{"id":515280,"date":"2022-11-23T18:54:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T15:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-3-8-million-ontario-home-was-made-from-five-reclaimed-barns\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T18:54:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T15:54:14","slug":"this-3-8-million-ontario-home-was-made-from-five-reclaimed-barns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-3-8-million-ontario-home-was-made-from-five-reclaimed-barns\/","title":{"rendered":"#This $3.8-million Ontario home was made from five reclaimed barns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be32576ba5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be32576ba5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-3-8-million-ontario-home-was-made-from-five-reclaimed-barns\/#%E2%80%9CThis_38-million_Ontario_home_was_made_from_five_reclaimed_barns%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;This $3.8-million Ontario home was made from five reclaimed barns&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThis_38-million_Ontario_home_was_made_from_five_reclaimed_barns%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;This $3.8-million Ontario home was made from five reclaimed barns&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                            \u201cSo many barns are lost. They just get taken down and plowed under. Our home gives them a breath of life.\u201d\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n                                                                        <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it might look timeworn,\u00a0this newly listed seven-bed, four-bath home in the township of Uxbridge, Ontario\u2014about an hour\u2019s drive northeast of Toronto\u2014was only built in 2018. The sellers, Brad and Maxine Lawrence, bought the land in 2010 with plans to eventually move there\u00a0from Pickering, Ontario, and build a log cabin\u2013style home for them and their four children.\u00a0It\u2019s on the market now for $3.8 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time, Brad was a regular viewer of <em>Barnwood Builders<\/em>, a TV show about a West Virginia company that converts old barns into modern homes. Inspired by the show, and by fond childhood memories of summer days spent playing in a barn on his family property in northern Ontario, he began fantasizing about taking on an old barn conversion project of his own.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSo many barns are lost. They just get taken down and plowed under,\u201d Maxine says. \u201cOur home would give these barns\u00a0a breath of life.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1241933 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/001-Images_001-e1669147679578.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1462\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first step was sourcing barns for the reclaimed wood. They were in the market for English-style barns, which tend to include lofts that they could turn into upstairs bedrooms.\u00a0Using a combination of googling and word of mouth, they tracked down a 100-year-old grain-processing barn in Owen Sound.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In late 2017, after hiring <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veldarchitect.com\/about\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Krista Hulshof<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an Ontario architect who specializes in barn conversions, they transported the barn from Owen Sound on a 53-foot transport trailer. \u201cEverything was carefully packed like a Jenga puzzle,\u201d says Brad. However, the driver refused to take the trailer into the Lawrence property\u2019s driveway because of a sharp curve en route. \u201cIn the end, we had to unload everything in a secondary site and bring it all up in smaller flatbed trucks,\u201d Brad says. \u201cWe had small hitches like that every step of the way\u2014nothing was straightforward about this build.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1241934 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/drone-shot-of-frame-e1669148786942.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1672\" height=\"978\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That winter, with the barn materials finally in place, the builders erected the frame of the main section of the Lawrence family\u2019s 6,000-square-foot future home. To support the barn roof, the builders integrated some steel, which was then concealed by barn wood to maintain the home\u2019s aesthetic.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1241935 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/015-Images_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2003\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the great room, there are 27-foot ceilings and a four-sided wood-burning fireplace in the centre of the space. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t install a stone fireplace against a wall because the additional weight would have meant completely restructuring the barn framing,\u201d says Brad. Instead, they opted for a custom 25-foot fireplace they purchased from a Quebec company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brad and Maxine wanted to use reclaimed barn wood for the interior walls, ceiling and flooring as well, and quickly realized they\u2019d need more raw material than one barn could provide. They scoured southern Ontario and tracked down four more century-old barns in Cobourg, Lindsay, Little Britain and Stouffville. \u201cOne of the barns still had cows in it the day before we took it down,\u201d says\u00a0Maxine. Because barns from that era were built with whatever trees were nearby, they contained all sorts of wood, including spruce, pine, oak and birch. It took <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roximately 15 months to complete construction on the home, and the Lawrence family moved in shortly after.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1241938 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/011-Images_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2003\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kitchen contains a 23-foot island with a concrete countertop that the Lawrences mixed and poured over a weekend. Brad and Maxine used cherry to help the kitchen cabinets stand out. The adjustable cast-iron stools were purchased from Wayfair. \u201cWe felt cast iron suited the barn look,\u201d says Maxine.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1241939 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/035-Images_035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2001\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The five-piece primary ensuite bathroom comes with a large copper tub imported from the United States. \u201cWe didn\u2019t want to use any glass or brass in the home, but we really liked the dark patina of copper,\u201d says Maxine. All four bathrooms have heated floors and custom vanities built with the reclaimed barn wood, according to the listing agent, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.doubleadvantage.com\/\">Steven Ferreira<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1241940 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/057-Images_057.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2003\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the basement, there\u2019s a theatre room with surround sound and a custom 120-inch screen and film projector. To add some insulation, the Lawrences installed felt in the ceiling and then spray-painted it charcoal to blend in with the rest of the room. <\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1241941 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/032-Images_032.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2003\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the second level is the primary bedroom. The carved-wood bed frame was purchased from Wayfair. \u201cWe went for something that was a bit softer to balance out the rest of the home,\u201d explains Maxine.\u00a0All seven bedrooms have walk-in closets.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1241943 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/098-Images_013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2001\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The family installed a pool in the backyard. For a cabana changing room, they obtained an old corrugated-steel grain bin on Kijiji. \u201cInitially, we considered a grain silo to match the overall barn idea for our home, but we figured a smaller grain bin was more practical and would work just as well,\u201d says Brad.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1241937 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/105-Images_020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2001\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sprawling property backs onto Walker Woods and Glen Major Forest, which contain 47 kilometres of trails. Only one of the property\u2019s 10 acres is cleared \u2013 the rest is pure forest. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that the home is for sale, the family plans to downsize and spend more time <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ling. \u201cWe might do another reclamation project like this down the road,\u201d Brad says, \u201cbut definitely on a much smaller scale.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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