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QUALITY
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With more than 130 show-home entries in almost
40 neighbourhoods in Brandon, Winnipeg and
surrounding communities, Parade of Homes
committee members say the final push for perfection
can get a wee bit chaotic.
"It could be laying sod down at 10:30 at night on
Friday with the grand opening saturday morning,"
says Andrew koop, who owns Irwin Homes.
"I've had sprinkler guys installing while we're laying
grass on top of them on a Friday afternoon, or power-
washing driveways on saturday morning to clean
up the mess. Been there, done that — I think every
builder has."
during the building season, construction depends
on good weather, completed road access to new
developments, installation of sewer, gas and hydro
services and availability of materials and supplies.
since landscaping can't be done until stucco and
other exterior finishes are complete, it's the last step
in the process. And it's the step most likely to create
havoc for home builders.
"Everyone sods the week before Parade of Homes
opens," says ken Braun, Qualico manager of single-
family housing. "one year on the Thursday just before
the Parade opened there were torrential rains, in river
Park south in particular.
"All of the sod actually washed off the lots and onto
the streets, so that was pretty crazy. We all rebounded
back and everyone is so focused on having everything
ready that day — we were ready, let's put it that way."
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