Our designer Jacqueline Pasquali combined bold greens and sky blues, set off with foamy whites. This created a tranquil and spa-like beach ambiance only a few steps away from Kitsilano Beach.

However, there is more to that project than meets the eye. The structure of the building did not allow any changes to its existing plumbing system, yet the eye clinic each required a washroom and each examination room a sink. Klondike’s team reconfigured the entire space, installed portable sinks with electrical pump to empty hidden basins and a wall-hung toilet with rear flush system.

After two months in construction and despite all the challenges, we met the strict deadline of our client. One challenge accepted, another project done.

You could say the project came about when the client craved for milkshakes during her pregnancy four years ago! Imagine her disappointment when she wasn’t able to find a shop that specialized in shakes in all of Greater Vancouver. Thus, she came up with the idea and after a lot of research she made her dream come true by opening her first shop.

Jacqueline Pasquali, our designer and project manager had to face the challenge of coming up with a design that would fit the budget of the new business owner and as the store was just an empty space, creating everything from scratch within that budget.

• Concept: 50s style milkshake shop with a modern twist.
• Colours:  bubble gum pink ceiling, bold green tiling with minor yellow highlights spread all over—such yum colors, aren’t they?
• Flooring: chequered pattern that is highly cost-effective and most durable.

By bold use of colours and accents with yet simple style cabinets Jacqueline Pasquali created an impact-full space on a limited budget.

Only shortly after the grand opening, the shop already got great reviews and our client is on the road to sweet success! Go check it out now or let’s meet up for a shake or two? Or three? Or…even more?

Your roof is one of the trickiest components of your home to maintain. In order to ensure that your roof is performing properly, you have to ensure it is inspected and maintained on a regular basis. Neglected roofs are the primary cause of water infiltration and premature building envelope failure. In our climate the last thing you want is water pouring into your home in the middle of our rainy winters!

Here are 3 easy steps to ensure your roof is not leaking:

Visual Inspection – The first thing to do is make sure that when it rains there are:

• No visible water stains marks on your ceilings
• No water drops on your hardwood floors or carpets
• No buildup of moss & mildew on the exterior of your roof
• No water flowing over the side of your eaves trough or decks
• No odd musty smells lingering on the top floor of your home

Yearly Maintenance – Every fall (Nov & Dec are the best months) it is important to:

• Remove all debris off your roof with a broom or air pressure (certain roofs can be pressure washed)
• Clean out your deck drains, eaves trough and flush out your downpipes & drain tiles
• Inspect all roofing materials for signs of premature aging (i.e. curling shingles or separating seams)
• Ensure chimney, venting and skylight are securely fastened & unobstructed
• Perform routine maintenance: shingle/shake replacement, metal shimming, hot weld seams, etc.

Proactive Replacement

Your roof typically comes with a 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 or even 50 year warranty. These warrantees cover the roofing materials & installation. However, most roof leaks occur due to the weather (wind and rain storms) or mischievous animals and not due to faulty workmanship or roofing materials.

Even if you have a number of years left on your roofs warranty, it is often wise to be proactive and have your roof replaced. Different regions of Vancouver will age your roof sooner than other regions due to higher amount of rain per year (i.e. Vancouver roofs age quicker than White Rock roofs and North Shore roofs age quicker than Vancouver roofs).

If you are proactive the chance of having a leaky roof is greatly reduced! Make sure that you have done everything you can to protect your largest investment from our windy and rainy winter season.
If any of the tips mentioned above seem overwhelming, contact your roofing professionals to inspect your roof or sign you up for a regular roof maintenance package to give you the peace of mind that the water stays on the outside of your home!

Have a question about your roof? Just call the experts!

If you have any questions about your roof or need another opinion on your roof’s health, give Macbeth Roofing & Waterproofing a call at 778-374-0333 or visit their website at www.macbethroof.com. You’ll be glad you did!

For a small family of three, the choice was either to purchase a new home or move back to the husband’s parents’ house for this to be possible. After much consideration, our clients chose to go back to the father’s childhood home in North Vancouver and have it renovated to suit their and his mother’s needs.

The challenge for our designer Jacqueline Brynjolfson was to turn their home into a more fitting house for the small family and create a legal basement suite for the grandmother.

The house underwent a full renovation: refinished flooring, painting throughout, new millwork. We also built a new deck at the back, added gas fireplaces on each level of the house, and a new garage. An additional bedroom and bathroom was constructed on the main level to give the family room to grow. The basement was replaced with a spacious and bright legal suite with bedroom, a full, open-concept kitchen and living room, a bathroom and a laundry.

