though,” he adds. “Maybe not initially, but down the line. When they are cleaning, they’ll notice it. I like to head that off. I don’t want to ever get that call from the client down the line.” Creation Homes also relies on their roster of subcontractors and tradespeople to keep quality consistent. According to Nicholas, they have been using many of the same people for over a decade now. He says that once they find people they trust, they try not to let them go. “We have a really good relationship with our trades,” he says. “If they need something from us, we’re there to help them out. And they do the same for us. We’re on really good terms. We’ve never had any issues.” At the same time, Creation Homes self-performs as much work as they can, and that also helps them keep a tight handle on quality. The framing, drywalling, trim installation and painting, for example, is all performedin-house,byNicholas and a small team. Nicholas likes having that hands-on control, which is another reason why the company can only do two or three homes per year. Moving forward, Creation Homes’ goal is to continue at that pace. At the company’s current size, Nicholas enjoys the personal relationships he gets to build with every client and he enjoys being on site. He doesn’t want to grow out of that personal connection. “I like that I can be hands-on THE CONSTRUC T I ON SOURCE CANADA
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