Flamingo Towers, a 35-storey Surrey build by Tien Sher, used 7,680 pieces of pre-cut 3/4" Standard EZI BACKR. GC Axium Builder saved over $10,000 and over 400 hours — no on-site cutting, less waste, more margin. Pre-cut ships ready to install, so the crew leaves on time.
Flamingo Towers
Residential
Flamingo Towers has saved over $10,000 and over 400 hours with EZI BACKR
Flamingo Towers is a major build. It’s the first phase of Tien Sher’s Whalley District development in Surrey, part of Metro Vancouver, and it pairs a 35-storey tower with a 6-storey mid-rise for 374 homes in this phase alone.
Demand was strong from the start, and the tower sold out fast, so the crew was under pressure to keep pace. On a build this tall, every floor repeats the one below it, which means backing goes in the same spots over and over.
Axium Builder ran the job, and they kept the crew on schedule by ordering EZI BACKR. Because the backing arrived pre-cut and ready to install, the crew never lost time measuring and cutting on site.
Repeat work at height is exactly where pre-cut earns its keep: the right size lands on every floor, and there are no offcuts piling up behind the crew.
What they ordered
- 7,680 pieces of 3/4″ Standard EZI BACKR.
Every piece arrived pre-cut at the factory, so there was no on-site cutting and no pile of scrap building up in the bin. The crew installed it straight off the pallet.
The savings
Flamingo Towers saved over $10,000 and over 400 hours with EZI BACKR.
That number is labour saved on the floor, waste kept out of the bin, and margin that Axium Builder held onto through the whole job. Every 24 pieces would normally take 1.5 hours to measure and cut on site, and pre-cut EZI BACKR wipes that time off the schedule. Your crew leaves on time.
Exact math:
- Dollars: 7,680 ÷ 24 = 320 units × $33.37 per 24 = $10,678.40.
- Hours: 320 units × 1.5 hours = 480 hours.
Why EZI BACKR
- Less labour. Pre-cut at the factory. The crew installs it directly instead of measuring and cutting on site.
- Less waste. Right sizes, every time. Fewer offcuts, less material in the bin.
- Better margins. Time saved and waste cut go straight to the bottom line.
- Steady supply, on time. Cutting equipment built for volume, so orders land when needed.
- Made in BC. Canadian manufacturer, local supply chain.
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