Home Renovation: Visit us at the Nanaimo Trade Show!

Are you considering renovating your home? Come to the Renos Done Right Seminars and Trade Show on September 26, 2009 in Nanaimo. This one-day, free admission show is hosted by the Canadian Home…

Save the trees !… But not all of them!

In our industry, we have the chance (!) to see some designs, construction, landscaping or many other mistakes.  But this one is the worst I've never seen !! This picture comes from a web site named…

Rain Screen Use – The “wet” Coast and Beyond!

Leaky condo... two words that strike terror in the hearts of condo owners in BC. Unfortunately, the “leaky” part was not restricted to just condos. The prolonged wet winters on the West Coast take…

Green Homes – Great Video featuring a friend !

A few days ago, I got and e-mail from a friend in Alabama, Architect Bob Chatham from Chantham Design Group, who featured in a very interesting TV episode from Dany Lipford. The video will explain…

Building your first home?

You've thought about it for so long and now, you are close to start building your home!  What an exciting decision but are you ready?  Are you stepping down this path for the first time?  Nervous…

Shed Plans & Outdoor Storage Solutions

Store your bicycles, garden tools, recreational toys & other seasonal necessities like snow blowers and swimming pool gear in the creative NEW shed plans that Drummond House Plans' has planned.…

Save April showers for August Flowers… & Lawns & Car-washing & …

This morning, I awoke to the wonderful sound of tree frogs croaking in the forest beside our home. At last spring appears to have truly sprung here on Vancouver Island! As I sat listening to the…

House Models with Elevator

In order to answer the increasing requests from the population, Drummond House Plans has decided to re-design three of its top-selling home designs, to incorporate an elevator. In fact, it involves…

Drummond House Plans – Customer Testimony

Fridays are not always the same...  This one, is a particular "positive Friday" !  Since I was very busy and out of the office most of the week, I decided to go through my e-mails and found this one…

2009 Home Shows: meet Drummond House Plans at these British-Colombia & New-Brunswick locations

Dear future homeowners, home builders, home renovation builders, Come and meet Drummond House Plans' residential design expert Mr. Richard Martin, at these 2009 Home Shows in British Colombia,…

Investing in new multi-family properties?

For family reasons (keeping the family together without sacrificing independance) or for economical reasons, you might be thinking of investing in a multi-family construction and build a townhouse or…

Multigenerational home designs & floor plans

Drummond House Plans, a house design firm specializing in residential architecture since 1973, recently created a collection of multigenerational house plans, for multi-generational, bi generational…

Affordable Homes & Affordable House Plans!

Drummond House Plans' philosophy is that beautiful vacation designs, cabin plans and top quality house plans can be created for small budget, and still be so charming! And, that's exactly what you'll…

Building a garage?

Interesting questions we receive from customers can be of great interest to future homeowners or people who will make additions or renovation to their existing home.  Here are some answers provided…

Insulated formwork

Insulated formwork is an interesting option for residential foundations.  As the formwork remains in place after the cement hardens, it assures a superior energetic performance.  Moreover, the cement…

Seasons Greetings

Dear Readers, It is with much joy that I wish you all very merry and joyous holidays on behalf of all of us at Drummond Designs. May your new construction or renovation projects be filled with…

Low consuming appliances

Reducing the energy consumption of a home can equally be done by opting to use household appliances having an optimal energy return, from the refrigerator to the range to the dishwasher, without…

Customer Testimony

Is there something more motivating for a company, especially for the Customer Service people, than receiving positive comments from a customer who bought one of our house plans ?  I want to…

How about a greener Christimas this year?

For the majority of people, a greener Christmas involves a lack of snow on December 25th!  A greener Christmas in this case would mean lesser garbage and energy saving. It is well known that the…

Countdown till Christmas…

It is well known that many of us have a tendency to way till the last minute to finish our Xmas shopping and preparations.  If you are anything like me, you're the type to wait until the 24 and 31st…