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 MacKenzie | Jun 4, 2019 | Blog
What is the Step Code for British Columbia? The new “Step Code” which has already been implemented in a number of municipalities across BC, is the new “energy efficiency” buildings must meet (per zone or location). The overall gradual mandate is to get all new built...
by Jodi Tabuchi | Apr 6, 2019 | Blog
This beautiful, contemporary-modern 1700 sq foot custom home with an oversized two car garage was recently completed by Tamlin Homes. The home owners were so impressed with our original “Discovery Ridge” they wanted to modify this plan and add a garage...
by Joanne Palmer | Oct 31, 2018 | Blog
There are many advantages to being an owner builder from money saved to being able to say to friends and family “I built that myself”. “Building my own home sounds like fun can I do this with a Tamlin package?“ The answer to this question is a resounding yes. A Tamlin...
by Paul | Dec 16, 2015 | Blog
Do you know what the HPO is for New Construction? The Homeowner Protection Act (Act) provides for the licensing of residential builders and makes third-party home warranty insurance mandatory on new home construction throughout the province of BC. The licensing and...
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...
by Paul | Jun 3, 2015 | Blog, Home Page Top
Tamlin Homes has custom designed a fabulous hybrid timber frame for a project on Vancouver Island, close to Black Creek BC. This home features stunning exposed douglas fir timbers in the great room area of the house. We test fit the timber in our timber manufacturing...
by Paul | Jan 29, 2015 | About, Blog, Home Page Top
Jan 29, 2015 Tamlin has just finished pouring the footings for two custom timber frame homes on Galiano Island. The homes are being built at the same time with sub trades moving from one to the next. We are fortunate that our home owners already have a cottage on...
by Paul | Sep 20, 2012 | Blog
Our clients, The Bachman’s, have just started building their new home in the Lethbridge Alberta area. It is a revised version of our “Dutchess” plan. This is a hybrid timber frame with a vaulted ceiling in the great room as well as other timber...
by Paul | Jan 14, 2011 | Home Page Top
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