Important Information Regarding Beaver Homes & Cottages

Home Hardware Stores Limited (“Home Hardware”) has assembled a collection of homes and cottages covering a wide range of styles, designs and sizes. The models displayed are a combination of new designs and proven classics that continue to be popular. Blueprints for the designs in the design book and on BeaverHomesandCottages.ca are not available to purchase, however they are provided as part of a Beaver Homes & Cottages Material Package. Design modifications to suit your wants and needs can be achieved through a Preliminary Drawing Process, and are available at no additional charge to Beaver Homes & Cottages Material Package purchasers. A non-refundable deposit on your Beaver Homes & Cottages Material Package is required to start the preliminary drawing process. Modifications can be minor, such as resizing a window or moving a closet, or major changes like adding a loft or increasing the square footage.

The renderings in this book are artists’ impressions. They show certain finishes such as, but not limited to; decorative treatments, decks, railings, garages, fireplaces, chimneys, skylights, masonry veneer, stone, stucco or other optional items that are intended to help visualize finishing alternatives which may not be included in the material package price. Structural framing material for decorative chimneys where shown is included in the material package price, however, the heating appliance, flue system and accessories are not included in the material package. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of these renderings, should there be a discrepancy the working drawings shall govern. Venting for heating systems, gas fireplaces and hot water heaters are assumed to be direct vent. In situations where this is not possible and provisions have not been made in the design, consult with your local Beaver Homes & Cottages Design Consultants to make appropriate changes. All finished exterior wall surfaces are specified to be vinyl siding. Some model images are shown with finishing products that are not included in the material package. A change to an exterior wall finishing product that is different than shown in the model image should be discussed with your Consultant as the standard blueprints will reflect the finishes shown in the book. Foundation plans do not include a ledge to support masonry veneer. If a change to masonry veneer is made, the foundation will need to be adjusted accordingly, thus maintaining the square footage as shown on the plan. For details please refer to the Beaver Homes & Cottages Package Specifications or contact your Beaver Homes & Cottages Design Consultant.

Concrete, whether poured-in place or pre-cast, is not included.

Whenever possible, room dimensions are based on the usable size of the room and are taken from the inside framing face of the wall. Where a discrepancy occurs, the working drawings shall govern. The square footage shown is the finished living area, including all walls. Where applicable, the square footage of garages, unfinished areas or basements are shown separately. Exterior dimensions indicate the longest aggregate dimension for the width and depth of the model.

Home Hardware Building Plans are designed to meet or exceed the Canadian National Building Code and to address Provincial Building Codes in effect at the time the drawings were ordered. Design loads and criteria are clearly stated on our plans, however, local building regulations, bylaws, safety concerns and energy consumption can vary greatly from region to region. Should non-standard building conditions such as high wind or snow loads, inadequate soil bearing conditions, seismic requirements or structural specifications not specifically dealt with in the aforementioned codes exist, building authorities may require an engineer’s report. If such a report is required, it is the responsibility of the owner/builder to provide same. Contact your local building official for guidance.

All designs, renderings, floor plans and images on this site are protected by copyright law. Reproduction by any means of the illustrations or floor plans in whole or part in any format or preparation of derivative works thereof, without prior written permission of Home Hardware is strictly prohibited. Artwork licensing can be obtained through Home Hardware Stores Ltd. See local Dealer for details.

Plans are provided for the sole purpose of construction under license of one and only one dwelling. The purchase of a material supply package including plans in no way transfers copyright or other ownership interest to the buyer. Building more than one licensed dwelling from a set of plans constitutes as copyright infringement. All plans, drawings, blueprints, and construction drawings including Quarter Prints prepared by Home Hardware (collectively “Plans”) supplied to the buyer by the Dealer are protected by copyright law and shall not be assigned, reproduced, copied, sold, leased, loaned, given or used in any other manner without written permission from Home Hardware. Only the original buyer has the right to build the licensed structure from the Plans purchased. Trademarks are owned or used under license by Home Hardware.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about our Disclaimer, please feel free to contact us at BeaverHomesandCottages@HomeHardware.ca.