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West Oakville 75’ x 150’ SW Exposure, Inside Lot.R02 Zoned. $649,900
Posted by: | CommentsWelcome to one of the few remaining original homes on this street. Slightly, more than 5 years ago, original bungalows and side splits were seen every 75’. Starting with the first Stonemill Custom Home on the oversized outside corner lot, the trend has continued. Read More→
West Oakville 65’ x 112’ Elevated, Corner Apron Lot.R03 Zoned $665,000
Posted by: | CommentsThere is something about a house on a hill that makes people smile. Our lot offers an “upness” that gives the custom home client a majestic vantage point in this sought-after neighbourhood. This lot currently allows for an approximately 2600 square foot home to be sited on a mature lot. 2 storey, raised Bungalow, Bungaloft are just some of the possibilities to consider on this 65’ x 112’ elevated corner apron lot. Read More→
Building Lots for Sale Oakville: 79′ X 146′ R02, $649,000
Posted by: | CommentsIf you’re looking for building lots Oakville you’ll wnat to check this one out!
Being the first built home on the street definitely has its privilege, like an expanded lot. While typical lots are 60′ to 65′ wide, this lot boasts a full 79′ width and approximately 146′ depth. At this size, almost every style of custom home we build, can be situated on this lot. Read More→
West Oakville-Bronte 47 X 146 Irregular Corner Apron Lot $515,000.
Posted by: | CommentsWhen considering where to build, people tend to find the lot they look for quite by accident. Given a brief description, lot size and gross floor measurements, cannot be as effective as standing in the lot and feeling the sun. Read More→
West Oakville 60′ X 220′ Ravine, Inside Lot $524,888.
Posted by: | CommentsCity Shangri-la Found Here.
If your development plans include any of the following, then please consider this address to build on.
The West Oakville location is a transitioning community of yesterday’s 50/60′s “Leave It To Beaver” bungalows is becoming to prime development area for custom homes of all shapes, styles and elevations. Read More→
Custom Home Design Build: What Are Your Neighbours Up To?
Posted by: | CommentsBy now you might be wondering what your neighbours are up to!
They are a part of a growing number of homeowners who are choosing the exciting option of design build.
We’ve created this video to help you understand what we will be doing on your street. Let’s go through what’s going to happen as change can be good but the unknown can serve up some anxious moments.
We begin in one of two ways but the result is usually the same. We have created an empty lot on which we are going to create a foundation. Excavating and demolition can be loud but they are also a fairly quick part of the process. Don’t be surprised if you go to work one morning and by the time you get home, the lot is clear…and then the building process begins.
We take particular care of the site and the neighbourhood making sure materials are stored and the mess is kept to a minimum. It’s still a construction site make no mistake but we’re doing our best to start out as good neighbours. Which leads us to our next stop.
One of the first thoughts that might cross your mind is about that special event you had planned for your backyard. Rest assured, we understand. If you can give us advance notice we’d be happy to schedule quieter activities that won’t interrupt your event.
We get a lot of raised eyebrows about our flexibility but there’s good reason we go to great lengths to keep you informed. We’re not just some builder…we live here too! We’re your neighbours already and we’d like to make sure we can smile at you in the coffee shop, wave to you on our way to work and say hi at the next school get together.
We’re Stonemill Design Build and Stonemill Realty. Feel comfortable giving us a call to discuss your concerns, thoughts, and even what it takes to create something of your own, or talk about how we are changing how homes are bought and sold.
Thank you for allowing us these few moments of your time.
Stonemill Custom Design Home Build Process
Posted by: | CommentsAt Stonemill we realize that you likely don’t build a new home every day. There are sure to be lots of questions on your mind about the home design, lot preparation, and many other issues that you may not have thought about as yet.
We’ve put together this series of videos to help you better understand the Stonemill Custom Home build process. We’ll take you through the steps from start to finish. We’ll talk about some of the extra things that we do at Stonemill that have contributed to our reputation as the leading custom home builder in the Toronto GTA area.
We hope you’ll enjoy this video series and that it will prove to be helpful for you. Should you have any questions that we haven’t answered in this series please give us a call or send us an email.
Thanks
Ronn James.
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Custom Homes: Silent Floors & Walk Out Basement
Posted by: | CommentsOnce the walls in the basement are poured then next step is to install the engineering that Stonemill puts into each of their custom homes.
I don’t know of anyone who likes the creaking sound of moving floors as you walk over them. Well at Stonemill that’s not a problem since we only use the “Silent Floor” systems that are available to quality home builders.
The “Silent Floor” is made up of pre-engineered floor joists that are strong enough to allow us to go up to 21 feet between floor support beams. That means that we can place those ugly, but necessary brown support posts out of the way so that they don’t take up as much floor space, leaving lots of open area for your pool table, media rooms, or whatever you desire.
As a second option we also offer an “Open Web Joist” system. This too is a “Silent Floor” system meaning that the floor won’t squeak or creak, but the difference and the main benefit to this upgrade, of approximately $6,000.00, is that we can run the electrical, plumbing, plus the heating and ventilation systems right through the open web.
Another engineering feature that Stonemill offers as an upgrade is a “Walkup Basement”. You may be familiar with this type of design where the grading of the lot will allow a “Walkout”, but that’s only possible where the grading permits it. The difference here is that we can build this into any of our custom home designs regardless of lot grading.
Basically we create a bowl around the foundation and hold back the earth with armour stone which is extremely heavy and solid. The whole area is bedded on a 4 foot layer of gravel and another drainage system which is tied into our weeping tile to be sure that it works within our water management system.
The great looking limestone steps in the walkup not only give it a natural beauty that really can’t be duplicated. This is a $16,000.00 to $17,000.00 feature that quickly becomes appreciated for its convenience especially if you have a pool where you’d have easy access to your entertainment center, etc.
Custom Homes: Excavation and Water Management
Posted by: | CommentsWell now that we’ve looked after our lot and it’s just a bare piece of land, it’s time to excavate the hole.
At Stonemill we’re very concerned with water management for each of our new custom homes. We typically dig down to what is called “virgin soil”, at about the 7 foot level. Then we put our forms in to pour the foundation. If the building code calls for an 8″ wall, Stonemill will pour a 10″ wall and then put the weeping tile and water management system around that.
One of the reasons that we pour a 10″ wall is that often times we’re asked to finish the basement area which we do, by the way, at about $40.00 sq. ft. If we finish the basement we don’t want to have to come back because of a water leak in the basement, so we’re very conscious about our water management system.
Our water management system consists of the weeping tile which goes all the way around the outside wall. Where there is a window well we install what is called a “French drain”. (See this in the video). In the event that the window well should be filled with debris the “French drain” acts as a secondary or safety net system that allows the water a place to escape and move away from the house.
We also grade the lot so that the water can flow off to the sides of the lot and not accumulate around the house.
I hope this information has been helpful.
You are welcome to order our FREE Stonemill Design Build Seminar DVD.
Have a great day!
Ronn.
Custom Homes: Steps To Preparing Your Lot.
Posted by: | CommentsThe very first step to creating your new custom home is preparing the building lot. There are a few important steps to preparing your residential lot to build on and some of these usually surprise the novice home builder.
We are often asked if you can take down your own house rather than have us do it. The answer is yes you can, but you need to understand a few things about discarding the rubble. It’s not as simple as loading it onto a truck and dumping it somewhere. You see, all of the material needs to be separated with wood going to one place and brick to another. You’d have to do some research to find out where to discard this material, the costs of doing so, and the costs associated with shipping it to its destination. Often times the material doesn’t stay in Ontario but is ship even into the U.S.
I hope this information is helpful.
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