so happy I hired them for this substructure and deck project on a Southern Gulf Island. Their foundation work and carpentry are solid enough to last a lifetime or longer.
Sasha & Derick are friendly, reliable, professional, & have a great team. We are thrilled with their foundation & framing work on our reno project & highly recommend them!
They provide exceptional work, and super friendly, professional service. They are a pleasure to have onsite, and I would highly recommend them for any of your foundation, framing, siding, or general carpentry needs.
Sasha and Derick took on the enormous job of tearing down our rotting deck and replacing it with an amazing outdoor platform … this amazing team and their dog Flo became extended members of our family. We would recommend them to take on any job, large or small.
Sasha Kassis.
Carpenter. Owner. On the tools.
"How we treat people matters just as much as the work we leave behind."
Wild Side is a woman-owned, hands-on construction company led by carpenter Sasha Kassis, with 11 years on the tools, alongside her partner Derick, with 18. They run it from the site, not from an office — the person you talk to is the person swinging the hammer.
"We believe construction is personal. Every project represents someone's hard-earned money, their future, and often the place where some of life's biggest moments will happen." That is why the jobsite stays clean, welcoming and safe, clients get clear communication, and the build is made to sit with the landscape around it, not compete with it.
Logistics first.
Then the lumber.
Site visit
We come out — by road, ferry or boat — walk the lot, check access, power and where materials can land.
Logistics plan
Ferry bookings, barge or road timing, staging and the season window, written down before anything is ordered.
Staged delivery
Materials consolidated and delivered in as few trips as possible, so nothing sits waiting on a dock.
Build, one crew
Foundation, framing and siding by the same people. The crew stays on-site through the push.
Tell us where.
We'll tell you when.
Based in Qualicum Beach, serving all of Vancouver Island and the islands and coast around it. If the project is somewhere else, ask — we are willing to travel anywhere it's needed.