JOB #0184Active
Beach Drive Deck
Oak Bay · 480 sqft cedar
Red Seal Carpentry · Vancouver Island
Built to outlast
a generation.
Word from a partner
Nate is the rare contractor who treats your home like it’s his own. The craft, the care, the follow-through— that’s what sets Haws apart.
— Bryan EscherPemberton Holmes · Property Managementtestimony 01
Vol. I · OriginA trade learned the long wayChapter 01 / 03
— Folio I · First impressions
A trade learned the long way.
For two decades, Nate Haws has worked the trades across Victoria and Vancouver Island. He came up the way the best tradesmen do — on job sites, learning what wood does wet and dry, what holds and what fails, one build at a time. Every year on the tools taught him something the last one didn't.
— Folio II · Method
The detail is the whole job.
After earning his Red Seal certification, Nate started his own company — built on a simple idea: do fewer jobs, and do them right. He specializes in renovations where the details decide everything. The kind of work where a sixteenth of an inch shows, and the finish outlives the trend.
— Folio III · Locale
Built for this island.
Twenty years on Vancouver Island teaches you what actually lasts here — which materials hold up to the coast, which methods are worth the extra hour. That knowledge doesn't come from a book. It comes from two decades of building, in one place, and paying attention.
— still 01 / 03
— Volume Two · Method
From first conversation to final walkthrough.
Stage 01 of 05
Conversation
I.Stage 01 / 05
We start with a conversation.
A call or a site visit to walk through what you're imagining, what's possible, and what it'll take. No pressure, no obligation — just a clear, honest read on the project.
— stage 01 · conversation
II.Stage 02 / 05
Scoping the work.
Nate maps out the full scope — what's involved, where the challenges hide, and a clear plan for the work ahead. The goal is simple: no surprises once the work begins.
— stage 02 · scope & plan
III.Stage 03 / 05
The right materials.
Sourcing the lumber, fixtures, and finishes that suit the space, the budget, and the coast. Good work starts long before the first cut — it starts with choosing what lasts.
— stage 03 · materials
IV.Stage 04 / 05
The work gets done.
Careful, detail-focused work with regular updates, so you always know where things stand. You'll watch the space come together, one considered step at a time.
— stage 04 · build
V.Stage 05 / 05
A final look, together.
A walkthrough to make sure every detail meets the standard — yours and Nate's. The job isn't finished until it's right.
— stage 05 · final walkthrough
— Volume Three · The Portfolio
Recent work, start to finish.
A handful of projects across Greater Victoria — open any one to see it the way the crew did, week by week.
— Volume Four · Currently Building
What’s on the tools right now.
A live ledger of work in progress — pulled directly from the workshop. Updated daily.
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Fort Street Kitchen
Fernwood · Custom cabinetry