You’ve seen some of the huge trees in the Elder Cedar (S’ul-hween X’pey) Nature Reserve, and perhaps elsewhere on the island, too. Maybe you’ve crowded inside one of Gabriola’s hollow old trees or stumps with your friends while someone snapped a photo. Did it ever occur to you that the base of some old-growth trees [...]
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If you’re thinking of building on Gabriola and are considering a small house, here’s something you might like: vintage plans for small houses. The site includes quite a few options, like the 1923 Sears Brookside, which is a 567-square foot craftsman-style bungalow. Of course, you can no longer order the entire house as a kit [...]
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Sometimes in the summer I see three or four talented skateboarders on North Road, heading down towards Folklife Village. And then there are the kids who skate at Huxley Park, and elsewhere on the island. This is the house I imagine they’d love to live in: A House Built for Skateboarding. So cool!
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It’s been an unusually cold spring on Gabriola. When a morning walk can require a hat and gloves in May, one wonders what the world is coming to. Have you had the fire on in the mornings? If you have, perhaps this idea of heating your home with a hair dryer will appeal.
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Innovative houses fascinate me, especially if I can imagine them perched on a nice wooded lot somewhere on Gabriola. Here’s an interesting one: Grid Positive Home Powers EVs, Recycles. Like it?
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You know I’m interested in housing, and I’ve got a soft spot for small houses, houses made of recycled materials, portable houses, and related odditites. When I heard that somebody (in the US) is having a house made out of a Boeing 747, I imagined an ugly little shack. But this thing… well, it’s serious. [...]
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Thinking of building a small house on Gabriola? You might be interested in the 10 square design competition, which asks: How much space do we really need? In an era of ballooning house sizes and constricting rental markets, it can sometimes be difficult to envision opportunities for change or innovation. 102 is a design competition [...]
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You’re planning to build a house on Gabriola, and we’ll help. Here’s the plan: build a house made out of recycled whiskey barrels. To begin, order lots and lots of whiskey. We’ll do the difficult work of drinking the whiskey for you. Then you can continue with the rest of the building. What a plan!
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Are there house for sale by owner signs on Gabriola? Oh yes. In fact, there are so many people selling their own Gabriola houses that I wonder if real estate agents have a much of a future. Before real estate agents came along, all property sales were for sale by owner, as far as I [...]
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Well, now. If you’re planning to rent your Gabriola house soon, you might want to peek at this story in The Daily News about a tenant who hoarded cats. It’s going to cost the owner of a Cedar home approximately $50,000 to clean up the mess left by her cat-hoarding tenant. Nanaimo businesswoman Irene Wenngatz [...]
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People who search for Gabriola for sale by owner wind up here. Here are links to help those searchers find what they want: For sale by owner companies with Gabriola listings Property Sold: Gabriola fsbo-bc.com: Gabriola BC Homes for Sale: Gabriola BC For Sale By Owner: Gabriola BC Island Homes: Gabriola PropertyGuys.com (search their site [...]
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