News & Events
Aging in Place… the Silver Tsunami
I guess I must say that I am writing from a perspective of someone that is at the point in their life that requires a more serious look into the future. Apparently, I am part of 25% plus of the world’s population that was born between 1946 and 1964 (the… Read More
The Product Selection Guide To Your Building Package
Flexibility and Options… Here at Pacific Homes not only can you design your custom blueprints from scratch, but you can also customize the entire list of materials that go into your prefabricated building package to suit your building project, desires, and lifestyle. How we achieve this is through our… Read More
Foundations – one of the major first steps worth taking the time to get right!
Solar Energy Technology Is Catching Up
Why Build with Wood? Building Green
How We Can Help With GREEN Building
When conversing with customers on their new home builds I will often receive the comment, “We would like to build our new home utilizing GREEN building methods as much as possible.” My answer is always, “Yes! Pacific Homes can definitely contribute to a GREEN home build. So how can Pacific Homes… Read More
BUILDING SMART SEMINAR
The text suggests that there will likely be revisions in building codes in British Columbia to accommodate Universal Design Areas and improve insulation values. This may result in thicker wall systems being used.
“Yeah, but stick framing is cheaper.” …or is it!
If I had a dollar for every time I heard, “Yeah, but the other contractor is telling us stick framing is cheaper and they can do exactly the same thing that Pacific Homes does,” I would be long retired and living in the Bahamas. I have heard this same thing… Read More