by Admin | May 1, 2023 | Blog
Vancouver Island is a vacation paradise on the west coast of Canada. With a spectacular range of sandy beach coastlines and rugged/rocky coastlines, the towns of Tofino and Ucluelet are on the west side of the island. Both picturesque towns offer the best in fishing,...
by Admin | May 1, 2023 | Blog
At some point in time as you plan your home building project it will be necessary to having drawings produced. In many cases, you may or may not be committed to a builder, architect, or design company, and you may not know where to start. It can often be a daunting...
by Admin | May 1, 2023 | Blog
The San Juan Islands in Washington State are the perfect location for one of our West Coast Contemporary prefabricated house packages. The design of the Discover Ridge with its many windows that enhance the gorgeous landscape makes it the perfect home for these...
by Paul | Jun 22, 2018 | Blog
Flexible Design This 4,000 square foot, three storey home was custom designed in 2016-2017 for a young professional couple in Whistler, British Columbia. They wanted the flexibility to live in the home and expand their space as their family needs grew. At the same...
by Paul | Dec 16, 2016 | Blog
During the cold winter months, our thoughts often turn to spring. Most people dream of sunshine and flowers, but here at Tamlin, we’re looking forward to this season for a different reason. For members of the BC home builder community, spring is synonymous with...
by Paul | Feb 4, 2015 | About, Blog, Home Page Top
Tamlin has just finished pouring the foundations on both of these homes yesterday on Galiano Beach. Our on site crew is amazing and so efficient and hard working. These modern contemporary homes over look the ocean and have large view windows to take in all the...
by Paul | Feb 5, 2014 | About, Blog, Home Page Top
Tamlin Homes found out last fall that we were a finalist in the Georgie Awards for Best Custom Home Valued Between $750,000-$1,500,000. We were so proud of this achievement, as even being voted a finalist among the large amount of entries, was an accomplishment. Then...
by Paul | Nov 28, 2013 | About, Blog, Home Page Top
Tamlin Homes Newsletter November 2013 Tamlin Homes NewsletterNovember 2013 Welcome to the Fall Newsletter! Thanks for reading our Fall newsletter! In this issue you will find: Myths regarding house ‘Packages’ The “HPO” Home Warranty (for B.C....
by Paul | Jun 3, 2013 | Blog, Home Page Top
We are continually updating our projects and showcasing them as they are completed on Houzz. ‘Houzz at a Glance… Houzz is the leading online platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish...
by Paul | Oct 26, 2012 | Blog, Home Page Top
Now that the Gambier Island Custom home build has drawn to a close and the clients have taken possession, we have uploaded some beautiful interior photos to the gallery for you to view. This has been both a challenging and extremely rewarding project and the clients...
by Paul | Sep 12, 2012 | Blog, Home Page Top
New Contemporary Home Build in Burnaby BC Tamlin Custom Homes is breaking ground on a new home project for a client in Burnaby. This new house is a contemporary “West Coast” style design incorporating some timber frame elements into the great room and...
by Paul | Aug 29, 2012 | Blog, Home Page Top
We have almost completed the Gambier Island project despite it being a remote build with barge access only. All of the interior finishing details have commenced and final painting, appliance, lighting and plumbing fixtures will be installed. We have also updated the...
by Paul | Jun 14, 2012 | Blog
Our Gambier Island custom home project is moving along and all the exterior concrete (flat work) has been poured and drywall has started inside. You can see by the attached pictures, this will be a spectacular “West Coast” contemporary style home and will...
by Paul | Apr 9, 2012 | Blog
Tamlin Homes has designed and is building a clients home on Gambier Island, BC. We are now at ‘lock up’ stage and the rough in mechanical’s have all been done. The next step is the metal roofing and then drywall and exterior cladding. The style of...
by Paul | Mar 9, 2012 | Blog
Here is an aerial view of our Gambier Island New Home Build. Making great progress and the Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) roof should be done...