BC Greater Vancouver, 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...
Building Your Custom Home
In 2016, Tamlin International Homes partnered with a local first nations band, as the general contractor to design, manufacture, and build a custom licensed Daycare Facility with Administration Offices in Pitt Meadows, BC. The building was a total area of 6,000 square...
Building Your Custom Home
Curb appeal, essentially “exterior” decorating, is a term you hear a lot in real estate. What does the outside of the home look like? How does it make you feel? Is this “exterior” attention to detail necessary when you have a remote property that people don’t drive...
Building Your Custom Home
Designing for the best ocean views from all areas of the house was the focus from the very beginning of this project. This 1,800 square foot modern contemporary home, now at the drywall stage of construction, is complete one level living at its best. For...
Building Your Custom Home
For many people, Whistler is a snowy getaway full of skiing and hot chocolate in the winter and an adventurous mountain bikers’ dream in the summer. When you first step onto the cobblestone streets between busy restaurants and the laid-back vacationers, you’ll notice...
Building Your Custom Home
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...
Vancouver & Lower Mainland, Blog
It’s Trade Show Season! *Keep Reading for Discounts to the Show!* We absolutely love trade shows! They are fun for both our staff and our clients. It gives our sales and marketing team and award winning designers/project managers a chance to meet with...
Building Your Custom Home, Blog
Giving yourself plenty of time to prepare for building can save thousands of dollars. Rushing through the process in the spring not only exponentially increases your stress, but by that time it may be too late to secure construction crews, or to fulfill building...
Building Your Custom Home
Flexible Design This 4,000 square foot, three story 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 time...
Building Your Custom Home, Blog
Flush Mounted Joists Some of the homes we build, have a system in them that allows the home to have almost no grade change when you exit the building. This is known as ‘flush mounted joists’. The main advantage of this system is to have little or no stairs as you exit...