The award-winning Gambier prefabricated house package was the first in the Gambier series and was built on remote Gambier Island in British Columbia. Many people have told us that this does not look like a “prefab” home, which is a great compliment to our design,...
At Tamlin we love keeping in touch with our clients and hearing how they are enjoying their homes years later. This prefabricated house package was shipped to south central Washington State six years ago. This home has a 2,080 square foot main floor with a 1,788...
Over the winter months, Tamlin was super busy working on 20 new designs for our house packages. We are so excited that the plans will be ready for launch soon on our website! Tamlin’s real uniqueness is the strength and experience of our in-house design technicians....
The Harrison Mills project is in the final stages of interior finishing. The solid Douglas Fir doors are in, with beautiful structural timber frame throughout, this home is nothing less than GORGEOUS! The homeowners are fabulous to work for and have been dream clients...
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...
This home has been a pleasure to build. Our homeowners 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 final...
Vancouver Home & Design Show is October 22 - 25th 2015 This year we are in booth 1534. Please come and see us and chat about your new home or cottage plans. We have numerous photos of projects we have built and designed. 2015 has been a very busy year for...
What is a green roof? About a year ago our clients came to us with an idea for a small cabin package on their property on one of BC’s Gulf Islands. They loved our contemporary rancher with its expanse of windows and modern contemporary timber frame feel but wanted...
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...
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 ambiance, open...