6 home builders ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Trail: Horvath Contracting and Design Ltd., CR Score 60/100; 4.9★ from 31 Google reviews.
Most-reviewed: Purcell Timber Frame Homes Ltd, 24 Google reviews at 4.3★, the most of 6 ranked after Horvath Contracting and Design Ltd.; ranked #3.
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6 Trail home builders are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 6 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horvath Contracting and Design Ltd. | 60 | 4.9★ (31) | Castlegar, 23 km away | Overall |
| 2 | Ruby Mountain Builders Inc | 56 | 5.0★ (17) | Nelson, 51 km away | — |
| 3 | Purcell Timber Frame Homes Ltd | 55 | 4.3★ (24) | Nelson, 55 km away | Most reviews |
| 4 | Seib Contracting Ltd. | 50 | 3.3★ (4) | Trail | — |
| 5 | Wirewood Construction | 50 | 5.0★ (5) | Trail | — |
| 6 | TRC Timberworks Ltd | 47 | 5.0★ (9) | Nelson, 53 km away | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 31 Google reviews, the most in Trail.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Nelson, 51 km away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Nelson, 55 km away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.3★ from 24 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Trail
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.3★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “General contractor”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Trail
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 5 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Nelson, 53 km away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
We scored 6 Trail home builders on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 22, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Trail data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |