Owner-Builder Training Course

Owner-Builder Training Course

In British Columbia, Canada, to be an owner builder you must pass an exam to comply with the BC Housing 2-5-10 warranty program. A course is offered to prepare the owner builder for this exam and last month the sales team and one of the designers at Tamlin attended...
Site Visit to The Discovery Ridge

Site Visit to The Discovery Ridge

This past weekend, two of Tamlin’s employees were able to walk through one of Tamlin’s recently built homes in Langley, BC. This home is a modified version of our original Discovery Ridge house plan. The house was designed to roughly 1,700 square feet, featuring a...
BC Energy Step Code

BC Energy Step Code

What is the Step Code for British Columbia? The new “Step Code” which has already been implemented in a number of municipalities across BC, is the new “energy efficiency” buildings must meet (per zone or location). The overall gradual mandate is to get all new built...
Langley Custom Contemporary Home

Langley Custom Contemporary Home

This beautiful, contemporary-modern 1,700 square foot custom home with an oversized two car garage was recently completed by Tamlin Homes. The home owners were so impressed with our original “Discovery Ridge” they wanted to modify this plan and add a...
Building Your Own Home

Building Your Own Home

There are many advantages to being an owner builder from money saved to being able to say to friends and family “I built that myself”. “Building my own home sounds like fun can I do this with a Tamlin package?“ The answer to this question is a resounding yes. A Tamlin...
Bridge Lake is Almost Complete

Bridge Lake is Almost Complete

This home has been a pleasure to build. Our homeowners have been amazing, as have all of our sub trades. Some of whom have been away from their families constructing someone else’s dream home for months at a time! Great job team! During the next few weeks, the...
Black Creek Custom Timber Frame

Black Creek Custom Timber Frame

Tamlin Homes has custom designed a fabulous hybrid timber frame for a project on Vancouver Island, close to Black Creek, BC. This home features stunning exposed Douglas Fir timbers in the great room area of the house. We test fit the timber in our timber manufacturing...

New Project in Lethbridge Alberta has Started

Our clients, The Bachman’s, have just started building their new home in the Lethbridge Alberta area. It is a revised version of our “Dutchess” plan.  This is a hybrid timber frame with a vaulted ceiling in the great room as well as other timber...