by Brian Kashas | Sep 17, 2025 | BLOG POSTS, Camas Hilltop House, custom home builder, custom home design, Home design, Home Plans
At the Camas Hilltop House, one of the earliest challenges was a 14-foot-high foundation wall, unusually tall for a residential project. The architectural design came from Marty, and the structural and geotechnical engineers determined how to make the tall foundation...
by Brian Kashas | Sep 10, 2025 | BLOG POSTS, Helpful Articles, Home design, Home Plans
Radiant Slabs: Rigid Foam vs. Spray Foam Most radiant-heated slabs are insulated with rigid foam board. It’s the industry standard for good reason: it performs well, it’s reasonably cost-effective, and crews know how to install it. On a recent project, though, we...
by Brian Kashas | Nov 27, 2016 | BLOG POSTS, Home design, ON THE DRAWING BOARD
Downtown Vancouver Kitchen Remodel kitchen design Opening up a small kitchen We’re currently planning a kitchen remodel to start in January 2017 in a very small 1920’s home near downtown Vancouver. The main floor is currently a series of small and completely separate...
by Brian Kashas | Aug 11, 2016 | BLOG POSTS, Home design, IDEAS, TIPS, VIDEO
As part of a mother in law suite project our client wanted a big door to open up the space to the outdoors (yeah, someone really loves their mother in law!). They chose the NanaWall system for it’s quality and flexibility. In the video below you can see how...
by Brian Kashas | Jul 9, 2016 | BLOG POSTS, Home design
The Vision We’ve been working with our Battle Ground client on the design for the addition of a 3 car garage, mudroom, and covered wraparound porch to their vintage 1920’s Craftsman home. The project will involve extensive re-work to the landscape...
by Brian Kashas | Dec 30, 2014 | BLOG POSTS, FIELD NOTES, Helpful Articles, Home design, RESOURCES, TIPS
Answer: Most of the time, yes, but how much?  It depends.  Typically, when we are asked this question, the person asking wants to understand what kind of return they might see for the project they’re considering.  The rate of return can vary widely from project...
