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Custom Discovery Ridge – Remote Discovery Islands, BC
This customized Discovery Ridge home project is nearing completion on Quadra Island, off the east coast of Vancouver Island. The home was designed for a retiring couple who wanted the perfect contemporary home retreat to enjoy island living. The house is about 1500 sq...
Custom West Coast Contemporary – Vancouver Island BC
After months of planning, permit submissions, engineering, and final building approval, Tamlin commenced this 4,500 square foot custom west coast contemporary home on Vancouver Island in the fall of 2022. With completion of the site work and foundation, the home is...
Tamlin’s Quality Prefinishing Option: Save Time and Costs on Site
If you have scrolled through Tamlin’s website photo gallery you will have seen many beautifully designed homes which often utilize Tamlin’s factory prefinishing option for sidings, timber frame, and trim. Factory prefinishing is a natural fit with our prefabricated...
Update on Michigan – Custom Gambier
Our Michigan – Custom Gambier project is nearly complete! As part of our design process we ensure that our house package will meet the zoning and building code requirements anywhere that our clients build. For this particular project, we had modified our popular...
California Custom Timber Frame – California, USA
This spectacular 5,000 square foot custom hybrid timber frame house package was shipped in the summer of 2022, from Vancouver, Canada to California, USA. Tamlin worked closely with the homeowner and architect to customize the timber frame components which were precut...
Washington State – Georgia Strait
Nestled high on a bluff on a beautiful wooded lot in Washington State sits one of our Georgia Straight homes. This prefabricated house package is perfect to capture the spectacular panoramic views of the Hood Canal. This 1,994 square foot, one and a half level home...
New Hampshire – Custom Gambier
This prefabricated house package, shipped to New Hampshire, is a 1,435 square foot version of our popular Gambier design with an 864 square foot garage. The home is built on a below ground unfinished basement which can be accessed from either the inside of the home or...
Update: Sunshine Coast – Ocean View
Tamlin’s West Coast Contemporary, pre-fabricated house packages have all been designed to take advantage of views. From lakes to oceans to mountains, if you have a view property these homes are for you.This Discovery Ridge 1319 is built on the Sunshine Coast of...
Vancouver Island West Coast Contemporary
One of the recent housing trends is the relocation of families from larger urban centers to smaller communities. Today, many professionals can work from their home office and use technology to communicate just as effectively as when they were commuting to their...
The Clear Lake
The Clear Lake is one of Tamlin’s most popular hybrid timber frame house package models. Models in Ontario, Colorado and, most recently, Alaska each have their own modifications to make them unique. The home is 1,320 square feet on the main floor and the loft floor is...
Custom Gambier – Colorado, USA
We are so excited for our client who is nearly finished this modification of our Gambier 2271 that is being built in southwest Colorado near the San Juan Mountains. The prefabricated house package consists of the 2060 square foot house and a 1073 square foot...
Lumber Prices on the Move Again!
As we move into the quieter months and winter, lumber and timber prices should have stabilized, however, with climate change, flooding in the Pacific Northwest, lower inventories, and continued high demand, lumber is on the move again and it is still December! Lumber...
