Even if you’re not planning to rent your garden suite right away, it’s a smart move to design it in a way that keeps that option open. Whether your garden suite is for family now and tenants later, or you're still deciding what the future looks like, thoughtful planning during the design phase makes a [...]
Laying a great foundation for a garden suite means more than pouring concrete. Breaking ground is when every Energy Efficient Homes project starts to feel real and sets the tone for the exciting stages to come. This month on The Gentle Side of Infill, we're discussing the first steps that quietly shape a successful build: [...]
Before we pour a foundation or frame a single wall, there’s a lot of work that takes place behind the scenes that you don’t see from the street, but that lays the groundwork for everything to come. Designing and building a custom garden suite is about understanding the client's needs, what’s driving the project, how [...]
Welcome to The Gentle Side of Infill, the Energy Efficient Homes blog. Garden Suites, Laneway Houses, Garage Suites, Granny Flats, Backyard Homes… gentle infill goes by many names. Recently, infill has become a hot topic in Edmonton, especially in mature neighbourhoods where change can be sensitive. But at Energy Efficient Homes, we believe there’s a [...]
