The Construction Source

MARCH 2020 Prior to joining Linwood Cus- tom Homes, Craig was a custom home builder in Ontario. He got to know the brand while putting together some of their homes for clients, and he fell in love with the product. He formed a relationship with their Ontar- io Sales Manager, who started offering him more and more work, to the point where they eventually approached him with the opportunity to become a full-time employee. That was roughly 30 years ago. The history of Linwood Custom Homes, meanwhile, dates back more than 50 years. Over the years, they have developed a specialty for delivering “non-city homes,” typically on rural prop- erties, or properties with water- fronts or mountain views. They have become known for their post-and-beam construction and open concept designs. They have also become known for pre-cutting their framing ma- terials and prefabricating their wall panels from their facility outside of Vancouver. This cus- tom manufacturing technique has allowed their builders to work faster, and produce less costly waste. “Our homes go up quickly, and they save our clients some mon- ey,” Craig puts it simply. Linwood has also become known for their being a rela- tively large company, but with the culture of a smaller one. Craig says their team of design- Putting the customer first “I want to be up there among the best in Canada. That’s what I want to be known for, and Linwood to be known for.”