Flamborough is a rural community in the City of Hamilton, encompassing the villages of Freelton, Greensville, and surrounding countryside along the Niagara Escarpment. The area features historic farmhouses, country estate properties, and heritage villages that preserve a distinctly rural character within the greater Hamilton area.
Flamborough's rural escarpment location exposes properties to unobstructed winds and colder temperatures than sheltered valley communities nearby, with heavy snowfall and winter lows regularly reaching -20C.
Flamborough's rural properties and farmhouses often have the oldest and least efficient windows in the Hamilton area. Exposed to open-field winds and escarpment weather, these homes lose significant heat through aging single and double-pane windows. Triple-pane upgrades deliver the most dramatic energy savings in these conditions.
Westfield Heritage Village and Christie Lake Conservation Area
Our century farmhouse in Flamborough was impossible to keep warm with the original windows. Panes installed custom triple-pane windows that suit the farmhouse character and the difference is night and day. Worth every penny for rural living. — Allan K., Freelton