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Sommer Brothers Construction Pt. 13 High Performance Building. Net Zero and Passive House. More on Instagram.

Residential and commercial builders serving Goderich and surrounding area

06/11/2026

Looking forward to this detail. A single piece of quartz will slide over the shelf brackets on either side of the window creating a stellar backdrop for our floating shelves.

A digital laser system that is accurate to 1/32” over 120ft (essentially perfect) will create a map that can be imported to CNC machine perfectly cut each slab to fit exactly where it needs to.

Stay tuned…



06/09/2026

Air scrubbing made easy. These Corsi Rosenthal boxes were popularized during Covid and proved be highly effective budget friendly air cleaners.

Our scrubber comes out during finishing and does a really good job of keeping fine dust out of the air.



06/08/2026

Stealth receptacles. This trend has finally made it into one of our projects. At first I was indifferent to the idea but after seeing.. or… not seeing receptacles in the backsplash, I’m really digging it.

What do you think? Would you consider this detail?



06/02/2026

Rainscreen systems come in many forms. A masonry facade doesn’t require a rainscreen that provides an attachment point but the fundamentals remain the same. Drainage & drying

By using an entangled mesh cut in a similar profile as Morter Net, we can prevent mortar droppings from potentially clogging the weep holes and limiting drainage potential.



05/25/2026

Traditional OSB sub flooring is notorious for having significant swelling at the panel edges. Thankfully, makes Advantech subfloor, which can withstand some pretty extreme conditions.

On this project, we taped the panel joints to keep as much water out of our crawlspace as possible however, an additional benefit to that was perfect panel joints.

While Advantach subfloor typically holds up extremely well without the joints taped the side benefit of a dry crawlspace is no joint sanding.



05/18/2026

Even when you think you have thought about everything coming and going through an assembly. Sometimes a surprise pops up.

Adding a couple of conduit ports and maintaining water management and airtightness is simple in this ‘perfect’ double wall assembly.



05/12/2026

A splash bed is a simple and aesthetically pleasing way to maintain durability and cleanliness of siding.

Shrubs close to the siding hold moisture and restrict air movement. Grass and mulch tend to allow mud and debris to splash up the wall and not only make it look unsightly but can lead to increased wear and tear.



05/12/2026

Ok, so right after posting about a carbon reduction by eliminating a concrete slab, I’m going to post about using closed cell spray foam…. I know, I know..

Of course our goal is one day build a carbon negative project but sometimes we have to work with what is available and makes sense for a particular assembly.



05/06/2026

CUTTING CARBON- Every building that we construct has some level of carbon impact. There are trade-offs throughout the entire build as material selection is often dictated by budget and product availability.

With that said wherever can we evaluate our material selections based on cost, availability, and environmental impact they represent. Concrete represents one of the biggest carbon impact and whenever possible we try and reduce or eliminate it use.



05/05/2026

SERVICEABILITY | Providing easy access to HVAC equipment leads the likelihood that equipment will be inspected maintained.



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