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[carsncars]

Originally Posted by Hondaracer

However, every single tile was the same, it had the exact same printed fake vein on it. The worst part however was that they installed every single tile in the exact same position so every single tile had this swooping vein from left to right omg it was fucking teribleeeee

lol i'm imagining a house that looks like minecraft textures

[EvoFire]

Originally Posted by Hondaracer

The worst tiling I’ve ever seen was in this huge EI mcmansion in south Burnaby. BIG house just gaudy cheapo interior terrible moulding work etc.

It had a massive entry/foyer that was completely tiled probably 1200+ sq ft. The tile they chose was this big 2x2 marble look. However, every single tile was the same, it had the exact same printed fake vein on it. The worst part however was that they installed every single tile in the exact same position so every single tile had this swooping vein from left to right omg it was fucking teribleeeee

I remember seeing that listing, I couldn't even. But, it bothers us, though some other ppl don't see it.

[Hondaracer]

Originally Posted by Alpine

Please don’t tell me it was the white porcelain tile with printed grey vein…

Yes lol..although given the styling a lot of these builders choose I wouldn’t doubt it’s happened many times l

[Alpine]

Originally Posted by Hondaracer

Yes lol..although given the styling a lot of these builders choose I wouldn’t doubt it’s happened many times l

O god I’ve seen new homes covered from floor to ceiling in that tile. Well maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but the entire main floor and the floors/wall of all bathrooms were covered in that “marble” effect tile. It’s often paired with the Home Depot special 4pk light fixture lol.

[Hondaracer]

This is a house I love in the hood, it’s understated but fantastic architecturally compared to the vast majority of attempts at standout design

[SSM_DC5]

After reading about Honda's disgust at tiling, how many of you looked closely at the orientation of their tiling to see if they were all the same.

[waddy41]

Hi guys pls help me out here, what's an EI build?

Many thanks

[Hondaracer]

East Indian

[GLOW]

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[jing]

Originally Posted by Hondaracer

This is a house I love in the hood, it’s understated but fantastic architecturally compared to the vast majority of attempts at standout design

Church vibes

[twitchyzero]

new build? dat roof pitch
dumb question is it still wood frame?

[GLOW]

i find a lot of newer type of homes replacing the cookie cutter houses have a front with a ski slope steep/long pitch, don't quite get it

[JDMDreams]

^^ yes so you have roofs that cuts into the living space

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Originally Posted by PeanutButter

Wait, is that VINYL flooring in a $3.65M house????????? Please tell me i'm wrong

looks like baseboard heating too.

[hud 91gt]

Originally Posted by JDMDreams

^^ yes so you have roofs that cuts into the living space

Pretty sure it’s called architecture.




New builds in the west side are hideous because they are maximizing SQ/Fage. Not too many really nice designs. It’s kinda disappointing to see.

[westopher]

It’s a real shame seeing the 50s/60s modern design architecture being ruined in west/North van or torn down for new cookie cutter homes. If they were at least accomplishing something with density, I get it, but it’s just for some junk McMansion that are genuine eyesores.

[EvoFire]

So the long old Vancouver adage was, flat roof houses are no good as the water pools and it'll leak. Does that still hold water (pun intended) with the current building techniques and technology?

[Hondaracer]

Yes. Very few builders can do them properly. Even good builders

[EvoFire]

Originally Posted by Hondaracer

Yes. Very few builders can do them properly. Even good builders

So all these new style blocky builds are all just problems waiting to happen in a decade?

[Hondaracer]

I have a realtor aquaintance who said basically every flat roof they try to buy/sell with clients comes up with issues on inspection

The problem is that you’re not really creating a roof but waterproof tub. And the fancier you get with design it’s left to the builder to make sure all the details are 100% perfect. The more angles and joints you create there’s another opportunity for a leak.

Flat roofs are pretty sweet if you can have a patio up top etc. that would be great, but id be very concerned with leaks going forward with one. And the amount of work it could potentially be to fix it

[westopher]

Can’t they just slope it like a degree to make it not become an upstairs pool?

[6thGear.]

There's a minimum slope degree for "flat" roofs in the BC Building Code.

[Hondaracer]

They can slope but the the issues of the membrane they use, where the water drains, and potential points of ingress will remain

Places like the roof tops of concrete high rises and underground parkades very often have water issues and that’s a concrete slab with a heavy duty membrane applied over top etc. when you’re relying on like a torch on system and building paper etc. it’s pretty tenuous.

[JDMDreams]

^^ so don't buy the penthouse?

[PeanutButter]

Does anyone with a rooftop patio ever use it? I feel like that's the most useless patio in the world. It looks good on paper, but in real life, it's not functional at all.