54 episodes

Your biggest home building questions answered by the pros.

Measure Twice, Cut Once HAVAN

    • Education

Your biggest home building questions answered by the pros.

    Designing Dreams, Building Reality

    Designing Dreams, Building Reality

    Zane Erickson from ZED Studio believes every home has a soul, and dreaming of homes on a large luxury scale, Zane’s passion for design helps to navigate the realities of construction.

    • 50 min
    HAVAN Awards: Renovator of the Year

    HAVAN Awards: Renovator of the Year

    HAVAN Awards - Renovator of the Year, HAVAN's podcast 'Measure Twice, Cut Once'

    • 39 min
    HAVAN Awards: Interior Designer of the Year

    HAVAN Awards: Interior Designer of the Year

    Co-hosts Mike and Jennifer-Lee chat with Interior Designer of the Year Katerina Vastardis, joined by Paul Shepski of Geography Contracting.

    • 44 min
    HAVAN Award Winner: Best Reno +1.5M

    HAVAN Award Winner: Best Reno +1.5M

    Restoring a 1911 heritage home in Kitsilano from three poorly renovated rental suites into the home ‘it always wanted to be when it grew up’, Quinton Construction and Madeleine Design Group share the steps to their award-winning 4-level single-family home with basement suite reno.

    ‘As a designer, it really boils down to having the personality of your client shine through’, says award-winning designer, and former carpenter, Madeleine Sloback. ‘I tell clients to interview their builders based on their personality, as opposed to what they see on paper, because it is a very personal relationship that you're creating over the course of many years’.

    On this episode, Co-hosts Mike and Jennifer-Lee share with listeners the history of the award-winning Kitsilano Heritage Home.

    ‘An older home is based on having huge drying potential. Almost all these houses at some point get wet, but they're able to dry’, explains John Quinton. ‘And you have to be cognizant of that when you're upgrading these homes. For our new construction, we are very aggressive with our air sealing and use entirely exterior insulated wall assemblies. But when you're working with an existing home, you have to be careful about how you apply some of those technologies’.

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    • 47 min
    HAVAN Awards Winner: Best Kitchen Renovation

    HAVAN Awards Winner: Best Kitchen Renovation

    Listen in as co-hosts Mike and Jennifer-Lee chat with award-winning duo Laura Grist Interior Design and Jedan Brothers Contracting sharing their secret recipe for award-winning kitchen renovations.

    • 42 min
    Best Energy Labelled Home – HAVAN Awards

    Best Energy Labelled Home – HAVAN Awards

    Best Energy Labelled Home – HAVAN Awards

    • 43 min

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