Heritage Log Home Addition – West Grey Builder Priceville
We broke ground this past August on an 18’ x 40’ addition for a heritage log home near Priceville, Ontario—just outside Durham and close to Flesherton. Built off the back of the original summer kitchen, this new structure includes a conditioned attic space for storage and ties seamlessly into the existing log construction. As the builder, JCB & SONS was hired to manage the excavation, framing, and layout with care—balancing new construction with the historic character of the property.
To maintain a minimal construction footprint, we completed the excavation ourselves using compact equipment. This gave us full control over site timing and allowed the work to proceed efficiently without disturbing the surrounding landscape. This type of heritage home addition—thoughtful, clean, and solid—is a great example of the kind of rural carpentry and renovation work we specialize in across West Grey and the surrounding Grey Highlands.
Two runs of rebar were ran in the 8” x 24” footing to keep it super strong set 4’-0” below finished grade to give proper frost protection.
We also formed this project ourselves with Strip-Ease forms to control the schedule keeping the project moving without delays.
Jude Bender on site helping pour walls and making sure equipment was where it needed to be for the guys.
We take a lot of pride keeping our sites clean, keeping ourselves and our clients safe as well as keeping project running efficently.
Amvic Envirosheet was used to provide R10 insulation around the perimeter of the foundation as well as under the poured concrete floor.
John Bender himself on site making sure this floor turned out perfect for this project.
Shout out to Miller’s Concrete for being an amazing supplier and always going the extra mile for us and our customers.
Site Work & Setup for New Homes – Durham Mobile Park Project
This project took us to Durham Mobile Homes & Park Ltd., just south of Owen Sound—where our family has operated the park for three generations. We oversaw the setup of two new Northland Industries manufactured homes, handling all aspects of site prep and installation.
As general contractor, JCB & SONS managed new concrete footings, 24” Bigfoot piers set 4 feet below grade, and full frost-protected runners. We also handled leveling, axle removal, and final placement of the homes, followed by custom entrance decks and site cleanup. While this isn’t our typical residential renovation, it reflects the same standard of care, family commitment, and hands-on quality we bring to every project.
15mm rebar is installed in every pier as well as in the cement runner the wheels ride on while the home is being backed into place.
The new homes are carefully guided onto the new footings, ready to have the axles removed and set on cement blocks using a large tractor.
These new homes from Northlander Industries are both 14'-0" wide x 66'-0" long and are available up to 72'-0" long. The factory also offers beautiful side entrance additions, as well as many customization options.
Once the homes are sitting on their new solid cement blocks a pressure treated frame is assembled to hold the new vinyl skirting. Than the new vinyl skirting comes right from Northlander to insure a 100% perfect colour match to the new home.
We also built new Pressure Treated Decks with maintenance free aluminum railings. This particular home also received a ramp for easy access for the client.
The sites were finished off with all the disturbed areas getting new topsoil levelled off and fresh grass seed for a beautiful future lawn.
