House Packages
The concept of packaged homes grew from a need to provide builders with a simple and dependable construction system, especially when building in remote areas. And when Tamlin began helping new builders in other countries learn and apply our proven Canadian building methods, it proved to be the ideal solution.
Contractors all over the world soon realized the significant benefits of contracting Tamlin to design the house and ship a complete package of building materials directly to the site. For builders, the challenge of dealing with many different companies, arranging shipments of materials to a variety of destinations, as well as creating extremely detailed plans and material installation guides were all simplified into one dependable package.
Our construction system handled everything from foundation details to engineering and material specifications in a complete house kit, reducing errors and providing builders with a single source of information and supervision.
Since Tamlin’s early days as a general contractor for residential homes in Vancouver, BC, we have welcomed the challenges in the housing industry. We have not only designed and supplied materials for each project, but often assumed project management functions involving coordination of subtrades sent overseas to build homes. Our experience is unique, and we are proud of that distinction.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s many projects were exported to Japan, Asia, and Europe. Tamlin continued to refine its system, learning firsthand how to design and meet building codes, prepare precise material lists for translation in different languages, and ensuring that every item required for each house was carefully loaded for shipping. Once on site, Tamlin was there to help build each home, making sure stringent schedules were met. Whether shipping to an island 50 miles from our facility, or 5000 miles to another country, we take the same care with planning and detail, with a passion for doing things right.
In the last ten years, Tamlin has taken the house kit concept to new levels of customization and cost-effectiveness. We have extended our expertise to hybridizing many house plans so clients can have the choice of combining log, timber frame, or conventional frame construction within the same house. And given the high cost of labour and the scarcity of qualified subtrades, Tamlin’s system helps builders work faster and keep costs down.
Simply the best . . . anyway we package it. That’s our slogan, and it reflects our success in addressing the many challenges in the development of house packages for domestic and export markets. Tamlin ships all across Canada and exports to Japan, Korea, Iceland, Portugal, Spain, Canary Islands, England, France, Germany, and throughout the USA.
Clients will always be number one at Tamlin. Thirty years of designing and shipping custom residential homes, log houses, timber frames, and cottages assures us that our clients think we’re number one too.
. . . thank you Tamlin team for making our dream cottage possible. We will no longer be able to refer to it as a cottage as it is more fittingly a country home . . . the Tamlin touch clearly was the touch we needed . . .
— Ken Barrie
Some of Tamlin’s homes from across Canada |
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