Bellingham ADU Ordinance
Urban sprawl is bad. Urban sprawl is bad for our community, environment and individuals. Building on the fringes requires that we use our limited resources to build new roads and…
You never know what you’ll find…
...in the walls! We started a remodeling project this week and during demolition Tyson found some old newspapers and magazines. Note that two of them are from 1934! I love the…
What is building performance?
What is building performance? We wrote a post about green building a few months ago and it was one of our most popular posts to date. In the post we acknowledged…
A few changes around ChuB
We celebrated our 5th year in business this August and that 5 year mark offered opportunity for change and growth. Namely, we expanded our building performance division decided to bring interior design in house.…
It’s time for a party!
Sometimes it feels like it was just the other day that we sat around the pub table, at Boundary Bay Brewing, and settled on a name, Chuckanut Builders. We wanted a…
We’re looking for an office wizard!
We're hiring! Specifically we need an office wizard. We'd describe an office wizard as someone whose skill set includes bookkeeping, office management and a wicked sense of humor! This is a part…
Whatcom Magazine
One of our recent projects was highlighted in the summer Whatcom Magazine this week, I thought I'd share the link. I also wanted to mention a handful of subcontractors that helped on the project who weren't…
Thanks Smith and Vallee!
I spotted this today at job and had to snap a picture! The cabinets, obviously by Smith and Vallee, are beautiful! More pictures to come soon.
Adam’s broom collection
At Chuckanut Builders we think brooms are one of the most important tools on any job. Adam has clearly taken that message to heart!
Paperstone countertops
If you asked anyone at Chuckanut Builders what their favorite countertop material is they'd likely tell you Paperstone. It's becoming our signature countertop. It's made locally from recycled materials. We can use…
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