Comments on: Month 6 – Building a Canadian House /2011/06/30/month-6-building-a-canadian-house/ Can one man live on Canada alone? Sun, 24 Jul 2011 03:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Louise Harrod /2011/06/30/month-6-building-a-canadian-house/#comment-1652 Louise Harrod Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:01:33 +0000 /?p=294#comment-1652 Start here: www.nest-timberhome.ca . A B.C. product and labor. Start here: https://www.nest-timberhome.ca . A B.C. product and labor.

]]> By: bobby /2011/06/30/month-6-building-a-canadian-house/#comment-1622 bobby Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:54:22 +0000 /?p=294#comment-1622 Darren How are you progressing with this house? I expect it won't be too difficult to build it with Canadian sourced raw material but i expect the project will take a lot of time... bobby Darren

How are you progressing with this house? I expect it won’t be too difficult to build it with Canadian sourced raw material but i expect the project will take a lot of time…

bobby

]]> By: Isabelle Remy /2011/06/30/month-6-building-a-canadian-house/#comment-1607 Isabelle Remy Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:06:19 +0000 /?p=294#comment-1607 My friend Tim sent me this great link for recycled plastic building material made in Quebec: https://www.polyboard.ca/anglais/polyboard/html/residentiel.html My friend Tim sent me this great link for recycled plastic building material made in Quebec: https://www.polyboard.ca/anglais/polyboard/html/residentiel.html

]]> By: Leslie Yeager /2011/06/30/month-6-building-a-canadian-house/#comment-1596 Leslie Yeager Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:30:50 +0000 /?p=294#comment-1596 In the late 70s, we built our own house on the coast, mostly from the land, so to speak. We bought what's called an Alaska mill that fits on a chainsaw and slices the trees lengthwise into useable lumber. We also used recycled materials that we got from taking apart old world war 2 buildings (with consent) in the area. We built a hiproof - 2 floor (loft) house which housed us for a period of 3 years, until we moved on. The one thing we didn't know then was green lumber bounces!! We had 'moveable' floors!! The experience was the neatest one we've ever had and the satisfaction from building your own home could never be outdone!! Good Luck. In the late 70s, we built our own house on the coast, mostly from the land, so to speak. We bought what’s called an Alaska mill that fits on a chainsaw and slices the trees lengthwise into useable lumber. We also used recycled materials that we got from taking apart old world war 2 buildings (with consent) in the area.
We built a hiproof – 2 floor (loft) house which housed us for a period of 3 years, until we moved on. The one thing we didn’t know then was green lumber bounces!! We had ‘moveable’ floors!! The experience was the neatest one we’ve ever had and the satisfaction from building your own home could never be outdone!! Good Luck.

]]> By: Todd Wickenheiser /2011/06/30/month-6-building-a-canadian-house/#comment-1591 Todd Wickenheiser Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:44:20 +0000 /?p=294#comment-1591 Hey...just up our alley.. We are out of Golden B.C...and all about green building etc...etc... check us out ! Our Company is now working on a project in Cambell River.. Would love to see if we could work together on your project..Concept is fantastic ! Todd Hey…just up our alley..
We are out of Golden B.C…and all about green building etc…etc…
check us out !
Our Company is now working on a project in Cambell River..
Would love to see if we could work together on your project..Concept is fantastic !

Todd

]]> By: Christina /2011/06/30/month-6-building-a-canadian-house/#comment-1583 Christina Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:28:04 +0000 /?p=294#comment-1583 Oasis windows are made in Surrey: https://www.oasiswindows.com/ There are a number of other lower mainland manufacturers, but we went with Oasis and I can't remember the other companies' names. Doors: https://www.stylesglass.com/ (haven't used them but are hoping to) or https://www.a1doors.ca/view/about-us.aspx Jeld-Wen started out as an American company but have Canadian manufacturing plants. Jack's Salvage in Burnaby has all sorts of stuff, some of which was likely originally made in Canada and they might know of Canadian sources: https://www.jacksused.com/ For floors, I think I remember some/most of the trees that fell down in Stanley Park in the big storm of late 2006 got milled for flooring planks. Not sure where you'd source something like that though. Oasis windows are made in Surrey: https://www.oasiswindows.com/ There are a number of other lower mainland manufacturers, but we went with Oasis and I can’t remember the other companies’ names.

Doors: https://www.stylesglass.com/ (haven’t used them but are hoping to) or https://www.a1doors.ca/view/about-us.aspx Jeld-Wen started out as an American company but have Canadian manufacturing plants.

Jack’s Salvage in Burnaby has all sorts of stuff, some of which was likely originally made in Canada and they might know of Canadian sources: https://www.jacksused.com/

For floors, I think I remember some/most of the trees that fell down in Stanley Park in the big storm of late 2006 got milled for flooring planks. Not sure where you’d source something like that though.

]]> By: Jaki A. /2011/06/30/month-6-building-a-canadian-house/#comment-1580 Jaki A. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:02:01 +0000 /?p=294#comment-1580 There is probably a mill on Pender that cuts local wood you can buy. Texada Is produces granite for counter tops. Nails, wire etc. is made by a company between New West & Richmond. I think you could do a lot of your house with Canadian sourced building supplies - we do on our farm in Fanny Bay on Vancouver Island. There is probably a mill on Pender that cuts local wood you can buy. Texada Is produces granite for counter tops. Nails, wire etc. is made by a company between New West & Richmond. I think you could do a lot of your house with Canadian sourced building supplies – we do on our farm in Fanny Bay on Vancouver Island.

]]> By: Tara /2011/06/30/month-6-building-a-canadian-house/#comment-1549 Tara Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:33:31 +0000 /?p=294#comment-1549 Forgot to mention that it is for siding. It's at least a start. Forgot to mention that it is for siding. It’s at least a start.

]]> By: Tara /2011/06/30/month-6-building-a-canadian-house/#comment-1548 Tara Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:32:42 +0000 /?p=294#comment-1548 They are advertising this product through Rona saying that it is made in Canada. I haven't researched it yet but here's the link to their site. https://www.kwpproducts.com/en/homeowner/products/ They are advertising this product through Rona saying that it is made in Canada. I haven’t researched it yet but here’s the link to their site.
https://www.kwpproducts.com/en/homeowner/products/

]]> By: Niki /2011/06/30/month-6-building-a-canadian-house/#comment-1541 Niki Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:22:38 +0000 /?p=294#comment-1541 how about this: https://www.raisingspaces.com/index.php/green-building-products/ You may also find this of interest (focus is on green technology, but I think it is also an important part of being good stewards of our surroundings, supporting local companies and minimizing our carbon footprint, etc.) https://www.greenbilthomes.ca/Home/OurProjects/TheGreenHouseProject/tabid/230/Default.aspx how about this:

https://www.raisingspaces.com/index.php/green-building-products/

You may also find this of interest (focus is on green technology, but I think it is also an important part of being good stewards of our surroundings, supporting local companies and minimizing our carbon footprint, etc.)

https://www.greenbilthomes.ca/Home/OurProjects/TheGreenHouseProject/tabid/230/Default.aspx

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