Chuckanut Builders

It was a big day yesterday! The community really showed up HUNGRY for some good bbq and to support the Max Higbee Center .

Shout out to Brookelyn and the whole Hardware Sales team for putting on an incredible inaugural bbq competition. 👏🏼

This crew is resting today after taking home some WINS but are already talking about next year. Congrats to 🇺🇲 Perry Pallet Company 🇺🇲 on the Rib win. And to all the great competition Ethos West Construction, Inc. RAM Construction LJ's Handyman Service Inc. Hardware Sales y’all brought the heat🔥

High performance hiding in plain sight.

Building with excellence means using very specific building methods and materials (triple-pane windows, rain screens, weather-resistive barriers, and exterior insulation) to preserve the life of a home and provide its family with comfort, no matter the weather.

This can easily be done in modern new construction, but these techniques can also be integrated into remodels, making a hundred-year-old house new again!

We love seeing these energy retrofits pop up in every neighborhood in Bellingham. Let's keep it going!

We're pumped to be a part of The Max’s Out BBQ Competition that Hardware Sales is hosting to raise support for the Max Higbee Center.

Saturday, August 1st from 11am-3pm we'll be serving up our best BBQ for a good cause.

There's going to be delcious BBQ, a dunk tank, kids games, a silent auction, and live music. Best of all, proceeds from BBQ tasting tickets and the silent auction, and 5% of Hardware Sales retail store sails - will benefit the Max Higbee Center. They help create recreation, employment and community opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities in Whatcom County.

We can't share any secrets to our bbq prep, but I'll just say the team is dialing in the heat 🔥

We got the perfect day for a photo shoot of a new home in the County that we're wrapping up!

When prepping a space for pictures, less is usually more. A light decorating touch allows the lines and detail work to shine. Full gallery coming soon. Until then, we'll just be drooling over this finish work.

Tawny Hixson, Hixson Design Studio
Deborah Todd & Katie Greenmun, Building Design Services

We’re on the lookout for an awesome human to join our crew! Chuckanut is hiring a Project Engineer. Read more at the link below. If the description sounds like you, email your resume to [email protected]

https://www.chuckanutbuilders.com/were-hiring-a-project-engineer/

⛴️ Lummi Island here we come!

This is going to be a special project. The Cliff House is a studs-out remodel with Henry Walters Architect. A great partner, and now client! We love it when folks have the vision for what a structure can become.

Follow along to watch it come together. Give Henry a follow for the play-by-play of the design development process.

When we say, "Committed to the community," this is what we mean!

Last week, a group of builders gathered to kick off a mission to revive the Residential Construction Program at Bellingham Technical College. Together, this group is working to expand access to living-wage career pathways, strengthen the talent pipeline for local builders, and remove barriers for learners entering the trades for the first time.

Thank you to everyone who showed up on Thursday to learn how to help. And a HUGE thank you to Sean and Kurt for sparking this vision! ⚡️

Learn more about how you can get involved at: www.btc.edu/cce

Bellingham Technical College
True Bearing Built
Building Industry Association of Whatcom County
Ethos West Construction, Inc.

Let's make this happen!

Bellingham Technical College is launching a new Residential Construction hands-on training program through Continuing Education—developed in direct partnership with local residential builders.

With nearly 20% of the regional construction workforce age 55+, the need for job-ready trades professionals has never been greater. This program prepares students with practical skills like tool operation, site safety, framing basics, trim work, and job-site workflow so they can contribute from day one.

To fully equip the workshop and remove barriers for new learners, BTC is working to raise $25,000 for tools, safety gear, equipment, and materials. This investment strengthens our workforce and supports local employers.

Learn more or get involved: https://www.btc.edu/cce