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las fir timbers, which are hand-picked, hand-
sanded and hand-crafted to achieve a stunning
finish. Clients are often rendered speechless by
the beauty of the timber frame beams during
and after construction.
Another approach that sets Tamlin Homes
apart from the competition is the way in which
the company showcases its construction prod-
ucts and components.
“The traditional general contractor just
builds one house at a time. They don’t have the
integrated in-house design system like we do.
Our own head office is like walking into a show
home where you can see all of the interior fur-
nishings, the timberwork, and all of the spa-
cious design concepts. It functions as a place
where people can be educated about how
things come together: the design, and how
customers can actually visualize their budgets
to balance customized design with the costs of
construction,” said Tabuchi.