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O’BRIEN CONTRACTING
Custom Net-Zero Builder & Renovator
🌿Green | Family | Luxury | Faith🌿
🇨🇦Serving Fraser Valley, Kelowna & Vancouver Island

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Sneak Peak at our 2nd Net-Zero custom home, going up on our website SOON!!🔥

We partnered with @bronsondesign.ltd on this beauty 😍Nordic Haus is set to be an extremely versatile home, able to fit to many different design styles & suitable for many city lots

We can’t wait to share more with you all!!🌿✨Let us know below what you love most about this stunner👇🏻👇🏻
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#nordichaus #bronsondesign #nordicgreendesign #obriencontracting #netzerohome #scandinaviandesign #nordicdesign #sustainablebuilding #customnetzerohome #greenfamilyluxury #buildingforabetterfuture #netzerobuilder #chilliwackcustombuilder #langleycustombuilder #abbotsfordcustombuilder #kelownacustombuilder #victoriacustombuilder #chbanetzero #chbafraservalley #chbavi #chbacentralokanagan #chbabc #renovationfind #mountainneighboursmagazine #marcandmandyshow by @obriencontracting

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3 years ago

🌿Net-Zero Homes🌿

Very soon, they will be the new norm when it comes to building standards⭐️Why not be ahead of the curve, and live in a home that will surpass all building standards for the next 8 years??!! AND make you money!!💰
@apbbuilders

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#netzerohomes #netzero #netzerobuilder #netzerocustomhome #apbbuilders #obriencontracting #chbanetzero #chbafraservalley #chbavi #chbabc #chbacentralokanagan #sustainablebuilding #sustainability #greenfamilyluxury #yvrcustombuilder #yvrbuilder #highperformancehomes #highperformance #highperformancebuilder by @obriencontracting

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2 years ago

Hello Beautiful!!😍Modern Belgian Farmhouse

Custom Spec Home for purchase through @obriencontracting website 🌿We are so proud to be apart of this gorgeous design in partnership with @oldclayburndesign ✨This is our 1st of 4 custom spec homes that will be available to purchase & build, in our signature Net-Zero style!!

Let us know your favourite feature on this one, below!!!!👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻& DM us “Belgian Farmhouse “ to get started
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#nordicgreendesign #customspechome #netzerodesign #netzerobuild #netzerohome #obriencontracting #oldclayburndesign #modernbelgianfarmhouse #chilliwackinteriordesigner #interiordesigner #customhome #classic by @obriencontracting

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3 years ago

🏠 FRAMING COMPLETE! 🔨
Another one taking shape!
We just wrapped up framing on this 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom rancher, and it’s amazing to see the vision starting to come to life.
From the foundation to the framing, every detail is built with quality, precision, and craftsmanship in mind. Now it’s time to watch this home transform into something truly special.
Stay tuned as we take you through the rest of the build!

Rycor Construction
Make It Stand Out! 🏡🔨

#RycorConstruction #MakeItStandOut #Rancher #NewHomeBuild #CustomHome @obriencontracting taken in Langley, British Columbia by @obriencontracting

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17 days ago

We love a little White Chick Reel action😂 credit to @kaurichiropractic for the idea!

Fun fact, these 2 have been buddies for 20 Years!! What started out in musical theatre, has transferred over to a fun worksite bond👉🏻👈🏻

Never a dull moment🤣🤣
#whitechicks #terrycrews #generalcontractor taken in Langley, British Columbia by @obriencontracting

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25 days ago

💭 Wisdom Wednesdays

THE WINDOW TEST EDITION

How a Builder details a single window opening tells you more than almost anything else on the job site - especially somewhere that rains as much as the west coast does

Windows make up a small share of a home’s total exterior surface area. But they cause a wildly disproportionate share of building envelope problems - drafts, cold spots, condensation on the glass, and, in the worst case, rot working quietly through a wall for years before anyone finds it 👎🏻

This coast raises the stakes. Vancouver’s climate is coastal and rain heavy, wetter through the winter than almost anywhere else in the country, which means the water management decisions made at every single window opening aren’t a nice-to-have. They’re the first line of defence for the entire wall assembly

Here’s what separates a window installed to get past inspection from one installed to actually perform for the next 50 years

🚩Red Flags
If you hear any of the following on a job site - or in how a builder describes their process - it’s worth pausing on👇🏻

“We insulate around the frame” means foam or batt, FULL STOP! Fiberglass batt does not stop air movement - it was never designed to. It’s an insulator, not an air barrier. Even basic canned spray foam, applied without proper tooling, reliably leaves voids. If that’s the entire strategy at every rough opening, air is still moving freely around every window in the house

“Caulk is the whole air-sealing plan”. Caulk shrinks, cracks, and breaks down under UV exposure over the years. As a backup layer, it’s fine. As the primary air seal, it’s a slow-motion failure

“We install to code” is the entire answer. Code is the legal floor, not a performance target. It’s a fair answer to a question about the minimum. It isn’t an answer to a question about quality

