Laneway Home

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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,...

5 Planning Tips to Help Save Time and Money Building your Home.

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...

It’s Time For Fall 2018 Trade Shows!

Building Your Custom Home

Trade Show With Tamlin It’s that time of year again! Always a good time and lots of fun for our staff and clients, are the trade shows we participate in throughout the year. Every trade show gives us the opportunity to network with our colleagues in the...

Barrier Free Addition for 2 Generation Living – Burnaby

Building Your Custom Home, Blog

When the owner of this home started discussing adding a registered in-law suite to his home he wanted to make it an addition to the home rather than a renovation to the basement to make a basement suite. He wanted his parents to have the feel of living in a home,...

Gleneagles Golf Course

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 Tamlin Chosen to Restore Gleneagles Open since 1927, Gleneagles golf course is greater Vancouver’s fifth oldest continuously operated public golf course. In 2008/2009 the District of West Vancouver undertook a major restoration and addition to the Gleneagles...

What you need to know about the new HPO Owner-Builder rules in BC

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The BC Energy Code has changed and many builders, home owners and architects have questions: On December 19th 2014, the BC Building Code introduced significant energy efficiency requirements for houses and small buildings. During 2015 many building departments and...

Monolithic Pour (Mono Pour)

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What is a Monolithic Foundation Pour Today we mono (monolithic) poured our Surrey Renovation project’s foundation. Check out these pictures! We had to use 2 pump trucks to span the 350′ from the point where the concrete truck could park and where the...

Our New Office in Coquitlam!

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We welcome you to stop in at our Coquitlam office and chat about your project. Just give us a call and we can book an appointment with you to ensure we are available for an allotted amount of time. Reasons to Come in For a Consultation: You can look through literature...

Construction Estimating

Project Management

Why Is The Estimate Important? The estimate is likely one of the most important aspects of the pre-build planning feasibility process. It is the foundation of the whole build. We will require an accurate estimate for the bank if you require financing and for you as a...

Are You Planning to Build a New Home?

Building Your Custom Home, Blog

You’ve Come To The Right Place! There are several things to consider when you are planning to build a new home. Tamlin can assist in all aspects of the planning process. We are experts in home design and custom home building. This is your dream home, whether is...