The Construction Source

THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA Eagleview Construction is not a builder that shies away from a challenge. In fact, Iain says that challenging jobs are some of their favourites to do. As an example, Iain cites a re- cent addition they did to an old century home in downtown Kitchener. There, they more than doubled the size of a “tiny, almost cottage-y” home, turning it into a “large functional family home for some amazing clients that had some really unique wants and needs.” “For example, they wanted to use reclaimed bathtubs from other century homes,” Iain ex- plains. “So we had to solve some fun problems, like figuring out how to get a 600-pound cast iron tub up a staircase.” Other challenges on the project included keeping the appear- ance in line with the character of the existing home and street, and making it liveable and effi- cient from an HVAC-perspective in spite of the massive increase of the building envelope. Again, however, Iain says those are the kind of challenges Eagleview embraces. In this case, the com- pany’s success in solving them is reflected in the reception from the client: Unique and challenging