Our team at Kent Homes has been busy today. While the siding is being installed on the outside… … the painting has been completed on the inside. Cabinets have arrived and are ready for installation. And the window and door trims, which were all pre-made, have been set in place ready for installation. Looks like…
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Many months ago, a new lighting rep entered our lives at Atlantic Lighting Studio. Mark MacDonald of Innovative Electrical Sales introduced us to Adorne by Legrand. We were excited, inspired and enthusiastic beyond words. (We were actually jumping up and down and clapping.) Silly, yes, but you may do the same when you explore Adorne on their…
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Spice is nice and it’s the colour of our new front door. Looking through the front door, you can see the hall closet and the window beyond. This is our black metal roof, nearly complete. The house on the right is our neighbour on the production line.This is our kitchen. These two windows will be…
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Drywall is up, rigid board is on and windows are going in! OK, now I’m starting to get excited. Here are photos of the latest happenings at Kent Homes. This is the view from the living area down the hall to the master bedroom. The bed in a box is taking shape.…
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Computer’s been off line for two days while we moved into our interim residence. Rental lease is finished and new home is about 7 weeks away. Good and kind friends have offered up their lovely home, perched high on a hill. So as the wind rips and howls around the windows on this rainy stormy…
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Progress seems to be made quickly on a factory-built home. Here are the latest images from Laura at Kent Homes. The opening on the left is our studio window which will face toward the road. The openings visible down the side of the structure are the two kitchen windows. The flooring is laid before the…
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Walls and ceiling moving into position. This is the roof structure with drywall in place. This is the inside side of our studio’s east wall. Michael’s computer will be in front of the window and mine to the right. This is beginning to take shape! Until next time…
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Daily photos from Kent Homes’ production line. Apparently, this button lifts and lowers our floor structure onto the raised platform so insulation and finishing can be done on the underside of our home. Until next time…
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In a recent post, I’d wondered at how the team at Kent Homes gets the newly built floor up off the factory floor and onto the tracks to move it along the line. Laura Maillet at Kent Homes has kindly provided an explanation with photos. Hi Deborah, I am happy to fill you in on…
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What’s your address? We’ve learned that when you build a new house, you’re assigned a civic number only after the precise location of your house on the lot is finalized and the Location Certificate is issued. There is a Civic Address Coordinator at King’s County who determines what your number will be. We were offered…
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