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A carriage house is a great idea for many different reasons, depending on your needs and where you are in your journey through life. Carriage houses are often built on an existing property and are used for downsizing, rental income, or a guest house. They can also be...
What Does "Crowning Studs" Mean? "Crowning" is when you take a piece of lumber and you sight it. "Sighting" lumber is when you pick up the piece of lumber and eye it (from one corner down the length of it) to see if it has a curve to it. A piece of lumber can be...
New Looks for Cabinets and Countertops Emerging in 2019
When Designing your deck and working with a Deck Builder? When you have the right deck builders out to look at your space they will need to get some information from you like: What is the use of the deck? What materials are you thinking to use? How do you want to be...
Why brace walls need to be thought out and understood. Brace walls and designing them into the building, most people now are looking for an open concept and large windows. This makes for a challenge where the brace walls will end up and how to incorporate them into...
Do I need to get a building permit? The answer to that question is probably yes. There are certain small projects that can be done to upgrade the appearance of your home that does not require a permit, but most major alterations will require you to obtain a permit...
Deck Builders This project started off with the concrete patio, the customer was super happy with how that turned out which gave us the privilege to be able to be their deck builder. The Rustic Cedar Deck was a great project that turned out better than expected. The...
Lantzville Custom Home Build, Lorenzen Lane the Ocean View Home. Interior We had done custom cabinets threw out the main house which were supplied and installed by Concept Kitchen and Design which we were very impressed with. The island had a really nice touch with...
Whole house Renovation Nanaimo Forrest Drive was a whole house renovation that was bought by BRC and brought back to life. All new floors, drywall, paint, bathrooms, kitchen, finishing trim, windows, interior doors and cedar deck. This was a great project as there...
Energy efficient homes Stack Framing - A better way to get more energy efficient homes. A well thought out plan goes a long way. This was an interesting read for us at Buck Robertson Contracting. We are always trying to build our framing members (studs, floor joists...
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