lol i'm imagining a house that looks like minecraft textures

https://i0.wp.com/www.redstonegames....91%2C445&ssl=1

I remember seeing that listing, I couldn't even. But, it bothers us, though some other ppl don't see it.

Yes lol..although given the styling a lot of these builders choose I wouldn’t doubt it’s happened many times l:toot:

O god I’ve seen new homes covered from floor to ceiling in that tile. Well maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but the entire main floor and the floors/wall of all bathrooms were covered in that “marble” effect tile. It’s often paired with the Home Depot special 4pk light fixture lol. :fuckthatshit:

This is a house I love in the hood, it’s understated but fantastic architecturally compared to the vast majority of attempts at standout design

https://i.imgur.com/kCTpg0B.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/o2RmTlx.jpg

After reading about Honda's disgust at tiling, how many of you looked closely at the orientation of their tiling to see if they were all the same.

Hi guys pls help me out here, what's an EI build?

Many thanks

East Indian

Church vibes

new build? dat roof pitch
dumb question is it still wood frame?

i find a lot of newer type of homes replacing the cookie cutter houses have a front with a ski slope steep/long pitch, don't quite get it

^^ yes so you have roofs that cuts into the living space :heckno:

looks like baseboard heating too.

Pretty sure it’s called architecture.




New builds in the west side are hideous because they are maximizing SQ/Fage. Not too many really nice designs. It’s kinda disappointing to see.

It’s a real shame seeing the 50s/60s modern design architecture being ruined in west/North van or torn down for new cookie cutter homes. If they were at least accomplishing something with density, I get it, but it’s just for some junk McMansion that are genuine eyesores.

So the long old Vancouver adage was, flat roof houses are no good as the water pools and it'll leak. Does that still hold water (pun intended) with the current building techniques and technology?

Yes. Very few builders can do them properly. Even good builders

So all these new style blocky builds are all just problems waiting to happen in a decade?

I have a realtor aquaintance who said basically every flat roof they try to buy/sell with clients comes up with issues on inspection

The problem is that you’re not really creating a roof but waterproof tub. And the fancier you get with design it’s left to the builder to make sure all the details are 100% perfect. The more angles and joints you create there’s another opportunity for a leak.

Flat roofs are pretty sweet if you can have a patio up top etc. that would be great, but id be very concerned with leaks going forward with one. And the amount of work it could potentially be to fix it

Can’t they just slope it like a degree to make it not become an upstairs pool?

There's a minimum slope degree for "flat" roofs in the BC Building Code.

They can slope but the the issues of the membrane they use, where the water drains, and potential points of ingress will remain

Places like the roof tops of concrete high rises and underground parkades very often have water issues and that’s a concrete slab with a heavy duty membrane applied over top etc. when you’re relying on like a torch on system and building paper etc. it’s pretty tenuous.

^^ so don't buy the penthouse?

Does anyone with a rooftop patio ever use it? I feel like that's the most useless patio in the world. It looks good on paper, but in real life, it's not functional at all.