🛑 There’s no way to verify any of it 🛑
No blower door test, no thermal camera, no smoke pencil at the rough openings - meaning nobody, including the builder, actually knows whether the seal holds until a Homeowner feels a draft 2 winters later

Comment ‘Prep’ below to receive the rest of our tips
#wisdomwednesdays taken in Langley, British Columbia by @obriencontracting

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a month ago

🛑STOP FRAMING FLOORS WITH 2x12s - Why TJI I-Joists WIN

For this project we are utilizing TJI I-Joists for our loft area & we wanted to share why we love them so much!💛

▪️They don’t move after the walls close up
A 2x12 comes off a living tree with moisture content that keeps shifting after the mill cuts it. As it dries out inside a cold, closed-up house, it shrinks, twists, cups and crowns - and that movement is where squeaky floors, popped drywall nails and hairline cracks a year later actually come from. TJI joists are manufactured - OSB web, machine-graded flange stock - to a controlled, low moisture content, so what goes in square and straight on day one is still square and straight years later!

▪️Longer Clear Spans, Fewer Posts In The Way
An I-Joist puts material exactly where the engineering needs it: flanges top and bottom to resist bending, a thin web to resist shear. That shape carries a much longer clear span than a solid rectangular 2x12 of similar depth - fewer mid-span beams, fewer support posts, and a lot more freedom to open up a floor plan!

▪️Every Piece Performs To The Same Number
A stack of 2x12s is a lottery of knots, checks, and grain runout, and every defect quietly eats into that piece’s real capacity versus the clean number on a span table. TJI joists carry a code-evaluation report - you can see it stamped right on the web - and every piece performs to that spec. No digging through the pile for a straight one

▪️Utilities Run Through The Joist, Not Around It
Manufacturers punch or score knockouts into the web at regular intervals, so plumbing and electrical runs straight through without the notch-and-hope drilling a solid 2x12 requires, and without the tight code limits on where you’re even allowed to bore a hole through dimensional lumber

▪️Straighter Out Of The Bundle, Faster to Set
No crowning required; a TJI comes off the truck straight and stays that way, so a crew can carry, set, and hang faster than they can sort through a stack of 2x12s looking for one that isn’t bowed or twisted

➡️Read on in the captions!!

#customhomebuilder #tjijoists #builtright #sustainablebuilding taken in Langley, British Columbia by @obriencontracting

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2 months ago

Timeless, eye-catching design✨

Our Belgian Farmhouse is filled with classic design features that will stand the test of time & be the talk of your neighbourhood

Every feature planned with sustainable building in mind🌿Your dream home could SAVE YOU MONEY!!

Comment “Belgian” to connect with our team today to start on your build!👇🏻

@oldclayburndesign
#belgianfarmhouse #customhomebuild #greenbuilding #vancouvercustomhomes taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @obriencontracting

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2 months ago

Townhouse Upgrade🌟Equipped with new flooring, kitchen sink & water system, stairs & some custom wainscoting

💛Love how these quick switches can really transform a space!!

YES, we do still squeeze in these quick in-and-out jobs between our custom builds! 🔥

Give us a shout TODAY to claim your spot for a quick turn-around project!

#flooringrenovation #generalcontractor #wainscoting #waterfiltrationsystem #tyent taken in South Surrey by @obriencontracting

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3 months ago

REAL BUILDING. REAL PERFORMANCE

“REAL TRAINING IN REAL ENVIRONMENTS” - and that’s exactly how we build high-performance homes.

Hidden building costs no one tells you about:
🛠️ More labor for air sealing + thermal breaks
🌀 HRV/ERV + commissioning up front
📊 Blower door & IR testing to prove it

Hidden wins you feel every day:
❄️ Lower heating bills in BC winters
🏠 No cold walls or drafty corners
🌬️ Cleaner air + less moisture risk
📈 Higher resale + future-proof comfort

You can build to code. Or build for the next 30 years you’ll actually live there.

High-performance costs more to do right✅It pays you back daily.

Are you building to minimum, or to live in? Comment 👇

#CustomHome #HighPerformanceHome #PassiveHouse #ChilliwackBuilder #EnergyEfficientHome taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @obriencontracting

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3 months ago

The Luxury Bathroom of your Dreams✨

Slip away after a long day & enjoy a relaxing steam shower in your custom bathroom! Ever detail meticulously hand-selected to suit each client

Comment SOAK below to connect with one of our team members for you project 🫧

Design by: @nordic.green.design

#bathroomgoals #customsteamshower #customhomebuilder #dreambathroom by @obriencontracting

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3 months ago

Welcome home, dearest gentle readers✨

The Bridgerton ladies would adore this modern take on our Belgian Farmhouse🪭Create your luxury estate, today
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#modernbelgianfarmhouse #bridgertonestate #bridgerton taken in South Surrey by @obriencontracting

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