Builders Blog
Welcome to Clay Construction’s Builders Blog. The goal for our blog is show you what separates us from the rest of the competition. Our builders blog feature us winning prestigious awards and various building process’s Clay Construction uses.
BC Housing – Licensing and Consumer Services: The Defender of Quality
Building a new home can be an exciting and rewarding venture. Support and protection to homeowners is offered through the government agency – BC Housing and its Licensing and Consumer Services branch. In addition, public for-profit companies provide 2/5/10 warranty...
Destroying the New Home Myth
“The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.” Benjamin Franklin Sadly, too many people are taking possession of their brand-new home only to find that it is far from the perfect home they were anticipating. From the...
They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To: Truth or Fiction?
Materials, craftsmanship and design might just make the new home of today, the character home of the future. More importantly, it is the engineering, building science and application of a minimum building standard that will result in our future homes being more...
The EnerGuide Rating System – Think Energy Smart from the Start
We’ve all heard about building something “to code.” We hear that on construction and home repair shows all the time. These are a set of rules that builders must follow that the government has made so that a home owner knows that their home is safe and well-built. But...
Top Building Materials Make A Top Custom Home
When you’re buying a new home, there are a lot of things to consider: location, price, design, number of rooms... One thing that many people don’t consider is the building materials. What is your home made of? If you’ve decided to build a custom home, that’s an even...
Custom Homes For Unique Lifestyles
We are all different. We are unique. We say it so often that it has lost much of its meaning, it has become a cliché. But then, most clichés are built upon some basic truth, and when it comes to your home - the way you live it, the way your family inhabits it -...
Dealing With Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
What are Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)? Volatile organic compounds (abbreviated as VOCs) are gases that emanate from some solids or liquids and include a range of chemicals which may have short or long-term negative health effects. The Issue A big problem...
Air Quality Starts At The Foundation
To improve your home's air quality, start at the foundation. I received a call from a woman who had placed an offer on an expensive home in Vancouver. She wanted a renovation to this home, since she could not be in this home without quickly feeling sick. The home...
Wall Assemblies: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
When it comes to wall assemblies, you can have your cake and eat it too! I grew up in a home built in 1911. Houses were different back then. This home had sawdust for insulation and single pane windows. As it got colder, we put more wood in the fireplace. There were...
Constructing Solid Stairs – How To Avoid Bouncy Stairs
Have you ever walked up a staircase and it felt bouncy? Also known as bouncy stairs. There is an easy way to avoid this - for less $$ than you might think. "Don’t you hate bouncy stairs? Well, I’m the same way. In fact, it's one of my pet peeves. Let me give you one...
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