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Easy Living At Lora Bay

Mid-Summer 2023 – They met builder Tim Clancy, president and owner of Clancy Builders Ltd., through a friend and immediately knew he was the right fit. “We had a good feeling during our first meeting,” says David. “He was very open and honest. Tim was organized, very fair, kept us informed and his workmanship was […]

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Homecoming

Summer 2023 – Ian met local builder Tim Clancy through a local recreational hockey league. Tim is a second-generation builder at Clancy Builders Ltd., a company building custom homes in Grey and Bruce Counties since 1988. “We don’t build the same house twice, we always start with a plan and continually customize it to the

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Going The Extra Mile

Winter 2021- House Rules is a full-service design centre, working with both clients and contractors. Builder Tim Clancy of Clancy Builders Ltd. introduced Heather to the Hahns. Tim says that, when the Hahns asked him to recommend a designer, he told them: “Heather, that’s it. You’ll see what I’m talking about when you get there.”

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Family and Sunsets

Summer 2021 – From the home gym designed with their family in mind, to the storage to support a fishing passion, each member of the family has a stamp on the new build, executed by Tim and Tom Clancy of Clancy Builders. Decisions didn’t come easily, but with architectural designer John Peirson’s revisions and the craftsmanship

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CoolBreezeWay

Spring 2016 – This year-round cottage near Meaford brings a surprising architectural pedigree to a secluded rural Ontario setting. With its central breezeway connecting the two building volumes, this is an often-overlooked piece of American vernacular architecture knows as a “dogtrot”, named for late 19th and early 20th century wooden cabins found predominantly in the

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Chef on the Water

Spring 2015 – “In the year since the couple moved in, their gas Wolf range and eight-appliance kitchen has plated meals as extravagant as some of Owen Sound’s nest eateries. Equipped by Macdonald’s BrandSource Furniture & Appliances in Meaford, the kitchen features a double oven, microwave, warming drawer, two dishwashers, Sub-Zero fridge and an upright

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Band of Builders

Spring 2013 – “In business, there’s something to be said for longevity. That bodes well for the Grey-Bruce Home Builders and Trades Association (GBHBTA), celebrating its 50th year in 2013. The GBHBTA is a regional organization that’s part of a larger network of home builders’ associations – the Ontario Home Builders’ Association and the Canadian

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Blacks’ Beauty

Fall 2010 – “Just past the quaint village of Leith, at the end of a gravel lane, a wooden sign swings in the wind. Carved water birds fly over whittled blue waves below the word, “BLACKBURN.” The sign welcomes visitors to an oasis on the east shore of Owen Sound that is the new home

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A River Runs By It

From a Home & Builder article in Ontario Homes – Spring 2007 “Still waters run deep so deep sometimes that they erupt unexpectedly from the ground like a refreshing spring. This unique feature highlights the stunning timber frame home of Brenda Nicholson built on five acres of treed land, east of Tara, southwest of Owen

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