CARGILL - BROCKTON | SUNROOM ADDITION FOUNDATION

Cargill - Brockton | Sunroom addition foundation. We recently started this sunroom addition project, which will be a start to finish project.

Kubota KX080-4 Mini Excavator excavating for a foundation

Walkerton Sunbelt Rentals provided this Kubota KX080-4 mini excavator we used to strip and pile the topsoil to spread on the disturbed areas after.

Kubota KX080-4 mini excavator excavating a loading a dump trailer on a Case Maxxum 125 Loader Tractor

Excavating the material from the foundation hole and loading to be removed from the construction site.

Foundation footings poured and keyed for an addition

The Miller Group provided the cement for our project. These are our freshly poured concrete footings with a keyway cut in to receive the new foundation walls for this addition.

Foundation footings poured and keyed
Foundation walls poured and covered with insulated tarps

The walls are freshly poured and have been covered with insulated tarps to protect from the temperature drops. Chemicals have been added to the cement mix to make it generate heat as well as the cement was made with hot water because of the time of year to help it cure.

my boys the next generation

The boys (Gabriel Bender and Jude Bender) took time from school to come be a part of pouring this foundation. This gets them a hands on experience at a young age and provides opportunity for the next generation to take on and experience the work organically and develop skills naturally. Work ethic is developed and skills are learned.

Tar foundation coating applied to waterproof foundation, JCB and Sons, Archlines, Farlow's Home Hardware, Cement, Foundation, Waterproofing, Addition, Brockton, Cargill

Farlow’s Home Hardware provided the Home Builder fibrated asphalt foundation coating to waterproof the new crawlspace.

Delta MS foundation wrap applied with weeping tile, drainage stone and filter cloth

After the foundation coating has cured we installed Delta MS foundation wrap from Farlow’s Home Hardware to provide drainage to the new crawlspace. It is wrapped down to the weeping tile which is covered in drainage stone and filter cloth before material that was removed during excavating is place back around the foundation. The weeping tile ties into a sump pail in the new crawlspace.

Delta MS foundation wrap, weeping tile, drainage stone and filter cloth applied to foundation
JCB and Sons, Archlines, addition, renovation, Brockton, Cargill, new build, carpentry
Foundation backfilled ready for floor assembly with our Branson 3820 Tractor, JCB and Sons, Archlines, Addition, renovation, building, new build, foundation

The foundation is backfilled and ready for the sill plates to be installed on the anchor bolts that were placed in the concrete to secure the floor system to the foundation walls.

Floor joists installed on new foundation walls after backfilling, JCB and Sons, archlines, addition, renovation, new build, carpentry, brockton, Cargill, builder, Welbeck Sawmill

Welbeck Sawmill delivered our floor system and we have installed the new Pressure Treated sill plates on sill gasket and Typar house wrap. This is holding the new 2” x 12” floor joists @ 12” on centre with two runs of solid blocking to ensure a floor with very little deflection. This all gets covered in a 3/4” tounge & groove plywood sub-floor which is glued and screwed.

Solid blocking installed between floor joists to make floor assembly rigid, JCB and Sons, Archlines, builder, renovation, carpentry, framing, addition

Solid blocking ensures all the joists stay in their place, can’t twist and makes everything binds together and shares the load on the floor joists.

New floor assembly framed on the new foundation walls, JCB and Sons, Archlines, renovation, addition, new build, foundation, framing, builder, Brockton, Cargill

Would also like to give a big thank you to Jamie Kuhl of ArchLines for all the design work on this project and with the permit process to make this all happen for our customer.

Insulated tarps pulled over the floor assembly to keep frost out of the new crawlspace

After the sub-floor was completed we covered the entire floor with insulated tarps to ensure the cold stays out of the foundation until the walls are up and everything is closed in.

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WEST GREY, ONTARIO | PRICEVILLE HERITAGE LOG HOME ADDITION & RENOVATION

West Grey, Ontario | Priceville Heritage Log Home Addition & Renovation. We installed this horizontal red engineered wood siding for our customer on this project. We made and installed all the aluminum trims for this project as well. A synthetic membrane was installed on the roof for our customers chosen roofing contractor. All the windows and doors were supplied and installed by us. They were flashed with typar flashing tapes to insure a waterproof finish that will last decades.

The existing porch was kept and modified to tie into the new addition as well as extended to offer protection to the logs of the log home.

The log home had a fantastic view from the second floor, so we installed these apex shaped windows in the gable wall of the home to take advantage of it. It was one of our favourite features.

John Manville AP foil-faced 1” foam sheathing was used for the wall sheathing to provide continuous insulation over the whole addition. Providing and R-28 wall with the Rockwool batt insulation.

Prior to the install of strapping and siding we installed new Typar weather protection barrier over the existing exterior walls to protect the homes exterior.

The walls were all strapped with 1” strapping to create an air space behind all the new siding.

All the windows and doors were clad with aluminum trims we manufactured on site and installed prior to siding installation.

Check out the completed project @ > https://www.jcbandsons.com

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WEST GREY, ONTARIO | PRICEVILLE HERITAGE LOG CABIN ADDITION FRAMING

West Grey, Ontario | Priceville Heritage log cabin addition framing. The choice was made to conventionally frame this addition on a slab on grade foundation we poured for this client. Matching the pre existing addition already added to the back of this cabin. The attic space of our addition will provide storage space as well as a location for the new high efficiency furnace and duct work as well as a new HRV for the entire home. These walls were 2x6 on 16” centers with solid blocking and wind bracing to allow rigid insulation sheathing to be installed directly over the studs. Acewood Carpentry worked closely with us on this project from start to finish.

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Ethan Bender from Acewood Carpentry was an integral part of this project and was with us from start to finish.

Ethan Bender from Acewood Carpentry was an integral part of this project and was with us from start to finish.

Our Branson is on site with JCB himself and used to safely handle and place materials for this project.  Ethan Bender from Acewood Carpentry is prepping for installing rigging to set the 40’ LVL ridge beam.

Our Branson is on site with JCB himself and used to safely handle and place materials for this project. Ethan is prepping for installing rigging to set the 40’ LVL ridge beam.

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The 40’ 3ply LVL ridge beam is in place with the middle column installed ready to receive the first of our rafters.

The 40’ 3ply LVL ridge beam is in place with the middle column installed ready to receive the first of our rafters.

JCB cutting our rafters and placing them on our Branson to lift them into place.

JCB cutting our rafters and placing them on our Branson to lift them into place.

Rafters are set higher then the ridge beam to allow baffle vents to run continuously from the vented soffit at the eaves to vented ridge cap at the peak, preventing any ice damming on this roof.

Rafters are set higher then the ridge beam to allow baffle vents to run continuously from the vented soffit at the eaves to vented ridge cap at the peak, preventing any ice damming on this roof.

Fascia board lookouts are installed and gable Fascia is started.  Almost ready for sheathing.

Fascia board lookouts are installed and gable Fascia is started. Almost ready for sheathing.

The roof was sheathed with 5/8” plywood and covered in a combination of Alco ice and water shield as well as Rex synthetic roofing underlayment.

The roof was sheathed with 5/8” plywood and covered in a combination of Alco ice and water shield as well as Rex synthetic roofing underlayment.

The bump out window roof sheathing was left off so that the spray foam insulators could spray closed cell foam in it while spray foaming all the rim joist in the new addition.  These areas are difficult to seal properly with other insulating methods.

The bump out window roof sheathing was left off so that the spray foam insulators could spray closed cell foam in it while spray foaming all the rim joist in the new addition. These areas are difficult to seal properly with other insulating methods.

The 2” x 12” rafters provide maximum space for storage in the new attic as well as room for insulation and ventilation allowing the correct R value required to keep this home cool in the summer and warm in the winter and prevent any ice damming.

The 2” x 12” rafters provide maximum space for storage in the new attic as well as room for insulation and ventilation allowing the correct R value required to keep this home cool in the summer and warm in the winter and prevent any ice damming.

John Manville AP foil-faced 1” foam sheathing was used for the wall sheathing to provide continuous insulation over the whole addition.  Providing and R-28 wall with the Rockwool batt insulation.

John Manville AP foil-faced 1” foam sheathing was used for the wall sheathing to provide continuous insulation over the whole addition. Providing and R-28 wall with the Rockwool batt insulation.

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The interior is a blank canvas, ready for windows, doors and then removing the old exterior wall to open up the existing home to the new addition.  This will become the new kitchen and dining room as well as a main floor master bedroom with walk in closet and ensuite.

The interior is a blank canvas, ready for windows, doors and then removing the old exterior wall to open up the existing home to the new addition. This will become the new kitchen and dining room as well as a main floor master bedroom with walk in closet and ensuite.

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