Gulf Island Cabin Update!

Tamlin supplied the weather tight lock up shell and some interior finishes such as the pine boards for the interior walls, casings, baseboard, trim and the flooring. The homeowners preferred to use as many local suppliers and sub trades as possible to construct the cabin. This cabin had some minor modifications to accommodate their guests. These modification were an extra dormer on in the room in the loft and a framed walled to make the loft into two rooms. This gave the cabin three bedrooms, a kitchen, bathroom and space for a stacking washer and dryer. The post and beams and exterior walls are solid reclaimed Douglas Fir.

Deck Ceiling Cedar Deck

 

Thetis Island Renovation

Tamlin has built on Thetis before and is very familiar with remote island access and the logistics of such builds. We also have an amazing transportation company that we use for all of our remote builds. He has a truck that fits onto most of the ferries and their height and length restrictions. The homeowners wanted to maintain the waterfront look of this unique cabin and incorporate the original front framed portion to fit into the redesign. The homeowners had outgrown the quaint cabin and wanted a new and larger living space. This new layout has timber frame components and is much larger and open then it was before. The renovation went smoothly, on time and on budget.

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Cold Lake Alberta – Cedar Log Home Project

Another Tamlin custom log home is being built in Cold Lake, Alberta. Just as the basement and floor system were completed, the main load of house package materials arrived on site. Tamlin sent two experienced log installers for this 3,000 sq ft custom milled log home. They were supervising the local crew and homeowners who are “hands-on” with construction. The owners Carrie and Tim are thrilled with the quality of the solid Western Red Cedar logs and they commented that the natural smell of the cedar is “awesome”.   

The logs are completely pre-cut, pre-drilled, pre-notched (corners) and even have pre-routered receptacles and switch boxes to make electrical finishing simple. The log walls are anticipated to be completed by the end of next week. Stay tuned for more blogs from Cold Lake!

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