Tamlin Homes Blog
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Update on Wedgewoods, Whistler Home
This custom west coast contemporary family home designed and built by Tamlin Homes has everything a young growing family’s needs. Tamlin’s professional in-house design team had no problems meeting the developer’s design criteria for the location in “Wedgewoods”,...
Spectacular Hybrid Timber Frame
Whether the views are of mountains, forests, meadows, lakes or oceans, many of our clients come to us because our homes are designed to maximize these spectacular views. Our clients in the British Columbia Okanagan was looking for just that and they chose our...
COVID-19 Notice
The rapidly evolving corona virus (COVID-19) situation is unsettling, changing daily life and the operations of many businesses, schools and workplaces. There is a great deal of uncertainty and we would like you to know that the health and well-being of our customers...
Staging a Shipment
You have worked with Tamlin to design your perfect home, the permits are done, the foundation is in and you are eagerly awaiting the arrival of your pre-fabricated house package. Now what? Staging a Shipment Not everyone will have the room that the...
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
This past weekend, two of Tamlin’s employees were able to walk through one of Tamlin’s recently built homes in Langley. This home is a modified version of our original Discovery Ridge house plan. The house was designed to roughly 1700 square feet, featuring a two-car...
Spectacular Location
Finding the perfect piece of property can take weeks, months, or years. Figuring out what to build on it and the perfect spot to situate your home can take a long time as well. We always encourage our clients to pick the property first, not the plan. We can make any...
McCall, Idaho – Custom House Package
These clients came to us because they had fallen in love with our west coast contemporary award winning Gambier home. They loved the clean lines and modern contemporary look. They worked with our design team to custom design this beautiful west coast contemporary post...
BC Home and Garden Show 2020
The much anticipated annual BC Home and Garden show is back in town. Tamlin is happy to announce that we will once again be participating in this event. With some of the top Home and Garden experts in this industry in one location this is a great place to get the...
Tamlin Boardroom
It is with great excitement that we are able to announce that our new, second boardroom is finished! This large multi-purpose room will be used to host seminars, lunch and learns and design meetings. Photo above shows a meeting held recently in our new boardroom for...
QuadLock – ICF Technology
As building codes in both Canada and U.S.A have evolved, one key development is the ability for all new homes to become more energy efficient. Specifically in British Columbia, a new provincial standard called the BC Energy Step code was introduced (please...
Laneway Home
At Tamlin, we love staying in touch with our clients and getting to visit with them from time to time. Recently we were able to pay a visit to the owners of this beautiful laneway home and hear how much they are still enjoying their Tamlin Home....
