Category Archives: Home Building
Averra on HTGV Massive Moves
Averra Developments on HGTV Averra Developments big house move finally aired on HGTV’s show Massive Moves a couple weeks ago! The Vancouver heritage home was safely moved to its new home on Vancouver Island. The HTGV show, Massive Moves shows the entire thing. Check out the Coastal Cruise episode. Did you like … Read more
Making a Custom Teak Countertop
The use of teak in counter tops is becoming increasingly popular among designers and clients for its hardwood attributes, rich red/brown grains, and resistance to water and moisture. Here is some of our advice and steps to helping you creating your own custom teak countertop. Purchasing and Selecting Teak Raw Material … Read more
Choosing Enviroshake for your Roof
We recently had a great experience with enviroshakes on the roof of our Trout Lake project. The product is attractive, made from recycled materials, works with standard roofing tools, and has an impressive warranty. As standard shakes each one is individually nailed which takes more time than traditional asphalt which … Read more
Solar Hot Water Systems in Vancouver
Interested in using solar power to help heat your home’s hot water? Now might be the time to investigate whether or not your house is suitable for solar hot water. For a limited time, Vancouver’s Solar Home Pilot is offering a $3000 incentive towards the cost of solar hot water … Read more
Efficiency in Your Home – Heat Pumps
Heat pumps are a unique kind of heating system, because they can do the work of both a furnace and an air conditioner. Thus, there’s no need to install separate systems to heat and cool your home. Heat pumps can also work extremely efficiently, because they simply transfer heat, rather … Read more
Efficiency In Your Home – HRV’s
Heat Recovery Ventilator Heat Recovery Ventilators commonly referred to as HRV systems/units are used when you want to introduce large amount of outside air in to occupied environment to increase actual level of indoor air quality. The air in many homes is 2 to 5 times more polluted then the … Read more
Efficiency in Your Home – Tankless Hot Water
When you turn on a hot water faucet or have a hot shower in the home, cold water travels through a pipe into the tankless hot water unit, where a gas burner heats the water. The faucet acts as a key for turning on the gas to heat the hot … Read more
Piledriving in Trout Lake, Vancouver
We recently started a new home and laneway project for a client in the Trout Lake area of Vancouver. The land surrounding the lake is essentially a peat bog with the water table 3 feet below grade. Houses un-anchored to the rock solid glacial till 28-38 feet below grade will … Read more
