Farmhouse Demolition & Tear-Out – Priceville Restoration Project
This heritage farmhouse restoration in Priceville, Ontario kicked off with a full-scale tear-out. The original structure—typical of century homes in Grey Highlands—required extensive demolition down to the double brick. We removed failing finishes, stripped out old framing, and exposed the bones of the building to prepare for a structural rebuild. It’s always humbling to see just how much work these rural restorations demand, but that’s where our background in heritage carpentry comes through.
Whether it’s brick farmhouses near Flesherton or full rebuilds in West Grey, JCB & SONS brings the right tools and trade knowledge to restore these homes with care and long-term integrity. This project is just getting started, but the vision is clear: rebuild it right, and bring it back stronger than ever.
The addition foundation has some cracks in it and is leaking, so this will get the full treatment during our project to fix all these problems.
The old electrical fuse panel is outdated, broken, and almost completely rusted out.
The house is a double brick construction, there are no studs. They walls were strapped and than lathe and plaster was put on. We have stripped it right back removing everything. We will install a new floor system, and install new studs to allow for proper insulation, modern wiring, and a place to route the plumbing and duct work for the heating and ventilation
Lot of bracing was installed to keep the home secure while the floors are removed and reconstructed.
One of the things that is really important to our customer is air quality. Air quality is important in every home, but in this situation some of the family are exceptionally sensitive to air quality. This addition had never received a vapour barrier, in fact the opposite - they put a plastic wrap on the outside forcing the house to condensate. You can see that it has caused a mold on the exterior wall sheathing. The sheathing will be removed and the house re-sheathed ready for new siding. We will also be using polyurethane spray foam on this home.
The old floor joist are full of dry rot, they aren't level, and also can't span the distance they are spanning. We removed them to install a new level strong floor.
We installed footings to carry the new floor going in, and than put in washed stone to pour the new cement floor on.
This is the plastic wrap they put on the outside of the home causing the mold on the inside of the home. It will all be removed. Also the cement block foundation was never parged. We will be digging this up to parge it and install a waterproofing.
Check out our video posts of the progress we have made on this project.
Custom Stair Railing & Millwork Project – West Grey Carpentry Build
We recently wrapped up a custom stair and railing project in West Grey, near Durham and Hanover—showcasing the kind of finish carpentry we’re known for. This build included hardwood ash stairs, hand-built newel posts with custom caps, detailed bullnosing, and rod iron railings that brought strength and style together. All millwork was crafted in our shop and installed with precision onsite, delivering a finished product that blends structural integrity with refined craftsmanship.
Farlow’s Home Hardware in Durham created a custom stain for us to match the client’s kitchen cabinetry, helping the new stairs tie seamlessly into the home. Whether you’re renovating in Flesherton, West Grey, or near Owen Sound, we specialize in stair upgrades, custom railings, and detailed interior woodworking. JCB & SONS brings true craftsmanship to every trim and finish job—built to last and designed to fit your space.
The railings were mortised to take a special hidden super strong fastner to attach them to the newel posts and leave a very clean finish with no seen flush cut plugs or nails of any kind.
We had a lot of fun custom milling these really unique post caps for this project in our shop.
All of the mortises for the square spindles in the stair stringers were cut by hand on site to receive these really unique rod iron spindles. If you haven't had the opportunity to see some of our video's of some of the process involved with this project check them out on youtube.
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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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