It’s the perfect solution for all four of them: The parents can leave for work, their mind at peace while the grandmother spends quality time with her grandson and vice versa and the investment they had to make was a great one into their future. Our client is very happy to be back at his childhood home where he has so many fond memories. Now they have the time to create many more.

LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is a third party verification system that is internationally recognized. The goal is to ensure that a building, home or community was designed, built and is being operated in a manner that promotes high performance human and environmental health, specifically in the following areas:

• sustainable site development
• water efficiency
• energy efficiency
• materials selection
• indoor environmental quality

Some of the green features in our office include:

These are just some of the elements implemented into our Vancouver showroom/office which allow us to focus on sustainability while maintaining functionality in the office. To see more, check out our showroom at 300-1375 W 6 Ave in Vancouver, BC.

Who wants to watch the show that features the most reliable and complete resource for every home improvement needs? Who wants to see HGTV stars like Bryan Baeumler of Leave it to Bryan, Paul Lafrance of Decked Out and Philip DuMoulin and Sarah Daniels of Urban Suburban, 425 exhibitors and retailers, and other features, all under one roof?

Lucky for you, you can win a pair of tickets to the BC Home + Garden Show (valued at $15 each) through Klondike Contracting. All you have to do is like us on Facebook and follow the instructions on the page for the rules to enter the contest. It’s that simple!

Seven pairs of tickets are up for grabs. One pair of ticket will be given away each draw date. Draw dates are as follows: February 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22.

What are you waiting for? Join now and we hope to see you on BC Home + Garden Show 2013.

Click here to enter!

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We cannot stress enough, the importance of roof maintenance, particularly in this wet Vancouver climate! The roof of the house is, after all, what offers your whole home protection. Depending on the roof type, usage, age and complexity, roof maintenance programs are designed to maximize the life cycle of the roof while minimizing the costs involved. The purpose is to protect one of your most valuable investments and avoid any nasty surprises, such as leaks, mold or stains.

Macbeth Roofing & Waterproofing provides high quality residential and commercial roofing services in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Their skilled team is trained to provide thorough inspections, detailed estimates and durable installations. They are experts in roofing maintenance, roofing repairs and new roof installations. Macbeth is also COR Safety Certified for your peace of mind. For more information on the Macbeth Roofing & Waterproofing or the membership program, please call 778-374-0333 or visit them on the web at www.macbethroof.com.

*Certain conditions apply. Please see our website for details

We built out a new front hall closet at the entry and tied it into the exterior with the same red corrugated steel roof. The closed-in, tiny staircase was replaced with a beautiful single stringer steel staircase with custom fir treads to match the existing floor. In order to address the issue of storage upstairs, we created a large walk-in closet in the master bedroom by taking away the separate laundry room and a small portion of the room itself; above the walk-in closet, we created an additional enclosed storage space. Basically, any unused space was scooped up for storage.

To create the second bedroom, the open loft was enclosed and a new access was created to the second bathroom. As mentioned, the style of float home was already very unique and charming; we simply re-worked the floor plan to suit the needs of the clients with some creative solutions and updated the look throughout. The end result was a very funky, stylish and functional home on the water…literally!

The Houzz “Best Of Houzz” award for 2013 is given in two categories: Customer Satisfaction and Design. Customer Satisfaction award winners are based on homeowner members who rated their experience working with remodeling professionals in 12 categories ranging from architects, and interior designers to contractors and other residential remodeling professionals. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the community of 11 million monthly users, also known as “Houzzers,” who saved more than 124 million professional images of home interiors and exteriors to their personal ideabooks via the Houzz site, iPad/iPhone app and Android app.

Thomas works with Klondike to transform outdoor spaces – you really have no idea what your little (or big) yard is capable of until Kyle gets his hands on it! He has been practicing landscape design, site planning and project management for nearly 20 years. Thomas received his Bachelor degree in Landscape Architecture from UBC and his Diploma in Fine Arts from the Victoria College of Art. He has been working with Klondike for a number of years and his greatest strengths are his abilities to understand the client’s needs, balance budgets with desires and an incredible eye for detail, beauty and space planning. To find more details on this award winning project, click here.

Even nomination is considered recognition of quality within the industry and this year, entries were at a record high. We are very proud to have been nominated this year for our project “Munchkins & Martinis” in the Best Residential Renovation $100,000 – $299,999 category!

The evening will consist of cocktails, a delicious gourmet dinner, live entertainment, special guests and, best of all, amazing construction projects from throughout BC. We look forward to an evening in our spiffiest outfits and to checking out the stiff competition.

If you are interested in attending the gala, you can purchase tickets here.

To view all of the finalists, follow this link!