Building in the winter is possible and much easier when building with prefabricated components. The beauty of using our prefab components is a drastic reduction in on-site framing time, allowing a home to be weather tight much more quickly compared to stick-frame construction on site. This shortens the time builders spend outside so they can be inside working on the interior finishes sooner.
Why would you want to build a home right now? It’s true, choosing to buy a used home may seem more economical at the time, but there’s a lot of buyers out there right now driving market value higher than ever. Even with the tougher mortgage stress test coming into play June 1, 2021, it’s predicted that it won’t cool runaway home prices.
There are a lot of choices when deciding which home plan is right for you and your family and honestly, it can become overwhelming. Some things to consider are size, accessibility, how long you plan to live in your home, will your family be growing or downsizing in the near future, do you like to entertain.
A Winton lock up package includes all the materials you require to frame your home and completely finish the exterior of your home. The products you can expect to receive in your lock up package are as follows:
We are often asked by customers whether it is better to have a shingled roof or a metal roof on their house?
Winton supplies both a shingled roof option and two metal roof options. The shingled roofs, an architectural shingle, uses metal valleys, continuous ridge ventilation and eave guard applied along heated eaves. The metal roofs have two specific profiles: exposed fasteners and hidden fasteners. Roof metal comes withcolor matched metal for all accessories, continuous ridge ventilation and a heat resistant eave membrane applied along heated eaves.
This is a very common question many of our customers ask when trying to decide on colors for the exterior of their new home. With the amount of color choices now available for roofing, siding, soffit, fascia and trims, making what you feel is “the right choice” can become quite overwhelming.
While there is no rule of thumb when making color selections, a few questions should be asked which will help guide your decision making process. Some of these could include:
On March 4th, 2019, the Wood Innovation Research Lab at UNBC won the Environmental Performance Award at WoodWORKS! BC Wood Design Awards.
Although not mentioned by name, Winton Homes’ innovative contribution to the building’s walls have helped the research lab to achieve the highest passive standard in North America, to date.
Value engineering is defined as performance divided by cost. If you maximize performance, or reduce cost, it increases value! This is the most important step in the planning of your new home.
“Prefabricated” or “Factory Framed” homes have come a long way from the days of a Sears mail order home or a time when the word “prefabricated” may have elicited thoughts of an inferior structure. Gone is the misconception that prefabricated homes are cheaply made with limited design flexibility and finish options. Today’s prefabricated home is fully customizable with a vast array of finish options to make your home just that, your home.
UNBC’s new Wood Innovation Research Lab gave our team an opportunity to embrace innovation and creativity. We were excited to be part of an energy efficient building within our local community of Prince George, British Columbia. Taking what is typically a floor truss and rotating to a thick exterior wall, our designers engaged out of the box thinking during this rewarding challenge. With the northern climate & Passive House energy standards in mind, our team engineered and manufactured 40 one-of-a-kind wall panels.
Building in the winter is possible and much easier when building with prefabricated components. [Read More...]
Why would you want to build a home right now? [Read More...]
There are a lot of choices when deciding which home plan is right for you and your family and honestly, it can become overwhelming. [Read More...]
A Winton lock up package includes all the materials you require to frame your home and completely finish the exterior of your home. [Read More...]
We are often asked by customers whether it is better to have a shingled roof or a metal roof on their house? [Read More...]
This is a very common question many of our customers ask when trying to decide on colors for the exterior of their new home. [Read More...]
On March 4th, 2019, the Wood Innovation Research Lab at UNBC won the Environmental Performance Award at WoodWORKS! BC Wood Design Awards. [Read More...]
Value engineering is defined as performance divided by cost. If you maximize performance, or reduce cost, it increases value! [Read More...]
“Prefabricated” or “Factory Framed” homes have come a long way from the days of a Sears mail order home or a time when the [Read More...]
UNBC’s new Wood Innovation Research Lab gave our team an opportunity to embrace innovation and creativity. [Read More...]
One of the most common misconceptions about Winton Homes is that we are a modular home company. Winton Homes are panelized homes and not completely manufactured homes. [Read More...]
To become an owner builder in BC, part of the criteria you must meet is passing an [Read More...]
The Homeowner Protection Office has changed their name to Licensing and Consumer Services! Via BC Housing [Read More...]
With the warm weather, our home packages are being erected faster than usual for this time of year! [Read More...]
A few years ago, Winton engaged in extensive research to develop a super insulated wall. A double wall system was developed, reviewed and sealed through an engineering firm. [Read More...]
More than just homes & cottages! [Read More...]
We’ve been conditioned to believe that bigger is better. But is it? Lately we’ve heard so much about these small houses or tiny homes. [Read More...]
Winton Homes has had the pleasure of working with Fort Nelson First Nation again to build seen new homes! [Read More...]
Determining the cost of building a new home is not always an easy task. [Read More...]
One of our most asked questions has many answers. [Read More...]
Our Terrace dealer has kept busy this year helping our customers create beautiful homes. This is a custom design that will we cant wait to see finished. [Read More...]
When designing your perfect home, there are so many options to choose from in every section of your house. [Read More...]
Wintons Engineered Wood Product (EWP) division is quoting a job for our friends at First Choice Builders on a site in sunny Terrace BC. [Read More...]
Whether you are looking to enhance the curb appeal or enrich the interior of your home, timber accents may be just what you are looking for. [Read More...]
One of our most popular cottages, the Hudson, became a lovely lake house in Pigeon Lake AB. With each package we sell, we strive to accommodate our customer’s needs. [Read More...]
Our design team is hard at work on the new Pinnacle that will be going up on Mayne Island, BC. [Read More...]
Winton once again achieves quality circle status from the Western Wood Truss Association, in recognition of Exeptional Quality Performance in Truss Manufacutring. [Read More...]
One of the key features to a welcoming experience is the relationship between the local environment and a house. [Read More...]
Everyone has a different idea for their perfect dream home. With over a hundred floor plans, the designs on our website are usually just a starting point. [Read More...]
A customized Sylvan Lake package is now a cottage on Paul Lake, BC. Built between two existing homes, on a rock wall, this cottage fits perfectly. [Read More...]
One of our most challenging and exciting cottage package was a Fraser model we sent all the way to Cambridge Bay Nunavut. That’s right, we shipped it all the way to the edge of [Read More...]
Winton Homes and Cottages have shipped several VERY exciting new homes to Yellowknife, NWT. Our Senior Design Consultant Larry Ochitwa was in Yellowknife recently and visited with the Customers and their builders. [Read More...]
Striking quality-built four story condo project is near completion in Prince George BC. Winton EWP integrated structural building components are at its core. [Read More...]
Step inside this beautiful home and listen to the wonderful story of this couple's experience building a Winton Home. This is their second Winton Home! [Read More...]
We are very proud to launch our new video testimonial series featuring four families, our valued customers, who share their unique house building experiences and beautiful Winton homes with us. [Read More...]
Have you ever seen the difference between two homes built side by side, one is stick built (traditional builder) the other is factory-framed/prefabricated (modern build) This video shows you firs [Read More...]
At Winton Homes, we love seeing people's dreams come true. A Dream in Progress ~ The beautiful Grace Lake project in Yellowknife NWT this year! [Read More...]
