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west coast. Tamlin combines these very energy
efficient systems with its other energy efficient
materials for doors, windows, wall insulation,
and roof insulation. Tamlin Homes also has an-
other level of manufacturing that increases the
speed of project delivery to customer. This is a
system where, for example, the company can
manufacture a gorgeous Douglas fir stair and
have everything ready so it can be easily set
into place in the house. For exterior wall sid-
ings, pre-staining can be also done at the fac-
tory. So if it is raining or too hot on site, the
customer is not going to have headaches trying
to stain.
“We have so many systems in place where
we try to make the building more efficient and
better quality. It’s very difficult to find a compa-
ny that can bring all of those items together,”
said Tabuchi.
In 2013 Tamlin Homes won the Best Cus-
tom Home valued between $750-thousand
and $1.5-million built in BC at the Georgie
Awards—a recognition from the Canadian
Home Builders Association of British Columbia
(CHBA). It is recognized provincially and nation-
ally as Canada’s premier housing awards pro-
gram that highlights and celebrates excellence
in home building.
“We are very proud of this recognition. It re-
ally speaks to our uniqueness and innovation,”
said Tabuchi. “We really try to make our house
building efficient so when we need to, we can
integrate a high level of manufactured com-
ponents, for example our timber frame posts
and beams are all cut, test fit, and put together
with all of the fine joinery and precision right at
our factory here and then they’re taken apart.
A lot of times we’ll pre-stain them and then
ship them to a job site and then when they’re
re-assembled, the speed is just phenomenal. It
Co-owners and managing partners,
Paul Tabuchi and Chris Lynn
