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Reclaimed Building Materials - Hidden Beauty

We'd like to think we're fairly environmentally conscious here at PHC - we feel as though we have a responsibility as a builder to do our part to lessen our impact on the environment and try to keep that in mind throughout the course of our projects. One of the ways we've been able...

Posted by: Josh McCulloch Wednesday Jan 30, 2013 13:53
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Feature Project - Oak Bay Addition and Complete Renovation

Since our last update we've been busy working on a fun project for great clients in Oak Bay near Victoria.  The house is a typical early 1950's Oak Bay home - well built with a solid structure but lacking in a few areas.  Specifically, it felt very closed in - there were lots of...

Posted by: Josh McCulloch Wednesday Jan 30, 2013 11:03
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Prefabricated Pergola Assembly Time Lapse

As we showed you in our last blog post on a recent Prefabricated Pergola project, we built, delivered and installed a beautiful garden structure for a client in Vancouver.  The entire structure was prebuilt and prefinished before arriving on site to minimize the mess.  We put together a...

Posted by: Josh McCulloch Monday Sep 17, 2012 15:15
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Vancouver Prefabricated Pergola & Deck

We recently completed a very fun and challenging project for a client in Vancouver - we don't travel outside of the Greater Victoria area too often for work, but this was a special project for a great client.  He had seen a design elsewhere and contacted us to build him a custom pergola...

Posted by: Josh McCulloch Tuesday Aug 14, 2012 09:30
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Victoria Addition & Renovation - Roof Detail

 It's been a long while since we last checked in - we were working on opening the roof on our current (yes, still current) renovation and addition project in Willis Point just outside Victoria BC. Now the roof has been opened, closed and sealed back up - here are a few details of the roof...

Posted by: Josh McCulloch Monday May 07, 2012 21:49
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Victoria - Willis Point Addition

Just a quick update on our current project - we're working in Willis Point at the moment, doing a Master Suite addition for a wonderful couple (and their great dog!).  We're basically building in an area the was previously a deck.  As with most renovations and additions, there was some...

Posted by: Josh McCulloch Thursday Mar 22, 2012 20:18
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Victoria Exterior Renovation

 We recently wrapped up an exterior renovation for a client in Sidney, just north of Victoria BC.  The clients were looking to add some visual interest to the front of their home, and create a more welcoming entrance at the same time.  Here is an image of the front of the house just...

Posted by: Josh McCulloch Tuesday Mar 20, 2012 21:02
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Architectural Millwork - Complete!

As promised, we've finally added some images of a recently completed job installing some of the nicest Vertical Grain Douglas Fir Architectural Millwork we've ever done. You can see the original post here. Photos available here, and also in our gallery on the Renovations page. Overview...

Posted by: Josh McCulloch Wednesday Feb 22, 2012 21:07
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Victoria (Fairfield) Timber Front Entrance

Just before Christmas last year we wrapped up a project for a wonderful couple in Fairfield designing, building and installing a new Timber front entrance to their house.  This was a tricky one to incorporate into their existing building, as previous renovations had left an awkward space and...

Posted by: Josh McCulloch Monday Jan 23, 2012 20:44
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Victoria Architectural Millwork

We've been working in Sidney, located just north of Victoria for a client installing some beatiful Vertical Grain Douglas Fir Architectural Millwork for the last few weeks - a task that requires a slow-and-steady approach.  This is what is known in the building world as "Stain-Grade"...

Posted by: Josh McCulloch Monday Nov 07, 2011 21:58
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