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Balancing Creativity and Compliance: Designing a Home Under HOA Design Requirements
Designing a home in a community governed by a Homeowners Association (HOA) comes with specific challenges and considerations. HOAs often have strict guidelines regarding architectural styles, materials, colors, landscaping, and more to maintain a cohesive look...
A Stunning Sequel: From Gambier Island to the Sunshine Coast
There’s nothing more rewarding than having past clients return for a second project. After designing and building their award-winning Gambier Island home, we were thrilled when they reached out to collaborate again—this time on the stunning Sunshine Coast of British...
Building the Perfect Lakeside Escape: Port Angeles Discovery Ridge
Our Port Angeles, Washington clients came to us to replace their existing old 3 season cabin and our prefabricated Discovery Ridge 1193 house package fits the bill perfectly. The wooded site on a small lake couldn’t have been a better fit for this house...
From Inspiration to Reality: An Idaho Client’s Journey with Tamlin Homes
When our client in Idaho first reached out to Tamlin Homes, they brought with them a completed design inspired by a traditional home they had admired. However, as they met with our team and explored our portfolio, they discovered our contemporary Panorama house...
Discover the Discovery Ridge
Discover the Discovery Ridge The Discovery Ridge design is a thoughtfully crafted prefabricated West Coast contemporary home design, offering a versatile range of options to suit different lifestyles and needs. Whether you're looking for a functional family home or a...
The Benefits for Builders When Partnering with Tamlin
When designing and building high-quality homes efficiently and effectively, the right partnership can make all the difference. For builders, working with a trusted and experienced provider of prefabricated home packages can streamline the construction process, reduce...
Custom Contemporary Home in Southwest Idaho
Our client took his inspiration for his custom prefabricated contemporary house package from our Georgie Award finalist, The Panorama. We shipped this beautiful home package to Southwest Idaho. It boasts 3805 square feet of total living space and a 617 square foot...
How U.S. and Canadian Interest Rate Cuts are Shaping the Future of Building a Tamlin Prefabricated Home
As mortgage interest rates shift in both Canada and the United States, homeowners considering building a Tamlin prefabricated home can find unique financial opportunities on both sides of the border. The recent rate cuts by the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal...
Owner Built Discovery Ridge House in California
“It’s been an incredible journey and we have loved every minute of it. Definitely built with love.” Our Discovery Ridge prefabricated house package was perfect for this client's 5-acre lot in Nevada County, California. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom version of...
Personalizing Your Tamlin Home Plans
Each of our 2024 home plans can be quickly personalized in the following ways without changing the square footage or room structure. This allows you to truly make the plans your own while still saving time on the design process to expedite manufacturing and building....
Gambier – Colorado
A Home-Owner-Builder’s Experience (E. Balvanz) Our award-winning Gambier Series of contemporary homes have been designed to maximize the views from our clients’ properties and this setting in southwest Colorado near the San Juan Mountain was perfect. The...
Tamlin’s 2024 Home Plans
Whether you're envisioning your dream house as a cozy timber frame cottage or a West Coast contemporary home, you will love our newest design series. Based on our most popular home packages, we have engineered our 2024 home plans to be customizable without altering...