Income Property News

Remember when we told you we were working on a cool project for Income Property??  Well it airs on March 16th at 10:30pm on HGTV .  We won't give anything away.... because then you wouldn't have to watch, but here is a little behind the scene action!

Check out the HGTV schedule HERE

The Beginning of 2016

I can't believe this is our first post of 2016! Where does the time go? Well at least it's a good one, filled with lots of great news.

We spent December and January finishing up our late summer/fall builds.  Our Morrison Point project is completed and the homeowners moved in just before Christmas.

We just closed another of our Semi-Detached units in Picton (This morning!). I will get some finish shots next week.  We only have one unit still available so if you are interested, act now!

Last night was our building association awards night and we are honoured to have received a couple of those awards.  We are actively involved in the Prince Edward County Construction Association (PECCA) and for the past 3 years Kyle has been the vice-president of the association. PECCA  has some great members who are also doing lots of projects in PEC.  Mayor Robert Quaiff and MPP Todd Smith were in attendance and had encouraging things to say about Prince Edward County and our role as builders within the County.  Thanks to MPP Todd Smith for his shout out this morning on Twitter!

We especially want to congratulate Woodcrafters on their stunning submission in the Residential category and Elmer Bentley and The County Canteen for their first place win in the Commercial Category.

We won 2015's Residential Home of the Year for our Smith's Bay Custom house and we were runner up for Commercial Project of the Year for our renovation at Henderson Williams LLP

Obviously we can't do this alone, so a big THANK-YOU to our guys on site and our reliable sub-contractors!  We are happy to have shared this fun night with Tyler, Wayne and Kylee (and their better halves)! 

Instagram

We as a company are trying hard to distinguish our self from all the other building companies out there in the market...after getting feedback from our clients, we came to the conclusion that the best way to do that is to improve communication and collaboration.  Undoubtedly, you saw in our post a couple months ago that we started with a new software program that has been a HUGE success....our Guinea pig clients are loving it!
Another way we have been trying to improve is to get ourselves (and our work) out there! As a result you might start to see Hickory Homes pop up on a number of social media platforms.  We are on INSTAGRAM as @hickoryhomes (so go look for and follow us there!).

We are also partnering up with HOUZZ in the new year and will be "popping" up on the site...we have had a Houzz account for many years and you can find us there under Hickory Homes Ltd.  Houzz is a great tool we use with clients to communicate ideas and get different and unique style ideas for our custom homes.  If you haven't been on Houzz before, you should definitely get over there right away!

Fun Things!

Earlier this fall we were approached by the show Income Property (who are shooting some episodes in PEC) to do some work at one of their sites.  This isn't something that we would typically take on but it piqued our interest, and we are always open to new experiences and opportunities....so we said "why not"!
So, for the last 3 weeks have been working with the host, homeowners, producers and designers to help renovate an "Income Property" for the show.  It has been quite and experience so far!
Excited to see it air in the new season!
Obviously we don't want to spoil anything so we will not be posting any details until after it airs....but here is a little teaser shot for you!

Kyle with the homeowners (Kate and John) and Income Property host Scott McGillivray

Welbanks Subdivision - Late Fall Update

After a bit of a delay we got our client into her home in Welbanks Meadows! We love how all the finishes turned out.  Especially her fireplaces!

The units across the road from her are moving along as scheduled and we are working with their respective owners to create interiors that are suited to their style and taste!

Here is a little preview of some of those interior selections...

 Lot 61 - Kitchen Finishes

Lot 63 - Finish Details



Late Fall Progress - Wellington

With all this great weather we have been getting lots done this fall.  Luckily we haven't seen much of the white stuff yet (aside from the light dusting yesterday morning!)

We are making progress at our Wellington job.  This project is really interesting, our client wanted it to look like a "Modern Barn" both on the outside and the inside.  We will be starting the exterior cladding in the next week or two.  Our client chose a really interesting combination of materials for the exterior...it will be red, metal, architectural panels on the 2 storey section (reminiscent of a big red barn....but modern).  The single storey section will have wood siding stained to look like weathered barn board.  The windows are black aluminum, commercial windows, which give them a very streamlined, modern look both on the exterior and the interior.
It may not look like much has been done since the last update, but lots has been happening inside...lots of interesting features which I will get into next time! 

Fall Updates

Its been great working weather here in Prince Edward County and our crews are getting lots done.
We are moving quite along with several projects!

Wellington:
If you have driven through Wellington the last few weeks you will see lots of action on the east end! The new Gas station/Tim Hortons is getting really close to completion and right across the road is our "Modern Barn" house, all framed up and ready to start looking like a Barn!
We are a little jealous of the view from the top deck!

 

 

 

Welbanks Meadows:

 

The unit we started in July is in the finishing stages and should be complete in the next couple weeks.  The push was on for this unit and our guys really came through with finishing! We are lucky to have a great crew who can come through in a pinch.

 

 

 

Wayne was the only one willing to be on camera!

 

 

The other side of this semi-detached unit is still available! Give us a call or email us for more information.

 



 

 

We also started the 2 units across the road (both are already sold!).  We have been working with these clients on interior finishes. Luckily, we are well on our way and should have no delays with these homes! These are our final 2 semi-detached units in the subdivision.

 

 

Morrison Point:

Our job in Morrison Point is also moving along nicely, we are all drywalled and ready for finishing.  The clients have opted to paint themselves, so we have stepped out for a week to allow them to complete that!

 

 

Our House:

We are moving in really shortly! Here are a few teasers....please excuse the excessive use of herringbone...I may have gone a touch overboard!