Jan 12, 2011
The exterior walls have begun to be erected on this custom home that sits perched at the edge of the sea. A sea that has recently been officially recognized in Canada and the United States with a new name – “The Salish Sea” – this sea...
Dec 16, 2010
At this point of a new home it looks like a blank canvas that is ready for a creative artist to begin working on……, and in a sense it is. Even though the plans are complete and it can be built exactly as drawn, we and the home’s owners can and most...
Dec 6, 2010
This stage of the foundation looks so much tidier! With the forms all stripped off and taken away and the footings all stripped of their wood, the hardest part of getting the foundation finished is now done. Working from level and tidy ground makes it so much easier...
Nov 28, 2010
This will be the final foundation to be poured for our company in 2010 for a new custom home. You may recognize the site from a previous post about the original home, it was being removed by Nichol Bros. house movers. Last week, we were not very happy with the snow...
Oct 15, 2010
Well, our crew has started to install the windows at the Meadow Drive house in Qualicum! It always feels so good when a house gets closed in with the roof on and windows installed. At this point all of the rough-ins have been going in as well and for this to happen so...
Oct 6, 2010
Large covered patios have become one of the most requested items that homeowners would like designed into their new homes (and as add ons for existing homes as well) – we have done many of them over the years and see the trend expanding. They are so practical in...