We are very excited to be sharing our next construction journey (and new series) wiThe owner knew she wanted to have some storage available in the basement and wanted to have a 4′ crawl space. So we discussed how this would work with the lay of the land and the costs that would be associated with doing a 4′ crawl space throughout. We explained that yes that can be done but would add cost to the project as we would need to dig a much deeper hole, get rid of more dirt, and if the material was really hard may need to bring in a rock breaker to remove that material. The other thought was if the crawl space was that large underneath would you even go to the back to get the stuff that was stored way back there probably not and that it could be donated in that case. What we want to do at Buck Robertson Contracting is to help understand why you have made decisions and what these decisions will do to affect “your project.” We are building these projects together and our job is to look further down the road to see how decisions will impact the project. Yes there will be things that are missed and yes we are building a prototype so let’s work together to achieve the best outcome for this project.th you: “Building a Custom Home in Trails Edge” (in Lake Cowichan). This video is Part 1 of the new series and documents the process of “getting out of the ground” – which (in most jobs) is your unknown. Here we will show you the first few steps on getting your foundation set in order to start building your brand new home! And by using our DJI Mini 2 drone, we also provide you with a bird’s eye view of this new home’s layout – which will be a 3 bed / 2 bath rancher. We like to share and be as transparent as we can, so if/when you’re thinking of building your own home one day, you can have a better understanding of what goes in to each stage of building and the timelines that follow.

Shou Sugi Ban is an ancient Japanese way to preserve wood, It is environmentally friendly and allows you the ability to not need to put a finish on it as it. Due to it being burnt bugs don’t like to eat at it as well helps to close the cell walls of the wood so it doesn’t suck up water as well with capillary action. Capillary action is when wood pulls water through its “veils” of the wood fiber. When you have rot in your house often what was a small area of water rot turns into a much larger issue due to capillary action. The post and beam work on this carriage house was a lot of fun we really enjoy working with the larger timbers.

We share our progress as we near completion of this carriage home and give a little more insight on how we install the window trim and exterior (to provide you with the best results for your investment).

In this video, we share our progress by giving you a little walkthrough of the carriage house, as drywall is now done and we near completion of this project. Drywall was finished back in December, and we are nearing the end of painting at the time this video was posted. Along with giving you an idea of what the house will look like, we also give you some insight on how and why we installed our Shou Sugi Ban rain barrels. For this house it was a necessity, but for you it could be a wise investment choice and a start to going “green” by saving water.

We couldn’t be happier that our customer is so happy with her new carriage house – and we are so grateful for the wonderful review she left for us. Her kind words reminded us why we got into home building in the first place. In this 5th and last installment of BUILDING A CARRIAGE HOUSE w/ BRC, we give you a walkthrough of the interior (we filmed back in March), and then we show you the beautiful detail of the exterior we shot this month (in May). We also share a little recap of our time building this carriage house (from start to finish), and the reason why we think it was such a success.