by Mike Pendon | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog
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...
by Mike Pendon | Mar 13, 2020 | Blog
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...
by Joanne Palmer | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog, Ship to the USA
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...
by Mike Pendon | Dec 10, 2019 | Blog
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 read our...
by Joanne Palmer | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog
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. In 2013, Tamlin...
by Admin | Oct 3, 2019 | Blog, Ship to the USA
This beautiful wooded property in south-western Connecticut provided the perfect setting for our pre-fabricated Georgia Strait house package. These owners had Tamlin design their modified version of this plan on a partial basement/crawl space foundation which worked...
by Paul | Sep 30, 2019 | Blog
Garden Bay is a quaint community of 330 people, tucked away on the North Side of Pender Harbour. Nearby, Madiera Park and Garden Bay Provincial Park are popular boating areas with miles of beautiful Pacific shorelines. Another one of Tamlin’s modern- contemporary west...
by Jodi Tabuchi | Jun 14, 2019 | Blog
There are many factors that affect building costs of a home (such as site preparations, services, code requirements, and so on) but let’s focus on the “building” design in this article. Flat Ceilings vs Vaulted Ceilings: If you want the...
by Admin | Jun 4, 2019 | Blog
The owners of this contemporary family home on Bowen Island in BC, approached Tamlin a few years ago with an idea of moving to the island to raise their family. The proximity of Bowen Island to the mainland (20 minutes by ferry) allows for easy access to the City of...
by Admin | May 17, 2019 | Blog
In 2016, Tamlin International Homes partnered with a local first nations band, as the general contractor to design, manufacture, and built a custom licensed Daycare Facility with Administration Offices in Pitt Meadows, BC. The building was a total area of 6,000 square...
by Jodi Tabuchi | Apr 26, 2019 | Blog
Dotted along the beautiful rugged west coast of Vancouver Island, are many small towns that started as a logging towns and are now known as a hidden gems for surfers. Our clients have just under 3 acres in one of these secluded spots. Because of their location,...
by Jodi Tabuchi | Mar 16, 2019 | Blog
The “Gambier” Project inspired the owners of this Washington lot to meet with Tamlin in 2017 to see if they could build a similar home for their retirement. This home design was ideal for the couple since it was all on one floor with no stairs, and with “barrier free”...
by Paul | Jun 3, 2015 | Blog, Home Page Top
This home has been a pleasure to build. Our home owners have been amazing, as have all of our sub trades. Some of whom have been away from their families constructing someone else’s dream home for months at a time! Great job team! During the next few weeks, the...
