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A Guide For Home Building In A Remote Location
A Guide To Home Building In A Remote Location: There are many things you consider when deciding to build your dream home, cottage, or auxiliary dwelling unit in a remote location. Building in a remote location can be more challenging than a traditional home build on a city lot with… Read More
Top 5 Home Building Trends Of This Year
Are you planning to build your dream home? Here are our Top 5 Home Building Trends and practices that we have seen working with our clients this year. Whether you are building a new home or just doing renovations, these building trends can provide you with some inspiration for… Read More
Creating Curb Appeal For Your New Home
When considering how the exterior of your future home will look, most people immediately think that colour choice is the most important thing to consider. While colour is absolutely crucial for giving your home the feel you want, there are a multitude of other factors to consider such as styles… Read More
5 Misconceptions About Prefabricated Homes
Similar to how prefabricated trusses became the expected standard throughout the industry over the last 50 years, the same transition is slowly happening with prefabricated homes. Customers are recognizing the many advantages to building custom, panelized prefab homes in comparison to traditional stick-frame methods. Despite this, there are still… Read More
Our 60 Year History of Innovation
This month, on May 19th, 2019, Pacific Homes and Pacific Truss celebrated our 60th anniversary as a company. We are proud to have provided our customers with exceptional service while focusing on innovation in multiple industries throughout our history. I have decided to dive into our history to see how… Read More
Energy Efficient Tips For An Off-Grid Prefab Home Package
Designing An Energy Efficient Off-Grid Prefab Building Package: I am always excited to hear from the clients who are looking at being or need to be off-grid. There is so much to think about and plan for on their new build, and Pacific Homes can help them in some of… Read More
Mitigating Flood Risk in Design
Just before midnight, I was awoken by lights shining up from my neighbour’s yard. Record rainfall was landing on the already saturated ground, streams carrying runoff were crossing my neighbour’s yard and running through their basement suite. Water was coming in through the window wells and over foundation… Read More
5 Cost-Effective & Comfortable Prefab Cabin Designs
These cabin home plans are defined by size, simplicity and a connection to nature. They range from many shapes and sizes and are designed to offer everything you need for weekend stays to luxurious layouts that offer all the amenities and comforts of home. What they all have in common… Read More