Ontario Home Builder - Awards 2022

WINNER

Valleyburn Properties Corp.

for The Timberframe Revival — Sparta

Credit to: Freeborn + Company

MODERN HISTORY

Coming in at $255,000, the project goal of the circa-1842 Loyalist-style home in the quaint hamlet of Sparta was to unravel 150+ years of previous renovations to expose and emphasize the original craftsmanship of its timber framing, while making it more efficient for today’s living. Being an old pioneer-style home, it featured many small, segmented rooms and low ceilings. Valleyburn was able to open, expose and raise areas of the home to make it more functional for entertaining friends and raising a family, including vaulting the back section of the home for a beautiful and airy kitchen. An oversized kitchen island with an 8’x4’ quartz countertop features a custom-built apothecary cabinet, while a dramatic wagon wheel supplies lighting above. The exterior is symmetrical and elegantly simplistic. The builder worked closely with the local historical society and family descendants in maintaining the original charm, including a double front door feature, as the original owner had a small tailor shop on the left and living quarters on the right.