SFU's Phase 3 student residence — an eight-storey, 445-bed build on Burnaby Mountain — ran on about 3,800 pieces of pre-cut 3/4" Standard EZI BACKR. No on-site cutting, less waste, over $5,000 saved. The crew installed straight off the pallet and left on time.
SFU Student Housing
Commercial Building
SFU Student Housing has saved over $5,000 with EZI BACKR
Up on Burnaby Mountain, SFU keeps building homes for its students. The newest residence is an eight-storey, 445-bed building — part of a bigger push to bring the campus past 3,000 student beds by 2027. It’s mass-timber construction on a tight, high-profile site.
It’s a big job on a hard deadline, and every crew on site is racing the clock.
That’s exactly the kind of job EZI BACKR was built for.
What they ordered
The SFU student housing job ran on about 3,800 pieces of 3/4″ Standard EZI BACKR.
Every piece showed up pre-cut — no measuring on site, no cutting station, no offcuts piling up in the bin. The crew grabbed backing and put it straight in the wall.
The savings
3,800 pieces of 3/4″ Standard backing = over $5,000 saved.
That’s labour the crew never spent cutting. That’s material that never became waste. That’s margin that stayed in the job.
Why EZI BACKR
- Less labour. Pre-cut at the factory. Your crew installs it straight off the pallet 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 both go straight to your bottom line.
- Steady supply, on time. Cutting equipment built for volume, so your order lands when you need it.
- Made in BC. Local manufacturer, local supply.
Your crew leaves on time.
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