by Willy | Apr 16, 2020 | Custom Home Construction - Planning, Design, Build
NOTE: Due to COVID-19, the Development and Building Services Centre for the City of Vancouver is currently closed except by appointment only or for payment. If you are trying to get permits right now, you would have to contact them directly by email...
by Willy | Mar 29, 2020 | Condo Renovations, Custom Home Construction - Planning, Design, Build
Low Mortgage Rates and Home Renovations If you look at the big picture of, say the last 40 years, mortgage rates are pretty low. For example, at the end of 1981, average five-year rates peaked at over 21.4 percent. Today, in contrast, five-year published rates are...
by Willy | Feb 23, 2020 | Kitchen Renovation
In a new calendar year, it’s always interesting to read about what are the latest trends in design. For some clients capturing the newest trends is an important consideration. For other clients, however, the definition of a dream kitchen may be something else...
by Willy | Jan 31, 2020 | Custom Home Construction - Planning, Design, Build
The stages of new home construction on the Lower Mainland or Greater Vancouver area are similar to the new home construction stages elsewhere in British Columbia. There are typically five stages: pre-construction, foundation work, framing, interior and exterior, and...
by Willy | Dec 24, 2019 | Custom Home Construction - Planning, Design, Build
If you’re wondering whether building a customer home on the lower mainland is worth the investment, the answer is yes, it is, for a long list of reasons. We’ll give some of them to you here. Why is building a custom home on the lower mainland worth the...