When talking about the cost of building a home in Canada, the most common way to describe it is by using “price per square foot”. But remember that this number can be deceptively misused. As you compare builder’s cost per square foot, do a thorough investigation to...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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