Foreman Point
1,350 sf Family Cottage. Lake Muskoka, Ontario. Completion 2005.
Design
New contemporary 2 bedroom cottage; ground floor level drops as the building approaches the lake creating a split level of varying ceiling heights; ground floor contains guest suite, kitchen, screened porch, living area and exterior deck space. a large carport stretches out the roof lines
Materials
Interiors are finished in birch plywood, painted drywall and slate. exteriors are finished in douglas fir, prefinished pine and prefinished birch plywood. decks are cedar, windows and doors are fibreglass or douglas fir.
June 8th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Paul,
I have replied directly to your request.
Regards,
Trevor
June 8th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Trevor:
I’m currently getting quotes for a membrane covering on a flat roof. Would you be willing to recommend the roofers you’ve had success with?
Thanks,
Paul
April 29th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Hi Chris,
That was a result of hiring the wrong roofer. The project was done on a very tight budget and we were forced to hire the roofer who came in the cheapest. Big mistake. He didn’t do the flashing details as they were drawn and hence we had problems with it from day one but he disappeared. The owner thought about trying to hunt him down and sue him but chose to sell the place in the end. My understanding was the buyers new it had roofing issues.
Big lesson is you get what you pay for. Don’t always use the cheapest guy. We have since worked with a couple other roofers for flat roofs and haven’t had any issues.
Regards,
Trevor
April 26th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
I have been interested in your designs for a long time, as I have a cottage on Lake Kawagama. My family has also owned the cottage two doors down from this cottage for the past 40 years. We have been told by the new owners last weekend that they have had major work done to correct deffective workmanship. Is this as a result of a poor contractor, or poor architecture? How would I ensure that these problems wouldn’t occur in my project, if I were to rebuild at my property?
August 25th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Hi Lynda,
This cottage is located on Lake Muskoka close to the mouth of the Indian River on the West shore. It is quite difficult to spot from the water as are most of our buildings. Unless they put up a boathouse in the last year or two there isn’t one though the property recently changed hands.
Thanks for the nice comments always appreciated.
Trevor
August 19th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Is this property located on Strawberry Bay, Lake Muskoka, with a double slip Boathouse on the water in the same style…my husband and I boated by a property in this style, but could not really see the cottage from the water…
We are looking around for a future boathouse and cottage reno Architect firm.
Based on what I have seen so far you would be at the top of the list…
Pls advise if this property is on Strawberry Bay,
Great work! Regards, Lynda
April 24th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Thanks for the interest. Please contact us directly to discuss. There are so many variables involved that we can only answer questions when we understand your unique situation.
April 24th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
I would like to build a small cottage 800 sqft in temagami area.
I like this project more than any other so I was wondering if you could quote the cost and the chance for an “adjustment” of this cottage to my needs.
I’d really appreciate that
STEFANO