RAVN Homes

06/17/2026

I want to be completely transparent in what I'm about to say 🤔

06/16/2026

Remember When Your Siding Was Built to Last?

There was a time when the outside of your home was taken just as seriously as the inside.

When builders chose materials based on what would hold up against decades of prairie weather — not what looked good in a brochure or came in at the lowest bid.

That time isn't gone. We just never left it.

At RAVN Homes, every home is clad in James Hardie Cement Fibre Board. Because in Alberta, your siding isn't decorative. It's armour.

Vinyl looks fine until the first serious hailstorm rolls through. And if you've lived on the prairies for any length of time, you know it's not a matter of if - It's a matter of when.

James Hardie is durable. It doesn't melt in the heat or warp in the cold. And when fire becomes a concern, it's the siding that gives your family more time, not less.

We’re intentional about our material choices because every decision we make is intended to build you a home that can withstand the extremes of the Alberta climate.

Your home's exterior shouldn't be the thing that fails you first.

Built to be remembered. Built to last. Built by RAVN Homes.

06/11/2026

It could be a construction disaster if you didn't understand that in this case - MORE is better!

06/10/2026

A quick home deck tip to save you money - new blog 👈

Matching your deck width to your membrane sheet width saves money and waste. It's the kind of detail RAVN Homes plans for before a single board is cut.

06/09/2026

Building it right the first time is always the way to go.

You'll have fewer problems, repairs, and spend less money in the long run 💰

It means, Built To Be Remembered.

06/08/2026

🏡NEW HOME LISTING
Welcome to The Kestrel
MLS: A2311359 | 420 Lakewood Dr
Listed at $899,000

🛌 4
🛀 3.5
📐 3,000+ total square feet of living space
🚘 Under drive over size two car garage
📏 Lot - 47 x 144'

This beautiful custom home in the community of Lakewood of Strathmore is a rare under drive style.

Perched on this sloping, west facing lot. This home looks across a canal, ponds, the main swimming lake (coming late summer 2027), across the prairies, and culminating in beautiful rocky mountain views!

Our quality of construction standards are of course unchanged:
Exterior Walls: 2 x 6" spruce studs / 16" O.C., creating a stiffer and more stable wall system

Sub-floor: ¾" tongue and groove Fir plywood, glued, nailed, and screwed / plywood is superior to OSB against mold reduction and better fastener retention

Floor deflection: L/480 our standard vs L/240 the industry miniumum standar. Our floors flex half as much leading to a more rigid floor system

Exterior siding: James Hardie for durability against hail, non-combustible for fire resistance

And let's not forget about our granite counter tops through out, 7" oak hardwood flooring, knotting alder wood baseboard & casings (not mdf), level 3 carpet on the lower level, solid shelving, not wire shelves, 8' interior semi-solid core doors with 4 x ball bearing hinges (not friction hinges), and kitchen cabinet uppers of rift white oak.

The finishes are beautiful but, the structure is built to endure for decades. It's the most important element for us in home construction.

The full set of photos and description is available at MLS: A2311359

Reach out if this home looks right for you, or share this post to someone you know that might see this home as a perfect fit.

06/02/2026

This HAS TO meet code…no questions asked 🔥

05/29/2026

Remember when five years in, it still felt right.

There’s a moment, usually around year two or three, when the shine starts to wear off. The paints looking a little tired. A door doesn’t quite close the way it used to.
Something shifts. And you start to wonder if what you fell in love with on reveal day was ever really built to last, or if it was just dressed up to impress.

We’ve watched it happen too many times. Homes that looked incredible on possession day — every finish deliberate, every design detail considered but, built on a foundation that was never meant to go the distance.

The lipstick was perfect. The bones were not.

At RAVN Homes, the structure of a home is never an afterthought, it’s the whole point. Because when a homeowner walks through their front door five years later and it still feels right — when nothing creaks, nothing settles wrong, nothing reminds them of a corner that was cut, that’s not luck.

That’s what it looks like when a home is Built To Be Remembered.

Not just on day one. For decades.

HomebuilderCalgary

05/27/2026

It’s the most important choice of all as a home builder…your home should be built to be remembered.

That means longevity. Choosing building materials that last decades is more important than ensuring our margins are protected.

Build it once, and build it right🪚

05/23/2026

The steep pitch on our Bearspaw custom home build means safety is always a consideration. These roofers with Dcore Project Solutions Inc. tackled this like the pros they are.

The Build, our showcase home building series details the roofing now going on.
The new video drops this Sunday at 8am: https://www.youtube.com/