Trusscore Liner & Interior Prep – Honey Shed Renovation in Southgate
We’ve installed Trusscore PVC wall liners inside the Southgate honey shed build—located between Holstein and Mount Forest, just south of Durham. Prior to spray foam insulation, we sheathed the interior of the original pole shed with 1/4” OSB to create a barrier between the foam and the steel roof. This prep work protects the roof panels from bonding to the insulation and allows for future replacement if needed. Both the existing shed and the new addition received Trusscore wall panels, creating a clean, washable, and long-lasting surface ideal for food-safe or utility use.
Outside, we updated both sections of the building with new steel wall panels and custom metal trims to give the honey extraction shed a cohesive, modern appearance. This renovation blends new construction with an upgrade of an existing agricultural structure—delivering a fully insulated, low-maintenance workspace built to handle seasonal honey processing or general farm use.
The roof of the original building was spray foamed to allow the open webbing of the trusses to stay exposed and allow more storage.
The walls of the addition were spray foamed to ensure an air tight seal on the extraction room walls to make it easy to heat and keep out any bees during the honey extraction process.
from Durham did a super clean install on these 50,000 BTU Propane heaters from
. Two heaters where installed on separate thermostats to allow the heating to be controlled in the extraction room, and shop/storage areas separately
PVC Liner is being installed on the ceiling and walls of the extraction room. Its a food grade liner, which is smooth and easy to clean, and white keeping the room bright. Also this liner is manufactured in Palmerston, ON allowing us to support local business.
Steel Siding & Insulation Underway – Southgate Honey Shed Build
Wall steel is going up on our honey shed addition in Southgate, located just south of Durham between Holstein and Mount Forest. It’s always exciting to see color hit the building—this custom steel siding from Keupfer really pulls the structure together. The new siding gives the honey extraction building a clean, professional finish that ties into the surrounding farm property.
Inside, we’re spray-foaming the new honey extraction room and using Roxul mineral wool insulation in the original section of the pole shed. We installed Typar house wrap behind the new wall steel to serve as a proper air barrier, ensuring the building envelope is sealed and energy-efficient. This mix of new build and renovation work reflects how we bring older sheds up to modern performance standards for rural homeowners and agricultural clients.
The remainder of the old wall steel will be taken off and the new steel will cover the entire building. The old steel will be reused on the interior of the original building which will be storage and work shop for the honey business.
We installed this 2" x 6" board in the open web of the old building to create a spot to route the new wiring as their will be no ceiling in this part and all the wiring in the trusses will be exposed.
We had trims made to trim out the contractor grade steel insulated doors, making a nice clean transition to the new wall steel. The doors were installed with no windows to make blacking out the building easier when certain aspects of the bee keeping business require a dark working space.
This is the new utility room in the building. This is where the water comes into the building, the new 100 amp electrical panel, and catch basin for the extraction room gutter drain is located. It will be lined with plywood to make it easy to mount all the utilities, and the hot water tank will be located.
This door opening is ready for the new
insulated overhead door. We cladded all the interior with white steel to match the new liner and make a very clean surface to mount the new door track too.
Concrete Floor Installed in Honey Shed – Southgate Construction Update
This week we poured and finished the new concrete floor for the honey extraction shed project located in Southgate—between Holstein and Mount Forest, just south of Durham. A big thank you to the Eccles family for pitching in during the pour, helping us move cement into the building efficiently, and capping it off with a home-cooked meal. Projects like this remind us how much we value working with great people on family-run rural properties.
We installed a smooth, power-trowel finish across the full interior to ensure easy cleaning and smooth movement of honey extraction equipment. Whether used for honey processing, storage, or future utility, this kind of concrete finish gives the space the durability and function it needs for long-term farm use. Another milestone checked off as we push this custom pole shed renovation and new build closer to completion.
The overhead doors, doors, windows,
insulation and the remainder of the lumber is on site and ready to go to complete this project.
New 2x6 walls which will be insulated are installed partitioning the extraction room from the shop/storage area. We also framed in a utility room and small 3pc bathroom. This will allow the water to stay on in the building without having to heat the whole building. There will be a floor framed above the utility/bathroom walls allowing storage space.
The
has a centre gutter drain to make equipment washing really easy. We also didn't power trowel the extraction room floor as smooth as the shop area as it will be getting an epoxy coating to keep the room easy to sanitize and also help protect the cement.
