Southgate Honey Shed Complete – Pole Shed Renovation & Workshop Build
White has never looked so right on this Southgate honey shed project—now fully wrapped up by JCB & SONS. We installed exterior LED lighting at each major entrance, ensuring safe and practical access for year-round use. This project blends custom pole shed construction, general contracting, and framing with long-term function for a working farm. It’s a clean, bright finish to a purpose-built garage and workshop space tailored to a rural operation.
The original pole shed, now fully studded and wired, will serve as both storage and shop space for the honey business. We spray-foamed the roofline with closed-cell polyurethane to allow insulated storage right up into the trusses. This section is ready for future finishing with a vapor barrier, insulation, and interior liner. Whether you’re renovating an existing shed or building new, JCB & SONS offers complete framing, renovation, and contracting services for agricultural and residential clients across Southgate, Holstein, Mount Forest, and beyond.
Over the utility room and bathroom a strong floor was framed to allow storage of any items that need to be stored up out of the way. An 8'x8' Steel Craft overhead door makes moving product from the extraction room into the storage area very easy. This also makes the extraction room easy to be contained and kept as warm as necessary to make the extraction process run smoothly.
A belt drive power opener was installed on the front overhead door with keyless entry on the outside of the building.
The extraction room received a Trusscore liner which is made local in Palmerston, ON on the walls and the ceilings. This is a food grade product keeping the room bright and making cleaning really easy. A centre gutter drain was installed to allow for washing the equipment and the room.
10' x 9' Steel Craft doors were installed at both ends. All the framing that was exposed was clad in white steel trims to stay with the white theme in the extraction room and also leave an easy to clean surface.
Insulated doors lead to the bathroom and utility rooms which are insulated as well to allow these areas to be heated during the winter. This way the entire building doesn't have to be heated but the water can be left on in these rooms for the winter.
The utility room is lined in plywood to allow the easy mounting of any equipment necessary.
The bathroom we roughed in for the future will be lined with the same Trusscore product that went in the extraction room. It will allow a place to clean up after the extraction process and will even include a shower.
This wall allows for a bug out machine to be controlled by a wall switch. This machine is used to attract any remaining bees to be collected and safely returned to their colonies during the extraction process.
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