Tamlin Homes Blog
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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...
The Gambier
The award-winning Gambier prefabricated house package was the first in the Gambier series and was built on remote Gambier Island in British Columbia. Many people have told us that this does not look like a “prefab” home, which is a great compliment to our design,...
Beautiful Custom Hybrid Timber Frame Home
At Tamlin we love keeping in touch with our clients and hearing how they are enjoying their homes years later. This prefabricated house package was shipped to south central Washington State six years ago. This home has a 2,080 square foot main floor with a 1,788...
New Plans – Coming Soon
Over the winter months, Tamlin was super busy working on 20 new designs for our house packages. We are so excited that the plans will be ready for launch soon on our website! Tamlin’s real uniqueness is the strength and experience of our in-house design technicians....
California Timberframe Retreat
California Mountains - Douglas Fir Retreat If you are passionate about wood structures, this custom Tamlin timber frame project will interest you for sure! Set in a California mountain location this recreation center retreat has been designed with a solid Douglas Fir...
Exterior Finishes
Choosing the right exterior finishing material for your custom timber frame home is an important design choice that can be factored by personal preference, aesthetics, maintenance, and affordability. At Tamlin, traditional Western Red Cedar and Cement Board siding are...
