In creating your dream home, the choice of a builder can profoundly influence the outcome. While spec home builders offer a standardized, efficient route, the unparalleled benefits of choosing a custom home builder, like Böehm Construction, are evident.

Building a home is a significant milestone in anyone's life. One crucial decision when embarking on this exciting journey is purchasing an existing home or building a custom one. At Böehm Construction, we specialize in bringing unique visions to life through custom-built homes. Here are ten compelling reasons why a custom home could be the perfect choice for you:

We are thrilled to announce that Böehm Construction has been honoured with not just one but four prestigious VIBE (Vancouver Island Building Excellence) Awards! These highly coveted awards recognize the exceptional craftsmanship, innovation, and dedication of Boehm Construction in the construction industry.

This is a very common question that is asked by most clients when they approach our team at Boehm Construction to build their custom home. There really isn’t a “one size fits all” answer to give, however there are several key questions we ask in order to hone in on that number.

During the 15th Annual Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) Commercial Building Awards held on April 28, 2022, we were awarded the 2022 Commercial Building Award in the category: ”Multi-Family Townhouse” – for our work Kerrisdale Corner of Nanaimo.

Affordability. Affordable housing. These are buzz words these days. I think we are repeating them more and more as we all watch affordability slip away before our eyes. Like bailing water with a bucket by hand on a sinking ship that everyone on board knows is going down anyways.

I had always heard that living in a space heated from the floor up is the best kind of heat and makes for a very comfortable living space. I now know that to be true from my own experience.

Recently the BC Government announced a goal. This goal is that by 2032 all new buildings built in the province of BC – including homes, apartments, schools and commercial buildings will be ‘Net Zero’ ready.

A  carriage house is also known as a laneway house. It’s a small house built on a property that already has a house on it. Several years ago our city council followed the lead of cities like Vancouver with their Laneway housing and decided to allow this type of housing in our town.

A modern exterior wall is designed to keep the warmth inside your home and keep the elements from causing damage. Starting from the outside the first plane of protection is called cladding.

Most people buy a home, take possession, move their furniture in and call it a day. But those that are a little more adventurous decide to buy a piece of land and have a custom home built for themselves.